The United States is facing nation wide protests over the death of an African American. What was the name of that African American?
- A. Tiger Woods
- B. Halle Barey
- C. George Floyd
- D. Kevin Heart
Correct Answer: C. George Floyd
George Floyd, an African American man of age 46 died after the white police officer arrested him and knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes while he was handcuffed face down near a shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This happened on May 25, 2020.
Correct Answer: A. Brazil
This year’s Amazon Summit was held in the Brazilian city of Belém, in which the Amazon nations discussed how the rainforest is manage. On the final day (August 9) of the summit, 12 countries called on wealthy nations to meet their climate funding obligations. A joint statement issue during the summit called for the development of a financing mechanism in which the international community could pay for the critical services provided by forests.
Correct Answer: A. Russia
Russia has officially pulled out of an international security pact that restricts the use of conventional weapons, saying NATO’s expansion has made such cooperation impossible. After announcing its intention to exit the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) earlier this year, Russia formally withdrew from the landmark pact at midnight on Tuesday.
Correct Answer: D. South Africa
Foreign Ministers from Brazil, Russia, India, and China extended their full support to South Africa for its BRICS Chairship in 2023 and also for holding the fifteenth summit. BRICS foreign ministers held their annual meeting on the margins of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where the ministers said that they are looking forward to the Standalone Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Relations in South Africa in 2023
Correct Answer: A. 17 June
Correct Answer: D. New York, USA
Billions of people worldwide still live without safely managing to drink water and sanitation, even though access to both service has long been defined as a human right. Water and poverty are closely linked. Without water, there is no development, and without development, it is impossible to eradicate poverty. The UN 2023 Water Conferences is expected to adopt the Water Action Agenda as a main outcome representing voluntary commitments of countries and stakeholders to meet global water-relate goals and targets. The Conference will open on 22 March, World Water Day 2023.
Correct Answer: D. 66
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced recently that its planet hunter TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has found 66 new exoplanets or worlds beyond our solar system.