Alejandro Giammattei was sworn in as the President of which Latin American country?
- A. El Salvador
- B. Mexico
- C. Guatemala
- D. Costa Rica
Correct Answer: C. Guatemala
Retired Surgeon, Alejandro Giammattei was recently sworn in as the President of the Central American Country, Guatemala. Guatemala is one of the most populous and the poorest countries of the continent, with a very low Human Development index.
Correct Answer: C. 24 February 2022
On 24 February 2022, Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine. The campaign started after a prolonged military buildup and the Russian recognition of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic in the days prior to the invasion, followed by the entrance of the Russian Armed Forces to the Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine on 21 February 2022.
Correct Answer: C. Google
Google has recently launched a short-video making application called ‘Tangi’, which is similar to the popular application TikTok. The application has been launched initially on the web and iOS platforms. The application for 60-second-videos has been designed by the incubator of Google called ‘Area 120
Correct Answer: A. Italy
Italy hosted Mediterranean leaders in Rome on 23 July 2023 at a conference aimed at extending an EU-backed deal with Tunisia to curb the arrival of migrants on European shores. The summit convened by Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni laid the foundations for a fund to finance investment projects and support border controls, with a medium-term aim of better regulating migratory flows.
Correct Answer: B. Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala
World Health Organisation`s representative for Pakistan Dr. Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala visited the flood-affected areas of Swat district on September 8, 2022. District health officer Dr. Mohammad Saleem Khan go with him and his delegation to Swat. Dr. Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala was appointed WHO Representative in Pakistan in April 2019. Dr. Mahipala is a medical specialist by profession. Before joining WHO, he was working as the Director-General of Health Services, Additional Secretary of Health, and Deputy Director of General Public Health Services, Government of Sri Lanka.
Correct Answer: B. Perseverance
NASA has successfully launched its Mars rover named ‘Perseverance’ from Cape Canaveral Florida on a United Launch Alliances Atlas V rocket. The vehicle with the size of a large car is also accompanied by a helicopter called Ingenuity which will study Mars’s atmosphere. It will drill into Mars and collect geological specimens. The rover is expected to land at the base of a crater called Jezero on February 18, 2021.
Correct Answer: C. Haitham Al Ghais
The veteran official of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Haitham Al Ghais was named as the new OPEC Secretary-General, media agencies reported on 6 July, 2022. The announcement came after the sudden death of the organization’s chief Muhammad Barkindo. Al Ghais to serve as the new Secretary-General of the petroleum production organization, starting from August 2022.