Which country has announced its eleventh outbreak of Ebola virus disease?
- A. Rwanda
- B. Uganda
- C. Nigeria
- D. The Democratic Republic
Correct Answer: D. The Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced its eleventh outbreak of Ebola virus disease. The Central African country has seen its 11th outbreak since the virus was first discovered in the country in 1976.
Correct Answer: B. Vietnam
As per the recent data from Vietnam, the 36th ASEAN Summit will be held via video conference on June 26. The 36th ASEAN Summit will be held online on Friday due to the pandemic. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will preside over the opening, plenary, and special sessions on women’s empowerment in the digital age.
Correct Answer: C. United States
The United States has decided to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, multiple news outlets have reported, despite concerns about the deployment of weapons banned by more than 100 countries. A weapons package including cluster munitions fired from a 155-millimeter Howitzer cannon is expected to be announced as soon as Friday, three US officials told the Reuters news agency on condition of anonymity. Ukraine, Russia, and the US have not signed that treaty although a 2009 law bans the US from exporting cluster munitions with bomblet failure rates above 1 percent, which covers virtually the entire US military stockpile. Biden, however, can override such prohibitions in cases deemed in the interests of US national security.
Correct Answer: B. UNCTAD
UNCTAD stands for United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. UNCTAD recently released a report ‘COVID-19 and Tourism’. As per the report, the world’s tourism sector could lose at least USD 1.2 trillion or 1.5% of the global gross domestic product (GDP).
Correct Answer: C. Geneva
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2022 started on 15 March in a virtual format with the final week held physically from 30 May to 3 June 2022 at the ITU Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The forum was held under the theme of ‘ICTs for Well-Being, Inclusion, and Resilience: WSIS Cooperation for Accelerating Progress on the SDGs’. The WSIS Forum is co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, and UNCTAD.
Correct Answer: C. Birmingham
Correct Answer: C. Pakistan
Pakistan has handed over a dossier on India`s terror campaign to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, urging him to prevail on Delhi to desist from its illegal and aggressive activities. Pakistan`s envoy to the UN Munir Akram who presented the dossier to the UN chief.