China`s experimental Covid-19 vaccine costs how many dollars?
- A. $30
- B. $40
- C. $50
- D. $60
Correct Answer: D. $60
A Chinese city is offering Sinovac Biotech`s experimental Covid-19 vaccine to essential workers and other high-risk groups as part of a national programme for about $60.
Correct Answer: D. Groundwater, making the invisible visible
Correct Answer: B. Roscomos
Roskosmos, in full Russian Federal Space Agency, Russian Federalnoye Kosmicheskoye Agentsvo, Russian government organization founded in 1992 that is responsible for managing the Russian space program.
Correct Answer: D. Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt from 6 November – 18 November 2022. The incoming Egyptian COP27 Presidency has identified a range of topics focused on enhancing implementation and raising ambition on a broad range of issues related to climate change. Egypt has further designated several thematic days for focused discussions, including through side events, panel discussions, round tables, and other interactive formats to deliberate on and share with the wider audience. These incorporate Finance Day, Adaptation and Agriculture Day, Water Day, Decarbonization Day, Science Day, Solution Day, Gender Day, Energy Day, Biodiversity Day, Youth and Future Generations Day, and Ace and Civil Society Day.
Correct Answer: A. 3 April 2022
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 3 April 2022 to elect the Nationals Assembly, coinciding with a referendum. Hungary’s incumbent prime minister Viktor Orbán declared victory on Sunday night, with partial results showing his Fidesz party leading the vote by a wide margin.
Correct Answer: B. Dwayne Bravo
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo on August 26, 2020 became the first bowler to pick up 500 wickets in T20 cricket. Bravo achieved the feat of 500th wicket in his 459th match in the shortest format of cricket. He has taken the wickets at an average rate of 24.62 and an economy rate of 8.25. Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga is the second-highest wicket-taker in T20 cricket with 389 wickets from 339 matches.
Correct Answer: C. Russia
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called out Russia on June 22, 2023, for killing 136 children in Ukraine in 2022, adding its armed forces to a global list of offenders, according to a report to the UN Security Council. The United Nations also verified that Russian armed forces and affiliated groups maimed 518 children and carried out 480 attacks on schools and hospitals. Russian armed forces also used 91 children as human shields, according to the report.