Arun-III, is the hydropower project of which country?
- A. Afghanistan
- B. Bangladesh
- C. Bhutan
- D. Nepal
Correct Answer: D. Nepal
Arun-III, is the largest hydropower project of Nepal. The 900 MW hydropower project is under construction in Nepal, with an estimated cost of $1.04 million. The project, which is to be built with the financial assistance from India, is to be completed in 5 years
Correct Answer: B. Germany
Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected for a second term as Germany’s president on 13 February 2022. The incumbent won 77% support at the Bundesversammlung (Federal Convention) in Berlin. The session consisted of the members of Germany’s Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, along with an equal number of delegates chosen by the country’s 16 states. Out of 1,437 total votes, Steinmeier received 1045. Otte garnered 140 voters, Trabet received 96, and Gebauer got 58.
Correct Answer: C. Sweden
Ulf Hjalmar Ed Kristersson is a Swedish politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Sweden since October 2022. He has been the leader of the Moderate Party since October 2017 and a member of the Riksdag for Södermanland County since 2014, and previously from 1991 to 2000 for Stockholm County.
Correct Answer: D. Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan appointed its first ever ambassador to Israel on 11 January 2023, amid escalating tensions with its large southern neighbor Iran. President Ilham Aliyev signed a presidential decree appointing Mukhtar Mammadov, a veteran official who has held posts in the foreign and education ministries, as Baku’s first envoy to Israel after 30 years of bilateral relations.
Correct Answer: A. 24 August 2023
Former US president Donald Trump was arrest at a Georgia jail on 24 August 2023 on racketeering and conspiracy charges and release on a $200,000 bond after having a historic mugshot taken. Trump, who is accused of colluding with 18 other defendants to overturn the 2020 election result in the southern state, spent less than 30 minutes inside Atlanta`s Fulton County Jail before leaving in a motorcade for the airport.
Correct Answer: A. Afghanistan
Several rockets struck Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on Tuesday, shaking the main diplomatic district and sending foreign embassies into lockdown, officials and sources said. “Several rockets were fired from two vehicles,” said Tariq Arian, an interior ministry spokesman
Correct Answer: A. 23 July 2022