Which neighboring country of India has proposed to ban Cow-slaughter?
- A. Bangladesh
- B. Nepal
- C. Sri Lanka
- D. China
Correct Answer: C. Sri Lanka
As per the recent media reports, the ruling party of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has approved a proposal to ban cow slaughter. In the country, about 99% of people are meat-eaters. Whereas, the majority of Hindus and Buddhists do not eat beef. Mahinda Rajapaksa-led SLPP party won a two-thirds majority in the parliamentary elections last month.
Correct Answer: A. Russia
Russia on 7 November 2023 formally withdrew from a landmark security treaty that limited key categories of conventional armed forces, blaming the United States for undermining post-Cold War security with the enlargement of the NATO military alliance. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), signed a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, placed verifiable limits on categories of conventional military equipment that NATO and the then-Warsaw Pact could deploy.
Correct Answer: A. Japan
The tower, completed in 1972 and designed by renowned architect Kisho Kurokawa, is a landmark of the Metabolism movement, which aimed to create sustainable living spaces that people could take with them if they moved. The owners plan to extract some of the white cuboid capsules before demolition begins on April 12, Tatsuyuki Maeda, who refitted several of them himself.
Correct Answer: A. United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates will host the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in 2023. in November 2023 at Expo City Dubai to unite the world towards agreement on bold, practical and ambitious solutions to the most pressing global challenge of our time. United Arab Emirates will host the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in 2023. in November 2023 at Expo City Dubai to unite the world towards agreement on bold, practical and ambitious solutions to the most pressing global challenge of our time.
Correct Answer: B. 14 April 2023
Europe’s Ariane rocket on 14 April 2023 launched a spacecraft on a mission to explore Jupiter and three of its icy moons Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede which scientists believe have buried oceans that could potentially harbor life.
Correct Answer: A. Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth
Correct Answer: B. Asia-Pacific
The year 2022 was yet another reminder that Asia Pacific is the world`s most disaster prone region, and the floods were the deadliest, accounting for 74.4 per cent of disaster events in the region and 88.4 per cent of total deaths globally, a United Nations report said on January 4, 2023. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) says the year 2022 also witnessed cascading disasters where a chain of hazard events took place followed by the initial and residual impacts. Pakistan witnessed melting glaciers from the record spring heat and this combined with an unprecedented monsoon rain resulted in a historic flooding that devastated a large part of the country.