Bangladesh has signed its largest-ever loan package deal worth USD 3.1 billion with which nation?
- A. Russia
- B. China
- C. India
- D. Japan
Correct Answer: D. Japan
Japan has signed its largest-ever loan package worth dollar 3.1 billion for Bangladesh. Announcing this in Dhaka on Wednesday, the embassy of Japan said that the loan under its Official Development Assistance (ODA) will be given for seven projects of Bangladesh under concessional terms.
Correct Answer: B. Antarctica
Eretmoptera murphyi is a flightless midge. It is currently changing Antarctica’s Signy Island soil and ecosystem by feasting on dead organic matter. It has led to fast plant decomposition, thus increasing the soil nitrate level by three-five times compared to places on the island where the midge is absent.
Correct Answer: A. Tibet
For the first time, Tibet has passed a law making ethnic unity mandatory, reflecting the significant role it plays in the sensitive remote Himalayan region’s economic and social development. The new law makes it clear that Tibet has been an inalienable part of China since ancient times, and it is the common responsibility for the people of all ethnic groups to safeguard national reunification, strengthen ethnic unity and take a clear-cut…Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/international/tibet-passes-new-law-to-make-ethnic-unity-mandatory-794127.html
Correct Answer: C. Counter-Terrorism Week
The United Nations is observing the Virtual Counter-Terrorism Week from July 6 to July 10, 2020. The event has been convened under the theme of “Strategic and Practical Challenges of Countering Terrorism in a Global Pandemic Environment
Correct Answer: A. Brajendra Navnit
Brajendra Navnit has been appointed as the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India (PRI) to the World Trade Organisation for a period of three years. Brajendra Navnit was a Veteran Bureaucrat and 1999-batch IAS officer
Correct Answer: B. United Arab Emirates
UAE inaugurates world’s largest single-site solar power plant ahead of COP28. The project was inaugurated by Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi, and in the presence of Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior.
Correct Answer: B. United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson announced that the country is set to ban Chinese technology giant Huawei from the country’s 5G network. This news has been announced amidst the rising tensions between the United States and China. The UK’s move is aligned towards supporting the US, in limiting the expansion of global telecom leader Huawei’s expansion in the west. The process will be completed by 2027