When Turkey had made a historic discovery of gas in the Black Sea?
- A. August 21, 2020
- B. August 23, 2020
- C. August 25, 2020
- D. August 27, 2020
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The European Union on _____ cut seven Russian banks from the Swift payment system.
- A. March 1, 2022
- B. March 2, 2022
- C. March 9, 2022
- D. None of these
Correct Answer: B. March 2, 2022
The European Union on March 2, 2022 cut seven Russian banks from the Swift payment system and banned Kremlin-controlled media outlets RT and Sputnik from broadcasting into the bloc. The measures, effective immediately, were the latest ratcheting up of the Western-coordinated sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
Japanese startup launches country`s first-ever moon mission on:
- A. December 11, 2022
- B. December 14, 2022
- C. December 19, 2022
- D. December 17, 2022
Correct Answer: A. December 11, 2022
A Japanese startup`s spacecraft was launched to the Moon on December 11, 2022 in the country`s first-ever lunar mission and the first of its kind by a private company. The launch was carried out by Elon Musk`s SpaceX in Cape Canaveral in the US state of Florida after two postponements for additional pre-flight checks.
Who becomes the first African American woman to appear on US coin?
- A. Guy Johnson
- B. Maya Angelou
- C. Oprah Winfrey
- D. Sally Ride
Correct Answer: B. Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou has becomed the first Black woman ever to appear on a US quarter, after a coin featuring the late poet and activist’s image went into circulation on 13 January 2022. The quarter features an image of Angelou with her arms uplifted, a bird in flight, and a rising sun behind her, with a portrait of George Washington on the “heads” side. The US Mint said the image of Angelou was “inspired by her poetry and symbolic of the way she lived”. The poet and writer, who died in 2014, was the author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, in which she wrote about the racial discrimination she experienced growing up.
Which of the following country is the host of ‘Zayed Talwar 2023’ exercise?
- A. UAE
- B. Pakistan
- C. South Korea
- D. Japan
Correct Answer: A. UAE
The Zayed Talwar is a bilateral naval exercise between the Indian Navy and the UAE Navy. The exercise is held annually and is designed to improve interoperability between the two navies. The 2023 edition of the exercise is being held from August 8 to 11, 2023 in the Arabian Sea. The exercise will involve ships, submarines, aircraft, and special forces from both navies. The exercise will focus on a variety of maritime operations, including anti-submarine warfare, surface warfare, and air defense. It will also include training on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
Which word is picked by Merriam-Webster Dictionary as word of the year 2022?
- A. Vaccine
- B. Pandemic
- C. Gaslighting
- D. Justice
Correct Answer: C. Gaslighting
“Gaslighting” — behavior that’s mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year. Lookups for the word on merriam-webster.com increased 1,740 percent in 2022 over the year before.
The top rating agency Fitch had downgraded the United States’s credit rating from AAA to AA+ on?
- A. 8 August 2023
- B. 12 August 2023
- C. 1 August 2023
- D. 18 August 2023
Correct Answer: C. 1 August 2023
Top rating agency Fitch has downgraded the United States’s credit rating over its rising debt and a “deterioration in standards of governance”, prompting protests from the White House. Fitch, one of the big three rating agencies, on Tuesday dropped the credit rating to AA+, down one notch from the highest rating AAA.