What country tops in the Global Real Estate Transparency Index 2020?
- A. Russia
- B. United Kingdom
- C. France
- D. United States
Correct Answer: B. United Kingdom
The 2020 Global Real Estate Transparency Index covers 99 countries and territories and 163 cities. The United Kingdom tops in the Global Real Estate Transparency Index 2020, followed by the United States and Australia. The country’s real estate market is currently placed in the ‘Highly Transparent’ zone
Correct Answer: A. Brazil
WhatsApp has launched its ‘WhatsApp Pay’ for the first time in Brazil. WhatsApp is owned by social media giant Facebook. WhatsApp has designed the payment system with a special six-digit PIN or fingerprint authorization to prevent unauthorized transactions
Correct Answer: B. 7 September 2023
Japan launched a lunar exploration spacecraft on 7 September 2023, Dubbed the “moon sniper”, Japan aims to land SLIM within 100 metres of its target site on the lunar surface. The $100-million mission is expected to start the landing by February after a long, fuel-efficient approach trajectory. The big objective of SLIM is to prove the high-accuracy landing … to achieve ‘landing where we want’ on the lunar surface, rather than ‘landing where we can’,” JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa told a news conference.
Correct Answer: B. Nobuo Kishi
Nobuo Kishi is a Japanese politician who currently serves as Minister of Defense since September 2020. He is serving in the House of Representatives as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is a younger brother of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and a grandson of former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi.
Correct Answer: D. Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet
Correct Answer: B. Nancy Pelosi
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on 2 August 2022, marking a significant show of support for Taiwan despite China’s threats of retaliation over the visit. Pelosi’s stop in Taipei is the first time that a US House speaker has visited Taiwan in 25 years. Her trip comes at a low point in US-China relations and despite warnings from the Biden administration against a stop in Taiwan.
Correct Answer: B. 28 May 2023
Presidential elections were held in Turkey in May 2023, alongside parliamentary elections, to elect a president for a term of five years. It mark the first time a Turkish presidential elections has gone to a run-off. The first round of the election was held on 14 May 2023 and 2nd round on 28 May 2023.