Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who has recently resigned, was the President of which country?
- A. Mauritius
- B. Brazil
- C. Mali
- D. Zimbabwe
Correct Answer: C. Mali
The President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has recently stepped down from his role, after the prevalent military rebellion in the country. The soldiers had detained the President and the country’s Prime Minister Boubou Cisse. The country was seeing a large number of protests against alleged corruption and worsening security. People were demanding the resignation of the President for some time.
Correct Answer: B. 12 June 2023
Allied air forces began the largest deployment exercise in NATO’s history on Monday (12 June 2023). Twenty-five nations are taking part in the two-week long “Air Defender” exercise, with around 10,000 personnel and 250 aircraft.
Correct Answer: C. Switzerland
Switzerland has launched the world’s longest passenger train with 100 coaches, and 4,550 seats, measuring 1910 meters. Rhaetian Railway, a Swiss transport company, has set a world record for the longest passenger train, to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Switzerland’s first railway. The record-breaking train was formed of 25 new ‘Capricorn’ electric trains, which passed through the landscape in the Swiss Alps.
Correct Answer: B. Ixchiq
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Ixchiq, the first chikungunya vaccine. Ixchiq is approved for individuals 18 years of age and older who are at increased risk of exposure to chikungunya virus. The chikungunya virus is primarily transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. Chikungunya is an emerging global health threat with at least 5 million cases of chikungunya virus infection reported during the past 15 years.
Correct Answer: C. Both A & B
NASA’s Bennu Asteroid Sample Contains Carbon, Water. Initial studies of the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu sample collected in space and brought to Earth by NASA show evidence of high-carbon content and water, which together could indicate the building blocks of life on Earth may be found in the rock.
Correct Answer: B. Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala
World Health Organisation`s representative for Pakistan Dr. Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala visited the flood-affected areas of Swat district on September 8, 2022. District health officer Dr. Mohammad Saleem Khan go with him and his delegation to Swat. Dr. Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala was appointed WHO Representative in Pakistan in April 2019. Dr. Mahipala is a medical specialist by profession. Before joining WHO, he was working as the Director-General of Health Services, Additional Secretary of Health, and Deputy Director of General Public Health Services, Government of Sri Lanka.
Correct Answer: A. Clade
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced new names for variants of the monkeypox virus to avoid causing any cultural or social offense. Experts will refer to the former Congo Basin clade (group of variants) in Central Africa as Clade I, and the former West African clade as Clade II. It consists of two sub-clades, Clade IIa and Clade IIb. The monkeypox virus was named when it was first discovered in 1958.