Which country’s survey team recently became the first to reach the peak of Everest this year?
- A. China
- B. India
- C. Nepal
- D. Thailand
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Which country has launched a clinical trial evaluating HIV vaccines based on mRNA platform?
- A. Japan
- B. Pakistan
- C. Russia
- D. USA
Correct Answer: D. USA
The US-based National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched a Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate three experimental HIV vaccines based on a messenger RNA (mRNA) platform. It is the technology used in several approved COVID-19 vaccines. This study named HVTN 302 is sponsored by NIAID while the NIAID-funded HIV Vaccine Trials Network is conducting the trial.
Which country announced on February 17, 2022 that it was withdrawing its troops from Mali?
- A. Germany
- B. France
- C. Russia
- D. England
Correct Answer: B. France
France announced on February 17, 2022, that it was withdrawing its troops from Mali after a breakdown in relations with the country`s ruling junta, ending a near 10-year deployment against jihadist groups that pose a growing threat in West Africa. France sent soldiers to its former colony in 2013.
Who has sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, after its Parliamentary Elections?
- A. Mahinda Rajapaksa
- B. Gotabaya Rajapaksa
- C. Maithripala Sirisena
- D. Mangala Samaraweera
Correct Answer: A. Mahinda Rajapaksa
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has secured around 60% of the total votes polled and a two-thirds majority. Mahinda Rajapaksa is to be sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lank and he is the elder brother of the Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
What is the name of the typhoon that has hit Japan and is approaching South Korea?
- A. Haishen
- B. Sinlaku
- C. Hagupit
- D. Bavi
Correct Answer: A. Haishen
As per the Japan Meteorological Agency, the typhoon Haishen hit Japan and released fierce winds and rains. Haishen means Sea God in Chinese and the typhoon unleashed winds of speed over 180 kilometers per hour and damaged some parts of Okinawa, Kyushu island. The typhoon is estimated to approach some regions of South Korea.
Who is the winner of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022?
- A. Australia
- B. England
- C. South Africa
- D. India
Correct Answer: A. Australia
The 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup was the twelfth edition of the Women’s Cricket World Cup, which was held in New Zealand in March and April 2022. It was originally scheduled for 6 February to 7 March 2021 but was postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 15 December 2021, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announce that the tournament would start on 4 March 2022, with the final scheduled for 3 April 2022. In the final of the tournament, Australia beat England by 71 runs to win their seventh World Cup. Australia’s Alyssa Healy scored 170 runs in the match, the highest individual score made by any cricketer, male or female, in the World Cup Final.
United State’s credit rating downgraded from AAA to AA+ by which agency?
- A. Fitch
- B. Moody’s
- C. World Bank
- D. None of these
Correct Answer: A. Fitch
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.