According to UN report released on January 10, 2023, which regions remained the worst in terms of child mortality in 2021?
- A. South Asia
- B. Europe
- C. Sub-Saharan Africa
- D. Both A and C
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When Wagner Group, a Russian private military company funded by the Russian government, staged a rebellion?
- A. 23 June 2023
- B. 20 June 2023
- C. 29 June 2023
- D. None of these
Correct Answer: A. 23 June 2023
On 23 June 2023, Wagner Group, a Russian private military company funded by the Russian government, staged a rebellion. The rebellion occurred during a period of increasing tensions between the Russian Ministry of Defence and Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Wagner.
What is the theme of World Humanitarian Day 2023?
- A. It takes a village
- B. The Human Race
- C. No Matter What
- D. Real Life Heroes
Correct Answer: C. No Matter What
The theme of World Humanitarian Day 2023 is #NoMatterWhat. In a world beset by challenge #NoMatterWhat speaks volumes about the extent to which humanitarian workers go, in an often dangerous and violent world to ensure that they alleviate human suffering.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been re-elected as the president of which country?
- A. China
- B. Germany
- C. Ukraine
- D. Brazil
Correct Answer: B. Germany
Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected for a second term as Germany’s president on 13 February 2022. The incumbent won 77% support at the Bundesversammlung (Federal Convention) in Berlin. The session consisted of the members of Germany’s Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, along with an equal number of delegates chosen by the country’s 16 states. Out of 1,437 total votes, Steinmeier received 1045. Otte garnered 140 voters, Trabet received 96, and Gebauer got 58.
Mohammad Barkindo, who passed away recently, was the head of which international organisation?
- A. World Bank
- B. OPEC
- C. OECD
- D. IMF
Correct Answer: B. OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary General, Mohammad Barkindo, has passed away on 5 July 2022 at the age of 63. Nigeria’s Barkindo headed the Organization since 2016 and was scheduled to be replaced by Kuwait’s Haitham Al-Ghais next month. Under his leadership, the cartel tied up with 10 other oil-producing countries, such as Russia, to form a wider group known as OPEC+.
Asia’s largest importer of Palm oil country is, accounting 15% of global imports?
- A. Pakistan
- B. Malaysia
- C. India
- D. Germany
Correct Answer: C. India
Edible oil trade associations from five palm oil importing countries in South Asia – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal, announced the setting up of the Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA). The main purpose is to collecting bargaining power and make imports sustainable. Indonesia and Malaysia are the biggest palm oil exporters in the world. India is the largest importer of palm oil in Asia, accounting for 15% of global imports, followed by China (9%), Pakistan (4%), and Bangladesh (2%).
The Sea Dragon 22, the first multilateral anti-submarine exercise organized by which country?
- A. South Asia
- B. Bangladesh
- C. Canada
- D. United States
Correct Answer: D. United States
The Sea Dragon 22 exercise, the first multilateral anti-submarine exercise organized by the US this year, represented a fairly high level of air-based anti-submarine performance both in terms of the quantity and quality of participating equipment, as well as the setting of exercise scenarios.