UN 2023 Water Conferences is to be held on:
- A. 20 – 25 March 2023
- B. 21 – 21 March 2023
- C. 22 – 24 March 2023
- D. 20-24 March 2023
Correct Answer: D. 20 – 24 March 2023
Billions of people worldwide still live without safely managing to drink water and sanitation, even though access to both service has long been defined as a human right. Water and poverty are closely linked. Without water, there is no development, and without development, it is impossible to eradicate poverty. The UN 2023 Water Conference is expect to adopt the Water Action Agenda as a main outcome representing voluntary commitments of countries and stakeholders to meet global water-related goals and targets. The Conference will open on 22 March, World Water Day 2023.
Correct Answer: D. Qatar
The 800MWp Al Kharsaah Solar Power Plant is Qatar’s first utility-scale solar park. After being commercialized, this giant plant will generate 1.8 billion kWh of clean electricity and reduce CO2 emissions by 900 thousand tons per year.
Correct Answer: A. Istanbul, Turkiye
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will convene the 12th session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers under the theme: Combating Disinformation and Islamophobia in the Post-Truth Era in Istanbul, Republic of Turkiye, on 21 and 22 October 2022.
Correct Answer: D. ESA
Aeolus Satellite is one of the most effective weather satellite develop by the ESA. It is currently on a trajectory to return to Earth’s atmosphere. Aeolus, an Earth Explorer research mission, was designed to demonstrate new space technology. The 1360-kilogram satellite is on its way to crash on the planet.
Correct Answer: B. Rafael Nadal
Ace Tennis player Rafael Nadal created history as he won a historic 21st Grand Slam title, defeating Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in the final of the Australian Open. The Spaniard became the first male tennis player to win 21 Grand Slam titles. He went ahead of Switzerland’s Roger Federer and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic-both tied at 20 each. Australian retired tennis player Margaret Court won 24 Grand Slam women’s singles titles
Correct Answer: C. China
Chinese scientists have built an “artificial moon” research facility, to simulate low-gravity environments using magnetism. The facility, which is to be officially launched this year, will use powerful magnetic fields inside a vacuum chamber to make gravity disappear. This effect is called ‘Diamagnetic levitation’.
Correct Answer: C. Afghanistan
A report published by the UN on 19 March 2022, ahead of Sunday’s International Day of Happiness, found that Afghanistan came last out of 149 countries examined in the survey. Lebanon, Botswana, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe rounded out the bottom five least happy countries.