Mustatils are stone structures that have been recorded in which country?
- A. UAE
- B. Saudi Arabia
- C. China
- D. Pakistan
Correct Answer: B. Saudi Arabia
Mustatils are monumental stone structures made of sandstone wall that have been recorded in Saudi Arabia since the 1970s. Recent excavations at the town of Al Ula revealed that these prehistoric structures were used for ritualistic purposes.
Correct Answer: D. Qatar
2023 AFC Asian Cup will be the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men’s football championship of Asia organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It will be held in Qatar from 16 June to 16 July 2023. The tournament will involve 24 national teams after expansion in 2019. Hosts Qatar are the defending champions.
Correct Answer: C. 16 September 2022
On 16 September 2022, a 22-year-old Iranian woman named Mahsa Amini also known as Jina Amini or Zhina Amini was arrest by morality police and died in hospital in Tehran, Iran, under suspicious circumstances, due to police brutality according to witnesses. The Guidance Patrol, the morality police of Iran’s Law Enforcement Command, arrested Amini for not wearing the hijab in accordance with government standards. Police said she had a heart attack at a station, fell on the floor, and died after two days in a coma.
Correct Answer: B. Noor
Iran launched its first military satellite called “Noor” into orbit on Wednesday, 22 April 2020, in Semnan, Iran by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps. The Noor satellite was launched by a three-stage rocket that was powered by a combination of solid, liquid fuels and reached an altitude of 425 kilometers (265 miles), above the Earth.
Correct Answer: A. UAE
The 2022 Asia Cup (also known as DP World Asia Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 15th edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament, with the matches being played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) during August and September 2022 in the United Arab Emirates.
Correct Answer: D. September 30, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (September 30, 2022) formally announced that Moscow will annex four occupied regions of Ukraine, in an act condemned by the global community and in violation of international law. Speaking at an event at the Kremlin, Putin announced the incorporation of the four Russian-occupied regions — Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia. Putin described them as “four new regions” of Russia.
Correct Answer: C. She-Guard
Pakistan-base cleantech startup She-Guard secured the top position at the ‘ClimateLaunchpad Asia-Pacific’ finals, presenting their innovative biodegradable and plastic-free sanitary product. The startup’s mission revolves around converting banana crop waste into affordable and eco-friendly sanitary napkins, effectively addressing the interconnected challenges of climate change, public health, and solid waste management in Pakistan