World Elder Abuse Day (WEAAD) every year celebrate on?
- A. 10 June
- B. 15 June
- C. 10 June
- D. 18 June
Correct Answer: B. 15 June
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) was launched on June 15, 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations. The purpose of WEAAD is to provide an opportunity for communities around the world to promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons by raising awareness of the cultural, social, economic and demographic processes affecting elder abuse and neglect.
Correct Answer: B. International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas as the next chief economist, replacing Indian-origin Gita Gopinath. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced the appointment of the French-born University of California-Berkeley economist. Gita Gopinath has been appointed the first deputy managing director of the IMF.
Correct Answer: A. 6 September 2023
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook northern Chile on 6 September 2023, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake struck at 8:48 p.m. local time, and its epicenter was 41 kilometers (25 miles) south-southwest of Coquimbo, Chile. The quake had a depth of 41 kilometers (25 miles). Chile’s national emergency office did not report any damages or injuries.
Correct Answer: A. Denmark
On 24 July, a Quran was burned outside the Iraqi embassy by Danske Patrioter. On 25 July, protestors burned a Quran outside the Egyptian embassy in Copenhagen. On the same day, a Quran was burned outside the Turkish embassy. On 31 July a total of seven Quran-burnings were planned.
Correct Answer: B. 14 March 2023
Correct Answer: A. Japan
Japan has unveiled the world’s largest operational experimental nuclear fusion reactor. This colossal machine, dubbed JT-60SA, is house in a hangar north of Tokyo in Naka, and represents a pivotal moment in the quest for clean and limitless power. The JT-60SA, a six-story-high tokamak, is designed to contain and control plasma heated to a staggering 200 million degrees Celsius. The objective is to explore the viability of fusion as a secure, expansive, and carbon-neutral net energy source, where the energy produced surpasses is more than the input require for its production.
Correct Answer: C. USA
NASA’s ‘Oceans Melting Greenland airborne mission’ has found that Greenland’s glaciers that empty into the ocean, such as Apusiaajik Glacier, are at greater risk of rapid ice loss. It revealed that ice loss from Greenland’s ice sheet contributes more to the global rise of the oceans than any other single source. If all of Greenland’s ice sheets were to melt, global sea levels would rise by about 24 feet (7.4 meters).