Israel to buy 25 F-35 stealth jets from which country in a $3-billion deal?
- A. Dubai
- B. Australia
- C. USA
- D. Malaysia
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According to the new changes made by the ICC, within how much time a batsman will have to be ready to face the ball in “ODIs and Tests”?
- A. 6 minute
- B. 2 minute
- C. 3 minute
- D. 8 minute
Correct Answer: B. 2 minute
A host of changes have been announce by the ICC to the Playing Conditions, which will come into effect on October 1, 2022. An incoming batter will now be required to be ready to take strike within two minutes in Tests and ODIs, while the current threshold of 90 seconds in T20Is remains unchanged. Previously, the incoming batter had 3 minutes to take strike in ODIs and Tests but it has now been reduced. Failing to do so, the fielding captain can appeal for a timed out.
Who has clinched the 2020 US Open women’s singles title?
- A. Naomi Osaka
- B. Serena Williams
- C. Victoria Azarenka
- D. Sofia Kenan
Correct Answer: A. Naomi Osaka
Japan’s Naomi Osaka has won the US Open tennis women’s singles tournament. She played against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. This victory marks the 3rd Grand slam title of the Japanese player after the 2018 US Open and 2019 Australian Open.
Who pledged to work together to confront illicit fentanyl trafficking into the U.S?
- A. President Joe Biden
- B. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
- C. Both A and B
- D. Russian President Vladimir Putin
Correct Answer: B. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pledged on 17 November 2023 to work side-by-side to confront illicit fentanyl trafficking into the U.S. and to manage the growing number of migrants traveling north to the border between their nation.
The first round of the Presidential election were held in Turkiye on:
- A. 10 May 2023
- B. 16 May 2023
- C. 14 May 2023
- D. 20 May 2023
Correct Answer: C. 14 May 2023
Presidential elections were held in Turkey in May 2023, alongside parliamentary election, to elect a president for a term of five year. It mark the first time a Turkish presidential election has gone to a run-off. The first round of the elections was held on 14 May 2023 and 2nd round on 28 May 2023.
Which country population shrinks last year (2022) for the first time in 60 years?
- A. China
- B. Indonesia
- C. Pakistan
- D. India
Correct Answer: A. China
China`s population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed on January 17, 2023, as the world`s most populous country faces a looming demographic crisis. The nation of 1.4 billion has seen birth rates plunge to record lows as its workforce ages, in a rapid decline that analysts warn could stymie economic growth and pile pressure on strained public coffers. The mainland Chinese population stood at around 1,411,750,000 at the end of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported, a decrease of 850,000 from the end of the previous year. The number of births was 9.56 million, the NBS said, while the number of deaths stood at 10.41m
The army of which country deposed it’s president Roch Kabore in on 24 January,2022?
- A. Burkina Faso
- B. South Sudan
- C. Namibia
- D. Zimbabwe
Correct Answer: A. Burkina Faso
A coup d’état was launched in Burkina Faso on 23 January 2022. Burkina Faso’s army said on 24 January 2022, it had ousted President Roch Kabore, suspended the constitution, dissolved the government and the national assembly, and close the country’s borders.