What is Russia planned increase in defense spending for 2024?
- A. 70%
- B. 30%
- C. 80%
- D. 100%
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As per UNICEF, which country has achieved over 75 percent decline in under-5 child mortality rate?
- A. India
- B. Bangladesh
- C. Indonesia
- D. Thailand
Correct Answer: B. Bangladesh
Bangladesh has registered a sharp decline of over 75 percent in the under-5 child mortality rate since 1990, as per the recent report released by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on behalf of the United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). In 1990, the under-5 child mortality rate was 146 per thousand live births which declined to 86 in 2000 and 27 in 2021.
Which country is named the President of the UN Security Council for August 2021?
- A. Russia
- B. China
- C. India
- D. Norway
Correct Answer: C. India
India, which has been elected as a non-permanent member of the Security Council recently, will serve as its president for the month of August 2021. Tunisia will begin 2021 as the President of the Council in January. India was elected as the non-permanent members of the 15-nation-UNSC for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2021.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a vote of confidence on:
- A. June 9, 2022
- B. June 4, 2022
- C. June 6, 2022
- D. June 8, 2022
Correct Answer: C. June 6, 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a confidence vote that could have seen him removed from power. Despite profound discontent within his ruling Conservative Party, Johnson won a vote of confidence on Monday by 211 to 148 votes.
What is the name of the First Woman to Head the Saudi Arabia’s Music Commission in Saudi Arabia?
- A. Haifa bint Faisal Al Saud
- B. Iffat Al-Thunayan
- C. Jihad Al-Khalidi
- D. Reema bint Bandar Al Saud
Correct Answer: C. Jihad Al-Khalidi
Jihad Al-Khalidi named CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Music Commission. Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan appointed Saudi musician Jihad Al-Khalidi as CEO of the Music Commission to launch its work developing the Saudi music sector.
As of 2022, which country is the top Steel Producer in the world?
- A. Pakistan
- B. China
- C. UAE
- D. Australia
Correct Answer: B. China
World leader China recorded a 3 percent decline to 1 032.8 MT, according to worldsteel. India is the second-largest steel-producing nation. India’s crude steel production rose by nearly 18 percent to 118 million tonnes (MT) in 2021, World Steel Association (worldsteel) said in its report.
Second round of presidential elections were held in Colombia on:
- A. 15 June 2022
- B. 10 June 2022
- C. 18 June 2022
- D. 19 June 2022
Correct Answer: D. 19 June 2022
Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 2022, with a runoff on 19 June 2022 as no candidate obtained at least 50% in the first round of voting. Iván Duque, who was elected president in 2018, was ineligible to run due to term limits. Gustavo Petro, a senator and former Mayor of Bogota, defeated Rodolfo Hernández Suárez, former Mayor of Bucaramanga, in the runoff election. Petro’s victory made him the first left-wing candidate to be elected president of Colombia.