According to International Press Institute, a total of ____ journalists were killed the year
- A. 43
- B. 45
- C. 50
- D. 55
Correct Answer: B. 45
A total of 45 journalists were killed in connection with their work in the year 2021, research done by the International Press Institute (IPI) revealed on December 30, 2021. Seven of the killings took place in Mexico, six each in Afghanistan and India, and three in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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. 1.9%
A new United Nations report warns that the global economic growth is projected to slow down to only 1.9 per cent in 2023, sharply lower than the 3pc in 2022. However, the report says, the global growth is forecast to moderately pick up to 2.7pc in 2024. This will be one of the lowest growth rates in recent decades, apart from the 2007-8 financial crisis and the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, said the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2023 report, released on 25 January 2022.
Correct Answer: B. Amanda
Amanda the name of the tropical storm that has hit Central American countries El Salvador and Guatemala recently. The heavy rains from Tropical Storm Amanda caused many people dead and missing.
Correct Answer: D. Global Shield
Pakistan and six other nations facing climate risks called pathfinder countries will be the first recipients of Global Shield funding, it was announced at the COP27 summit in Egypt on November 14, 2022. Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Fiji, Ghana, the Philippines and Senegal were identified as the other recipients of the package by the Vulnerable 20 Group of Finance Ministers (V20) of 58 climate-vulnerable economies and the Group of Seven (G7). The Global Shield initiative for pre-arranged financial support has been designed to be quickly deployed in times of climate disasters.
Correct Answer: B. Iranian Supreme Leader Seyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei
Correct Answer: B. Angola
A rare 170-carat pink rough diamond weighing 34 grams has been discovered at Lucapa’s Lulo Mine in Angola. Named the ‘Lulo Rose’, it is considered to be the largest pink diamond discovered in the last 300 years. In 2016, a mining operation yielded a 404-carat white stone named the ‘4th February Stone’. It was the largest ever diamond recovered in Angola.