According to the Forbes real-time billionaires list in September 2022, who become the world’s 2nd richest person?
- A. Alon Musk
- B. Jeff Bezos
- C. Gautam Adani
- D. Bill Gates
Correct Answer: C. Gautam Adani
Adani Group Chairperson Gautam Adani has now becomed the world’s second-richest person. According to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List, Adani’s net worth stands at $155.7 billion as of September 16, 2022, leaving behind Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. Adani is now only behind Tesla’s Elon Musk, who remains the world’s richest man with a $273.5 billion net worth. In the calendar year 2022, Adani has added over $70 billion to his fortune, only one among the world’s 10 richest people to have seen his net worth increase this year.
Correct Answer: C. Gautam Adani
The Indian billionaire industrialist and philanthropist have surpassed Ambani as the richest man. He is the Chairman and founder of the Ahmedabad-based multinational conglomerate Adani Group which is involved in port development and operations in India. The 59-year-old champion’s net worth reached $88.5 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Correct Answer: A. IMF
Correct Answer: B. Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA)
Edible oil trade associations from five palm oil importing countries in South Asia – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal, announced the setting up of the Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA). The purpose is to gain collecting bargaining power and make imports sustainable.
Correct Answer: B. United States
Between 2001 and 2023, the US allocate $677 billion in aid to 213 nations, with Afghanistan, Israel, and Iraq topping the list of recipients in the last two decades. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United States emerges as the foremost aid provider in 2022
Correct Answer: D. 110,000
Around 110,000 children and adolescents died from AIDS related causes during 2021, United Nations Children Fund`s (UNICEF) global snapshot on children and HIV and AIDS said on November 28, 2022. Meanwhile, another 310,000 were newly infected, raising the total number of young people living with HIV to 2.7 million. UNICEF has warned that ending AIDS among children and adolescents will continue to be a distant dream.
Correct Answer: B. March 2020