According to the Pentagon report 2023, which country is on track to have over 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030?
- A. Pakistan
- B. North Korea
- C. China
- D. Japan
Correct Answer: C. China
China will have over 1,000 nuclear weapons by 2030. The reported said China was likely to have more than 500 operational nuclear warheads, with the number expected to exceed 1,000 by 2030, adding it has been expanding its quantity of “land-, sea-, and air-based nuclear delivery platforms” in the past decade by investing in infrastructure to support its nuclear forces.
Correct Answer: C. 17 November 2023
The United States and the Philippines on 17 November 2023, signed a landmark deal that would allow Washington to export nuclear technology and material to Manila, which is exploring the use of nuclear power to decarbonise and boost energy independence.
Correct Answer: A. Month
The Security Council was established by the UN Charter. Its primary responsibility is to work to maintain international peace and security. The presidency of the Council is held by each of the members in turn for one month, following the English alphabetical order of the Member States names. The president of the United Nations Security Council is the presiding officer of that body. The president is the head of the delegation from the United Nations Security Council member state that holds the rotating presidency. The council has 15 members elected for two-year terms. Five permanent members Ten non-permanent members The council’s presidency is a capacity that rotates every month among its 15 members.
Correct Answer: C. Geneva
The world’s most powerful particle collider, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), is set to function from July this year. It was built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research located in Geneva. The Large Hadron Collider is a giant, complex machine built to study particles, the smallest known building blocks of all things. Three years after it was shut down for maintenance and upgrades, the collider was switched back recently.
Correct Answer: A. Google
Major technology company Google has launched a new application named ‘Sodar’, to help people maintain distancing. The application uses Augmented reality (AR) for this purpose. It creates a visual boundary using the user’s smartphone camera and shows who is breaching that distance, on a real-time basis.
Correct Answer: A. China
The Survey team of China became the first to climb and reach the peak Mt. Everest this year. This is a part of the project to remeasure the exact height of Everest. Hence the Chinese survey team is likely the only team to reach the peak of Everest, this year.
Correct Answer: B. India
India win ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 with a victory over England. India beat England by four wickets to win their fifth ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in the West Indies from 14 January – 5 February 2022.