Alikhan Smailov has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country?
- A. Uzbekistan
- B. Kazakhstan
- C. Turkmenistan
- D. Kyrgyzstan
Correct Answer: B. Kazakhstan
The parliament of Kazakhstan has unanimously approve the appointment of Alikhan Smailov as the new Prime Minister of the country. His name was nominated by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on January 11, 2022. Prior to this, the 49-year-old Smailov served as the country’s finance minister from 2018 to 2020. He became the first deputy prime minister in the Cabinet in 2019.
Correct Answer: B. December 2019
Correct Answer: D. Black Sea
Correct Answer: B. $103.5 million
The Nobel Peace Prize put up for auction by the Russian journalist Dmitri A. Muratov to help Ukrainian refugees sold for $103.5 million to an anonymous buyer, obliterating the record for a Nobel medal. The proceeds from the auction will go to UNICEF to aid Ukrainian children and their families displaced by Russia’s invasion of their country.
Correct Answer: C. Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC)
The Chengdu J-10 also known as Vigorous Dragon is a single-engine, multirole fighter capable of all-weather operation, configured with a delta wing and canard design, with fly-by-wire flight controls, and produced by the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).
Correct Answer: B. Turkey
Turkey’s president said on Friday the country had made its biggest-ever discovery of natural gas after completing new exploration work in the Black Sea. Erdogan said the amount of gas discovered is 320 billion cubic meters. Turkey hopes to start extracting and using the gas by 2023.
Correct Answer: B. Cancer
Cancer cases can rise to 81 percent by 2040, as per a report published by the World Health Organisation on World Cancer Day February 4, 2020