Amadou Coulibaly, who recently passed away, is the Prime Minister of which country
- A. Madagascar
- B. Mauritius
- C. Ivory Coast
- D. Zimbabwe
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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.
Which nation has recently banned the ‘reef toxic’ Sunscreen?
- A. New Zealand
- B. Nauru
- C. Australia
- D. Palau
Correct Answer: D. Palau
Dr Luc Montagnier, Nobel-winning co-discoverer of HIV virus was died on:
- A. February 8, 2022
- B. February 15, 2022
- C. February 18, 2022
- D. February 12, 2022
Correct Answer: A. February 8, 2022
Luc Montagnier, a French virologist who shared a Nobel Prize in 2008 for discovering the virus that causes AIDS, died on 8 February 2022 in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. He was 89. The town hall in Neuilly confirmed that a death certificate for Dr. Montagnier had been filed there. Luc Montagnier was a French virologist and joint recipient, with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Harald zur Hausen, of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
European Organization for Nuclear Research – CERN has recently suspended the observer status of which country?
- A. USA
- B. Russia
- C. Ukraine
- D. Belarus
Correct Answer: B. Russia
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has declared that it will suspend the country’s “observer” status at its facilities and freeze new agreements with Russian scientific institutes. The 23 member states of CERN resolved to discontinue all collaboration with Russia at a meeting of the CERN Council, following a request from Ukrainian scientists. CERN also stated that it will support “initiatives to support Ukrainian collaborators and Ukrainian scientific activity in the field of high-energy physics.”
Who is the current head of UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation?
- A. Qu Dongyu
- B. Maria Van Kerkhove
- C. Jorge Sampaio
- D. Ghada Waly
Correct Answer: A. Qu Dongyu
The head of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, Qu Dongyu, was re-elected on July 2, 2023, for a second term as head of the UN agency. He was the only candidate standing for the role of FAO Director-General and received 168 out of 182 votes in a ballot in Rome on 2 July 2023. Qu, a former Chinese government minister who was nominated for the post by Beijing, will serve a new four-year term from August 1.
What is the theme of the ‘United Nations Peacekeepers 2022’?
- A. People Peace Progress: The Power of Partnerships
- B. Peace for All
- C. Planet Peace Partnerships
- D. None of These
Correct Answer: A. People Peace Progress: The Power of Partnerships
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is celebrated on 29 May annually to pay tribute to the contributions of uniformed and civilian personnel. It aims to honor around 4,200 peacekeepers who had lost their lives serving under the UN since 1948. Last year, as many as 135 personnel lost their lives last year. This year, the United Nations observed the day under the theme, “People Peace Progress: The Power of Partnerships”.