An unmanned solar-powered aircraft crashed after flying for 64 days, Named?
- A. Zephyr-8 drone
- B. Atomics Avenger
- C. RQ-11 Raven
- D. MQ-1 Predator
Correct Answer: A. Zephyr-8 drone
An unmanned solar-power aircraft crashed after flying for 64 days, more than doubling the record for a pilotless plane, the US army, and media sources said on August 23, 2022. The Zephyr-8 drone, made by Europe`s Airbus, encountered events that led to its unexpected termination over a desert test facility in Arizona on Aug 18, the Army Futures Command said in a statement.
Correct Answer: A. HD1
A team of astronomers led by researchers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard, and Smithsonian, has detected the most distant astronomical object ever. The object, named HD1, is a galaxy candidate 13.5 billion light-years away.
Correct Answer: D. Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka`s parliament voted on October 22, 2020, to give President Gotabaya Rajapaksa widespread powers to appoint top officials and dissolve the legislature after an acrimonious two-day debate during which the opposition accused him of becoming a constitutional `dictator`.
Correct Answer: A. SunRise
Correct Answer: A. Kerem Shalom border crossing
Kerem Shalom border crossing is a border crossing at the junction of two border sections: one between the Gaza Strip and Israel, and one between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. It is used by trucks carrying goods from Israel or Egypt to the Gaza Strip. After weeks of pressure, Israel on 15 December 2023 approved the temporary delivery of aid into Gaza via its Kerem Shalom border crossing. The opening would allow Israel to maintain its commitments to permit the entry of 200 trucks of aid per day, while Rafah could only handle half of that traffic.
Correct Answer: D. OpenKylin
China has launch its first homegrown open-source operating system for computers, state media said on July 6, 2023, as Beijing seeks to reduce its foreign dependence at a time of increased rivalry with the United States. The system, call OpenKylin, has been designed as a rival to the ubiquitous Windows and Mac OS systems.
Correct Answer: A. Istanbul Declaration
Istanbul Declaration adopted by the 12th Session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers emphasized the importance of cooperation among the member states in developing necessary mechanisms to fight disinformation and other related challenges of the post-truth era. The declaration also underlined the need for devising short, medium, and long-term strategic processes in the fight against disinformation. The information ministers of the OIC member states participated in the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers titled ‘Combating Disinformation and Islamophobia in the Post-Truth Era’ held in Türkiye on 22 September 2022.