Armenia and Azerbaijan held their first high-level talks on:
- A. October 9, 2020
- B. October 10, 2020
- C. October 12, 2020
- D. October 15, 2020
Correct Answer: A. October 9, 2020
Armenia and Azerbaijan held their first high-level talks on October 9, 2020, after nearly two weeks of fierce clashes over the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region, with hopes rising that a ceasefire could be brokered in Moscow.
Correct Answer: D. Bartley Griffith
The transplant, performed by a team led by cardiothoracic surgeon Bartley Griffith, M.D. at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, replaced Bennett’s heart with the heart of a genetically modified pig that had undergone specific gene editing. The transplant was the first heart to be taken from a genetically modified pig. Another patient had a kidney transplant from a similar pig in October of 2021.
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: C. Sixth
SDG 6 seeks to ensure safe drinking water and sanitation for all, focusing on the sustainable management of water resources, wastewater, and ecosystems, and acknowledging the importance of an enabling environment.
Correct Answer: B. Iran
Iran disconnected some of the United Nations nuclear watchdog`s monitoring cameras on June 8, 2022, the country`s Atomic Energy Organisation said in a statement after Western nations accused Tehran of noncooperation. The move was announced after a resolution submitted by Britain, France, Germany and the United States to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to censure Iran, the first since June 2020 when a similar motion was adopted. Iran said the disconnected cameras had been operating beyond the safeguard agreement between Tehran and the IAEA.
Correct Answer: B. Russia
The S-400 Triumf is a surface-to-air missile system that was developed in Russia in the 1990s as an upgrade to the S-300 family. The system was first put into service on April 2007. The S-400 Triumf has advanced features such as a long-range, high-altitude interception capability, and the ability to track multiple targets simultaneously.
Correct Answer: C. Iran
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) successfully launched a military satellite, Noor-2, into orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometers (311 miles) from the earth the state media said on 8 March 2022. This is the second military satellite launched by the Islamic Republic. The first military satellite, Noor, was launched in April 2020 at an orbit of 425km (265 miles) above the earth’s surface. Noor means light in the Persian language.