As per a recent study, a continent named Argoland seemingly disappeared from which present continent?
- A. Africa
- B. Australia
- C. Russia
- D. Europe
Correct Answer: B. Australia
A recent study has reveal the existence of the long-lost continent of Argoland, which had seemingly disappeared after breaking away from Australia approximately 155 million years ago. This continent once formed the northeastern border of Australia during the Jurassic period
Correct Answer: C. USA
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is a NASA space mission aimed at testing planetary defense systems against near-Earth objects. Recently, NASA deliberately crashed the spacecraft into an asteroid in the first action of humanity altering the motion of a celestial body. NASA announced that it succeeded in forcing the rocky asteroid out of its natural orbit.
Correct Answer: C. UK
In the beginning of May 2022, a case of monkeypox in a British resident was reported who had travelled to Lagos and Delta State in Nigeria, in areas where monkeypox is considered to be an endemic disease. The person developed a rash on 29 April while in Nigeria and flew back to the United Kingdom, arriving on 4 May, and presented to hospital later the same day. Monkeypox infection was immediately suspect, and the patient was hospitalised at Guy’s Hospital and isolated, then tested positive for the virus on 6 May.
Correct Answer: A. Pandemic
Correct Answer: C. Qatar
The FIFA Club World Cup, originally planned for December, will now be held from Feb. 1 to Feb. 11 in Doha, Qatar, organisers FIFA said on November 17, 2020.
Correct Answer: D. Taiwan
Taiwan has unveiled its first domestically-made submarine as it bolster its defenses against a possible Chinese attack. President Tsai Ing-wen presided over the launched ceremony in the port city of Kaohsiung on Thursday. US officials have warned that China could be militarily capable of mounting an invasion within the next few years. Taiwan is a self-governing island which China regards as a renegade province and has vowed to reclaim one day.
Correct Answer: D. China
A rocket heading for the moon to bring back the first lunar samples in four decades blasted off from China on November 24, 2020 in the latest milestone for Beijing`s spacefaring ambitions.