Which country is the chair of the ASEAN association for the year 2020?
- A. Singapore
- B. Vietnam
- C. Thailand
- D. Malaysia
Correct Answer: B. Vietnam
As per the recent data from Vietnam, the 36th ASEAN Summit will be held via video conference on June 26. The 36th ASEAN Summit will be held online on Friday due to the pandemic. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will preside over the opening, plenary, and special sessions on women’s empowerment in the digital age.
Correct Answer: A. USA
Tiger tests positive for coronavirus at Bronx Zoo, first known case in the world. The big cat is the first known case of a non-domesticated animal with COVID-19 symptoms—and is one of seven sick tigers at the New York zoo.
Correct Answer: C. 92
Sir Harold Evans, a British American editor whose 70-year career as a hard-driving investigative journalist, magazine founder, book publisher, and the author made him one of the most influential media figures of his generation, died on September 23, 2020, at the age of 92. Evans died of congestive heart failure in New York, according to his wife Tina Brow.
Correct Answer: C. UNDP
the 2024 Asia Pacific Human Development Report recently in November 2023, released by UNDP. to reinvigorate human development amidst a turbulent landscape, the 2024 Asia-Pacific Human Development Report proposes new directions. Building on the region’s past successes, Making Our Future sets out practical pathways and advocates a three-pillar approach: mainstreaming human development, recalibrating growth strategy, and making change happen.
Correct Answer: B. Finland
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin tested negative in a drug test she took following the publication of video footage last week that showed her partying with friends, the premier`s office said on August 22, 2022. Video clips of Marin, 36, at a party with Finnish celebrities began circulating on social media last week and they were soon published by several media outlets in Finland and abroad.
Correct Answer: C. July 31, 2022
Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri was an Egyptian-born physician who served as the second emir of al-Qaeda from June 16, 2011, until his death. On July 31, 2022, al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan.
Correct Answer: A. 4 April 2023
As a result of concerns that the app’s security has been breached and that China may utilise the platform for external intervention, the Australian government has baned TikTok from being used on government-owned smartphones.