Which country is set to send the world’s first mining robot named ‘asteroid mining robot’ into space by November 2020?
- A. US
- B. China
- C. Japan
- D. Russia
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Shehan Karunatilaka, who won the 2022 Booker Prize for Fiction, is from which country?
- A. India
- B. Sri Lanka
- C. Bangladesh
- D. Malaysia
Correct Answer: B. Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka, has been awarded the 2022 Booker Prize for Fiction for the novel ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’. The novel is a metaphysical thriller that tells the story of the photographer of its title. Karunatilaka has become the second Sri Lankan-born author to win, following Michael Ondaatje, who won in 1992
In September 2023, Which country has sent its delegation to china to ‘stabilise ties’?
- A. South A frica
- B. Australia
- C. India
- D. Saudi Arabia
Correct Answer: B. Australia
Australia has sent a delegation of industry, government, academic, media and arts representatives to Beijing for a dialogue with their Chinese counterpart to stabilise its relationship with China, Canberra’s foreign ministry said Saturday. Trade, investment, people-to-people links as well as regional and international security are among the issues up for discussion Foreign Minster Penny Wong’s office said. In a statement, Wong added that the talks represent “another step towards increasing bilateral engagement and stabilising our relationship with China”.
Which country recently launched the ‘International Religious Freedom Alliance’ for protecting religious freedom across the world?
- A. Turkey
- B. India
- C. Pakistan
- D. the United States
Correct Answer: D. the United States
The United States recently launched the International Religious Freedom Alliance, which is aimed at protecting and preserving religious freedom across the world. The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the formal launch of the alliance. As many as 27 countries have joined the alliance. He also announced that the next ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom will be hosted by Poland in Warsaw, in July 2020.
On March 26, 2023, UAE and ______ sign a free trade pact into effect.
- A. Belgium
- B. Israel
- C. Turkey
- D. Iran
Correct Answer: B. Israel
Israel and the United Arab Emirates on March 26, 2023, sign a free trade pact into effect, reducing or removing tariffs on about 96 percent of goods traded between the nations, Israel`s Foreign Ministry said. The countries first reached the agreement last May, promising to boost bilateral trade after they normalized ties in 2020 in a US-broker deal. The deal will also allow Israeli companies to gain access to government tenders in the UAE, the ministry said
United State’s credit rating downgraded from AAA to AA+ by which agency?
- A. Fitch
- B. Moody’s
- C. World Bank
- D. None of these
Correct Answer: A. Fitch
Top rating agency Fitch has downgraded the United States’s credit rating over its rising debt and a “deterioration in standards of governance”, prompting protests from the White House. Fitch, one of the big three rating agencies, on Tuesday dropped the credit rating to AA+, down one notch from the highest rating AAA.
‘The Future of Jobs Report 2020’ has been released by which organization?
- A. ILO
- B. WEF
- C. WTO
- D. UNCTAD
Correct Answer: B. WEFB. WEF
Switzerland-based World Economic Forum (WEF) has recently released a report titled ‘The Future of Jobs Report 2020’. As per the report, advances in robotics and artificial intelligence will lead to a net increase in jobs over the next five years.