Which country recently test-fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, named ‘K-4’, which can be launched from submarine?
- A. India
- B. Russia
- C. China
- D. Israel
Correct Answer: A. India
Recently, India has successfully test-fired a 3,500 km range nuclear-capable missile from the coast of Andhra Pradesh. The ballistic missile named ‘K-4’ that can be launched from a submarine is developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
Correct Answer: C. United States
The United States sent multiple military ships and aircraft closer to Israel as a show of support, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, with Washington believing Hamas’ deadly attacks may have been motivate to disrupt a potential normalizing of Israel-Saudi Arabia ties. Hamas fighters rampaged through Israeli towns as the country suffered its bloodiest day in decades on Saturday. Israel battered Palestinians with air strikes in Gaza on Sunday, with hundreds reportedly killed on both sides. The spiraling violence threatens to start a major new war in the Middle East.
Correct Answer: B. Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow
Correct Answer: B. Zalmy Khalilzad
Correct Answer: A. 7 Years
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx is a robotic spacecraft that has been on a seven-year mission to collect and return samples from an asteroid called Bennu—billions of kilometres from Earth. It took more than two year to reach Bennu after OSIRIS-REx launch in 2016.
Correct Answer: B. 19 January 2022
General elections were held in Barbados on 19 January 2022 to elect the 30 members of the House of Assembly. The ruling Barbados Labour Party won all 30 seats for the second election in a row. This was the 12th national election held since independence from the United Kingdom in 1966, the 16th since the institution of universal suffrage in 1950, and the first since Barbados became a republic in 2021.
Correct Answer: B. March 5-9, 2023