Bridge 23 is a bilateral Naval exercise between Saudi Arabia and
- A. Qatar
- B. Oman
- C. Pakistan
- D. Bahrain
Correct Answer: D. Bahrain
Saudi Arabia and Bahraini Naval Forces have begun bilateral Naval Exercise (Bridge 23) represented by the “Eastern Fleet” and the Royal Bahraini Navy Forces in the Arabian sea. Marine Colonel Ahmed bin Abdulrahman Al-Osaimi, Director of the exercise, said the “Bridge 23” exercise aims to raise the level of combat readiness, enhance security cooperation and coordination and secure regional waters.
Correct Answer: A. Everything Everywhere All at Once
Correct Answer: D. Afghanistan
Experts blamed poor Taliban governance and international policies for the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan where more than 90 percent of the households go hungry, says a report published on December 5, 2022. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has already described this as the worst humanitarian crisis on Earth while the international community still ponders how to help Afghans without benefiting the Taliban.
Correct Answer: B. UK
Ex-Cobra is one of the largest annual exercises of the Royal Air Force and is meant for training the pilots and other specialists in planning and executing complex airborne missions. The Multinational exercise starts from March 6-25, 2022.
Correct Answer: B. France
France announced on February 17, 2022, that it was withdrawing its troops from Mali after a breakdown in relations with the country`s ruling junta, ending a near 10-year deployment against jihadist groups that pose a growing threat in West Africa. France sent soldiers to its former colony in 2013.
Correct Answer: B. Australia
Japan and Australia this month (January 2022) formally sign a “landmark” Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), establishing a defense cooperation framework that will allow the stationing of troops in each other’s countries along with the staging of joint training exercises and disaster support. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison held a virtual summit to seal a pact that has been in the works for several years
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.