Which country is developing satellite to predict bush-fire danger zones?
- A. New Zealand
- B. China
- C. South Korea
- D. Australia
Correct Answer: D. Australia
Scientists at the Australian National University announced that they are designing the country’s first satellite to predict the bushfire danger zones. Australia has witnessed devastating bushfires across the country especially in South Wales. The proposed bushfires measure forest cover and moisture levels using infrared detectors.
Correct Answer: C. $180 million
The Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) on March 21, 2022, signed framework agreements to extend $180 million loans to Pakistan to finance Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project (MDHP). The financing agreements were signed by Secretary Economic Affairs Mian Asad Hayaud Din and Special Adviser to the President IsDB Mohammad Jamal Al-Satti. The signing ceremony was also witnessed by IsDB President Dr Muhammad Al Jasser, who is in Islamabad on a three-day visit to attend the 48th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers.
Correct Answer: D. All of these
The defense chiefs of the US, South Korea and Japan agreed to start a new mechanism to share data on North Korean missile launches. The agreement, reached in a trilateral meeting between the ministers in Seoul on Sunday, will “facilitate the exchange of real-time missile warning data and improve each country’s ability to monitor missiles” launched by North Korea, according to a Pentagon statement.
Correct Answer: C. Roger Federer
Swiss Tennis legend Roger Federer has been ranked at the top spot in the annual Forbes ranking of highest-paid athletes. As per the magazine, the total earning of Federer amounts to USD 106.3 million. Federer is followed by Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar, LeBron James, and Stephen Curry.
Correct Answer: A. Itlay
Italy has withdrawn from China`s vast Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, more than four years after becoming the only G7 nation to sign up, a government source said on 6 December 2023. The long-expected decision was communicated to Beijing three days ago, according to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, which first broke the news
Correct Answer: B. Bulava
Russia`s new strategic nuclear submarine, the Imperator Alexander III, has successfully tested a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile, the Russian defence ministry said on 5 November 2023. The missile, which the Federation of American Scientists says is designed to carry up to six nuclear warheads, was launched from an underwater position in the White Sea off Russia`s northern coast and hit a target thousands of kilometres away on the Kamchatka peninsula in the Russian Far East, the defence ministry said.
Correct Answer: A. Iceland
Iceland remains the most peaceful country in the world, according to the 2023 Global Peace Index. The 2023 Global Peace Index released its annual ranking of the most peaceful countries in the world.