How many countries are members of Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG)?
- A. Five
- B. Seven
- C. Nine
- D. Twelve
Correct Answer: C. Nine
The Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) is a regional body comprising nine countries. It is an associate member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The members of EAG include Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, and India.
Correct Answer: B. ANASIS II
South Korea recently launched its first-ever military satellite named “ANASIS II” formerly called “KMilSatCom 1”. ANASIS II was launched on 20 July 2020 and was built by Airbus Defence and Space. The launch of ANASIS II has made South Korea the 10 country in the world to have its own military communication satellite. The rocket was launched by SpaceX of the US.
Correct Answer: C. France
France’s Lourdes Roman Catholic shrine, which usually attracts millions of pilgrims every year, organized the first-ever e-pilgrimage on Thursday 16 July 2020designed to gather people from all over the world, but virtually.
Correct Answer: C. Counter-Terrorism Week
The United Nations is observing the Virtual Counter-Terrorism Week from July 6 to July 10, 2020. The event has been convened under the theme of “Strategic and Practical Challenges of Countering Terrorism in a Global Pandemic Environment
Correct Answer: A. Ofek-16
On 6th July 2020, from Central Israel’s Palmachim Airbase Israel has successfully launched its intelligence satellite ‘Ofek-16’ into the Low Earth Orbit. This is the 12th Satellite launched by Israel under its Ofek family of satellites. Ofek-16 is an optoelectronic reconnaissance (intelligence) satellite
Correct Answer: D. November 2020
The third China International Import Expo (CIIE) will be held as scheduled offline from November 5 to 10, 2020 in Shanghai amid the coronavirus pandemic, showing China’s determination to further open up, a CIIE Bureau official said. The event can also accelerate the recovery of the global economy, said Sun Chenghai, vice director of the CIIE Bureau, Global Times reported on July 25, 2020.
Correct Answer: C. Iran
Iran`s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched underground ballistic missiles on July 29, 2020, as part of an exercise involving a mock-up American aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting its network of subterranean bases.
Correct Answer: D. Lee Hsien Loong
Lee Hsien Loong is the current Prime Minister of Singapore. Singapore has conducted its general elections on 10th July 2020. The People’s Action Party (PAP) has won 83 seats out of the total 93 seats. Singapore became the 2nd Country in Asia to conduct National Polls in the times of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Correct Answer: B. United Kingdom
The 2020 Global Real Estate Transparency Index covers 99 countries and territories and 163 cities. The United Kingdom tops in the Global Real Estate Transparency Index 2020, followed by the United States and Australia. The country’s real estate market is currently placed in the ‘Highly Transparent’ zone
Correct Answer: C. 6 July 2020
Ennio Morricone, one of the world`s best-known and most prolific composers of film scores notably for spaghetti westerns, died in Rome on Monday at the age of 91
Correct Answer: A. Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan became the 25th country with the status of an observer in the World Trade Organization (WTO). The member-states of the WTO General Council unanimously adopted the resolution on granting the status of an observer in WTO to the Central Asian country. There are 164 WTO member-states at present and 25 countries possess the status of an observer including Turkmenistan.
Correct Answer: B. July 29, 2020
The first five Rafale fighter jets bought from France in a multi-billion-dollar deal landed in India on July 29, 2020. A water-cannon guard of honor greeted the five jets when they landed at the Ambala airbase in Haryana state.
Correct Answer: A. World Health Organisation
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently launched a new initiative named ‘COVID-19 Law Lab’, to ensure that laws are adhered to protect health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. It is a joint project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), WHO, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University.
Correct Answer: A. Three
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is set to replace the 25-year-old NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). The renegotiated deal comes into effect from July 1. The deal was originally signed in 2018 and since then the countries have been working to implement the new deal.
Correct Answer: C. Google
Google has recently launched a short-video making application called ‘Tangi’, which is similar to the popular application TikTok. The application has been launched initially on the web and iOS platforms. The application for 60-second-videos has been designed by the incubator of Google called ‘Area 120