World Current Affairs MCQs September 2020

The Embassy of Poland and Polish Institute in Delhi has recently illuminated Qutub Minar in white and red, Poland’s national colors. It was done to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Solidarity movement of Poland. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Solidarity movement, which is a civil rights movement based on Gandhian principles of non-violence.

The United States has imposed restrictions on exports to China`s biggest chip maker SMIC after concluding there is an `unacceptable risk` equipment supplied to it could be used for military purposes.

Twitter said on September 3, 2020, that an account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s personal website was hacked with a series of tweets asking its followers to donate to a relief fund through cryptocurrency.

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed agreements on September 15, 2020, for normalizing relations with Israel, becoming the latest Arab states to break a longstanding taboo in a strategic realignment of Middle Eastern countries. Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed sign Abraham Accords, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S.

The lawmakers of Tunisia have approved Hichem Mechichi as the country’s new Prime Minister. Mechichi and his proposed government won a confidence vote, after a long debate. This is the third Government of Tunisia since October and the ninth since the revolution held in 2011.

The signing ceremony of the historic Abraham Accord, between UAE, Bahrain, and Israel hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump in the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed accords with Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Bahrain`s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani.

Qatar has announced major changes in its labour laws and policies. The country has announced to raise the minimum wage by 25 % to 1,000 riyals per month. The country has also scrapped the requirement for workers to get permission from their employers to change jobs. As Qatar is the host of FIFA world cup 2022, it has been under the spotlight.

The President of Sri Lanka has ordered the termination of a USD 1.5 billion Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, funded by Japan. The reason for the suspension is said to be the high cost of the project, which was the largest single foreign-funded infrastructure project in Sri Lanka.

Saudi Arabia announced that it will now allow flights “from all countries” to cross its skies to reach the United Arab Emirates, a historic first that comes just days after the kingdom let the first direct Israeli commercial passenger flight use its airspace to reach the UAE.