David Warner, who has retired from one-day international (ODI) and Test cricket, is a player from which country?
- A. Australia
- B. New Zealand
- C. England
- D. South Africa
Correct Answer: A. Australia
Australian opener David Warner has retired from one-day international (ODI) and Test cricket to spend more time with his family. He plans to play his 112th and final Test against Pakistan but will not participate in ODIs. However, he has left the door open for a potential return for the 2025 Champions Trophy. Warner has had a successful ODI career, scoring 22 centuries and 6,932 runs at an average of 45.30 in 161 matches. He was a key part of the Australian team that won the ICC Cricket World Cup in India last year.
Correct Answer: D. Australia and South Africa
Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO), proposed to be the world’s largest radio telescope, will be built in Australia and South Africa within this decade. It is headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Correct Answer: D. Lebanon
On April 23, 2020, Lebanon became the first Arab country to legalize marijuana cultivation for medical and industrial purposes. This has been done by the Lebanese Parliament in order to boost the export of marijuana. Marijuana is a psychoactive drug from the Cannabis plant used primarily for medical or recreational purposes.
Correct Answer: A. CODA
CODA won all three awards it was nominate for, including Best Picture, becoming the first film distribute by a streaming service (Apple TV+), the first Sundance film premiere, and the first film featuring predominantly deaf actors in leading roles to win Best Picture.
Correct Answer: D. Steadfast Defender 2024
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) largest military exercise since the Cold War, name “Steadfast Defender 2024,” began on January 28, 2024. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the alliance’s ability to quickly deploy forces from North America and other parts of the alliance to defend Europe. It also simulates the 31-nation alliance’s response to an attack from a rival like Russia.
Correct Answer: B. Amir Khan Muttaqi
A Taliban delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has started three days of talks in Oslo with the Western government officials and Afghan civil society representatives. Starting on 23 January 2022, the close-door meetings in the Norwegian capital will see Taliban representatives meeting with women’s rights activists and human rights defenders from Afghanistan and from the Afghan diaspora.
Correct Answer: B. 18 November
International Day for Tolerance 2023 is observe on 16th November. Tolerance is respect, acceptance, and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world’s cultures, forms of expression, and ways of being human. It is the common theme for International Day for Tolerance. The International Day for Tolerance 2023 theme is “Tolerance: A Path to Peace and Reconciliation”. Every year the International Day for Tolerance 2023 Theme is announce by the UN.