Droupadi Murmu is the 2nd woman President of India to hold office, who was the first?
- A. Sonia Gandhi
- B. Pratibha Patil
- C. Bhartiben Dhirubhai Shyla
- D. Arpita Gosh
Correct Answer: B. Pratibha Patil
Correct Answer: B. Manat Sen
The eldest son of Cambodia’s long-term ruler has been endorsed as the country’s next premier in a formality confirming the transition of power. On Monday, Cambodia’s king issue a decree stating Hun Manet will succeed Hun Sen, who has ruled for 38 years. Hun Manet, 45, who until recently was the commander of the Royal Cambodian Army, has long been groom for the leadership role.
Correct Answer: C. Grand-Saconnex
International Organization for Migration (IOM) is an intergovernmental organization that provides services and advice regarding migration to governments and migrants. It is headquartered at Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland.
Correct Answer: B. India
India win ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 with a victory over England. India beat England by four wickets to win their fifth ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in the West Indies from 14 January – 5 February 2022.
Correct Answer: C. 1 August 2023
Top rating agency Fitch has downgraded the United States’s credit rating over its rising debt and a “deterioration in standards of governance”, prompting protests from the White House. Fitch, one of the big three rating agencies, on Tuesday dropped the credit rating to AA+, down one notch from the highest rating AAA.
Correct Answer: B. Barrack Obama
Recently, the Oscar award for the best feature-length documentary was presented to ‘American Factory’. It was the first documentary released by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company named ‘Higher Ground’. The documentary film was released on Netflix, and it is about an Ohio auto glass factory that is run by a Chinese investor, who employs American and Chinese workers. Many global issues such as the rights of workers, globalization, and automation are focussed on in the film.
Correct Answer: C. Gautam Adani
Adani Group Chairperson Gautam Adani has now becomed the world’s second-richest person. According to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List, Adani’s net worth stands at $155.7 billion as of September 16, 2022, leaving behind Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. Adani is now only behind Tesla’s Elon Musk, who remains the world’s richest man with a $273.5 billion net worth. In the calendar year 2022, Adani has added over $70 billion to his fortune, only one among the world’s 10 richest people to have seen his net worth increase this year.