Droupadi Murmu was sworn in as India`s president on:
- A. July 23, 2022
- B. July 28, 2022
- C. July 24, 2022
- D. July 25, 2022
Correct Answer: D. July 25, 2022
Droupadi Murmu was sworn in as India`s president on July 25, 2022, making her the first person from one of the country`s marginalized tribal communities to serve as head of state. The former school teacher and state governor were elected to the largely ceremonial position last week with 64 percent of the vote by members of India`s parliament and state assemblies. Murmu, who is from the Santhal tribe and was born in eastern Odisha state, paid her respects before her inauguration at a memorial dedicated to India`s independence hero Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi.
Correct Answer: B. Finland
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin tested negative in a drug test she took following the publication of video footage last week that showed her partying with friends, the premier`s office said on August 22, 2022. Video clips of Marin, 36, at a party with Finnish celebrities began circulating on social media last week and they were soon published by several media outlets in Finland and abroad.
Correct Answer: B. Fighting slavery’s legacy of racism through transformative education
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 2023 is observed on 23 August. The Theme for the day this year is Fighting slavery’s legacy of racism through transformative education.
Correct Answer: C. Fly Dubai
Correct Answer: B. July 30, 2020
Taiwan`s former president Lee Teng-hui, Nickname `Mr. Democracy` died on Thursday, July 30, 2020, at the age of 97. Lee had been in hospital since February after choking on some food and had a history in recent years of chronic illnesses.
Correct Answer: C. 22 November 2020
In April 2020, it was reported that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper had agreed to proceed with U.S. withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies. On May 21, 2020, President Trump announced that the United States would be withdrawing from the treaty due to alleged Russian violations. On 22 May 2020, the United States submitted a notice of withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies. Senate Democrats questioned the legality, wisdom, and appropriateness of the planned withdrawal so close to the 2020 United States presidential election. The U.S. said it would share some of its intelligence and reconnaissance information with European allies to make up for any loss of critical information from the end of the Treaty. On 22 November 2020, United States official sources—including U.S. Department of State websites, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and the National Security Council’s official Twitter account—announced that the six-month period was over and the U.S. was no longer a party to the Treaty.
Correct Answer: B. New York
In a world’s first, the New York state legislature has passes the “right to repair” bill that will require digital electronics manufacturers to make parts, tools, information, and software available to consumers and independent repair shops.