Who has been elected as new president of Northern Cyprus?
- A. Tufan Erhurman
- B. Mustafa Akıncı
- C. Erhan Arıklı
- D. Ersin Tatar
Correct Answer: D. Ersin Tatar
Turkish Cypriots in breakaway northern Cyprus on Sunday elected rightwing nationalist Ersin Tatar, backed by Ankara, in a run-off poll, at a time of heightened tensions in the eastern Mediterranean. Tatar, 60, clinched a surprise victory in the second round of presidential elections, winning 51 percent of the vote, official results showed.
Correct Answer: D. Honda
The Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda has announced to withdraw from Formula One (F1 racing) by the end of 2021. The decision has been announced by Honda, to achieve its goal of carbon neutrality and other environmental initiatives. Honda has been the engine supplier for the F1 teams Red Bull and Alpha Tauri.
Correct Answer: C. South Africa
According to the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), using the high-quality imaging of a galaxy called PKS 2014-55, sent by the South African satellite MeerKAT, the ‘X’ galaxies were found to be of a ‘double boomerang’ shape. The galaxy that is located 800 million light-years from Earth, is classified as ‘X-shaped’ because of its appearance from previous blurry images.
Correct Answer: D. Malaysia
Malaysia to host the Asian Champions League`s centralized hub in East Asia with matches in the region due to restart in October, the continent`s football governing body said on July 27, 2020. Malaysia will host the last-16 games from the two groups `G` and Group `H` and a semi-final on November 28 and two quarter-finals on November 25.
Correct Answer: B. 119
A Japanese woman certified the world`s oldest person has died at the age of 119 years and 107 days on April 19, 2022. She is the oldest verified Japanese person and the second-oldest verified person ever, after Jeanne Calment. Kane Tanaka was born on Jan 2, 1903, in the southwestern Fukuoka region of Japan, the same year the Wright brothers flew for the first time and Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Correct Answer: D. Climate Action
The theme for Earth Day 2020 is climate action. Earth Day celebrated around the world on April 22. The enormous challenge and also the vast opportunities of action on climate change have distinguished the issue as the most important topic for the 50th anniversary. Earth Day is a worldwide movement started with an objective to spread awareness about environmental protection.
Correct Answer: B. Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka, has been awarded the 2022 Booker Prize for Fiction for the novel ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’. The novel is a metaphysical thriller that tells the story of the photographer of its title. Karunatilaka has become the second Sri Lankan-born author to win, following Michael Ondaatje, who won in 1992