European Union to provide ______ million euros for Afghan refugees.
- A. 08 million euros
- B. 09 million euros
- C. 10 million euros
- D. 11 million euros
Correct Answer: C. 10 million euros
The European Union is providing 10 million euros to significantly boost the UNHCR`s assistance for Afghan refugees and their host communities in Pakistan. The funding will focus on mitigating the short and medium-term impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Correct Answer: C. China
A wild arctic wolf was successfully cloned for the first time in the world by a Beijing-based gene firm. The cloning of the Arctic wolf, also known as the white wolf or polar wolf, which is native to the High Arctic tundra of Canada’s Queen Elizabeth Islands, is considered a milestone achievement in conserving rare and endangered species through cloning technology. According to the company, the wolf named “Maya” is in good health. The donor cell of the wolf came from the skin sample of a wild female Arctic wolf and its oocyte was taken from a female dog. According to the Global Times report, Maya’s surrogate mother was a beagle, a dog breed. The dog was selected as the surrogate as it shares genetic ancestry with ancient wolves and hence, ensures success in cloning.
Correct Answer: C. Recover Together, Recover Stronger
Correct Answer: A. Iceland
Iceland has once again been named the most gender equal country, topping the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2022. The Nordic country has closed more than 90% of its gender gap – and tops the ranking for the 12th year in a row, out of a total of 146 economies in the 2022 Global Gender Gap Index. Iceland’s near neighbors Finland, Norway, and Sweden dominate the top five, while only four countries in the top 10 are outside Europe: New Zealand (4th), Rwanda (6th), Nicaragua (7th), and Namibia (8th).
Correct Answer: A. 22 April
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Earth Day was founded by American senator Gaylord Nelson for environmental education
Correct Answer: B. WFP
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Programme on October 9, 2020, for feeding millions of people from Yemen to North Korea, as the coronavirus pandemic pushes millions more into hunger.
Correct Answer: C. January 7, 2023
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was sworn in on January 7, 2023 as speaker of the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. McCarthy was elected early January 7, 2023 morning after a series of deadlocks and intense bargaining set a new record of 15 rounds of voting in four days. The bargaining gave the 20-member conservative Freedom Caucus the powers to unseat the speaker and paralyse governance if they wished to do so. This was the longest speaker contest in 164 years. And it was already past midnight when the Republican candidate finally won the contest with 216 votes against 212 of his Democratic rival Hakeem Jeffries.