What is ‘NEOWISE’?
- A. Comet
- B. Asteroid
- C. Star
- D. Exo-planet
Correct Answer: A. Comet
The comet C/2020 F3 comet also called NEOWISE was discovered on March 27, this year. As the comet would be visible in the sky. It is expected to be visible after sunset for around 20 minutes for 20 days from July 14, 2020, and it will fade away in the month of August.
Correct Answer: B. Montreal
The ICAO Assembly is the Organization’s sovereign body. It meets at least once every three years and is convened by ICAO’s governing body, the Council. ICAO’s 193 Member States and a large number of international organizations are invited to the Assembly, which establishes the worldwide policy of the Organization for the upcoming triennium. ICAO`s 41st Assembly in Montreal, Canada.
Correct Answer: A. Lebanon
Lebanon’s parliament on Thursday 13 August 2020 approved a state of emergency while citing exceptional circumstances in the country after a massive explosion in Beirut on August 4
Correct Answer: B. Yevgeny Prigozhin
Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin is a Russian oligarch, mercenary leader, and former close confidant of Russian president Vladimir Putin until he launched a rebellion in June 2023. Prigozhin is sometimes called “Putin’s chef”, as he owns restaurants and catering companies that provide services for the Kremlin.
Correct Answer: B. Mahsa Amini
The death of Mahsa Amini is fueling wrath against Iran’s hijab laws and stoking criticism of the country’s clerical leadership. Mass protests are sweeping across Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish Iranian woman who died suddenly after she was detained by the country’s morality police.
Correct Answer: C. Haitham Al-Ghais
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has vote to appoint Kuwaiti candidate Haitham Al-Ghais as its new secretary-general. He will take up the role from Aug. 1, 2022, for a period of three years. Al-Ghais has previously worked for the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and served as Kuwait’s OPEC Governor from 2017 to June 2021. He will replace Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, a Nigerian representative, when his second term as OPEC secretary-general ends July 2022.
Correct Answer: A. Will Smith