Who was recently elected as the first female President of Greece?
- A. Karolos Papoulias
- B. Prokopis Pavlopoulos
- C. Kyriakos Mitsotakis
- D. Katerina Sakellaropoulou
Correct Answer: D. Katerina Sakellaropoulou
Katerina Sakellaropoulou was recently elected as the first female President of Greece. The Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis nominated Katerina Sakellaropoulou as the President. The 63-year-old Sakellaropoulou has worked as a top-level judge in Greece. The newly elected President is expected to hold the post for the next five years
Correct Answer: A. 7 June 2022
The United States, Britain, France and Germany have submitted a motion to the UN atomic energy watchdog to censure Iran over its lack of cooperation with the agency, diplomats said 7 June 2022. The resolution urging Iran to cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is the first since June 2020 when a similar motion censuring Iran was adopted.
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: C. United States
The United States has decided to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, multiple news outlets have reported, despite concerns about the deployment of weapons banned by more than 100 countries. A weapons package including cluster munitions fired from a 155-millimeter Howitzer cannon is expected to be announced as soon as Friday, three US officials told the Reuters news agency on condition of anonymity. Ukraine, Russia, and the US have not signed that treaty although a 2009 law bans the US from exporting cluster munitions with bomblet failure rates above 1 percent, which covers virtually the entire US military stockpile. Biden, however, can override such prohibitions in cases deemed in the interests of US national security.
Correct Answer: D. 10.65 seconds
Shericka Jackson threw down the gauntlet with a personal best and world-leading 10.65 seconds, the fifth-fastest ever, as she retained her women`s 100m title at the Jamaican championships on Friday to secure her spot at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest this summer. Jackson, who won the silver medal at last year`s World Championships in Oregon, is tied with American Marion Jones for fifth on the all-time list and eclipsed the previous fastest time of the year, the 10.71 set by American Sha`Carrie Richardson at the US championships.
Correct Answer: C. Shou Zi Chew
Shou Zi Chew is a Singaporean businessman and entrepreneur who has serve as chief executive officer of TikTok since 2021. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew face relentless questioning from combative US lawmakers on both side of the political aisle on March 23, 2023, over the video-sharing app`s alleged ties to China and its danger to teens. The 40-year-old Singaporean suffered unusually intense grilling by both Republicans and Democrats who fear that Beijing could subvert the site for spying, data harvesting and to secretly defend a Chinese Communist Party agenda.
Correct Answer: D. December 29, 2022
Brazilian football icon Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time and a three-time World Cup winner who masterminded the beautiful game, died on December 29, 2022 at the age of 82, his family said. Named athlete of the century by the International Olympic Committee in 1999, Pele is the only footballer in history to win three World Cups -1958, 1962 and 1970.