What is the name of the First Woman to Head the Saudi Arabia’s Music Commission in Saudi Arabia?
- A. Haifa bint Faisal Al Saud
- B. Iffat Al-Thunayan
- C. Jihad Al-Khalidi
- D. Reema bint Bandar Al Saud
Correct Answer: C. Jihad Al-Khalidi
Jihad Al-Khalidi named CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Music Commission. Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan appointed Saudi musician Jihad Al-Khalidi as CEO of the Music Commission to launch its work developing the Saudi music sector.
Correct Answer: A. Russia
Recently the first edition of Ganga-Volga dialogue was held in New Delhi, to enhance the bilateral co-operation between India and Russia. The Dialogue was organized by the Union Ministry of External Affairs, India in association with Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation. The idea of which Ganga-Volga dialogue was originated during the India-Russia Summit, held in October 2018.
Correct Answer: C. 95%
Poppy cultivation and opium production have plunged 95 percent in Afghanistan since Taliban authorities banned the crop, according to a UN report published on 5 November 2023. Since returning to power in 2021, Taliban authorities have vowed to end illegal drug production in Afghanistan and in April 2022 banned the cultivation of the poppy plant, from which opium and heroin are made.
Correct Answer: A. UK
Britain agreed to pay France another 72.2 million euros ($74.5m) to prevent migrant boat crossings under a new deal signed on Monday that underlines improving ties between the neighbours. Around 42,000 people -most of them Albanians, Iranians and Afghans have crossed the Channel to England from France this year. The figure is well over last year`s 28,561, which was a thousand-fold increase from 2018 when migrants and asylum seekers first began sailing inflatables across one of the world`s busiest shipping channels.
Correct Answer: B. USA and Russia
Correct Answer: C. Denmark
Correct Answer: B. Moscow
The Collective Security Treaty Organizations (CSTO) is an intergovernmental military alliance in Eurasia. It is headquartered in Moscow, Russia. CSTO consists of many post-Soviet states. After Kazakhstan faced massive protests over the hike in fuel prices in the country, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev called in the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) to help tackle the protests.