Who has become the richest person in the history of Forbes Rich List?
- A. Jeff Bezos
- B. Bill Gates
- C. Bernard Arnault
- D. Akshay Kumar
Correct Answer: A. Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos, the founder, and CEO of online retailer Amazon has become the wealthiest person of all time as he ended yesterday with a fortune of $197.8 billion (£149.25 billion). That is a mind-boggling amount of money, and it’s the highest that Forbes has ever recorded during their nearly four decades of tracking the wealth of billionaires
Correct Answer: D. December 31, 2022
Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence. He was 95. He led the Catholic Church for less than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. Benedict spent his final years at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery within the walls of the Vatican. His successor Pope Francis said he had visited him there frequently. The Vatican said the body of the Pope Emeritus will be placed in St Peter’s Basilica from Monday for “the greeting of the faithful”.
Correct Answer: A. France, Germany, and Italy
France, Germany, and Italy have reached an agreement on how to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). The agreement is expect to speed up negotiations at the European Union level.
Correct Answer: B. Elon Musk
The ‘Forbes’ 36th annual World’s Billionaires List’ of 2022 was released recently. It listed 2,668 billionaires of the world, including 236 newcomers, which fell from last year’s 493. Elon Musk tops the World’s Billionaires ranking for the first time ever, with an estimated net worth of USD 219 billion. Jeff Bezos and Bernard Arnault followed Musk. This year also marked the largest number of Billionaire Drop-offs since the 2009 Financial Crisis.
Correct Answer: C. Roza Otunbayeva
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has named former Kyrgyzstan president Roza Otunbayeva as the UN`s new special representative for Afghanistan, his office said. She is replacing another woman, Canadian Deborah Lyons, as head of the UN mission in Afghanistan, where the rights of women and girls have been drastically curtailed since the Taliban`s return to power last year.
Correct Answer: D. Groundwater, making the invisible visible
Correct Answer: C. China
China has successfully completed its maiden flight of aircraft fitted with its own high-speed satellite internet system. The internet system was tested on Qingdao Airlines aircraft and during its flight, passengers could access internet services at speeds higher than 100 MB at a height above 10,000 meters. China also conducted its first-ever live broadcast during flight.