The United States is facing nation wide protests over the death of an African American. What was the name of that African American?
- A. Tiger Woods
- B. Halle Barey
- C. George Floyd
- D. Kevin Heart
Correct Answer: C. George Floyd
George Floyd, an African American man of age 46 died after the white police officer arrested him and knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes while he was handcuffed face down near a shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This happened on May 25, 2020.
Correct Answer: C. Nepal
Correct Answer: A. 13 July 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives in Israel on 13 July 2022 to kick off a high-stakes trip to the Middle East dominated by efforts to persuade Gulf allies to pump more oil and bring Israel and Saudi Arabia closer together. Biden will spend two days in Jerusalem for talks with Israeli leaders before meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on 15 July 2022 in the occupied West Bank. Afterward, he will take a direct flight from Israel to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – a first for an American president – on 15 July 2022 for talks with Saudi officials and to attend a summit of Gulf allies.
Correct Answer: B. Noor
Iran launched its first military satellite called “Noor” into orbit on Wednesday, 22 April 2020, in Semnan, Iran by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps. The Noor satellite was launched by a three-stage rocket that was powered by a combination of solid, liquid fuels and reached an altitude of 425 kilometers (265 miles), above the Earth.
Correct Answer: B. Ireland
Bloody Sunday, or the Bogside Massacre, was a massacre on 30 January 1972 when British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest march in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is marking 50 years of Bloody Sunday, on which British soldiers fired upon a crowd of protesters, killing 14 people. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin also tweeted that the country is paying tribute to the families of the victims. The violence took place during a march organized by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association.
Correct Answer: B. Russia
Russia has produced the first set of Poseidon nuclear capable super torpedoes that are being developed for deployment on the Belgorod nuclear submarine, TASS reported on Monday, citing an unidentified defence source. Since a grim New Year`s Eve message describing the West as Russia`s true enemy in the war on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has sent several signals that Russia will not back down. He has despatched hypersonic missiles to the Atlantic and appointed his top general to run the war. US and Russian officials have both described Poseidon as a new category of retaliatory weapon, capable of triggering radioactive ocean swells to render coastal cities uninhabitable.
Correct Answer: D. 16 March 2023
North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile as South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol headed to Tokyo for a summit o boost ties in the face of Pyongyang’s growing aggression on 16 March 2023. The missile was fire on a lofted trajectory — up instead of out, typically done to avoid overflying neighbouring countries — and flew some 1,000 kilometres (620 miles), the JCS added.