Which major technology company has launched a new application named ‘Sodar’, to help people maintain distancing?
- A. Google
- B. Amazon
- C. Facebook
- D. Apple
Correct Answer: A. Google
Major technology company Google has launched a new application named ‘Sodar’, to help people maintain distancing. The application uses Augmented reality (AR) for this purpose. It creates a visual boundary using the user’s smartphone camera and shows who is breaching that distance, on a real-time basis.
Correct Answer: C. Hulusi Akar
Hulusi Akar is the current Turkish Minister of Defense and a former four-star Turkish Armed Forces general who served as the 29th Chief of the Turkish General Staff. On July 9, 2018 Akar was appointed by Turkey’s President Erdogan as the Minister for National Defense. This was the first time in Turkey’s history that a civilian government appointed an active duty military officer to this position.
Correct Answer: C. Mexico
Mexico has become the first country in the world to issue a sovereign bond linked to the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations. It has raised EUR 750 million ($890 million) by such bonds. The SDG bond will mature in September 2027 and offers a yield to maturity rate of 1.603% and a coupon rate of 1.350%. This new bond was issued under Mexico’s new “SDG Sovereign Bond Framework,” which was released in February in partnership with French investment bank Natixis.
Correct Answer: A. Cairo
This year’s first ISSF World Cup is being held in the city of Cairo, Egypt. The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2022 was held in Cairo, Egypt from 26th February to 8th March 2022
Correct Answer: C. Jakarta Indonesia
The 43rd ASEAN Summit held in Jakarta Indonesi On the occasion, President Jokowi emphasized the importance of ASEAN solidarity and stability in the region to face global challenges and to realize ASEAN as the epicentrum of growth. Particularly, President Jokowi also higlight the importance of the implementation of Five Point Consensus to resolve Myanmar conflicts. “We hope that issues in Myanmar can be resolved immediately since it is related to humanity and the people of Myanmar. In fact, the issues are very complicated, not only involve one or two parties but three, four, or five parties. Therefore it takes time. It can only be resolved once all stakeholders in the country have common will to resolve it, otherwise it will be very hard,” he said.
Correct Answer: B. France
The competition authority of France recently slapped a record 1.1 billion euro (equivalent to $1.2 billion) fine on US tech major Apple. The fine was imposed on the firm’s anti-competitive behavior towards its independent retail distributors. The country’s authority announced that it found Apple prevented independent retailers in France from competing on price and allegedly used its economic power on them
Correct Answer: D. May 29, 2022
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu better known by his stage name Sidhu Moose Wala, was an Indian singer, rapper, actor and politician associated with Punjabi music and Punjabi cinema. Moose Wala was a member of the Indian National Congress, and unsuccessfully contested the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election from Mansa. He was shot dead by unidentified assailants on 29 May 2022.