he Governor of Indiana arrived in Taipei on August 21, 2022 becoming the latest US official to visit Taiwan, Named?
- A. Mike Braun
- B. Todd Rokita
- C. Curtis Hill
- D. Eric Holcom
Correct Answer: D. Eric Holcom
Eric Joseph Holcomb is an American politician serving as the 51st and current governor of Indiana since 2017. The governor of Indiana arrived in Taipei on August 21, 2022, becoming the latest US official to visit Taiwan and defying pressure from China for such trips not to happen. China has been carrying out war games and drills near Taiwan since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a two-day visit to Taipei earlier this month. Last week the second group of US lawmakers visited Taiwan.
Correct Answer: D. Shortage of foreign currency
Sri Lanka’s government recently offered unsolicited value-added and income tax cuts to taxpayers. This led to an extreme loss of government revenue. As a consequence, the Sri Lankan Rupee started to slip. Without the necessary cash reserves in place, in early March Sri Lanka had to allow the rupee to free fall.
Correct Answer: A. IMF
Correct Answer: B. Israel and Lebanon
Litani River forms part of the border between Lebanon and Israel. The river was in the news in December 2023 after a cruise missile launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen struck a commercial oil tanker ship 60 nautical miles north of the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The group has targeted Israeli and US interests in solidarity with Hamas and Palestinians since October 2023.
Correct Answer: C. Hungary
Katalin Éva Novák is a Hungarian politician serving as the current president of Hungary, having been elected in the 2022 presidential election. Novák is the first woman to hold the presidency, as well as the youngest president in the history of Hungary, elected at the age of 44. She assumed office on 10 May 2022.
Correct Answer: A. Indonesia
Correct Answer: B. Charles III
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George) is King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms . He succeeded to the throne on 8 September 2022 on the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.