How many member countries are there in Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)?
- A. 19 countries
- B. 10 countries
- C. 13 countries
- D. 15 countries
Correct Answer: D. 15 countries
Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The 15 member countries account for about 30% of the world’s population (2.2 billion people) and 30% of global GDP ($26.2 trillion), making it the largest trade bloc in history. It is the first free trade agreement among the East Asian countries of China, Japan, and South Korea, three of the four largest economies in Asia.
Correct Answer: C. Chile
The plenary body of Chile’s Constitutional Convention formally approved the Rights of Nature within its proposed constitutional text. The Chilean people will now vote on the final version. After the vote, Chile could become the second such country in the world besides Ecuador.
Correct Answer: A. 21 April 2022
Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki, was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013. Kibaki died on 21 April 2022, at the age of 90.
Correct Answer: A. New Zealand
New Zealand’s new government will scrap the country’s world-leading law to ban smoking for future generations to help pay for tax cuts – a move that public health officials believe will cost thousands of lives and be “catastrophic” for Māori communities
Correct Answer: D. $22bn
On Thursday 26 March 2020 India has announced a $22bn (£19bn) bailout for the country’s poor to help counter the economic effects of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Correct Answer: B. Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cabinet passed the 21st Amendment to the Constitution to empower Parliament over the executive president. The 21st Amendment is expected to dissolve the section, which gives unfettered powers to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after abolishing the 19th Amendment which will strengthen Parliament. It also includes reforms including barring dual citizens from contesting elections to hold public office.
Correct Answer: A. Glasgow