In December 2023, which country unveiled World’s first Portable Hospital?
- A. Pakistan
- B. China
- C. United States
- D. India
Correct Answer: D. India
India has unveiled the world’s first portable disaster hospital, Aarogya Maitri Cube, a groundbreaking facility in Gurugram that can be airlifted and consists of 72 cubes. This extraordinary endeavor is a component of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious “Project BHISHM” (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri), unveiled in February 2022. The heart of this innovative disaster hospital lies in its 72 cubes, each containing an array of essential equipment and supplies. Among these are an operation theatre, a mini-ICU, ventilators, blood test equipment, an X-ray machine, a cooking station, food, water, shelter, a power generator, and more.
Correct Answer: A. 8 November 2022
The 2022 United States elections is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 (Election Day). During this midterm election year, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate will be contested.
Correct Answer: C. 2nd
The Afghan Taliban is marking the second anniversary of its return to power with a public holiday, celebrating the takeover of Kabul and the establishment of what it described as security across the country under an “Islamic system”. “On the second anniversary of the conquest of Kabul, we would like to congratulate the mujahid [holy warrior] nation of Afghanistan and ask them to thank Almighty Allah for this great victory,” the spokesman for the Taliban, Zabihullah Mujahid, said in a statement on Tuesday.
Correct Answer: B. Princess Sofia
The name of the Princess who becomes a nurse to help fight COVID-19 is Princess Sofia. Princess Sofia of Sweden becomes a nurse to help fight COVID-19. After completing an intensive training program online, Princess Sofia has now started working at the Sophiahemmet Hospital, reported E! News.
Correct Answer: C. Israel
When the world was celebrating the New Year during the weekend, Israel documented its first florona case in an unvaccinated pregnant woman who went into labour at Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva on January 2. Israeli health officials say other patients may have also contracted the double infection. Florona is a simultaneous double infection caused by the coronavirus and the influenza virus. Florona is not a new coronavirus variant. While people don’t need to panic, the double infection can be dangerous for unvaccinated people with poor immunity as compared to a vaccinated individual who has taken both his/her Covid and flu shots. The combination of flu with the Delta virus or Omicron virus could be dangerous.
Correct Answer: B. Russia
Bangladesh is set to import 500,000 tonnes of wheat at $430 a tonne from Russia in a government-to-government deal as it battles to secure supplies amid surging prices, two government officials with the direct knowledge of the matter said on August 28, 2022. The south Asian country, among importers hit by disruption to Ukrainian and Russian grain exports, has been exploring ways to import the grain since its biggest supplier India banned the export of the grain in May.
Correct Answer: B. USA