In December 2023, which organization condemned the acts of sexual violence committed against women during Hamas’s attack on Israel?
- A. European Union
- B. UNICEF
- C. UNO
- D. UNESCO
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Which country has hosted the Badminton Asia Team Championship 2022?
- A. Pakiatan
- B. Indonesia
- C. Malaysia
- D. Japan
Correct Answer: C. Malaysia
The 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships (also known as the 2022 Selangor Badminton Asia Team Championship) was held at the Setia City Convention Centre in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, from 15 to 20 February 2022.
European Organization for Nuclear Research – CERN has recently suspended the observer status of which country?
- A. USA
- B. Russia
- C. Ukraine
- D. Belarus
Correct Answer: B. Russia
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has declared that it will suspend the country’s “observer” status at its facilities and freeze new agreements with Russian scientific institutes. The 23 member states of CERN resolved to discontinue all collaboration with Russia at a meeting of the CERN Council, following a request from Ukrainian scientists. CERN also stated that it will support “initiatives to support Ukrainian collaborators and Ukrainian scientific activity in the field of high-energy physics.”
Which country has adopted a constitutional amendment to solidify its nuclear force policy?
- A. Dubai
- B. North Korea
- C. Bangladesh
- D. Italy
Correct Answer: B. North Korea
North Korea has adopt a constitutional amendment to enshrine its policy on nuclear force, state media report on 28 September 2023, Thursday, as the country’s leader pledged to accelerate production of nuclear weapons to deter what he called U.S. provocations.
Angelina Jolie will quit her role as a special envoy for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on:
- A. December 13, 2022
- B. December 16, 2022
- C. December 18, 2022
- D. December 26, 2022
Correct Answer: B. December 16, 2022
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie will quit her role as a special envoy for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), but will remain a humanitarian activist, the United Nations said on December 16, 2022. Jolie, who has been on more than 60 field assignments during her 21 years with UNHCR, said she wanted to keep working with refugees outside of the global body.
The US dollar finally crossed the barrier of Rs200 in the interbank market?
- A. May 10, 2022
- B. May 17, 2022
- C. May 19, 2022
- D. May 20, 2022
Correct Answer: C. May 19, 2022
The US dollar finally crossed the barrier of Rs200 in the interbank market on May 19, 2022, up Rs100 from eight years ago. The greenback was traded at Rs201.50 in the open market on Thursday.
The Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, published on 12 September 2022, says people are living in modern slavery in 2021.
- A. 40 million
- B. 45 million
- C. 41 million
- D. 50 million
Correct Answer: D. 50 million
The Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, published on Monday says 50 million people are living in modern slavery in 2021, and of these people, 28m are in forced labor and 22m are trapped in forced marriage. The report from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) further says the number of people in modern slavery has risen significantly in the last five years. Ten million more people were in modern slavery in 2021, compared to 2016 global estimates. Women and children remain disproportionately vulnerable. The ILO report says no region of the world is spared from forced labor, and Asia and the Pacific are host to more than half of the global total (15.1m), followed by Europe and Central Asia (4.1m), Africa (3.8m), the Americas (3.6m), and the Arab States (0.9m)