In July 2022, which country passed the National Defence Bill for 2023?
- A. UK
- B. USA
- C. Russia
- D. China
Correct Answer: B. USA
The US Congress passed the National Defense Bill for 2023 this week that will effectively end the delivery of US humanitarian aid and currency to Afghanistan using Defence Department resources. It also closes the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and limits the use of US weapons in Yemen.
Correct Answer: A. Pakistan
Correct Answer: A. Iran
Correct Answer: B. Malaysia
Malaysia`s parliament on April 3, 2023, passed sweeping legal reforms to remove the mandatory death penalty, trim the number of offenses punishable by death, and abolish natural-life prison sentences, a move cautiously welcomed by rights groups. Malaysia has had a moratorium on executions since 2018 when it first promised to abolish capital punishment entirely.
Correct Answer: A. March 21, 2022
Author and academic Sara Suleri Goodyear died on March 21, 2022. She was 69. Although there was no official word from her family, many in the literary community shared the news and paid rich tribute to her. Born in 1953 in Karachi to renowned journalist Z.A. Sulehri and Welsh English professor Mair Jones, she was best known for her memoir, Meatless Days, which describes her years in Lahore
Correct Answer: D. 16 March 2023
North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile as South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol headed to Tokyo for a summit o boost ties in the face of Pyongyang’s growing aggression on 16 March 2023. The missile was fire on a lofted trajectory — up instead of out, typically done to avoid overflying neighbouring countries — and flew some 1,000 kilometres (620 miles), the JCS added.
Correct Answer: B. Qatar
A temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip took effect from 24 November 2023 to 30 November 2023, during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. The initial agreement, mediated by Qatar, stipulated a four-day break in fighting during which 50 Israeli hostages held in Gaza and 150 Palestinian prisoners in Israel were to be released and more humanitarian aid would be allowed to enter Gaza, with the ceasefire subject to extension providing additional hostages are released.