In March 2022, The FATF added which country to its increased monitoring list, also known as the grey list?
- A. Saudi Arabia
- B. Turkey
- C. UAE
- D. Egypt
Correct Answer: C. UAE
With just two unmet targets out of 34 action points, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has retained Pakistan on its terrorism financing grey list and asked the country to address the remaining deficiencies in its financial system as soon as possible. The FATF added the United Arab Emirates to its increased monitoring list, also known as the grey list, of countries with inadequate controls over terrorism financing. The watchdog also decided to appoint. Raja Kumar of Singapore as its next president for a fixed two-year term.
Correct Answer: C. 50 million
Economic losses from drought, floods and landslides have rocketed in Asia, and last year alone, weather and water-related hazards caused total damage of $35.6 billion, affecting nearly 50 million people, according to a report, entitled State of the Climate in Asia 2021, released on November 14, 2022. The report, which was produced jointly with the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), was presented during the UN climate change negotiations, COP27, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
Correct Answer: A. Germany
The 2023 Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup was the 15th edition of the Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men’s national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and at the 20,000 seat Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, India from 13 to 29 January 2023. Germany won their third title after defeating Belgium in the final after penalties. The Netherlands captured the bronze medal by winning against Australia.
Correct Answer: C. 27 August – 11 September 2022
Correct Answer: C. 2023
Correct Answer: A. Israel
Israel gets a breakthrough in development of advanced laser air defence system. Once a laser is locked onto its target it would “take about a second” to eliminate a threat.
Correct Answer: A. 13 MoUs
Pakistan and Turkey agreed to transform their ties into a strategic economic partnership. The two sides, which signed 13 memorandums of understandings (MoUs) including a joint declaration after the sixth meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC), importantly approved a Strategic Economic Framework (SEF) and an accompanying elaborate plan of action to implement the new vision for the ties. The MoUs signed by the two governments relates to fields of standardization, conformity assessment, metrology and training, diaspora policy, media, development, and facilitation of tourism, halal accreditation, trade facilitation, and customs cooperation matters, railways, postal service, military training and hydrocarbon.