In October 2023, Which of the following malaria vaccine has recommended for use by WHO?
- A. RTS
- B. S/AS01
- C. R21
- D. None of these
Correct Answer: C. R21
The R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India, leveraging Novavax’s adjuvant technology, has been recommended for use by the World Health Organisation (WHO) after meeting required safety, quality and effectiveness standards, on Monday.
Correct Answer: B. Amanda
Amanda the name of the tropical storm that has hit Central American countries El Salvador and Guatemala recently. The heavy rains from Tropical Storm Amanda caused many people dead and missing.
Correct Answer: B. 29 Feb 2020
Correct Answer: B. Virat Kohli
Kohli’s seven-year stint as India’s Test captain may have ended with a series defeat in South Africa. Virat has been the most successful Tested captain India has ever produced. After taking over the reins from MS Dhoni, he has led India in 68 Test matches and secured 40 wins at a win percentage of 58.82. As Test captain, he registered his first series win against Sri Lanka in 2015. Those 40 wins also make Kohli the fourth most successful captain in Test history, behind only Graeme Smith, Ricky Ponting, and Steve Waugh.
Correct Answer: D. December 29, 2022
Brazilian football icon Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time and a three-time World Cup winner who masterminded the beautiful game, died on December 29, 2022 at the age of 82, his family said. Named athlete of the century by the International Olympic Committee in 1999, Pele is the only footballer in history to win three World Cups -1958, 1962 and 1970.
Correct Answer: A. Babar Azam
405 runs in six matches at an average of 67.50 with two centuries. Babar Azam might have played only six ODIs in 2021, but he made vital contributions in the two series that Pakistan played this year. He was the second-highest run-scorer with 228 runs and was the Player of the Match in both of Pakistan’s wins in the 2-1 series victory against South Africa. The architect of Pakistan’s chase of 274 in the first ODI, Babar made a century and laid the foundation with an 82-ball 94 in the final ODI where the visitors posted 320 batting first.
Correct Answer: B. Joe Biden
Correct Answer: Former Vice President Joe Biden is now the Democratic nominee for the American Presidential Race against Donald Trump. Mr.Biden won the Democratic nomination after US senator Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the Presidential Race. Joe Biden also served as the 47th vice president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.