India`s foreign exchange reserves rose to total $_____ billion as of July 14.
- A. $609.02 billion
- B. $699.02 billion
- C. $629.02 billion
- D. None of these
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Taiwan`s former president ‘Lee Teng-hui’ died on:
- A. July 29, 2020
- B. July 30, 2020
- C. July 31, 2020
- D. August 1, 2020
Correct Answer: B. July 30, 2020
Taiwan`s former president Lee Teng-hui, Nickname `Mr. Democracy` died on Thursday, July 30, 2020, at the age of 97. Lee had been in hospital since February after choking on some food and had a history in recent years of chronic illnesses.
Moab Khotsong, where 1.2-billion-year-old groundwater has been discovered, is located in which country?
- A. South Africa
- B. Japan
- C. Greece
- D. Turkey
Correct Answer: A. South Africa
Geologists have discovered 1.2-billion-year-old groundwater about 3 km below surface in Moab Khotsong. It is a gold- and uranium-producing mine in South Africa. This ancient groundwater is enriched in the highest concentrations of radiogenic products. Uranium and other radioactive elements naturally occur in the surrounding host rock. They provide information on co-habitating microorganisms previously discovered in the Earth’s deep subsurface.
Which country releases first feature film shot in space?
- A. Japan
- B. UK
- C. Pakistan
- D. Russia
Correct Answer: D. Russia
The first feature film shot in space premiered in Russian cinema on April 20, 2023, as Moscow delighted in beating a rival Hollywood project amid a confrontation with the West over Ukraine. The Challenge is about a surgeon dispatched to the International Space Station (ISS) to save an injured cosmonaut. Russia sent an actress and a film director for a 12-day stint on the ISS in October 2021 to film scenes aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Which country placed in the last spot out of 146 countries in Global Gender Gap Index 2022?
- A. China
- B. India
- C. Pakistan
- D. Afghanistan
Correct Answer: D. Afghanistan
In the Global Gender Gap Index which was released by WEF on 13 July 2022, Afghanistan is placed in the last spot in a survey of 146 countries, Khaama Press reported. While Afghanistan is the worst country in terms of gender parity, Pakistan ranked second-worst in a survey of 146 countries
Which Former President won the best narrator Emmy Award for his documentary series ‘Our Great National Parks’?
- A. Barack Obama
- B. Emmanuel Macron
- C. Ramnath Kovind
- D. Shinzo Abe
Correct Answer: A. Barack Obama
Former USA President Barack Obama won the best narrator Emmy Award for his Netflix documentary series ‘Our Great National Parks’. Barack Obama’s production company, Higher Ground, is behind the series on national parks around the world. The former President has already received two Grammy awards. He becomes only the second US president in history to win an Emmy.
Sri Lanka has recently suspended the USD 1.5 billion Light Rail project, funded by which country?
- A. India
- B. China
- C. Japan
- D. United States
Correct Answer: C. Japan
The President of Sri Lanka has ordered the termination of a USD 1.5 billion Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, funded by Japan. The reason for the suspension is said to be the high cost of the project, which was the largest single foreign-funded infrastructure project in Sri Lanka.