International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Conflict 2023 celebrated on?
- A. 8 November
- B. 9 November
- C. 7 November
- D. 6 November
Correct Answer: D. 6 November
On 5 November 2001, the UN General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. Though humanity has always counted its war casualties in terms of dead and wounded soldiers and civilians, destroyed cities and livelihoods, the environment has often remained the unpublicized victim of war. Water wells have been polluted, crops torched, forests cut down, soils poisoned, and animals killed to gain military advantage.
Correct Answer: C. Recover Together, Recover Stronger
Correct Answer: A. September 2, 2022
Sri Lanka`s deposed president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to the country on September 2, 2022, an airport official said, seven weeks after he fled in the face of angry protests over the island`s worst-ever economic crisis. Rajapaksa was garlanded with flowers by a welcoming party of ministers and politicians as he disembarked at the main international airport, the official said, adding that the 73-year-old leader had returned from Bangkok via Singapore.
Correct Answer: B. United States
The United States has terminated its relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO) over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, President of the United States Donald Trump has recently announced. The President also said that the funds provided by the US to WHO will be redirected to other global public health needs. The President has been blaming WHO and China for the deaths and damages caused by the pandemic across the world.
Correct Answer: C. Australia
The Australian government intends to list the entirety of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas as a terrorist organization under the country`s criminal code, Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews said on February 17, 2022. A listing by Australia of the whole group, rather than just its military wing as at present, would bring Canberra`s stance in line with the United States, the European Union, and Britain.
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.
Correct Answer: B. Second