The Earth day is observed on ______ every year.
- A. 22 April
- B. 25 April
- C. 27 April
- D. 29 April
Correct Answer: A. 22 April
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Earth Day was founded by American senator Gaylord Nelson for environmental education
Correct Answer: C. USA
A transgender woman convicted of murder was put to death late on 3 January 2023 in the first such execution in the United States, officials said. Amber McLaughlin, 49, was pronounced dead shortly before 7 pm local time at the Diagnostic and Correctional Center in the town of Bonne Terre, Missouri, according to a statement from the state prison department.
Correct Answer: C. Gautam Adani
Adani Group Chairperson Gautam Adani has now becomed the world’s second-richest person. According to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List, Adani’s net worth stands at $155.7 billion as of September 16, 2022, leaving behind Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. Adani is now only behind Tesla’s Elon Musk, who remains the world’s richest man with a $273.5 billion net worth. In the calendar year 2022, Adani has added over $70 billion to his fortune, only one among the world’s 10 wealthiest people to have seen his net worth increase this year.
Correct Answer: A. Mohammed Al-Jadaan
Mohammed Al-Jadaan is a commercial lawyer and co-founder of Al-Jadaan and Partners Law Firm who has served as Saudi Arabia’s minister of finance since November 2016 and concurrently as acting minister of economy and planning since March 2020.
Correct Answer: C. Botswana
Recently, the country was seen in the news as it auctioned licenses to hunt elephants, to tackle human-animal conflict. In the capital city of the country Gaborone, the licenses to hunt 70 elephants were said to be auctioned. The government had lifted the ban on hunting, which was prevalent for five years
Correct Answer: D. 19 May 2023
On 19 May, the China-Central Asia Summit was successfully held at the Xi’an International Convention Center. President Xi Jinping together with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan, President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan jointly met the press.
Correct Answer: C. 18 June 2023
Titan, previously called Cyclops 2, was an experimental submersible that imploded on 18 June 2023 while transporting tourists to visit the wreckage of Titanic.