Israel to buy 25 F-35 stealth jets from which country in a $3-billion deal?
- A. Dubai
- B. Australia
- C. USA
- D. Malaysia
Correct Answer: C. USA
Israel has approve buying a third squadron of advance F-35 fighter jets manufactured by Lockheed Martin in a $3-billion deal, the defense ministry said on July 2, 2023. Israel is the only Middle East nation with F-35s, the world`s most advanced fighter which is stealth capable and can be used to gather intelligence, strike deep into enemy territory, and engage in air duels.
Correct Answer: A. 59
On June 29, 2020, India banned 59 Chinese mobile apps, including the wildly popular TikTok and WeChat, over national security and privacy concerns just weeks after a deadly Himalayan border clash between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Correct Answer: B. Chad
Correct Answer: C. Annie Ernaux
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2022 is awarded to the French author Annie Ernaux “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”
Correct Answer: B. Nigeria
Nigeria has cut its electricity supply to Niger after West African neighbours imposed sanctions on the junta that ousted the country`s elected leader last week, a Niger power company source said on 2 August 2023.
Correct Answer: B. July 15, 2022
US President Joe Biden landed on July 15, 2022, in Saudi Arabia and met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, beating a retreat from his campaign pledge to turn the kingdom into a pariah over human rights abuses. Saudi state media showed images of Air Force One at the airport in the coastal city of Jeddah after a flight from Israel, making Biden the first US leader to fly directly from the Jewish state to an Arab nation that does not recognize it.
Correct Answer: B. 2011 – 2020
The decade from 2011-2020 was the warmest ever in history. While there has been a rise in economic losses from extreme weather and climate losses, this was the decade with the lowest number of deaths from extreme events, said a report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on 5 December 2023.