ISRO Aditya L1 mission was launched successfully on?
- A. September 02, 2023
- B. September 08, 2023
- C. September 09, 2023
- D. September 08, 2023
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The Taliban government approved their first budget of ____ billion afghanis.
- A. 59.9 billion
- B. 53.9 billion
- C. 85.9 billion
- D. 58.9 billion
Correct Answer: B. 53.9 billion
The budget of 53.9 billion afghanis ($508m) approved on 12 January 2022 will cover the first quarter of 2022 and is almost entirely dedicated to funding government institutions.
Who is newly appointed cricket coach of Australian cricket team?
- A. Justin Langer
- B. Andrew McDonald
- C. Josh Inglis
- D. None of these
Correct Answer: B. Andrew McDonald
Cricket Australia has appointed Andrew McDonald as the new head coach of the Australian men’s cricket team on a four-year contract. Andrew McDonald has been appointed head coach of Australia in all three formats for the next four years after overseeing their test series victory in Pakistan in a caretaker role. Australia’s top cricket body appointed Andrew McDonald as the national coach on 13 April 2022, two months after the shock departure of Justin Langer.
What is the name of the Crew Dragon spacecraft from which NASA astronauts landed back on the Earth?
- A. Victor
- B. Endeavor
- C. SpaceX Plus
- D. NASA Craft
Correct Answer: B. Endeavor
The United States astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon, landed back on the Earth. The astronauts splashed down aboard Crew Dragon ‘Endeavor’ in the Gulf of Mexico after a 64-day voyage in space. This is NASA’s first crewed mission from American soil in nine years. This splashdown is the first of its kind by NASA in 45 years.
After approval from US, which country is set to sell its “David’s Sling” anti-missile defense system to Finland?
- A. Israel
- B. Africa
- C. Germany
- D. Turkey
Correct Answer: A. Israel
The US Government has granted approval for Israel to sell its “David’s Sling” anti-missile defense systems to Finland. Following the approval, Israel’s Ministry of Defense, the Finnish Ministry of Defense, and Rafael Advance Systems, the Israeli defense contractor responsible for developing the system, will partake in a signing ceremony for a procurement agreement valued at around 316 million Euros.
Named the World’s Largest Plane made in Ukraine, Destroyed by Russians?
- A. An-552
- B. An-777
- C. An-225
- D. An-330
Correct Answer: C. An-225
The largest plane in the world — Ukraine’s Antonov-225 cargo plane — was destroyed by Russian strikes outside Kyiv on the fourth day of Moscow’s invasion, Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom group said 27 February 2022. “Russian invaders destroyed the flagship of the Ukrainian aviation, the AN-225” at the Antonov airport in Gostomel near Kyiv, the group said in a statement. The aircraft was unique to the world, at 84 meters long (276 feet) it could transport up to 250 tons (551,000 pounds) of cargo at a speed of up to 850 kilometers per hour (528 mph). It had been named “Mriya,” which means “dream” in Ukrainian.
Who becomes the first African American woman to appear on US coin?
- A. Guy Johnson
- B. Maya Angelou
- C. Oprah Winfrey
- D. Sally Ride
Correct Answer: B. Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou has becomed the first Black woman ever to appear on a US quarter, after a coin featuring the late poet and activist’s image went into circulation on 13 January 2022. The quarter features an image of Angelou with her arms uplifted, a bird in flight, and a rising sun behind her, with a portrait of George Washington on the “heads” side. The US Mint said the image of Angelou was “inspired by her poetry and symbolic of the way she lived”. The poet and writer, who died in 2014, was the author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, in which she wrote about the racial discrimination she experienced growing up.