Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder pledged ______ billion for coronavirus relief.
- A. $1 billion
- B. $2 billion
- C. $3 billion
- D. $4 billion
Correct Answer: A. $1 billion
Twitter co-founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey said on Tuesday, 7 April 2020 that he was committing $1 billion of his personal fortune to coronavirus relief through his philanthropic fund, contributing around 28 percent of his overall wealth.
Correct Answer: A. Mali
West African nations will closed their borders with Mali, cut diplomatic ties and impose tough economic sanctions in response to delays in holding elections. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the 15-state regional bloc announced this stance, as Mali’s interim authorities have propose holding elections in December 2025 instead of this February as originally agreed with the bloc.
Correct Answer: C. Taiwan
The chief of the general staff Gen. Shen Yi-ming and seven other people died in a crash in the mountains outside of Taipei on 2nd January 2020. TAIPEI—Taiwan’s top military official was killed in an air force helicopter crash Thursday morning in which seven other people died, the Defense Ministry said. Five people survived the crash in mountains outside the capital. The 62-year-old general and his entourage were on a routine mission to visit soldiers in northeast Yilan county when the incident happened
Correct Answer: A. USA
The US military tested an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on September 7, 2022, the second in less than a month after a previous launch was delayed twice. Washington announced the test in advance, an unusual move evidently aimed at heading off an escalation of tensions with Russia that are already heightened due to Moscow`s invasion of Ukraine.
Correct Answer: B. China
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Tuesday said Padma Bridge Rail Link is a landmark project under the Belt and Road Initiative, and also the largest infrastructure project in Bangladesh using Chinese preferential loans. As one of the most important infrastructure projects in Bangladesh, he said it is estimated to directly benefit 80 million people and boost economic growth by 1.5%.
Correct Answer: C. Five
Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland were made the new members of the U.N. Security Council for the two-year seats they won unopposed in June. The five countries would replace India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and Norway in the Council. The ambassadors of the five countries installed their national flags alongside those of other members outside the council chambers.
Correct Answer: B. Medium
Following Pakistan`s exit from the Financial Action Task Force`s (FATF) grey list, a global body of banking supervisory authorities has acknowledged the progress made by the country in the overall regulation of the financial affair slightly lowering the risk score of the country. `Pakistan`s overall ML/TF [money laundering and terrorist financing] risk score in the Basel AML Index (Public Edition) is 6.16. This places it in the medium-risk category compared to other global jurisdictions.