Recently People’s Action Party (PAP) have won 2020 General Elections of Singapore, who is the current Prime Minister of Singapore?
- A. Li Hongyi
- B. Li Yipeng
- C. Lee Kuan Yew
- D. Lee Hsien Loong
Correct Answer: D. Lee Hsien Loong
Lee Hsien Loong is the current Prime Minister of Singapore. Singapore has conducted its general elections on 10th July 2020. The People’s Action Party (PAP) has won 83 seats out of the total 93 seats. Singapore became the 2nd Country in Asia to conduct National Polls in the times of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Correct Answer: A. Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos, the founder, and CEO of online retailer Amazon has become the wealthiest person of all time as he ended yesterday with a fortune of $197.8 billion (£149.25 billion). That is a mind-boggling amount of money, and it’s the highest that Forbes has ever recorded during their nearly four decades of tracking the wealth of billionaires
Correct Answer: D. $22bn
On Thursday 26 March 2020 India has announced a $22bn (£19bn) bailout for the country’s poor to help counter the economic effects of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Correct Answer: A. Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour
World Day Against Child Labour is marked every year on 12 June across the world. The day aims to raise awareness about the exploitation of children who are engaged in child labour. The International Labour Organization (ILO) declared the World Day Against Child Labour in the year 2002. The theme for this year is “Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour”
Correct Answer: A. India
As per the 2022 WTW Global Gender Wealth Equity report, women will have 74 percent of the wealth accumulate by men, when they retire. In Asia-Pacific (APAC), India had the worst gender wealth gap (64 percent), more than the global average. A major factor for this is India’s gender pay gap for professional and technical roles. Another factor is that opportunities for women in leadership positions are limited, with only 3 percent of women in the workforce in senior positions.
Correct Answer: A. August 5, 2020
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Ayodhya temple on Babri Masjid land on August 5, 2020. The ceremony will take place on August 5, which is also the first anniversary of India’s controversial revocation of Muslim-majority Occupied Kashmir’s semi-autonomy. Modi is expected to lay a silver brick weighing 40 kilos (88 pounds), according to local media.
Correct Answer: B. 26 September
World Environment Health Day is observe on September 26 every year to mark a day dedicated to creating awareness about the impact of environmental health on human lives. The day is an occasion to recognise the impact of environmental factors on human beings and how a healthy environment is important for healthy living.