Name of the suspect who is behind the 2023 Pentagon document leaks?
- A. Jack Teixeira
- B. Thomas Drake
- C. Jeffery Sterling
- D. Daniel Ellsberg
Correct Answer: A. Jack Teixeira
FBI agents on April 13, 2023, arrested a young national guardsman suspected of being behind a major leak of sensitive US government secrets including about the Ukraine war. Addressing a news briefing, US Attorney General Merrick Garland named the suspect as Jack Teixeira previously identified by US media as a 21-year-old airman and the apparent leader of an online chat room where the document trove first emerged.
Correct Answer: C. 5 to 7 September 2023
43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Jakarta to be held from 5th to 7th September. The opening ceremony of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Other Summits began with the welcoming of ASEAN leaders and invited guests by President Jokowi, accompanied by the First Lady Iriana Jokowi. The opening ceremony began with the official ASEAN anthem “The ASEAN Way,” sung by the Gitabumi Voices choir accompanied by the Purwa Caraka Orchestra.
Correct Answer: B. Solomon Islands
A Chinese communist party delegation has visit the Solomon Island calling the “flourishing” cooperation between China and the Pacific nation a show of how diplomatic ties were in their peoples’ interest, Chinese state media said.
Correct Answer: B. China
Correct Answer: D. Boeing 777X
Boeing 777X, this is believed to be the world’s largest twin-engine jet which measures 252 feet long and over 235 feet across when its wingtips have been extended for flight.
Correct Answer: B. European Union
The European Union’s Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan has submitted his resignation after several days of an allegation that he has breached Covid-19 guidelines while he traveled to his native Ireland.
Correct Answer: C. Third
India’s military spending of $76.6 billion ranked third highest in the world. This was up by 0.9 percent from 2020 and by 33 percent from 2012. In a push to strengthen the indigenous arms industry, 64 percent of capital outlays in the military budget of 2021 were earmarked for acquisitions of domestically produced arms.