Nancy Pelosi, who landed in Taiwan, is a politician from which country?
- A. Russia
- B. Ukraine
- C. USA
- D. Africa
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Afghan peace talks begins in which country amid calls for immediate ceasefire?
- A. Qatar
- B. Bahrain
- C. USA
- D. Dubai
Correct Answer: A. Qatar
Peace talks between Kabul and the Taliban kicked off in Doha on Saturday, September 12, 2020. The talks were to originally start on March 10 following the US-Taliban agreement that paved the way for the intra-Afghan negotiations, but complications over the release of Taliban prisoners delayed the start.
Hiba Kamal Abu Nada was a Palestinian poet, novelist killed in Israeli bombing in the Gaza Strip on:
- A. 20 October 2023
- B. 25 October 2023
- C. 30 October 2023
- D. 28 October 2023
Correct Answer: A. 20 October 2023
Hiba Kamal Abu Nada was a Palestinian poet, novelist, nutritionist, and Wikimedian. Her novel Oxygen is not for the dead won second place in the Sharjah Award for Arab Creativity in 2017. She was killed in her home in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli airstrike in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.
Which country has the world’s largest elephant population?
- A. Botswana
- B. Zimbabwe
- C. Thailand
- D. Namibia
Correct Answer: A. Botswana
Botswana, the landlocked country in South Africa has the largest elephant population in the world, around an estimate of 1,30,000. The country more than 300 elephants have died mysteriously in the famous Okavango Delta of Botswana
According to UNDP survey more than million people out of Sri-Lanka’s 22.16 million strong population are vulnerable amid claims of a “recovering” economy?
- A. 25 million
- B. 22 million
- C. 32 million
- D. 12 million
Correct Answer: D. 12 million
Colombo, September 3, A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) survey reveals that 55.7% of Sri Lanka’s population, or 12.34 million people out of 22.16 million, face multidimensional vulnerability due to the recent economic crisis. The study, conducted in partnership with the ‘Citra Social Innovation Lab,’ examined education, health, living standards, and 12 indicators like school attendance and unemployment. Rural areas bear the brunt, with 82% of the vulnerable population residing there, emphasizing the need for policy attention.
Bangladesh is set to import wheat from which country after India ban?
- A. UK
- B. Russia
- C. Pakistan
- D. Japan
Correct Answer: B. Russia
Bangladesh is set to import 500,000 tonnes of wheat at $430 a tonne from Russia in a government-to-government deal as it battles to secure supplies amid surging prices, two government officials with the direct knowledge of the matter said on August 28, 2022. The south Asian country, among importers hit by disruption to Ukrainian and Russian grain exports, has been exploring ways to import the grain since its biggest supplier India banned the export of the grain in May.
In March 2022, The FATF added which country to its increased monitoring list, also known as the grey list?
- A. Saudi Arabia
- B. Turkey
- C. UAE
- D. Egypt
Correct Answer: C. UAE
With just two unmet targets out of 34 action points, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has retained Pakistan on its terrorism financing grey list and asked the country to address the remaining deficiencies in its financial system as soon as possible. The FATF added the United Arab Emirates to its increased monitoring list, also known as the grey list, of countries with inadequate controls over terrorism financing. The watchdog also decided to appoint. Raja Kumar of Singapore as its next president for a fixed two-year term.