The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to two Scientists for which field of Chemistry?
- A. Genome editing
- B. Bio-Chemistry
- C. Electro Chemistry
- D. Quantum Chemistry
Correct Answer: A. Genome editing
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for the development of a method for genome editing. The two scientists have discovered one of gene technology’s sharpest tools named the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors, using which the DNA of animals, plants, and microorganisms can be changed precisely. Charpentier and Doudna became the sixth and seventh women to win a Nobel for chemistry.
Correct Answer: D. June 30, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson is an American judged who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The first African American woman to serve on the court, Jackson was sworn in on June 30, 2022, having been confirmed by the United States Senate on April 7, 2022.
Correct Answer: C. Bangladesh
World Bank (WB) Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg lauded Bangladesh as one of the world’s greatest development stories. The country has moved from being one of the poorest at its inception to one of the fastest growing countries of the world. The country’s 6 percent average economic growth per annum since 2000 has lifted millions of people out of poverty. It started with a status of poverty in 1972, became a lower-middle income country in 2015 and is now on the way to becoming an upper-middle income country.
Correct Answer: A. U.S.
The signing ceremony of the historic Abraham Accord, between UAE, Bahrain, and Israel hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump in the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed accords with Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Bahrain`s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani.
Correct Answer: C. France
On January 21, 2024, the French LHD Dixmude military ship will dock at the Egyptian port of Al-Arish and treat around 1,000 injured Gazans. The Dixmude is a floating hospital equipped with wards, operating theaters, and 70 medical staff. The Dixmude has been docked in Al-Arish since November 2023, which is 30 miles west of the Gaza Strip.
Correct Answer: D. Spain
Global chemical company SABIC’s polycarbonate plant in Spain is set to become the world’s first that will run entirely on renewable power. This plant is expected to be completely operational by the year 2024.
Correct Answer: D. Belarus
European Union has imposed sanctions against Belarus, the landlocked Eastern European country. The sanction has been imposed to pressurize the President to hold fresh elections in the country. Earlier, the UK and Canada imposed sanctions against Belarus. It has been alleged by various nations that the elections which took place in Belarus on August 9 were not held by fair means.