What is the name of the typhoon that hit North Korea recently?
- A. Maysak
- B. Camphene
- C. Haishen
- D. Lisa
Correct Answer: A. Maysak
A powerful Typhoon named “Maysak” (Cambodian word) hit North Korea and has brought heavy rain and floods in the region. Maysak is the second typhoon in a week to hit the Korean peninsula. Another powerful Typhoon named Bavi made landfall in the country in the last week of August 2020. The typhoon also hit the regions in South Korea.
Correct Answer: B. 15 August 2023
The Taliban seized powered on August 15, 2021, as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the country after two decades of war. They marked their second anniversary as rulers of Afghanistan on 15 August 2023 Tuesday, which was declared a public holiday in Afghanistan.
Correct Answer: B. 7 October 2023
On 7 October 2023, Hamas with other groups such as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, launch a major attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. The attack included rocket barrages and vehicle-transported attacks across the border on Israeli forces. In response, the government of Israel declared a state of emergency and war.
Correct Answer: B. USA
US President Joe Biden signed the “Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act” into law, as he made lynching a federal hate crime. As many as 4,743 persons were lynched between 1882 and 1968, with 3,446 of them being Black. This act was named after the murder of a 14-year-old Black boy from Chicago by a group of White men in Mississippi in 1955 as he was alleged to have whistled at a White woman.
Correct Answer: B. UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has establish a federal gaming body that will create a regulatory framework for a national lottery and commercial gaming across the Gulf Arab nation, according to a report by the state-operated Emirates News Agency.
Correct Answer: C. 18 April 2023
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister meets with Syrian President since war of 2011 in Damascus on 18 April 2023. the first visit to Syria’s capital by a Saudi official since the start of the country’s civil war in 2011 marks a new era in ties between Iran-backed Damascus and Riyadh. Sound relations between Syria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia should be the norm.
Correct Answer: D. Imran Khan
The Muslim 500 is a book that ranks influential Muslim leaders and scholars from across the globe. A Jordan-based publication has declared Prime Minister Imran Khan `Man of the Year` in the Muslim world while US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has been declared `Woman of the Year`. This is the 11th edition of the book.