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: C. A Unique Twin Summit
“The Great Reset” will be the theme of a unique twin summit in January 2021, convened by the World Economic Forum.
Correct Answer: C. An-225
The largest plane in the world — Ukraine’s Antonov-225 cargo plane — was destroyed by Russian strikes outside Kyiv on the fourth day of Moscow’s invasion, Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom group said 27 February 2022. “Russian invaders destroyed the flagship of the Ukrainian aviation, the AN-225” at the Antonov airport in Gostomel near Kyiv, the group said in a statement. The aircraft was unique to the world, at 84 meters long (276 feet) it could transport up to 250 tons (551,000 pounds) of cargo at a speed of up to 850 kilometers per hour (528 mph). It had been named “Mriya,” which means “dream” in Ukrainian.
Correct Answer: B. March 5-9, 2023
Correct Answer: A. 7 Years
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx is a robotic spacecraft that has been on a seven-year mission to collect and return samples from an asteroid called Bennu—billions of kilometres from Earth. It took more than two year to reach Bennu after OSIRIS-REx launch in 2016.
Correct Answer: B. Madagascar
A team made up of international scientists have recently discovered 20 new frog species in Madagascar. The team placed the frogs within the genus Mantidactylus and subgenus Brygoomantis. Before now, the group had just 14 members, but now has received 20 new members, and as per the researchers a lot of them sound like a creaking door or a gurgling stomach.
Correct Answer: A. Doha
The fifth United Nations (UN) Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), which will be held in Doha in march 2023. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will participate in the fifth United Nations (UN) Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) which is being held in Doha, Qatar this year. At the meeting, leaders will mobilise additional international support measures, acting in favour of LDCs. They will agree on a renewed partnership between LDCs and their development partners.