Which country will host OIC foreign ministers meeting (48th CFM Session) in 2021?
- A. UAE
- B. Riyadh
- C. Pakistan
- D. Dubai
Correct Answer: C. Pakistan
Pakistan will chair a meeting of foreign ministers, representing all members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Islamabad next year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a statement. “Positively responding to Pakistan’s offer, the 47th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of OIC in Niger has decided to host the 48th CFM Session in Islamabad in 2021,” the statement said.
Correct Answer: C. 5 to 9 March 2023
The 5th UN Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5) will take place in Doha, Qatar, from 5 to 9 March 2023. It aims to mobilize international community commitments towards the implementation of the Doha Programme of Action for the LDCs (2022-2031) adopted by the UN General Assembly in April 2022. It will offer the opportunity for a renewed partnership between LDCs and their development partners to overcome structural challenge, eradicate poverty, achieve internationally agree development goals and enable graduation from the LDC category.
Correct Answer: B. UNCTAD
UNCTAD stands for United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. UNCTAD recently released a report ‘COVID-19 and Tourism’. As per the report, the world’s tourism sector could lose at least USD 1.2 trillion or 1.5% of the global gross domestic product (GDP).
Correct Answer: C. November 6, 2022
The Taliban on November 6, 2022, reveal the final resting place of the movement`s founder, Mullah Omar, whose death and burial they kept secret for years. Rumors surrounding Omar`s health and whereabouts abounded after the Taliban were kicked out of power in 2001 by a US-led invasion, and they only admitted in April 2015 that he had died two years earlier. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that senior leaders of the movement attended a ceremony at his gravesite earlier in the day near Omarzo, in the Suri district of Zabul province.
Correct Answer: B. Israel
Israeli strikes on Syria killed one civilian, three government troops, and seven allied foreign fighters, a war monitor said on September 1, 2020, in a new toll.
Correct Answer: A. Spain
European minister are meeting in the Spanish city of Seville on 6 November 2023 and 7 November 2023 to decide on the continent’s future in space, including potential exploration missions and an ongoing rocket launch crisis. The first day of the summit is devote to a meeting of ministers from the 22 ESA member states, which includes most European Union nations as well as the UK, Switzerland and Norway. Tuesday was dedicated to a joint EU-ESA meeting.
Correct Answer: C. Kazakhstan
China has warned about a local ‘unknown pneumonia’ prevalent in Kazakhstan. The embassy also announced that this unknown disease has a higher fatality rate than the Covid-19 disease