Omo I, is the name of the fossils of oldest Homo sapiens in which continent?
- A. Asia
- B. Africa
- C. Oceania
- D. Europe
Correct Answer: B. Africa
In the 1960s, paleo-anthropologists unearthed the remains of Homo sapiens known as Omo I, from the lower Omo valley of southern Ethiopia. Previous attempts to date the Omo I fossils suggested they were 197,000 years old, but the new research shows they must be 230,000 years old and they are the oldest unchallenged Homo sapiens in Africa.
Correct Answer: C. Rishi Sunak
The Sunday Times Rich List 2022 is the 34th annual survey of the wealthiest people resident in the United Kingdom, published by The Sunday Times online on 20 May 2022 and in print on 22 May 2022. In the Sunday Times Rich List 2022 ranking of the wealthiest people in the UK he was placed 222nd with an estimated fortune jointly with his wife of £730million, making him the “first frontline politician to join the rich list”.
Correct Answer: A. $609.02 billion
India`s foreign exchange reserves rose for a third straight week to total $609.02 billion as of July 14, the highest in nearly 15 months, data from the central bank showed on July 21, 2023. They rose by $12.74bn from the week earlier the biggest gain in four months having risen by a total of $3.08bn in the prior two weeks.
Correct Answer: A. September 02, 2023
ISRO’s spacecraft successfully launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota on September 02, 2023. With this, India inched one step closer for the completion of its maiden Solar expedition. ISRO’s trusted PSLV will carry the Aditya L1 mission on a 125-day voyage to the Sun. The Aditya L1 spacecraft will stay in Earth’s orbit for sixteen days. After four months of journey, the satellite will be placed on the L1 point in the halo orbit around the Sun.
Correct Answer: B. PUBG Mobile
The popular mobile game PUBG Mobile has emerged as the highest-grossing game across the world in May 2020. The PUBG Mobile game has earned over $226 million in May, which is an increase of 41 percent compared to the same month last year.
Correct Answer: C. Algeria
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced a deal on April 11, 2022, to boost gas deliveries from energy heavyweights Algeria, as he steps up efforts to reduce Rome`s heavy reliance on Russian imports. Addressing journalists after meeting President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Draghi told journalists the two governments had signed a preliminary deal on energy cooperation.
Correct Answer: A. India
The 2023 Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup will be the 15th edition of the Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men’s national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It will be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and at the under-construction 20,000-seat Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, India from 13 to 29 January 2023.