On 24 August 2022, Ukraine to celebrate its ______ Independence Day.
- A. 18th
- B. 20th
- C. 26th
- D. 31st
Correct Answer: D. 31st
Independence Day of Ukraine is the main state holiday in modern Ukraine celebrated on 24 August in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence of 1991. Ukraine’s 31st Independence Day on Aug. 24 also marks exactly six months after Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Correct Answer: A. HD1
A team of astronomers led by researchers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard, and Smithsonian, has detected the most distant astronomical object ever. The object, named HD1, is a galaxy candidate 13.5 billion light-years away.
Correct Answer: C. UAE
With just two unmet targets out of 34 action points, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has retained Pakistan on its terrorism financing grey list and asked the country to address the remaining deficiencies in its financial system as soon as possible. The FATF added the United Arab Emirates to its increased monitoring list, also known as the grey list, of countries with inadequate controls over terrorism financing. The watchdog also decided to appoint. Raja Kumar of Singapore as its next president for a fixed two-year term.
Correct Answer: C. USA
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has landed in Taiwan amidst rising threats from China over the visit. China warned the US over his action and the Chinese military also vowed to launch targeted military actions. As per the US, the visit is one of several Congressional delegations to Taiwan and it does not contradict United States policy, guided by the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 and U.S.-China Joint Communiques.
Correct Answer: C. 2nd
The Afghan Taliban is marking the second anniversary of its return to power with a public holiday, celebrating the takeover of Kabul and the establishment of what it described as security across the country under an “Islamic system”. “On the second anniversary of the conquest of Kabul, we would like to congratulate the mujahid [holy warrior] nation of Afghanistan and ask them to thank Almighty Allah for this great victory,” the spokesman for the Taliban, Zabihullah Mujahid, said in a statement on Tuesday.
Correct Answer: A. September 15
International Day of Democracy is held on September 15th, and is held on the same date every year. International Day of Democracy is an annual day that has been running for 10 years. It is a United Nations, (UN), day of observation, the purpose of the day is to review the state of democracy in the world and uphold and and promote democracy and its principles. The day was founded on the 20th anniversary of the First International Conference of the New or Restored Democracies, which promoted global democracy. This year’s theme for the International Day of Democracy, “Empowering the next generation,”
Correct Answer: B. China
According to the data, the birth rate was 10.94 per thousand, which was lesser than the previous birth rate of 12.43 per thousand, in 2017. The country’s birth rate fell to the lowest, since 1949. As China has a rapidly growing aging population, it allowed urban couples to give birth to two children, against the one-child policy which was in effect.