On December 8, 2022, China and Saudi Arabia sign $______ billion deals.
- A. $80 billion
- B. $20 billion
- C. $30 billion
- D. $50 billion
Correct Answer: C. $30 billion
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Saudi Arabia`s powerful crown prince met December 8, 2022 on an Arab outreach visit that has earned a rebuke from Washington, reaching deals in areas, including energy and infrastructure. Agreements worth about $30 billion were signed, Saudi state media said, as China seeks to shore up its Covid-hit economy and as the Saudis, long-term US allies, push to diversify their economic and political alliances.
Correct Answer: B. Quasi-moon
Astronomer have recently discovered an asteroid that tags along with our planet during its annual journey around the sun. Dubbed 2023 FW13, this asteroid is consider by experts to be a “quasi-moon” or “quasi-satellite.” The asteroid was given this classification because it orbits the sun in a similar time frame as the Earth does. However, it is only slightly influenced by our planet’s gravitational pull.
Correct Answer: A. Yemen’s Houthis
Iran-backed Yemeni fighters launched drone strikes on the United Arab Emirates that caused explosions and a deadly fire outside the capital, Abu Dhabi. One of the biggest attacks to date on UAE soil ignited a fire at Abu Dhabi’s main airport on 17 January 2022, and set fuel trucks ablaze in a nearby industrial area, killing three people
Correct Answer: A. July 20, 2023
Nawab Mohammad Jahangir Khanji, Nawab of the Junagadh state, passed away on July 20 at a private hospital here, where he was undergoing treatment. He was 67. Suffering from liver disease for a while now, the late Nawab of Junagadh was only recently diagnosed with cancer. He had dedicated his entire life to the independence of the Junagadh State and continued his struggle till his last breath. Junagadh is Pakistan, he would say.
Correct Answer: B. NASA
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft was launched in its orbit on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. It was launch on a mission to test the capabilities of the crew-capable system as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Starliner lifted off on NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. After certification, NASA missions aboard Starliner spacecraft will carry up to four crew members to the station.
Correct Answer: A. Three
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is set to replace the 25-year-old NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). The renegotiated deal comes into effect from July 1. The deal was originally signed in 2018 and since then the countries have been working to implement the new deal.
Correct Answer: D. 151