On February 09, 2022, which country announced the development of a surface-to-surfaced missile whose stated range would put arch foe Israel within reach?
- A. Egypt
- B. Syria
- C. Iran
- D. Pakistan
Correct Answer: C. Iran
Iran`s Revolutionary Guard announced on February 09, 2022, the development of a surface-to-surface missile whose stated range would put Israel within reach. The Sepah news website said the missile was named Khaybarchekan after a victorious battle fought by Holy Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) in the seventh century. Armed forces chief of staff Mohammad Bagheri described it as a strategic, long range missile. The Sepah News said the missile has a range of 1,450 kilometers, runs on solid fuel, and is capable of penetrating anti-missile systems.
Correct Answer: A. December 19, 2023
Donald Trump is ineligible for the US presidency because of his involvement in the January 2021 assault on the Capitol, Colorado`s supreme court ruled on December 19, 2023, setting off a political earthquake that could upend next year`s election. The decision is stayed due to having been appealed to the United States Supreme Court. Later that same month, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows also ruled that Trump engaged in insurrection and was therefore ineligible to be on the state’s primary election ballot.
Correct Answer: B. Turkey
Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan reconverts Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque. President Erdogan announced the decision after a court annulled the site’s museum status. Erdogan made the announcement on Friday 10 July 2020
Correct Answer: C. Canada
Canada became the first country in the world that have authorized the use of a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine. The two-dose vaccine of Medicago Inc. (a biopharma company owned by Mitsubishi Chemical and Philip Morris), can be given to adults who are aged between 18 to 64, but little data is available on the shots received by people aged 65 and above.
Correct Answer: B. Lebanon
The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Friday cutting the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon and expanding its mandate to address U.S. and Israeli concerns about activities of the militant group Hezbollah in the area.
Correct Answer: B. Kashmiri
Yasin Malik (born 3 April 1966) is a Kashmiri separatist leader and former militant who advocates the separation of Kashmir from both India and Pakistan. He is the Chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, which originally spearheaded armed militancy in the Kashmir Valley.
Correct Answer: D. India
India takes over SCO rotating presidency, to host the SCO summit next year. The rotational presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has been handed over to India in Samarkand, Uzbekistan 16 September 2022. Delhi will hold the presidency of the grouping for a year until September 2023.