Pakistan and six other nations facing climate risks called pathfinder countries will be the first recipients of ______ funding.
- A. Future Plan
- B. Climate Plan
- C. Climate Shield
- D. Global Shield
Correct Answer: D. Global Shield
Pakistan and six other nations facing climate risks called pathfinder countries will be the first recipients of Global Shield funding, it was announced at the COP27 summit in Egypt on November 14, 2022. Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Fiji, Ghana, the Philippines and Senegal were identified as the other recipients of the package by the Vulnerable 20 Group of Finance Ministers (V20) of 58 climate-vulnerable economies and the Group of Seven (G7). The Global Shield initiative for pre-arranged financial support has been designed to be quickly deployed in times of climate disasters.
Correct Answer: C. Vienna
The Economist Intelligence Unit has published the results of its annual Global Liveability Index, with European and Canadian cities mainly making up the top ten. The EIU has revealed that Vienna has once again been ranked the “world’s most liveable city”, scoring highly on all five metrics (education, healthcare, culture and environment, stability, and infrastructure) in its Global Liveability Index. Copenhagen, Calgary, Zurich and Vancouver round out the top five.
Correct Answer: A. Will Smith
Correct Answer: B. Indonesia
Indonesia inaugurated a $100 million floating solar farm on Thursday, the largest in Southeast Asia, as it seeks more opportunities to transition to green, renewable energy. The Cirata floating solar farm, which is expected to generate enough electricity to power 50,000 households, is built on a 200-hectare (500-acre) reservoir in West Java, about 130 kilometers from the capital, Jakarta.
Correct Answer: C. India
The 2023 G20 New Delhi summit is the upcoming eighteenth meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20), a summit scheduled to take place in International Exhibition-Convention Centre (IECC), Pragati Maidan, New Delhi in 2023. It will be the first-ever G20 summit to be held in India as well as in South Asia.
Correct Answer: B. Juan Guaido
The United Kingdom has recently recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s constitutional interim President.
Correct Answer: A. Uzbekistan
The 2022 SCO summit was the 22nd annual summit of heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation held between 15 and 16 September 2022 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan took over the chairmanship of the organization from Tajikistan on September 17, 2021.