Pakistan Army chief meets ______ counterpart on Monday, August 17, 2020 in attempt to smoothen strained ties.
- A. Saudi Arabia
- B. Afghanistan
- C. India
- D. UAE
Correct Answer: A. Saudi Arabia
The meeting comes after the decade-long friendship between both countries took a sharp turn when Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi issued a blunt warning to Saudi Arabia after the latter refused to act against India over Kashmir issue.
Correct Answer: C. July 15, 2022
Saudi Arabia announced on July 15, 2022, that it was lifting restrictions on all carriers using its airspace, an apparent gesture of openness towards Israel hours before US President Joe Biden`s arrival. The US leader welcomed the historic decision, the latest conciliatory move by Riyadh concerning the Jewish state, which it has refused to recognize despite intensive efforts by the Israelis to establish ties with Arab countries.
Correct Answer: C. Annie Ernaux
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2022 is awarded to the French author Annie Ernaux “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”
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: 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.
Correct Answer: B. Starfish
When looking at a sea star–or starfish–it’s not really clear which part of its identical five pointed body is considered its head. This question has puzzled biologists for decades, but some new research says that a starfish’s whole body could function like a head. The findings are described in a study published November 1 in the journal Nature and might have solved the mystery of how sea stars and other echinoderms evolved their distinctively shaped bodies.
Correct Answer: D. September 30, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (September 30, 2022) formally announced that Moscow will annex four occupied regions of Ukraine, in an act condemned by the global community and in violation of international law. Speaking at an event at the Kremlin, Putin announced the incorporation of the four Russian-occupied regions — Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia. Putin described them as “four new regions” of Russia.