SABIC chemical plant that is set to become the world’s first to run entirely on renewable power, is located in which country?
- A. Russia
- B. United Kingdom
- C. Germany
- D. Spain
Correct Answer: D. Spain
Global chemical company SABIC’s polycarbonate plant in Spain is set to become the world’s first that will run entirely on renewable power. This plant is expected to be completely operational by the year 2024.
Correct Answer: B. Isaac Herzog
Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Bahrain on 4 December 2022, on the first trip by an Israeli head of state to the Gulf kingdom, following the normalisation of relations in 2020. Herzog, whose role is largely ceremonial, met King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa and Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa.
Correct Answer: C. May 18 – 20, 2023
Hosting over 200 event and 140 thematic meeting with the participation of professionals from several countries, the 14th International Economic Summit: Russia-Islamic World: Kazan Forum 2023 start on 18 May 2023 in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. The three-day event is expected to strengthen trade, economic, scientific, and technological cooperation, as well as social and cultural ties between Russia and the Islamic world.
Correct Answer: B. 3rd
Mary Elizabeth Truss is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 6 September 2022.
Correct Answer: A. UK
Commandos in Britain`s elite Special Air Service (SAS) corps killed at least 54 Afghans in suspicious circumstances but the military chain of command concealed concerns, a BBC investigation said on 12 July 2022. Unarmed Afghan men were routinely shot dead in cold blood by SAS troops during night-time raids during the long war, and weapons were planted on them to justify the crimes, the four-year probe found.
Correct Answer: B. North Korea
North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) off its east coast on July 12, 2023, prompting condemnations from leaders of South Korea and Japan who met on the sidelines of a NATO summit. The launch came after heated complaints from North Korea in recent days, accusing American spy planes of violating airspace in its economic zones, condemning a recent visit to South Korea by an American nuclear-power cruise missile submarine, and promising to take steps in reaction.
Correct Answer: A. Istanbul Declaration
Istanbul Declaration adopted by the 12th Session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers emphasized the importance of cooperation among the member states in developing necessary mechanisms to fight disinformation and other related challenges of the post-truth era. The declaration also underlined the need for devising short, medium, and long-term strategic processes in the fight against disinformation. The information ministers of the OIC member states participated in the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers titled ‘Combating Disinformation and Islamophobia in the Post-Truth Era’ held in Türkiye on 22 September 2022.