Which country has allowed flights from all countries to cross its skies to reach the UAE?
- A. India
- B. US
- C. Saudi Arabia
- D. Russia
Correct Answer: C. Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia announced that it will now allow flights “from all countries” to cross its skies to reach the United Arab Emirates, a historic first that comes just days after the kingdom let the first direct Israeli commercial passenger flight use its airspace to reach the UAE.
Correct Answer: B. Jon Olav Fosse
Jon Olav Fosse is a Norwegian author, translator, and playwright. In 2023, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.”
Correct Answer: D. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Correct Answer: B. Noor
Iran launched its first military satellite called “Noor” into orbit on Wednesday, 22 April 2020, in Semnan, Iran by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps. The Noor satellite was launched by a three-stage rocket that was powered by a combination of solid, liquid fuels and reached an altitude of 425 kilometers (265 miles), above the Earth.
Correct Answer: A. November 23, 2023
On 23 November 2023, Afghanistan permanently close its embassy in India’s capital New Delhi. Releasing an official statement on the closure of its diplomatic mission in New Delhi, the Afghan embassy said, “Effective from November 23, 2023, owing to persistent challenges from the Indian government. The decision follows the embassy’s earlier cessation of operations on September 30, a move made in the hope that the Indian government stance will favourably change to let the mission operate normally.”
Correct Answer: B. UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has establish a federal gaming body that will create a regulatory framework for a national lottery and commercial gaming across the Gulf Arab nation, according to a report by the state-operated Emirates News Agency.
Correct Answer: D. US
US economists Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson won the Nobel Economics Prize on October 12, 2020, for work on commercial auctions, including for goods and services difficult to sell in traditional ways such as radio frequencies, the Nobel Committee said.