Crown prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah becomes new ruling emir of which country?
- A. Iraq
- B. Kuwait
- C. Bahrain
- D. Egypt
Correct Answer: B. Kuwait
Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is the Emir of Kuwait and the Commander of the Kuwait Military Forces. On 30 September 2020, he succeeded to the throne following the death of his half-brother, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Nawaf had been nominated as Crown Prince on 7 February 2006.
Correct Answer: B. WWF
The WWF has launched the ‘Good for You, Good for the Planet’ campaign to guide people towards eating a planet-friendly diet. The campaign’s long-term aim is to encourage people to become conscious of their food choices every day. This year’s Earth Overshoot Day was observed on July 28. As per a WWF study, food waste amounts to 10 percent of GHG.
Correct Answer: A. COVID Action Platform
The World Economic Forum on Wednesday announced the creation of the COVID Action Platform. The global platform, the first of its kind, aims to convene the business community for collective action, protect people’s livelihoods and facilitate business continuity, and mobilize support for the COVID-19 response.
Correct Answer: C. January 7, 2023
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was sworn in on January 7, 2023 as speaker of the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. McCarthy was elected early January 7, 2023 morning after a series of deadlocks and intense bargaining set a new record of 15 rounds of voting in four days. The bargaining gave the 20-member conservative Freedom Caucus the powers to unseat the speaker and paralyse governance if they wished to do so. This was the longest speaker contest in 164 years. And it was already past midnight when the Republican candidate finally won the contest with 216 votes against 212 of his Democratic rival Hakeem Jeffries.
Correct Answer: C. US
TikTok has removed more than 380,000 videos in the United States for violating its hate speech policy so far this year, the short-form video app said on Thursday, 20 August 2020. The app, owned by China’s ByteDance, also said it banned more than 1,300 accounts for posting hateful content.
Correct Answer: A. China
China’s self-developed JF-22 wind tunnel is ready for hypersonic tests after passing a final evaluation. Based in the Huairou district north of Beijing and reputedly the world’s fastest, the wind tunnel can simulate the environment in which a spacecraft re-enters the atmosphere. The goal of the JF-22 wind tunnel is to accelerate the development of a space-to-earth shuttle system.
Correct Answer: A. 20 October
World Statistics Day 2023 celebrate on October 20! This day was created by the United Nations to recognize the importance of collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data. Since its inception in 2010, this special day has become an annual event celebrate around the world with various activities that promote better understanding and use of statistics.