Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to resign, as per reports, due to his worsening health condition, he hails from which country?
- A. Japan
- B. China
- C. Nepal
- D. S.korea
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On May 27, 2020, which country bans use of hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 patients?
- A. United States
- B. France
- C. Germany
- D. Italy
Correct Answer: B. France
The French government said on May 27, 2020, that doctors should no longer prescribe hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 patients, an unproven and potentially harmful treatment for the disease nonetheless promoted by US President Donald Trump.
‘Bibi: My Story’ is the title of the memoir of which country’s former Prime Minister?
- A. Afghanistan
- B. Pakistan
- C. Israel
- D. Iran
Correct Answer: C. Israel
‘Bibi: My Story’ is the title of the memoir of Israel’s former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It is set to be published in November. The country is also set to hold its parliamentary elections in November’s first week. Netanyahu has previously written books including ‘A Durable Peace’ and ‘Fighting Terrorism’.
NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission return to Earth on?
- A. September 21, 2023
- B. September 24, 2023
- C. September 28, 2023
- D. September 25, 2023
Correct Answer: B. September 24, 2023
NASA’s first asteroid sample from deep space parachutes into the Utah desert to cap a seven year journey. A seven-year space voyage came to its climactic end when a NASA capsule landed in the desert in the US state of Utah, carrying to Earth the largest asteroid sample ever collected. Scientists have high hopes for the sample, which landed on Sunday-24 September 2023, saying it will provide a better understanding of the formation of our solar system and how Earth became habitable.
The 14th BRICS Summit convened under the Chairship of:
- A. President Xi Jinping of China
- B. President Vladimir Putin of Russia
- C. Prime Minister Modi of Pakistan
- D. President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil
Correct Answer: A. President Xi Jinping of China
The 14thBRICS Summit, convened under the Chairship of President Xi Jinping of China on 23-24June 2022, in a virtual format. President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa also participated in the Summit on 23 June. The High-level Dialogue on Global Development, the non-BRICS engagement segment of the Summit, was held on 24 June.
When China launches its first mission to Mars?
- A. July 23, 2020
- B. July 24, 2020
- C. July 25, 2020
- D. July 26, 2020
Correct Answer: A. July 23, 2020
China on July 23, 2020, successfully launched an unmanned probe to Mars in its first independent mission to Red Planet. The Tianwen-1 mission launched atop a Long March 5 Y-4 rocket from Wenchang Satellite launch centre, on the southern island of Hainan.
When did the US withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty?
- A. 21 May 2020
- B. 22 May 2020
- C. 22 November 2020
- D. 15 January 2021
Correct Answer: C. 22 November 2020
In April 2020, it was reported that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper had agreed to proceed with U.S. withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies. On May 21, 2020, President Trump announced that the United States would be withdrawing from the treaty due to alleged Russian violations. On 22 May 2020, the United States submitted a notice of withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies. Senate Democrats questioned the legality, wisdom, and appropriateness of the planned withdrawal so close to the 2020 United States presidential election. The U.S. said it would share some of its intelligence and reconnaissance information with European allies to make up for any loss of critical information from the end of the Treaty. On 22 November 2020, United States official sources—including U.S. Department of State websites, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and the National Security Council’s official Twitter account—announced that the six-month period was over and the U.S. was no longer a party to the Treaty.