Which supersonic cruise missile with Indigenous Booster has been successfully flight tested by India?
- A. BrahMos
- B. Nirbhay
- C. Shaurya
- D. Viraat
Correct Answer: A. BrahMos
India has successfully test-fired a new version of the surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile BrahMos. The missile with a number of indigenously developed sub-systems including a Booster was flight-tested from the integrated test range at Balasore in Odisha. It has an extended range of about 400 km from the earlier 290 km range.
Correct Answer: C. Philippines
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck off the cost of the Philippines island of Mindanao. A tsunami warning was issued. In Japan, authorities issue evacuation orders late Saturday in various parts of Okinawa prefecture, including for the entire coastal area, affecting thousands of people.
Correct Answer: B. Bangladesh
The International Children’s Film festival was recently inaugurated in the capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka. It is one of the biggest film festivals in the country and the only international festival which is celebrated exclusively for children and young adults since 2008.
Correct Answer: C. 1st week of July 2023
The beginning of July was the hottest week on recorded for the planet, according to early findings on Monday from the World Meteorological Organisation, after a series of scorching days saw global temperature records tumble. The world just had the hottest week on record, according to preliminary data, the WMO said in a statement after climate change and the early stages of the El Nino weather pattern drove the warmest June on recorded.
Correct Answer: D. All of these
The defense chiefs of the US, South Korea and Japan agreed to start a new mechanism to share data on North Korean missile launches. The agreement, reached in a trilateral meeting between the ministers in Seoul on Sunday, will “facilitate the exchange of real-time missile warning data and improve each country’s ability to monitor missiles” launched by North Korea, according to a Pentagon statement.
Correct Answer: C. South Africa
Mining Company Anglo American has unveiled the world’s largest hydrogen truck to operate at a platinum mine in northern RSA. The dump truck equipped with 2 MW fuel cells and capable of hauling up to 290 tons of ore will be the first among the trucks the company plans to replace diesel vehicles with. The truck presentation took place at the Mogalakwena mine located about 250 km away from Johannesburg, the RSA capital.
Correct Answer: C. Nicaragua
The global Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed Nicaragua and Pakistan from its ‘grey list’ of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, noting their progress in improving their money-laundering prevention regimes.