Syria top diplomat visits Egypt in first since Syria`s civil war broke out over a decade ago, Named?
- A. Sameh Shoukry
- B. Faisal Mekdad
- C. Bashar Jaafari
- D. None of these
Correct Answer: B. Faisal Mekdad
Egypt`s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad in Cairo on April 1, 2023, a first since Syria`s civil war broke out over a decade ago, Shoukry`s office said.
Correct Answer: B. China
Shenzhou 14 is a Chinese spaceflight that launched on 5 June 2022 at 02:44 UTC. The flight marks the ninth crewed Chinese spaceflight and the fourteenth flight of the Shenzhou program. The spacecraft carries three People’s Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts on the third flight to the Tianhe core module, the first module of the Tiangong space station. The launch of the three-person crew with a Long March-2F launch vehicle took place from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Correct Answer: B. China
As per the recent cautionary message from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a new virus named ‘Cat Que’ emerged in China. This virus comes from Culex mosquitoes and pigs in China and Vietnam.
Correct Answer: B. Medium
Following Pakistan`s exit from the Financial Action Task Force`s (FATF) grey list, a global body of banking supervisory authorities has acknowledged the progress made by the country in the overall regulation of the financial affair slightly lowering the risk score of the country. `Pakistan`s overall ML/TF [money laundering and terrorist financing] risk score in the Basel AML Index (Public Edition) is 6.16. This places it in the medium-risk category compared to other global jurisdictions.
Correct Answer: B. Indonesia
Nine people died after Indonesia’s capital was hit by its deadliest flooding in years, authorities said Wednesday, as torrential rains on New Year´s Eve left vast swathes of the megalopolis submerged. Thousands were evacuated to temporary shelters as electricity was switched off in scores of waterlogged neighbourhoods across greater Jakarta, home to about 30 million people, with some train lines and one of the city´s airports also shut. Indonesia´s National Disaster Mitigation Agency called on residents to leave flood-hit areas.
Correct Answer: B. Japan
The abortion pill will become available in Japan for the first time after the health ministry approve the drug used to terminate early-stage pregnancy. Abortion is legal in Japan for up to 22 weeks but consent is usually required from a spouse or partner, and until now a surgical procedure had been the only option.
Correct Answer: B. China
A Chinese game developer has appointed a new chief executive officer – artificial intelligence-powered virtual humanoid robot “Ms. Tang Yu.” NetDragon Websoft, which operates multiplayer online games and creates mobile applications, appoint Yu as the CEO of its principal subsidiary. The move makes her the world’s first robot to hold an executive position.