Taal Volcano, which was seen in news recently, is situated in which country?
- A. Philippines
- B. Indonesia
- C. Malaysia
- D. Papua New Guinea
Correct Answer: A. Philippines
Taal Volcano is the second most active volcano of the Philippines, and is located on the Luzan island of the country. Recently, the Taal volcano emitted lava and ash clouds up to nine miles into the air.
Correct Answer: D. 2022
March 10 marks the International Day of Women Judges. On this day, the United National reaffirms its commitment to develop and implement appropriate and effective strategies and plans for the advancement of women in the judicial system and institution at the managerial and leadership level.
Correct Answer: C. Singapore
In what appears to be a first, disease trackers in Singapore have used an experimental antibody test for COVID-19 to confirm that a suspected patient was infected with the coronavirus. The patient was one of two people who together formed a missing link between two clusters of cases that each occurred in a Singaporean church. Researchers around the world are racing to develop antibody tests, also called serological tests, that can confirm whether someone was infected even after their immune system has cleared the virus that causes COVID-19. The group that developed the test, at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore, is among the front-runners, although its assay has to be validated before it is taken into
Correct Answer: B. Australia
Australians have roundly rejected greater rights for Indigenous citizens, ending plans to amend the country’s 122-year-old constitution after a divisive and racially tinged referendum campaign. With 88 of polling places reporting, around 59% of people had voted against a proposal to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders within the 1901 constitution for the first time.
Correct Answer: B. China
As per the news reported by the official China Daily, China will build six to eight nuclear reactors per year between 2020 and 2025. China is set to raise the total capacity to 70 gigawatts (GW), which is around 43.5 percent more than that of the capacity estimated at the end of May. The country also aims to increase its total nuclear capacity to about 200 GW by 2035
Correct Answer: A. SunRise
Correct Answer: B. Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka, has been awarded the 2022 Booker Prize for Fiction for the novel ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’. The novel is a metaphysical thriller that tells the story of the photographer of its title. Karunatilaka has become the second Sri Lankan-born author to win, following Michael Ondaatje, who won in 1992