The 2023 meeting of the SCO Foreign Ministers Council took place on:
- A. 4 – 5 May. 2023
- B. 6 – 9 May 2023
- C. 12 – 17 May 2023
- D. 11 – 14 May 2023
Correct Answer: A. 4 – 5 May. 2023
The regular meeting of the SCO Foreign Minister Council took place on 4 and 5 May 2023, in Panaji, Republic of India, chair by the Minister of External Affair of the Republic of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu, Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China Qin Gang, Foreign Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic Jeenbek Kulubaev, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov, SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming, and Director of the SCO RATS Executive Committee Ruslan Mirzayev took part in the meeting and delivered their remarks.
Correct Answer: D. All of these
The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties.
Correct Answer: C. Turkey
Turkey has closed its airspace to Russian civilian and military planes flying to Syria, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying on 23 April 2022 by local media. The announcement marks one of the strongest responses to date by Turkey, which has cultivated close ties with Moscow despite being a member of the Nato defence alliance, to Russia`s two-month military assault on Ukraine.
Correct Answer: C. 64
A total of 64 matches will be play over the 28-day World Cup period. There are 48 matches in the group stage and 16 matches in the knockout round. It is scheduled to take place in Qatar from 21 November to 18 December 2022. This will be the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab world, and it will be the second World Cup held entirely in Asia after the 2002 tournament was held in South Korea and Japan.
Correct Answer: B. G-7
The Group of 7 (G7) leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US have concluded a two-day summit. They also announce the goals of an open and cooperative international Climate Club towards establishing by the end of 2022. The G7 leaders also condemned “Russia’s illegal and unjustifiable war of aggression against Ukraine”.
Correct Answer: A. 2 Dec, 2023
The World Climate Action Summit (WCAS) will be held during the United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP 28. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE has invited Heads of State or Government to participate in the Summit (WCAS), which will be held on Friday, 1, and Saturday, 2 December 2023, when the first part of the high-level segment for Heads of State or Government will also take place.
Correct Answer: D. China
On the morning of 19 May, President Xi Jinping chaired the inaugural China-Central Asia Summit in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, President Sadyr Zhaparov of Kyrgyzstan, President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan, and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan attended the Summit. In an amicable atmosphere, the presidents reviewed the history of friendly exchanges between China and the five Central Asian countries, took stock of cooperation experience in various fields, and envisioned future cooperation directions. With the future in mind, they agreed to work together for an even closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future.