The first FATF plenary under the two-year Singapore presidency will take place on:
- A. Oct 15-20, 2022
- B. Oct 21-22, 2022
- C. Oct 20-24, 2022
- D. Oct 14-27 2022
Correct Answer: B. Oct 21-22, 2022
China has once again thwarted an Indian move in the United Nations to malign Pakistan just days before an important meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The first FATF plenary under the two-year Singapore presidency will take place on Oct 20-21 in Paris. The financial watchdog is expected to consider a proposal to move Pakistan from the so-called gray list of potential violators to the whitelist.
Correct Answer: B. $5 trillion
G20 nations pledged a “united front” on Thursday Thursday, Mar 26, 2020, in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic, pledging they were injecting a whopping $5 trillion into the global economy to tackle the pandemic amid forecasts of a deep recession.
Correct Answer: B. India, Israel, USA, UAE
I2U2 is the new grouping formed by four nations- India, Israel, UAE, and the US. The first-ever I2U2 summit in a virtual mode will be held in July 2022. I2U2 as part of the Biden administration’s efforts to re-energise and revitalise American alliances across the world, according to the White House. The virtual summit of the four countries would take place during Biden’s trip to the Middle East region from July 13 to 16, a senior administration official told reporters during a conference call.
Correct Answer: D. United Kingdom (UK)
The Prime Minister of Britain, Borris Johnson recently announced to increase the minimum wage of the workers by more than four times the rate of the inflation prevailing in the UK. For the workers of age more than twenty-five, an increase of 6.2 % is to be provided so that the national living wage of 8.21 pounds would rise to 8.72 pound
Correct Answer: D. China
China successfully launched a new optical remote-sensing satellite from its Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China on Sunday. The satellite, Gaofen-9 05, was sent into orbit by a Long March-2D carrier rocket. A multifunctional test satellite and another satellite named Tiantuo-5 were also launched via the rocket. Sunday’s launch was the 343rd mission of the Long March rocket series, state-run Xinhua news agency reported
Correct Answer: B. China
As per the recent report of the Sweden-based think-tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), China is developing a nuclear triad for the first time, made up of new land and sea-based missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft. China is in the middle of a significant modernization of its nuclear arsenal. China’s pace of growth of its nuclear weapons has increased in recent years with the fielding of new weapon systems, according to the report.
Correct Answer: A. Mynamar
The United States, Britain, and Canada hit top Myanmar justice official with sanctions on 31 January 2022 on the one-year anniversary of a military coup. The US Treasury Department placed sanctions on Attorney General Thida Oo, Supreme Court Chief Justice Tun Tun Oo, and Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman U Tin Oo, whom it said was closely involved in the “politically motivated” prosecution of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.