The launch of Chandrayaan-3 took place on:
- A. 14 July 2023
- B. 22 July 2023
- C. 25 July 2023
- D. 10 July 2023
Correct Answer: A. 14 July 2023
India launch a rocket on July 14, 2023, carrying an unmanned spacecraft to land on the Moon, its second attempt to do so as its cut-price space programme seeks to reach new heights. The heavyweight LVM3-M4 rocket lifted off from Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh carrying the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, as thousands of enthusiasts clapped and cheered.
Correct Answer: A. 24 August 2023
Former US president Donald Trump was arrest at a Georgia jail on 24 August 2023 on racketeering and conspiracy charges and release on a $200,000 bond after having a historic mugshot taken. Trump, who is accused of colluding with 18 other defendants to overturn the 2020 election result in the southern state, spent less than 30 minutes inside Atlanta`s Fulton County Jail before leaving in a motorcade for the airport.
Correct Answer: C. Maldives
the Maldives becomes 54th member of the Commonwealth family. The Commonwealth has welcomed its 54th family member after Maldives’ application for re-admission was approved. The small island nation officially re-joined the Commonwealth at 00:01 today (Saturday, February 1, 2020).
Correct Answer: B. China
The Kuaizhou-11 carrier rocket, which was launched by China, has recently suffered a failure during its maiden flight. Kuaizhou means ‘fast ship’ in Chinese. It is a low-cost solid-fuelled carrier rocket, that was designed to launch low-Earth orbit satellites.
Correct Answer: A. Fitch
Top rating agency Fitch has downgraded the United States’s credit rating over its rising debt and a “deterioration in standards of governance”, prompting protests from the White House. Fitch, one of the big three rating agencies, on Tuesday dropped the credit rating to AA+, down one notch from the highest rating AAA.
Correct Answer: C. October 23, 2020
Sudan on October 23, 2020, agreed to be the latest Arab nation to recognize Israel in a diplomatic coup announced by President Donald Trump days before US elections. The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed an accord at the White House last month to normalize relations with Israel but Sudan carries added symbolism as an Arab nation that has been at war with Israel.
Correct Answer: D. May 28, 2020
China`s parliament approved plans on May 28, 2020, to impose a security law on Hong Kong that has ratcheted up tensions with the US and sparked new protests over fears the city is losing its special freedoms.