The presidency of the UN Security Council rotates in Alphabetical order among its members every:
- A. Month
- B. Three Months
- C. Six Months
- D. Twelve Months
Correct Answer: A. Month
The Security Council was established by the UN Charter. Its primary responsibility is to work to maintain international peace and security. The presidency of the Council is held by each of the members in turn for one month, following the English alphabetical order of the Member States names. The president of the United Nations Security Council is the presiding officer of that body. The president is the head of the delegation from the United Nations Security Council member state that holds the rotating presidency. The council has 15 members elected for two-year terms. Five permanent members Ten non-permanent members The council’s presidency is a capacity that rotates every month among its 15 members.
Correct Answer: C. Google
Google has recently launched a short-video making application called ‘Tangi’, which is similar to the popular application TikTok. The application has been launched initially on the web and iOS platforms. The application for 60-second-videos has been designed by the incubator of Google called ‘Area 120
Correct Answer: A. Global Response International Pledging Conference
On May 5, 2020, around 40 countries took part in an online summit called Global Response International Pledging Conference. The Conference was initiated by the European Union. The main aim of the conference was to raise funds for research of COVID-19, especially vaccine development.
Correct Answer: B. 1 December
On 1st December, WHO, together with communities and partners will commemorate World AIDS Day 2023, under the theme “Let communities lead”. Communities living with, and affected by, HIV, networks of people from key populations and youth leaders have been, and continue to be, essential for progress in the HIV response.
Correct Answer: A. August 11, 2023
Russia is set to launch its first lunar landing spacecraft in nearly half a century on August 11. The Luna-25 mission, which will take off from the Vostochny cosmodrome, is part of an international race to explore the moon’s south pole, a region believed to hold significant quantities of ice that could potentially support future human habitation.
Correct Answer: C. India
India on 23 August 2023 became the first nation to land a craft near the Moon`s south pole, a historic triumph for the world`s most populous nation and its ambitious, cut-price space programme. The unmanned Chandrayaan-3, which means Mooneraft in Sanskrit, touch down at 6:04 pm India time (1234 GMT) as mission control technicians cheer wildly and embraced their colleagues.
Correct Answer: B. 45
A total of 45 journalists were killed in connection with their work in the year 2021, research done by the International Press Institute (IPI) revealed on December 30, 2021. Seven of the killings took place in Mexico, six each in Afghanistan and India, and three in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).