The UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment took place in which country?
- A. Italy
- B. Luxembourg
- C. Netherlands
- D. Belgium
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Marcos Junior has been elected as the new President of which country?
- A. Malaysia
- B. Singapore
- C. Philippines
- D. Mauritius
Correct Answer: C. Philippines
Marcos was proclaimed the President-elect of the Philippines on May 25, 2022, alongside his running-mate and Vice-President-elect Sara Duterte. Marcos received 31,629,783 votes, or 58.77% of the total votes cast, about 16.5 million votes ahead of his closest rival, Vice President Leni Robredo, who received over 15 million votes.
The World Bank approved ______ billion USD aid to India to accelerate “India’s COVID-19 Special Protection Response Programme”, on May 15, 2020.
- A. 1 billion USD
- B. 2 billion USD
- C. 3 billion USD
- D. 4 billion USD
Correct Answer: A. 1 billion USD
The World Bank approved 1 billion USD aid to India to accelerate “India’s COVID-19 Special Protection Response Programme”, on Friday May 15, 2020. The fund will be used to provide social assistance to the poor, severely impacted and vulnerable households.
The European parliament’s annual Sakharov prize has been awarded to the people of which country?
- A. Iraq
- B. Russia
- C. Ukraine
- D. Japan
Correct Answer: C. Ukraine
The European Parliament has awarded its annual Sakharov prize for freedom of thought to the people of Ukraine, to honor their fight against Russia’s invasion. The award comes with prize money of 50,000 Euros, which will be distributed to representatives of Ukrainian civil society. The prize, named after the late Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, has been awarded since 1988 to individuals and organizations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms.
MeerKAT, which has captured high-quality imaging of a PKS 2014-55 galaxy, is a satellite of which country?
- A. South Korea
- B. Israel
- C. South Africa
- D. United States
Correct Answer: C. South Africa
According to the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), using the high-quality imaging of a galaxy called PKS 2014-55, sent by the South African satellite MeerKAT, the ‘X’ galaxies were found to be of a ‘double boomerang’ shape. The galaxy that is located 800 million light-years from Earth, is classified as ‘X-shaped’ because of its appearance from previous blurry images.
Shang Juncheng, who was seen in the news recently, plays which sports?
- A. Badminton
- B. Squash
- C. Tennis
- D. Chess
Correct Answer: C. Tennis
17-year-old Shang Juncheng created history by becoming the first male Chinese player to win an Australian Open main draw singles match. China, aside also earned his first tour-level win in four tries, besides clinching his first major win. There are seven Chinese women in the singles draw, led by the veteran Zhang Shuai, who is ranked at 22nd place in the world.
UNESCO is dedicating 2023 International Day of Education to girls and women in:
- A. Lebanon
- B. Palestine
- C. Pakistan
- D. Afghanistan
Correct Answer: D. Afghanistan
UNESCO is dedicating this year’s International Day to girls and women in Afghanistan who have been deprived of their right to education. It is calling for the immediate lifting of the ban restricting their access to education.