The US has approved a $______ billion sale of military equipment to Taiwan.
- A. $1.1 billion
- B. $1.9 billion
- C. $1.4 billion
- D. $1.0 billion
Correct Answer: A. $1.1 billion
The US State Department has approved a potential $1.1 billion sale of military equipment to Taiwan, including 60 anti-ship missiles and 100 air-to-air missiles, with China threatening to take countermeasures. The Pentagon announced the package on 2 September 2022 in the wake of China`s aggressive military drills around Taiwan following a visit to the island last month by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the highest-ranking US official to travel to Taipei in years.
Correct Answer: A. Russia
Israel denounce Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on May 2, 2022, for suggesting that Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins, accusing Lavrov of spreading anti-Semitism and belittling the Holocaust.Such lies are intended to accuse the Jews themselves of the most horrific crimes in history that were committed against them, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in a statement.
Correct Answer: C. Sixth
The 2022 Asia Cup was the 15th edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament, with the matches played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) from 27 August to 11 September 2022 in the United Arab Emirates. Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 23 runs in the final, to win their sixth title and their first in the T20I format.
Correct Answer: A. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Presidential election were held in Turkey in May 2023 alongside parliamentary election to elect a president for a term of five years. It marks the first time a Turkish presidential election has gone to a run-off. Erdoğan was re-elected in the second round with 52.2% of the vote.
Correct Answer: B. Noor-3
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards successfully launched a third military satellite into orbit called as Noor-3. The Noor 3 imaging satellite orbits at an altitude of 450 kilometres (280 miles) above the earth’s surface and was launche by the three-stage Qased, or messenger carrier, state media said, which launch its predecessor Noor 2 in 2022.
Correct Answer: A. 5 Months
Correct Answer: C. Turkiye
Israel and Turkiye announced the resumption of full diplomatic ties on August 17, 2022, following years of strained relations between the Mediterranean nations. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid hailed the diplomatic breakthrough as an important asset for regional stability and very important economic news for the citizens of Israel.