theme selected for the ‘International Day of Clean Air for blue skies’ celebrated?
- A. Clean Air for Clean Earth
- B. The Air We Share
- C. Clean Air for All
- D. Leaving No one behind
Correct Answer: B. The Air We Share
The third International Day of Clean Air for blue skies is held on 7 September 2022, under the theme of ‘The Air We Share’. It focal point on the trans-boundary nature of air pollution highlighting the need for collective action. The 74th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted a resolution designating 7 September as the ‘International Day of Clean Air for blue skies’.
Correct Answer: A. Ukraine
Ukraine on May 16, 2023, said law enforcement had detained the head of the country`s supreme court in a $2.7-million bribery inquiry, as Kyiv pursues anti-graft measures required for closer integration with the European Union. Following Vsevolod Kniaziev`s detention, 140 of 142 justices backed a decision to remove him from office at a plenum of the Supreme Court.
Correct Answer: C. India
India Under-19 clinch recorded eighth Asia Cup title after thrashing Sri Lanka. India ended 2021 with a memorable feat, winning a record eighth Under-19 Asia Cup title in nine editions, by thrashing Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the rain-affected final in Dubai on 31 December 2021.
Correct Answer: A. Japan
The world`s biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor in operations was inaugurate in Japan on December 1st, 2023, a technology in its infancy but billed by some as the answer to humanity`s future energy needs. Fusion differs from fission, the technique currently used in nuclear power plants, by fusing two atomic nuclei instead of splitting one.
Correct Answer: B. Mexico
The tequila fish (Zoogoneticus tequila) which was declared extinct in the wild has been reintroduced to its native Mexico. The little fish, which grows only up to 70 mm, was bred in an aquarium at Chester zoo, England. The fish disappeared from the wild in 2003 due to the introduction of invasive, exotic fish species and water pollution.
Correct Answer: C. 28 July to 8 August 2022
Correct Answer: B. Russia
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be attending the meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on September 10 in Moscow, Russia. The SCO ministerial meetings are taking place at a time when India and China, two members of the bloc, are engaged in tense border standoff in eastern Ladakh.