Tsirkon’, is a hypersonic missile tested by which country?
- A. United States
- B. Russia
- C. China
- D. Kyrgyzstan
Correct Answer: B. Russia
Russia recently announced that it has successfully tested a new hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile named ‘Tsirkon’. The Tsirkon missile was fired from the White Sea in the Russian Arctic and it successfully hit its target 450 kilometers away in the Barents Sea. The missile has also reached a speed of Mach 8 – eight times the speed of sound.
Correct Answer: D. 50 million
The Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, published on Monday says 50 million people are living in modern slavery in 2021, and of these people, 28m are in forced labor and 22m are trapped in forced marriage. The report from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) further says the number of people in modern slavery has risen significantly in the last five years. Ten million more people were in modern slavery in 2021, compared to 2016 global estimates. Women and children remain disproportionately vulnerable. The ILO report says no region of the world is spared from forced labor, and Asia and the Pacific are host to more than half of the global total (15.1m), followed by Europe and Central Asia (4.1m), Africa (3.8m), the Americas (3.6m), and the Arab States (0.9m)
Correct Answer: C. Chandrayaan-3
The launch of Chandrayaan-3 took place on 14 July 2023, and the lunar injection of 100 km circular polar orbit was completed successfully as part of phase one. The lander and rover are expect to land near the lunar south pole region on 23 August 2023. The Chandrayaan-3 mission is a stepping stone toward ISRO’s future interplanetary missions.
Correct Answer: D. Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet
Correct Answer: D. Canada
Correct Answer: B. Colombia
Colombia’s army has shared images of the famous San Jose galleon shipwreck, hidden underwater for three centuries and believed to have been carrying riches. Four observation missions using a remotely operated vehicle were sent to the wreck at a depth of 950 meters off Colombia’s Caribbean coast. The San Jose galleon was owned by the Spanish crown when it was sunk by the British navy in 1708.
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.