UN designates _____ as International Day to Combat Islamophobia.
- A. 24th March
- B. 14th March
- C. 15th March
- D. 10th March
Correct Answer: C. 15th March
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 15 March 2022 adopted by consensus a resolution introduced by Pakistan on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that proclaims March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia. An UN-adopted resolution was introduced by Pakistan and marks the day when an Australian gunman killed 51 Muslim worshippers and wounded 40 others in the 2019 New Zealand terror attacks.
Correct Answer: B. China
The Kuaizhou-11 carrier rocket, which was launched by China, has recently suffered a failure during its maiden flight. Kuaizhou means ‘fast ship’ in Chinese. It is a low-cost solid-fuelled carrier rocket, that was designed to launch low-Earth orbit satellites.
Correct Answer: B. China
US President Donald Trump signed an act to authorize sanctions against Chinese officials over the mass incarceration of Uighur Muslims and other minorities.
Correct Answer: C. North Korea
In September 2023, North Korea has launch its first operational “tactical nuclear attack submarine” and assigned it to the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan, state media said on Friday. Submarine No. 841 – named Hero Kim Kun Ok after a North Korean historical figure – will be one of the main “underwater offensive means of the naval force” of North Korea, leader Kim Jong Un said at the launch ceremony on Wednesday.
Correct Answer: A. Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt
The Security Council today encourage Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan to resume negotiations, at the invitation of the African Union Chairperson, on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project, with a view to finalizing the text of a mutually acceptable agreement on filling and operating the dam “within a reasonable time.
Correct Answer: C. Public Engagement
The International Day of Parliamentarism is celebrate every year on 30 June, the date in 1889 on which the IPU was founded. The Day was established in 2018 through a United Nations General Assembly Resolution. In 2022, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and its Member Parliaments will mark the International Day of Parliamentarism under the theme of public engagement.
Correct Answer: C. England
Pakistan became the first team to reach the final, after they beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the first semi-final. In the second semi-final, England beat India by ten wickets to advance. Both of the teams were looking to win their second ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title. In the final, England beat Pakistan by five wickets to win their second ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title.