United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) selected five non-permanent member counties for 2024-25 on:
- A. 6 June 2023
- B. 7 June 2023
- C. 9 June 2023
- D. 8 June 2023
Correct Answer: A. 6 June 2023
On 6 June 2023, the General Assembly elected five non-permanent members to the Security Council for a two-year term, beginning on 1 January 2024. Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, and Slovenia were elected to the United Nations Security Council as non-permanent members in 2024-2025. The 5 countries elected will replace Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, and the United Arab Emirates.
Correct Answer: A. 8 November 2022
The 2022 United States elections is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 (Election Day). During this midterm election year, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate will be contested.
Correct Answer: C. 33
The Biden administration is raising red flags about 33 Chinese companies whose legitimacy it cannot verify, imposing new restrictions on their ability to receive shipments from US exporters and requiring extra diligence from American companies that want to do business with them.
Correct Answer: D. Jessica Chastain
Correct Answer: A. Roberta Metsola
Maltese politician Roberta Metsola was elected head of the European Parliament on January 18, 2022, the youngest person ever to clinch the job. Metsola was first elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2013 and became the First Vice-President of the European Parliament in November 2020. Metsola a member of the largest bloc, the European People`s Party won a sweeping majority with 458 votes in a secret ballot after a deal between the leading political groupings. She becomes the third woman to head the chamber.
Correct Answer: D. Eric Holcom
Eric Joseph Holcomb is an American politician serving as the 51st and current governor of Indiana since 2017. The governor of Indiana arrived in Taipei on August 21, 2022, becoming the latest US official to visit Taiwan and defying pressure from China for such trips not to happen. China has been carrying out war games and drills near Taiwan since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a two-day visit to Taipei earlier this month. Last week the second group of US lawmakers visited Taiwan.
Correct Answer: A. Pakistan
The federal cabinet on 22 August 2022 approved the signing of an agreement between the state of Qatar and the Pakistan Army for the provision of security to the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022. According to the summary for the cabinet, FIFA World Cup is being scheduled from November 21 to December 18, 2022, in Qatar and the government of Qatar has requested assistance in security-related matters for the event.