Which space agency has confirmed the presence of water on the surface of moon?
- A. ISRO
- B. European Space Agency
- C. NASA
- D. China National Space Administration
Correct Answer: C. NASA
The NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed the presence of water on the sunlit surface of the moon. The water particles have been discovered in Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters of the moon visible from Earth. The crater is located in the Moon’s southern hemisphere.
Correct Answer: B. Turkey
Turkey’s president said on Friday the country had made its biggest-ever discovery of natural gas after completing new exploration work in the Black Sea. Erdogan said the amount of gas discovered is 320 billion cubic meters. Turkey hopes to start extracting and using the gas by 2023.
Correct Answer: D. Indonesia
Bali will host the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) on 7—8 July 2022. Under the theme “Building a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous world together,” this meeting will act as a strategic forum to discuss global recovery efforts. The G20 FMM will consist of two sessions. The first session on strengthening multilateralism will explore joint actions to strengthen global collaboration and foster mutual trust among countries, creating an enabling environment that will support world stability, peace, and development. The second session on the Food and Energy crisis will discuss strategic actions to combat food insecurity, fertilizer shortage, and rising global commodity prices.
Correct Answer: B. Greece
Correct Answer: A. International Youth Day
Every year, International Youth Day is celebrate on August 12 to mark the contribution of the youth to the development of society and to raise awareness against the injustice faced by the youth worldwide. This year’s theme for International Youth Day 2022 is ‘Intergenerational solidarity: creating a world for all ages. Ageism, a practice of discrimination based on an individual’s age, is the topic of International Youth Day in 2022.
Correct Answer: D. Bartley Griffith
The transplant, performed by a team led by cardiothoracic surgeon Bartley Griffith, M.D. at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, replaced Bennett’s heart with the heart of a genetically modified pig that had undergone specific gene editing. The transplant was the first heart to be taken from a genetically modified pig. Another patient had a kidney transplant from a similar pig in October of 2021.
Correct Answer: C. China and UAE
The United Arab Emirates and China have called for a UN Security Council meeting after Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in a widely denounced move.