What is LHS 475b, which was recently discovered by the astronomers?
- A. Star
- B. Exo-planet
- C. Comet
- D. Asteroid
Correct Answer: B. Exo-planet
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have validated the discovery of an exo-planet interior to the habitable zone of the dwarf star LHS 475. Named LHS 475b, this planet is almost 99.1% the size of Earth, and has an orbital period of 2.03 days. LHS 475 hosts at least one planet, which was previously classified as a planet candidate by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission.
Correct Answer: A. Jack Teixeira
FBI agents on April 13, 2023, arrested a young national guardsman suspected of being behind a major leak of sensitive US government secrets including about the Ukraine war. Addressing a news briefing, US Attorney General Merrick Garland named the suspect as Jack Teixeira previously identified by US media as a 21-year-old airman and the apparent leader of an online chat room where the document trove first emerged.
Correct Answer: C. April 12, 2023
Iran`s embassy in Saudi Arabia reopened its gates on April 12, 2023, for the first time in seven years, a Reuters witness said, under a deal to re-establish ties that could ease a long-standing rivalry that has helped fuel conflicts around the Middle East. The diplomatic mission opened hours after the Iranian foreign ministry said a technical delegation arrived in the kingdom.
Correct Answer: B. China
Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival that is celebrate on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. It is also known as Double Fifth Festival. People take part in various leisure activities to spend the Dragon Boat Festival. The Chinese community in Kolkata also observe the traditional Chinese holiday, commemorating the ancient poet Qu Yuan.
Correct Answer: A. India
On November 1, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina virtually inaugurated the rail link between Agartala and Akhaura (in Bangladesh). It serves to re-establish connectivity between Bangladesh and India’s northeast through Tripura.
Correct Answer: B. Afghanistan
Correct Answer: D. Japan
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving leader of modern Japan, was gunned down on 8 July 2022 while campaigning for a parliamentary election, shocking a country where guns are tightly controlled and political violence almost unthinkable. Abe, 67, was pronounced dead around five and a half hours after the shooting in the city of Nara. Police arrested a 41-year-old man and said the weapon was a homemade gun.