When Iceland declared a state of emergency after 800 earthquakes in 14 hours?
- A. 25 October 2023
- B. 15 November 2023
- C. 19 January 2023
- D. 10 November 2023
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Along with Pakistan which country is removed from FATF grey list in Oct 2022?
- A. Myanmar
- B. Croatia
- C. Nicaragua
- D. USA
Correct Answer: C. Nicaragua
The global Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed Nicaragua and Pakistan from its ‘grey list’ of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, noting their progress in improving their money-laundering prevention regimes.
The Sea of Okhotsk, which was seen in the news, is a sea of which Ocean?
- A. Pacific Ocean
- B. Atlantic Ocean
- C. Indian Ocean
- D. Southern Ocean
Correct Answer: A. Pacific Ocean
The Sea of Okhotsk is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean with Japan and Russia and basin countries. The Russian and Chinese navies will operate in the Sea of Japan in the upcoming Vostok 2022 military drills. The navies will practice operations in the waters and in the coastline areas of the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk.
The European Union on _____ cut seven Russian banks from the Swift payment system.
- A. March 1, 2022
- B. March 2, 2022
- C. March 9, 2022
- D. None of these
Correct Answer: B. March 2, 2022
The European Union on March 2, 2022 cut seven Russian banks from the Swift payment system and banned Kremlin-controlled media outlets RT and Sputnik from broadcasting into the bloc. The measures, effective immediately, were the latest ratcheting up of the Western-coordinated sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
UAE, Bahrain sign accord on ______ for normalizing relations with Israel.
- A. September 15, 2020
- B. September 16, 2020
- C. September 17, 2020
- D. September 18, 2020
Correct Answer: A. September 15, 2020
The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed agreements on September 15, 2020, for normalizing relations with Israel, becoming the latest Arab states to break a longstanding taboo in a strategic realignment of Middle Eastern countries. Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed sign Abraham Accords, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S.
Which country won the most Silver medals in the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022?
- A. Norway
- B. Germany
- C. Japan
- D. ROC
Correct Answer: D. ROC (Russia’s Olympic Committee ) (12 Silver)
The UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution that seeks to cut the peacekeeping force in which country?
- A. Syria
- B. Lebanon
- C. Turkey
- D. Iran
Correct Answer: B. Lebanon
The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Friday cutting the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon and expanding its mandate to address U.S. and Israeli concerns about activities of the militant group Hezbollah in the area.