When Saudi Arabia and other Opec+ oil producers announced further oil output cuts of around 1.16 million barrels per day (bpd)?
- A. April 2, 2023
- B. April 5, 2023
- C. April 9, 2023
- D. April 6, 2023
Correct Answer: A. April 2, 2023
Saudi Arabia and other Opec+ oil producers announced further oil output cuts of around 1.16 million barrels per day (bpd) on April 2, 2023, in a surprise move that analysts said would cause an immediate rise in price and the United States called inadvisable. The pledges bring the total volume of cuts by Opec+, which groups the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries with Russia and other allies, to 3.66 million bpd, equal to 3.7 percent of global demand.
Correct Answer: A. 21 April 2022
Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki, was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013. Kibaki died on 21 April 2022, at the age of 90.
Correct Answer: B. May 30, 2020
Former American Olympic sprint champion Bobby Joe Morrow died on May 30, 2020, at the age of 84. Morrow won three gold medals at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. Morrow won gold in the 100 and 200 meters and anchored the US to victory in the 4x100m relay, in which they set a world record.
Correct Answer: B. July 04, 2023
Iran has officially joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), becoming the group’s ninth permanent member, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian confirmed.Iran was officially elected as a member at the 23rd Summit of the SCO Council of Heads of State, held virtually on July 4 and hosted by India.
Correct Answer: B. 7 October 2023
On 7 October 2023, Hamas with other groups such as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, launch a major attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. The attack included rocket barrages and vehicle-transported attacks across the border on Israeli forces. In response, the government of Israel declared a state of emergency and war.
Correct Answer: D. September 30, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (September 30, 2022) formally announced that Moscow will annex four occupied regions of Ukraine, in an act condemned by the global community and in violation of international law. Speaking at an event at the Kremlin, Putin announced the incorporation of the four Russian-occupied regions — Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia. Putin described them as “four new regions” of Russia.
Correct Answer: D. Ersin Tatar
Turkish Cypriots in breakaway northern Cyprus on Sunday elected rightwing nationalist Ersin Tatar, backed by Ankara, in a run-off poll, at a time of heightened tensions in the eastern Mediterranean. Tatar, 60, clinched a surprise victory in the second round of presidential elections, winning 51 percent of the vote, official results showed.