Where is the ‘Large Hadron Collider’, the world’s most powerful particle collider located?
- A. New York
- B. Siberia
- C. Geneva
- D. Paris
Correct Answer: C. Geneva
The world’s most powerful particle collider, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), is set to function from July this year. It was built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research located in Geneva. The Large Hadron Collider is a giant, complex machine built to study particles, the smallest known building blocks of all things. Three years after it was shut down for maintenance and upgrades, the collider was switched back recently.
Correct Answer: A. Abdul Rauf Azhar
Correct Answer: B. USA and Russia
Correct Answer: A. ESA
Meteosat-12, the newly launch European weather satellite. The first images captured by this satellite were release recently. The spacecraft, which is placed 36,000km above the equator, was launch in December. Meteosat-12 sit in a stationary position, keeping a permanent eye on Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Correct Answer: A. GLASS-z13
Just a week after its first images were shown to the world, the James Webb Space Telescope may have found a galaxy that existed 13.5 billion years ago, a scientist who analysed the data said on 20 July 2022. Known as GLASS-z13, the galaxy dates back to 300 million years after the Big Bang, about 100 million years earlier than anything previously identified, Rohan Naidu of the Harvard Center for Astrophysics said.
Correct Answer: C. September 4, 2023
The United Arab Emirates has created a federal authority to potentially run a national lottery and what it describes as “commercial gaming,” likely a sign that it is on the verge of allowing gambling as major casino operators flock to the Gulf Arab nation.
Correct Answer: A. United States
The United States has confirmed General Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the Chief of the Air Force of the country. Charles Q. Brown is currently serving as the four-star general and is the first African-American to hold the position.