Which Chinese city hosts the annual Ice and Snow Festival known for its large-scale ice sculptures?
- A. Beijing
- B. Shanghai
- C. Harbin
- D. Guangzhou
Correct Answer: C. Harbin
The annual Ice and Snow Festival, famous for its spectacular and large-scale ice sculptures, is hosted in the city of Harbin. Harbin is the capital city of China’s northernmost province, Heilongjiang, and is renowned for this festival which attracts a significant number of tourists each year. This festival features fairy-tale ice sculptures that are illuminated with colorful lights at night, creating a magical winter wonderland.
Correct Answer: B. Bangladesh
Bangladesh-born Fahmida Azim working for the Insider online magazine in the United States has been selected for the 2022 Pulitzer prize. She is among the four journalists of Insider, selected for their work on the Chinese oppression of the Uyghurs. She has been selected under the category of Illustrated Reporting and Commentary, for her illustrations in the work ‘I escaped a Chinese internment Camp’.
Correct Answer: B. China
World leader China recorded a 3 percent decline to 1 032.8 MT, according to worldsteel. India is the second-largest steel-producing nation. India’s crude steel production rose by nearly 18 percent to 118 million tonnes (MT) in 2021, World Steel Association (worldsteel) said in its report.
Correct Answer: B. Emma Alam
Pakistan’s Emma Alam on 21 March 2022 won the 13th World Speed Reading Championships finals, beating more than 100 competitors from all over the world. Held in hybrid form, the championships, which were delayed due to Covid-19, concluded this week with a great victory for Team Pakistan. Emma, who defeated her Chinese competitor in the finals, was also crowned in 2020 as the World Memory Champion and holder of two titles of Guinness World Records and also recognized as Pride of Pakistan by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Coming in the fourth position in the World Speed Reading Championships is Abeerah Ather. Team Pakistan also competed in the 12th World Mind Mapping Championship, in which Emma Alam grabbed third position and Ambreen Hameed fourth.
Correct Answer: B. 1 December
On 1st December, WHO, together with communities and partners will commemorate World AIDS Day 2023, under the theme “Let communities lead”. Communities living with, and affected by, HIV, networks of people from key populations and youth leaders have been, and continue to be, essential for progress in the HIV response.
Correct Answer: A. Pakistan
Correct Answer: B. Pakistan
Pakistan recently successfully flight tested the air-launch of nuclear-capable cruise missile Ra’ad-II. The missile has a striking range of 600 km. The Ra’ad-II weapon system comprises of world-class navigation systems for better precision. Last month, Pakistan successfully conducted a successful training launch of surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi.