Which city is the host of the ‘United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues’?
- A. New York
- B. Mumbai
- C. Saudia Arabia
- D. London
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The area of the Khurnak Fort is disputed by India and China, and is under the control of which country?
- A. China
- B. Japan
- C. India
- D. Afghanistan
Correct Answer: A. China
The Khurnak Fort is a ruin fort on the northern shore of the Pangong Lake that spans eastern Ladakh in India and Rutog County in Tibet. The area of the Khurnak Fort is disputed by India and China and has been under Chinese administration since 1958. Near to the Fort, China is building a new bridge. The bridge is being constructed on Pangong Tso, near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. After the military standoff in May 2020, India and China have built several new roads, bridges, and landing strips.
Which cricket team has clinched the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 title?
- A. Delhi Capitals
- B. Mumbai Indians
- C. Sun Risers Hyderabad
- D. Rajasthan Royals
Correct Answer: B. Mumbai Indians
Who has won gold medal in the Javelin throw competition in Commonwealth Games 2022?
- A. Neeraj Chopra
- B. Arshad Nadeem
- C. Nooh Dastagir
- D. Akash Sukhla
Correct Answer: B. Arshad Nadeem
In the ongoing Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal in the Javelin throw competition with a monstrous throw of 90.18 meters. This is the second gold for Pakistan in Commonwealth Games 2022. Earlier, weightlifter Nooh Dastagir Butt had won the gold medal for Pakistan in the Commonwealth Games 2022 with a record lift of 405 kilograms.
Which is the first private space company to send astronauts into space?
- A. Blue Origin
- B. Tesla
- C. SpaceX
- D. Orbital
Correct Answer: C. SpaceX
California-based American aerospace manufacturing and space transportation services firm SpaceX has become the first private company to send astronauts into space. The firm is owned by the tech-billionaire Elon Musk. SpaceX carried two astronauts of NASA Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station (ISS).
In October 2023, which country launches new mission to space station?
- A. South Africa
- B. London
- C. China
- D. Canada
Correct Answer: C. China
China sent a fresh crew to its Tiangong space station on 26 October 2023, in the latest mission for a growing space programme that plan to send people to the Moon by 2030. The Shenzhou-17 blast off from the Jiuquan launch site in northwest China at 11:14am, carrying a three-astronaut team with the youngest average age since the space station`s construction
Pakistan and six other nations facing climate risks called pathfinder countries will be the first recipients of ______ funding.
- A. Future Plan
- B. Climate Plan
- C. Climate Shield
- D. Global Shield
Correct Answer: D. Global Shield
Pakistan and six other nations facing climate risks called pathfinder countries will be the first recipients of Global Shield funding, it was announced at the COP27 summit in Egypt on November 14, 2022. Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Fiji, Ghana, the Philippines and Senegal were identified as the other recipients of the package by the Vulnerable 20 Group of Finance Ministers (V20) of 58 climate-vulnerable economies and the Group of Seven (G7). The Global Shield initiative for pre-arranged financial support has been designed to be quickly deployed in times of climate disasters.