Which company rank topped in the Fortune Global 500 list 2022?
- A. Amazon
- B. Apple
- C. Walmart
- D. Microsoft
Correct Answer: C. Walmart
Walmart landed at No. 1 for the ninth straight year, trailed by Amazon, which reached its highest ranking ever. Chinese energy giants State Grid, China National Petroleum, and Sinopec rounded out the top five.
Correct Answer: C. The Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands has decided to suspend the entry of all foreign navy ships into its ports, as per the announcement from the prime minister’s office. The United States earlier alleged that only their navy vessels were not allowed to enter the ports of the Solomon Islands. The Solomon Islands also has signed a security pact with China creating a strained relationship with the US and its allies.
Correct Answer: B. Saudi Arabia
Correct Answer: B. Russia
‘Wagner Group’, is a private military company in Russia. As per British military intelligence, 1,000 mercenaries from the ‘Wagner Group’ are being deployed to eastern Ukraine. The group has been active over the past eight years in Ukraine, Syria, and African countries. It has repeatedly been accused of war crimes and human rights abuses. The Wagner Group first went into operation during Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Correct Answer: C. UAE
A host of dignitaries were in attendance as the two-day World Climate Action summit opened on December 1, 2023, as part of COP28 where governments, development banks, and companies announced initiatives to mobilize billions in climate cash, while the UAE unveiled $30 billion for a new climate investment venture. Named ALTRRA, it will aim to mobilize $250 billion in investment by the end of the decade, in what COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber described as a defining moment for climate finance.
Correct Answer: A. First
World military spending continued to grow in 2021, reaching an all-time high of $2.1 trillion. This was the seventh consecutive year that spending increased. US military spending amounted to $801 billion in 2021, a drop of 1.4 percent from 2020. The US military burden decreased slightly from 3.7 percent of GDP in 2020 to 3.5 percent in 2021
Correct Answer: A. 100
Armenia and Azerbaijan report nearly 100 troop deaths on September 13, 2022, in their worst fighting since a 2020 war over the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region. The last wave of fighting over Azerbaijan`s tense Armenian-populated enclave ended in a fragile truce brokered by Russia.