Which country became 19th member of International Olive Council (IOC)?
- A. Palestine
- B. Georgia
- C. Finland
- D. Pakistan
Correct Answer: D. Pakistan
The council already has 18 members, mostly European and Middle Eastern nations in the Mediterranean region. Pakistan is now its nineteenth member, subsequent to the visit from the Executive Director of IOC, Abdul Latif Ghadira, last October, which was followed by a Pakistani delegation’s trip to the IOC’s headquarters in February. Pakistan currently has 3.6 million olive plants over an area of 31,000 acres of land, and it plans to grow more of them over 75,000 acres of land. According to Juan Vilar of Strategic Consultants, Pakistan is producing 1,500 tons of olive oil per year and 830 tons of table olives.
Correct Answer: C. Charl Schwartzel
Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel has banked $4.75 million by winning the richest tournament in golf history, while the event’s Saudi backers faced renewed backlash after a 9/11 victims’ group called for American players to withdraw from the rebel series. The first LIV Golf Invitational Series event started on 9 June 2022, at the Centurion Club, near London, England.
Correct Answer: A. 100
The Taliban and their allies have killed more than 100 security and civilian personnel linked to the former US-backed Afghan government since seizing power in August, according to a new United Nations report.
Correct Answer: C. Canada
Canada became the first country in the world that have authorized the use of a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine. The two-dose vaccine of Medicago Inc. (a biopharma company owned by Mitsubishi Chemical and Philip Morris), can be given to adults who are aged between 18 to 64, but little data is available on the shots received by people aged 65 and above.
Correct Answer: B. Medium
Following Pakistan`s exit from the Financial Action Task Force`s (FATF) grey list, a global body of banking supervisory authorities has acknowledged the progress made by the country in the overall regulation of the financial affair slightly lowering the risk score of the country. `Pakistan`s overall ML/TF [money laundering and terrorist financing] risk score in the Basel AML Index (Public Edition) is 6.16. This places it in the medium-risk category compared to other global jurisdictions.
Correct Answer: C. February 6, 2022
India`s widely loved playback singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away at a Mumbai hospital on February 6, 2022, falling victim to Covid-19. She was 92. Ms. Mangeshkar was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital in January after testing positive for the deadly virus.
Correct Answer: D. Italy