Which country did Sheynnis Palacios represent in the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant?
- A. Panama
- B. El Salvador
- C. Nicaragua
- D. Costa Rica
Correct Answer: C. Nicaragua
Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua was crown the 2023 Miss Universe at the culmination of the annual beauty pageant, which took place on Saturday night in El Salvador’s capital, San Salvador. Anntonia Porsild of Thailand place as first runner-up. Palacios’ win marks the first-ever time a Nicaraguan woman has won Miss Universe. She had previously represented Nicaragua in the 2017 Teen Miss Universe pageant, placing in the top 10, and in the 2021 Miss World pageant.
Correct Answer: A. Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty, world no. 1, won her first Australian Open title after beating Danielle Collins in the women’s singles final at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.
Correct Answer: B. UNCTAD
UNCTAD stands for United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. UNCTAD recently released a report ‘COVID-19 and Tourism’. As per the report, the world’s tourism sector could lose at least USD 1.2 trillion or 1.5% of the global gross domestic product (GDP).
Correct Answer: D. United States
The United States has imposed restrictions on exports to China`s biggest chip maker SMIC after concluding there is an `unacceptable risk` equipment supplied to it could be used for military purposes.
Correct Answer: D. Russia
A Russian hacking team, known as Cold River, targeted three nuclear research laboratories in the United States this past summer, five cyber security experts allege. Between August and September, as President Vladimir Putin indicated Russia would be willing to use nuclear weapons to defend its territory, Cold River targeted the Brookhaven (BNL), Argonne (ANL) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LLNL), according to internet records that showed the hackers creating fake login pages for each institution and emailing nuclear scientists in a bid to make them reveal their passwords.
Correct Answer: B. Aníbal Torres
Aníbal Torres Vásquez is a Peruvian lawyer, jurist, and politician. He is the current Prime Minister of Peru since 8 February 2022. He was also Minister of Justice and Human Rights from July 2021 to February 2022 under the government of Pedro Castillo. On 8 February 2022, Torres was sworn in as Prime Minister of Peru. He became the fourth prime minister in less than a year under Pedro Castillo.
Correct Answer: C. Five
Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland were made the new members of the U.N. Security Council for the two-year seats they won unopposed in June. The five countries would replace India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and Norway in the Council. The ambassadors of the five countries installed their national flags alongside those of other members outside the council chambers.