Which country fires short-range ballistic missile on New Year’s Day?
- A. South Korea
- B. North Korea
- C. Russia
- D. Iran
Correct Answer: B. North Korea
North Korea test fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea on the first day of the new year (2023) this morning. South Korean military reported that the projectile was launched from the Yongseong area of Pyongyang which landed in the Sea of Japan. Earlier, North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles yesterday.
Correct Answer: B. 27 October 2023
The UN General Assembly adopt a resolution on 27 October 2023 that calls for an immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce in Gaza by 120 to 14 votes, with 45 abstentions. The United States was among the 14 countries that opposed the resolution. Canada, however, propose an amendment condemning Hamas for the Oct 7 attacks, but failed to get the required two-thirds of the present votes.
Correct Answer: C. 9 to 18 August 2022
The 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games is the 5th edition of the event scheduled to be held from 9 to 18 August 2022 at Konya, Turkey under the aegis of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF). It will be the first time in history that the event will be organized by the Turkish Olympic Committee.
Correct Answer: A. Pakistan
Correct Answer: C. Both A and B
Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates reaffirmed their commitment to “collective and individual voluntary adjustments” to oil production, the Saudi state news agency said on Sunday. Furthermore, the ministers reiterated the willingness of the Declaration of Cooperation (DoC) countries to take additional measures at any time in their continued efforts to support market stability, building on the strong cohesion of the OPEC plus,” Saudi state news agency SPA said, as per the Reuters report.
Correct Answer: D. All of these
The defense chiefs of the US, South Korea and Japan agreed to start a new mechanism to share data on North Korean missile launches. The agreement, reached in a trilateral meeting between the ministers in Seoul on Sunday, will “facilitate the exchange of real-time missile warning data and improve each country’s ability to monitor missiles” launched by North Korea, according to a Pentagon statement.
Correct Answer: B. France
The South Pacific territory of New Caledonia has recently rejected independence from France. It chose to remain French in a recent referendum. In the referendum made two years ago in 2018, the percentage of votes rejecting the breakaway was 56.7 percent, while this year, the percentage was 53.26 percent. French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed this result.