Which country has officially banned ‘Conversion therapy’ which claims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity?
- A. Thailand
- B. Pakistan
- C. Canada
- D. Saudi Arabia
Correct Answer: C. Canada
Correct Answer: C. 18 June 2023
Titan, previously called Cyclops 2, was an experimental submersible that imploded on 18 June 2023 while transporting tourists to visit the wreckage of Titanic.
Correct Answer: B. Humza Yousaf
Scotland’s parliament on 28 March 2023, confirm Yousaf will replace Nicola Sturgeon as first ministers, the devolved nation’s youngest and the first Muslim leader of a government in western Europe. Yousaf, 37, narrowly won a Scottish National Party (SNP) leadership battle on Monday to clinch the top jobs, vowing to rejuvenate the stall pursuit of independence for Scotland.
Correct Answer: D. Shortage of foreign currency
Sri Lanka’s government recently offered unsolicited value-added and income tax cuts to taxpayers. This led to an extreme loss of government revenue. As a consequence, the Sri Lankan Rupee started to slip. Without the necessary cash reserves in place, in early March Sri Lanka had to allow the rupee to free fall.
Correct Answer: D. Both A and C
South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa remained the two worst regions in terms of child mortality in 2021, a new UN report has said. The report released on January 10, 2023 estimated that around five million children died before the age of five while another 2.1 million children and youth between five and 24 years lost their lives in 2021.
Correct Answer: C. 15 April
Correct Answer: C. UAE
With just two unmet targets out of 34 action points, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has retained Pakistan on its terrorism financing grey list and asked the country to address the remaining deficiencies in its financial system as soon as possible. The FATF added the United Arab Emirates to its increased monitoring list, also known as the grey list, of countries with inadequate controls over terrorism financing. The watchdog also decided to appoint. Raja Kumar of Singapore as its next president for a fixed two-year term.