Which country Presidential candidate assassinated in campaign rally in August 2023?
- A. Niger
- B. Ecuador
- C. Nigeria
- D. DR Congo
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Quito, which was hit by a massive landslide, is the capital city of which country?
- A. Ecuador
- B. Peru
- C. Chile
- D. Argentina
Correct Answer: A. Ecuador
Massive flooding in Ecuador’s capital Quito and a resulting landslide have killed at least 24 people. Ecuador is a country in South America, touching the Equator. The floods were caused by heavy rains on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano, which overlooks the city.
Which country rank last in the EIU Democracy Index 2021?
- A. China
- B. North Korea
- C. Myanmar
- D. Afghanistan
Correct Answer: D. Afghanistan
Afghanistan in the first placed (as the last place first) (167), Myanmar in the second place (166), North Korea third (165), Dem. Republic of Congo fourth (164), Central African Republic fifth (163).
For the first time, Which space mission detected in the night sky of Mars planet?
- A. Perseverance Rover
- B. ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
- C. MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft
- D. Curiosity Rover
Correct Answer: B. ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
For the first time, a soft green glow has been detected in the night sky of Mars that we’d be able to see with our human eyes. As it orbits Mars, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter mission has spotted the Martian night sky glowing in light in the optical spectrum.
Egyptian-Palestinian activist arrived in France on January 8, 2022, after release from Egypt, Named?
- A. Ramy Shaath
- B. Charles De Gaulle
- C. Basma bint Saud
- D. Karim Massimov
Correct Answer: A. Ramy Shaath
Egyptian-Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath arrive in France on January 8, 2022, following almost two-and-a-half years of detention in Egypt, after his family said he had to renounce his Egyptian nationality. The 48-year-old was a figure of the 2011 uprising in Egypt and the coordinator of the Egyptian chapter of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel.
A temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war took effect from:
- A. 26 to 29 Nov 2023
- B. 24 to 30 Nov 2023
- C. 22 to 28 Nov 2023
- D. None of these
Correct Answer: B. 24 to 30 Nov 2023
A temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip took effect from 24 November 2023 to 30 November 2023, during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. The initial agreement, mediated by Qatar, stipulated a four-day break in fighting during which 50 Israeli hostages held in Gaza and 150 Palestinian prisoners in Israel were to be released and more humanitarian aid would be allowed to enter Gaza, with the ceasefire subject to extension providing additional hostages are released.
Name the Sri Lankan author who won the 2022 Booker Prize?
- A. Percival Everett
- B. Shehan Karunatilaka
- C. Ulf Kristersson
- D. Claire Keegan
Correct Answer: B. Shehan Karunatilaka
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka won the 2022 Booker Prize for fiction at a London ceremony on October 17, 2022, for his work, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, about a murdered journalist. The 47-year-old author won international recognition with his 2010 debut novel, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew.