Which country ranks top in RSF’s 2022 World Press Freedom Index?
- A. Norway
- B. Denmark
- C. Sweden
- D. Estonia
Correct Answer: A. Norway
Correct Answer: B. Li Qiang
Correct Answer: B. Churchill Leadership Award
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 226 July 2022 presented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with the Sir Winston Churchill Leadership Award, drawing comparisons between the two leaders in times of crisis.
Correct Answer: C. Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka hit Pakistan by 23 runs in the final, to win their sixth title and their first in the T20I format.
Correct Answer: B. September 7, 2023
Mexico’s supreme court has decriminalised abortion nationwide. The judgement comes two years after the court ruled in favour of a challenge to the existing law in the northern state of Coahuila. It had ruled that criminal penalties for terminating pregnancies were unconstitutional.
Correct Answer: A. Iran
Iran has reached a series of agreements with Qatar as it hopes to host fans of the men’s football World Cup that will be held in its neighboring country later this year. On 11 April 2022, the two countries signed an agreement for operations to link the Doha Flight Information Region (FIR) with the Tehran FIR, Qatar News Agency reported. They also agreed to increase the number of flights between them and discussed enhancing transport cooperation and private investment opportunities in the port sector.
Correct Answer: B. Angola
A rare 170-carat pink rough diamond weighing 34 grams has been discovered at Lucapa’s Lulo Mine in Angola. Named the ‘Lulo Rose’, it is considered to be the largest pink diamond discovered in the last 300 years. In 2016, a mining operation yielded a 404-carat white stone named the ‘4th February Stone’. It was the largest ever diamond recovered in Angola.