Which country recently fired a “hypersonic missile”, after its first test in September 2021?
- A. Iran
- B. North Korea
- C. Iran
- D. USA
Correct Answer: B. North Korea
North Korea recently fired a “hypersonic missile” that successfully hit a target on 12 January 2022. The test-fire was detected by several militaries in the region and drew criticism from the United States, South Korea, and Japan. North Korea first tested a hypersonic missile in September. Hypersonic weapons can achieve more than five times the speed of sound – or about 6,200 km per hour.
Correct Answer: B. USA
Correct Answer: A. NATO
The NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) member countries will be conducting a 12-day maritime exercise in the Mediterranean Sea from January 24, 2022. The name of the maritime exercise is “Neptune Strike ’22”. The naval drill will end on February 04, 2022. The main purpose of this exercise will be to demonstrate and test NATO’s wide range of maritime capabilities.
Correct Answer: B. WFP
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Programme on October 9, 2020, for feeding millions of people from Yemen to North Korea, as the coronavirus pandemic pushes millions more into hunger.
Correct Answer: B. Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou has becomed the first Black woman ever to appear on a US quarter, after a coin featuring the late poet and activist’s image went into circulation on 13 January 2022. The quarter features an image of Angelou with her arms uplifted, a bird in flight, and a rising sun behind her, with a portrait of George Washington on the “heads” side. The US Mint said the image of Angelou was “inspired by her poetry and symbolic of the way she lived”. The poet and writer, who died in 2014, was the author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, in which she wrote about the racial discrimination she experienced growing up.
Correct Answer: A. China
China’s self-developed JF-22 wind tunnel is ready for hypersonic tests after passing a final evaluation. Based in the Huairou district north of Beijing and reputedly the world’s fastest, the wind tunnel can simulate the environment in which a spacecraft re-enters the atmosphere. The goal of the JF-22 wind tunnel is to accelerate the development of a space-to-earth shuttle system.
Correct Answer: A. Denmark
On 24 July, a Quran was burned outside the Iraqi embassy by Danske Patrioter. On 25 July, protestors burned a Quran outside the Egyptian embassy in Copenhagen. On the same day, a Quran was burned outside the Turkish embassy. On 31 July a total of seven Quran-burnings were planned.