Which country releases first feature film shot in space?
- A. Japan
- B. UK
- C. Pakistan
- D. Russia
Correct Answer: D. Russia
The first feature film shot in space premiered in Russian cinema on April 20, 2023, as Moscow delighted in beating a rival Hollywood project amid a confrontation with the West over Ukraine. The Challenge is about a surgeon dispatched to the International Space Station (ISS) to save an injured cosmonaut. Russia sent an actress and a film director for a 12-day stint on the ISS in October 2021 to film scenes aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Correct Answer: B. Windsor Castle
The Queen to ‘move permanently to Windsor Castle’ and leave Buckingham Palace for good. Her Majesty has lived at Windsor Castle since the start of the pandemic. The Queen is now set to live permanently at Windsor Castle, having moved to her ‘weekend residence’ from Buckingham Palace since the start of the pandemic
Correct Answer: D. November 2020
The third China International Import Expo (CIIE) will be held as scheduled offline from November 5 to 10, 2020 in Shanghai amid the coronavirus pandemic, showing China’s determination to further open up, a CIIE Bureau official said. The event can also accelerate the recovery of the global economy, said Sun Chenghai, vice director of the CIIE Bureau, Global Times reported on July 25, 2020.
Correct Answer: A. 17 June
Correct Answer: A. Zephyr-8 drone
An unmanned solar-power aircraft crashed after flying for 64 days, more than doubling the record for a pilotless plane, the US army, and media sources said on August 23, 2022. The Zephyr-8 drone, made by Europe`s Airbus, encountered events that led to its unexpected termination over a desert test facility in Arizona on Aug 18, the Army Futures Command said in a statement.
Correct Answer: A. China
China`s population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed on January 17, 2023, as the world`s most populous country faces a looming demographic crisis. The nation of 1.4 billion has seen birth rates plunge to record lows as its workforce ages, in a rapid decline that analysts warn could stymie economic growth and pile pressure on strained public coffers. The mainland Chinese population stood at around 1,411,750,000 at the end of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported, a decrease of 850,000 from the end of the previous year. The number of births was 9.56 million, the NBS said, while the number of deaths stood at 10.41m
Correct Answer: A. Second