Which country reported its first COVID cases on 12 May 2022?
- A. South Korea
- B. North Korea
- C. Soloman Islands
- D. Taiwan
Correct Answer: B. North Korea
North Korea has confirmed its first outbreak of COVID-19, raising fears of a humanitarian disaster in one of the world’s few unvaccinated countries as it goes into a nationwide lockdown. Authorities detected a sub-variant of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant, BA.2, in people in Pyongyang, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday, without elaborating on the number of confirmed cases. The North, which sealed its borders in January 2020, had been one of the few countries on Earth not to report an outbreak of COVID-19.
Correct Answer: B. September 4, 2023
Israel’s foreign minister agreed Monday with his Bahraini counterpart to boost trade relations, during his first visit to one of the two Gulf Arab states to establish ties with Israel. The embassy in the capital Manama will replace the first embassy Israel opened in 2021, a year after it established diplomatic relations with Bahrain as part of the US-brokered Abraham Accords. Under the accords, Israel also established ties with the United Arab Emirates and Morocco
Correct Answer: B. Iran
Iran claimed responsibility for a missile strike on March 13, 2022, on the northern Iraqi city of Arbil , saying it targeted an Israeli strategic center and warning of more attacks. Authorities in Iraq`s autonomous Kurdish region said 12 ballistic missiles rained down on Arbil in a pre-dawn cross-border attack targeting US interests that slightly wounded two civilians and caused material damage.
Correct Answer: B. Germany
Correct Answer: B. 8 June 2023
The United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the United States (US) President Joe Biden on 8 June 2023 signed “The Atlantic Declaration: A Framework for a Twenty-First Century US-UK Economic Partnership to ensure that our unique alliance is adapted, reinforced, and reimagined for the challenges of this moment. Under the plan, Britain and the United States will strengthen their supply chains, develop technologies of the future and invest in one another’s industries
Correct Answer: B.Benny Gantz
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz landed in Bahrain on February 2, 2022, the latest high-profile diplomatic trip since the countries normalized ties, the Gulf country said. The defence minister, Lieutenant General Abdullah bin Hassan al-Nuaimi, received Mr Benny Gantz, the minister of defence of the State of Israel, upon his arrival at Bahrain International Airport, the Bahraini Defence Ministry said. Gantz, who is the first Israeli defence minister to ever officially visit the Gulf country, travelled with several top military and security officials, including navy chief Admiral David Saar Salama.
Correct Answer: A. Germany
The 2023 Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup was the 15th edition of the Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men’s national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and at the 20,000 seat Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, India from 13 to 29 January 2023. Germany won their third title after defeating Belgium in the final after penalties. The Netherlands captured the bronze medal by winning against Australia.