On February 10, 2020, which country revealed that it has ‘neutralised’ 101 Syrian troops?
- A. Turkey
- B. UAE
- C. Indonesia
- D. Qatar
Correct Answer: A. Turkey
Similar Posts
Who has been named as the Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2022?
- A. Joe Biden
- B. Volodymyr Zelensky
- C. Xi Jinping
- D. Boris Johnson
Correct Answer: B. Volodymyr Zelensky
Time magazine named President Volodymyr Zelensky as well as the spirit of Ukraine as its 2022 person of the year on December 7, 2022, for the resistance the country has shown in the face of Russia`s invasion.
Which countries have been recently designated as “Countries of Particular Concern” by the US for severe violations of religious freedom?
- A. China, North Korea, Pakistan
- B. Burma, Cuba, Eritrea
- C. Iran, Nicaragua, Russia
- D. Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Correct Answer: A. China, North Korea, Pakistan
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announce the designation of several countries as “Countries of Particular Concern” for engaging in and tolerating particularly severe violations of religious freedom. This list includes Burma, China, Cuba, North Korea, Eritrea, Iran, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. This action reflects the US’s commitment to advancing the freedom of religion or belief, a core objective of its foreign policy since the enactment of the International Religious Freedom Act in 1998. The designation is aimed at highlighting and addressing significant violations of religious freedom in these countries, which include various forms of abuses against members of religious minority communities, attacks on places of worship, communal violence, and other forms of persecution and intolerance.
Recently, Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Malaysia?
- A. Muhyiddin Yassin
- B. Ismail Sabri Yaakob
- C. Anwar Ibrahim
- D. Khairy Jamaluddin
Correct Answer: C. Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar Ibrahim was appoint as the new Prime Minister of Malaysia on Thursday 24 November 2022. Anwar Ibrahim was named Malaysian prime minister on Thursday. Anwar was sworn in before the king and is now the fourth leader of the country, in as many years. The Pakatan Harapan coalition won the most seats in the election, but failed to receive the 112 seats needed for a majority win.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been re-elected as the president of which country?
- A. China
- B. Germany
- C. Ukraine
- D. Brazil
Correct Answer: B. Germany
Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected for a second term as Germany’s president on 13 February 2022. The incumbent won 77% support at the Bundesversammlung (Federal Convention) in Berlin. The session consisted of the members of Germany’s Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, along with an equal number of delegates chosen by the country’s 16 states. Out of 1,437 total votes, Steinmeier received 1045. Otte garnered 140 voters, Trabet received 96, and Gebauer got 58.
Which country topped the EIU’s Democracy Index 2021?
- A. Norway
- B. New Zealand
- C. USA
- D. Russia
Correct Answer: A. Norway
With the highest score of 9.75, Norway topped the Democracy Index 2021 by Economist Intelligence. The list was published on February 10, 2022. Since the year 2006, the Economist Intelligence has been bringing forth the state of democracy worldwide in around 165 independent nations and two territories through its democracy index. The last year’s democracy index was published on February 10, 2022. Like every other year, it is based on the clearly stated five categories, i.e. electoral process and pluralism, functioning of the government, political participation, political culture, and last but not least, civil liberties.
In December 2023, which organization condemned the acts of sexual violence committed against women during Hamas’s attack on Israel?
- A. European Union
- B. UNICEF
- C. UNO
- D. UNESCO
Correct Answer: B. UNICEF
The head of the United Nations children’s agency condemned in December acts of sexual violence committed against women during Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel — a condemnation that Israel deemed insufficient. Anger over the accusations of rape and other sexual violence has grown in recent days, and US President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on governments and international organisations to “forcefully condemn the sexual violence of Hamas terrorists without equivocation”.