Which country will host SCO summit 2023?
- A. South Asia
- B. China
- C. Nepal
- D. India
Correct Answer: D. India
India takes over SCO rotating presidency, to host the SCO summit next year. The rotational presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has been handed over to India in Samarkand, Uzbekistan 16 September 2022. Delhi will hold the presidency of the grouping for a year until September 2023.
Correct Answer: D. Belarus
European Union has imposed sanctions against Belarus, the landlocked Eastern European country. The sanction has been imposed to pressurize the President to hold fresh elections in the country. Earlier, the UK and Canada imposed sanctions against Belarus. It has been alleged by various nations that the elections which took place in Belarus on August 9 were not held by fair means.
Correct Answer: C. Merkava Mark 5
Israel unveiled its cutting-edge main battle tank, the Merkava Mark 5, known as “Barak,” signifying a significant leap in technological advancement and military capability. The development of the Barak tank involved collaboration between the Israeli Defense Ministry’s Armored Vehicles Directorate, the IDF’s Ground Forces, Armored Corps, and multiple Israeli defense companies, including Elbit Systems, Rafael, and the Israel Aerospace Industries’ subsidiary, Elta.
Correct Answer: A. July 23, 2020
China on July 23, 2020, successfully launched an unmanned probe to Mars in its first independent mission to Red Planet. The Tianwen-1 mission launched atop a Long March 5 Y-4 rocket from Wenchang Satellite launch centre, on the southern island of Hainan.
Correct Answer: D. Steadfast Defender 2024
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) largest military exercise since the Cold War, name “Steadfast Defender 2024,” began on January 28, 2024. The exercise is designed to demonstrate the alliance’s ability to quickly deploy forces from North America and other parts of the alliance to defend Europe. It also simulates the 31-nation alliance’s response to an attack from a rival like Russia.
Correct Answer: C. Israel
The Chinese ambassador (Du Wei) to Israel was found dead on Sunday 17 May 2020 in his home north of Tel Aviv (City), according to the Israeli foreign ministry and police.
Correct Answer: B. Quasi-moon
Astronomer have recently discovered an asteroid that tags along with our planet during its annual journey around the sun. Dubbed 2023 FW13, this asteroid is consider by experts to be a “quasi-moon” or “quasi-satellite.” The asteroid was given this classification because it orbits the sun in a similar time frame as the Earth does. However, it is only slightly influenced by our planet’s gravitational pull.