Which country won the most Bronze medals in the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022?
- A. Canada
- B. ROC
- C. Both A and B
- D. Netherlands
Correct Answer: C. Both A and B (14 Bronze Medals)
Correct Answer: B. Baltic Sea
Nord Stream 2 is a 1,200km-long offshore natural gas pipeline being constructed to connect Europe to the world’s largest reserved in Northern Russia. Russia’s state-own Gazprom will own and operate the pipeline through its wholly-owned subsidiary Nord Stream 2. Nord Stream 2 will follow the route laid down by the Nord Stream pipeline and run through the Baltic Sea from the St Petersburg region (Russia) to Baltic Coast in northeast Germany. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz suspended certification of Nord Stream 2 on 22 February 2022 in consequence of Russia’s recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk republics and the deployment of troops in territory held by the DPR and LPR.
Correct Answer: A. Tibet
For the first time, Tibet has passed a law making ethnic unity mandatory, reflecting the significant role it plays in the sensitive remote Himalayan region’s economic and social development. The new law makes it clear that Tibet has been an inalienable part of China since ancient times, and it is the common responsibility for the people of all ethnic groups to safeguard national reunification, strengthen ethnic unity and take a clear-cut…Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/international/tibet-passes-new-law-to-make-ethnic-unity-mandatory-794127.html
Correct Answer: D. China
The 31st installment of the World University Games, previously known as the Universiade, is currently taking place in Chengdu, People’s Republic of China, from July 28th to August 8th, 2023. This prestigious event brings together over 9,500 talented student-athletes from universities around the world, competing in 18 different sports, and vying for a total of 269 medals.
Correct Answer: D. Groundwater, making the invisible visible
Correct Answer: C. Haitham Al Ghais
The veteran official of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Haitham Al Ghais was named as the new OPEC Secretary-General, media agencies reported on 6 July, 2022. The announcement came after the sudden death of the organization’s chief Muhammad Barkindo. Al Ghais to serve as the new Secretary-General of the petroleum production organization, starting from August 2022.
Correct Answer: D. Iran
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has successfully put a second military satellite, the Noor 2, into orbit, according to the semi-official news agency Tasnim. “Iran’s second military satellite, named Noor-2, has been launched into space by the Qassed rocket of the aerospace wing of the Revolutionary Guards and successfully placed in orbit 500 kilometers [310 miles] above the Earth,” the official IRNA news agency reported.