Which cricket team crown ICC World Test Championship 2023?
- A. South Korea
- B. England
- C. Pakistan
- D. Australia
Correct Answer: D. Australia
The final of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship, a Test cricket matches , was play from 7 to 11 June 2023 at The Oval, London, between Australia and India Australia won the matched by 209 runs to win the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship. This marked Australia’s maiden win of the Championship. As winners, they received a cash prize of US$1.6 million, while the Indian team received a cash prize of US$800,000. The victory in the final established Australia as the first team to have won all ICC tournaments across three cricket formats.
Correct Answer: D. US
Treaty on Open Skies is a program of unarmed aerial surveillance flights over the entire territory of participating countries. It is designed to enhance mutual understanding and confidence as it provides the participants, a direct role in gathering information about military forces. This pact entered into force in January 2002. It has 34 participants currently. On May 21, 2020, President Trump announced that the United States would be withdrawing from the treaty due to alleged Russian violations. On 22 May 2020, the United States submitted a notice of withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies. On 22 November 2020, United States official sources—including U.S. Department of State websites, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and the National Security Council’s official Twitter account—announced that the six-month period was over and the U.S. was no longer a party to the Treaty.
Correct Answer: B. United Kingdom
The Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson has recently announced the new scheme of fast-track visas to attract the world’s best scientists. The Prime Minister also announced the ‘Global Talent route program’ of 300 million pounds for research in advanced mathematics.
Correct Answer: C. An-225
The largest plane in the world — Ukraine’s Antonov-225 cargo plane — was destroyed by Russian strikes outside Kyiv on the fourth day of Moscow’s invasion, Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom group said 27 February 2022. “Russian invaders destroyed the flagship of the Ukrainian aviation, the AN-225” at the Antonov airport in Gostomel near Kyiv, the group said in a statement. The aircraft was unique to the world, at 84 meters long (276 feet) it could transport up to 250 tons (551,000 pounds) of cargo at a speed of up to 850 kilometers per hour (528 mph). It had been named “Mriya,” which means “dream” in Ukrainian.
Correct Answer: A. September 27, 2020
Iran`s Revolutionary Guards on September 27, 2020, unveiled a new naval ballistic missile with a potential range of over 700 kilometers (430 miles), local media reported, following months of tensions with the arch-enemy the United States. The missile, dubbed `Zolf aghar Basir`, is a naval variant of the surface-to-surface Zolfaghar ballistic missile, according to Tasnim news agency.
Correct Answer: A. Russia
Russia on 9 May 2022 marked the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Georgia also celebrating the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany by allied forces in World War II.
Correct Answer: C. Denmark