Which organisation launched the first fully private astronaut mission to the International Space Station?
- A. NASA
- B. ISRO
- C. SpaceX
- D. ESA
Correct Answer: C. SpaceX
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Ax-1, a mission from Houston-based Company Axiom Space. It is the first fully private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. The four-member crew officially began a ten-day journey that will include eight days aboard the International Space Station. Their capsule is known as Endeavour.
Correct Answer: B. 14 July 2022
Lieutenant Colonel Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa RWP RSP is a former Sri Lankan military officer and politician, who served as the eighth President of Sri Lanka from 2019 until his resignation on 14 July 2022. Rajapaksa fled to Singapore via the Maldives in self-exile on the 14th of July 2022
Correct Answer: B. July 13, 2023
Ukraine has received cluster munitions, a military spokesperson said on July 13, 2023, less than a week after the United States announced it would transfer such munitions to Ukrainian forces. Valeryi Shershen, a spokesman for the Tavria military command in southern Ukraine, confirmed a CNN report citing the commander of the Tavria forces as saying Ukraine had just receive cluster munitions but had not used them yet.
Correct Answer: A. 4 – 5 May. 2023
The regular meeting of the SCO Foreign Minister Council took place on 4 and 5 May 2023, in Panaji, Republic of India, chair by the Minister of External Affair of the Republic of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu, Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China Qin Gang, Foreign Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic Jeenbek Kulubaev, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov, SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming, and Director of the SCO RATS Executive Committee Ruslan Mirzayev took part in the meeting and delivered their remarks.
Correct Answer: B. Francis Gurry
Francis Gurry has led WIPO as Director General since October 1, 2008. He was reappointed in May 2014 for a second six-year term, which runs through September 2020
Correct Answer: C. Sixth
The 2022 Asia Cup was the 15th edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament, with the matches played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) from 27 August to 11 September 2022 in the United Arab Emirates. Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 23 runs in the final, to win their sixth title and their first in the T20I format.
Correct Answer: A. 2 June 2023
The European Space Agency (ESA) recently celebrate a momentous occasion, marking the 20th anniversary of the Mars Express spacecraft. In honor of this milestone, ESA orchestrated a captivating live stream event that offered the public a rare opportunity to witness near-instant images from the Red Planet. Alongside this achievement, ESA also released a mesmerizing mosaic of Mars, providing invaluable insights into the planet’s surface.