Which Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) seeks to ensure safe water and sanitation for all by 2030?
- A. First
- B. Third
- C. Sixth
- D. Eighth
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Osimertinib is a new drug capable of cutting the risk of death from which disease?
- A. Brain Diseases
- B. Lung Cancer
- C. COVID 19
- D. Liver Diseases
Correct Answer: B. Lung Cancer
Osimertinib is a new drug capable of cutting the risk of death from lung cancer by half. Lung cancer accounts for around 1.8 million deaths each year. Taking the drug daily after surgery reduce non-small cell lung cancer patients’ death risk by more than 50%.
‘John Lee’ is the newly elected leader of which country?
- A. Hong Kong
- B. Taiwan
- C. North Korea
- D. Malaysia
Correct Answer: A. Hong Kong
John Lee was elected as Hong Kong’s next leader, after winning over 99% of the votes cast by a largely pro-Beijing election committee. Lee received 1,416 votes in the chief executive election, far exceeding the 751 votes he needed to win and the highest support ever for the city’s top leadership position. The Election Committee’s nearly 1,500 members cast their votes in a secret ballot Sunday morning. Lee will replace current leader Carrie Lam on July 1.
Mohammad Barkindo, who passed away recently, was the head of which international organisation?
- A. World Bank
- B. OPEC
- C. OECD
- D. IMF
Correct Answer: B. OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary General, Mohammad Barkindo, has passed away on 5 July 2022 at the age of 63. Nigeria’s Barkindo headed the Organization since 2016 and was scheduled to be replaced by Kuwait’s Haitham Al-Ghais next month. Under his leadership, the cartel tied up with 10 other oil-producing countries, such as Russia, to form a wider group known as OPEC+.
On November 1, 2022, which capital city recognises same-sex relationships?
- A. Ottawa
- B. Beijing
- C. Tokyo
- D. Canberra
Correct Answer: C. Tokyo
Tokyo began issuing partnership certificates to same-sex couples who live and work in the capital on November 1, 2022, a long-awaited move in a country without marriage equality. The certificates allow LGBTQ partners to be treated as married couples for a range of public services in areas such as housing, medicine, and welfare.
The Qutub Minar was illuminated in white and red, to mark the Solidarity movement of which country?
- A. Germany
- B. Russia
- C. Poland
- D. Japan
Correct Answer: C. Poland
The Embassy of Poland and Polish Institute in Delhi has recently illuminated Qutub Minar in white and red, Poland’s national colors. It was done to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Solidarity movement of Poland. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Solidarity movement, which is a civil rights movement based on Gandhian principles of non-violence.
Which Syrian President visited China on his first visit to the country since the start of Syria’s 12 year conflict?
- A. Hafez al-Assad
- B. Abdul Halim Khaddam
- C. Bashar al-Assad
- D. None of these
Correct Answer: C. Bashar al-Assad
Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in China on Thursday on his first visit to the country since the start of Syria’s 12-year conflict, one in which Beijing has been one of his main backers. China’s Foreign Ministry said Assad would join other foreign leaders attending the opening ceremony of the Asian Games, an international sports event beginning Saturday in the eastern city of Hangzhou.