Which Technology Company has launched ‘Air Raid Alerts system’ on Android phones in Ukraine?
- A. Microsoft
- B. Google
- C. Amazon
- D. SpaceX
Correct Answer: B. Google
Google has launched an ‘Air Raid Alerts system’ on Android phones in Ukraine. This will act as a supplement to the country’s existing air raid alert systems. The company will also highlight the ‘Ukrainian Alarm’ application to Google Play users. The Rapid Air Raid Alerts system will be implemented with the help of the government of Ukraine.
Correct Answer: A. Omegle
After 14 years, Omegle is dead. The chat website experience a bit of a revival during the pandemic, but now it’s gone offline for good. The internet has mix feeling about its shutdown. The chat service worked by pairing two random users together so they could talk to each other, over video or text. It’s a cool idea, in theory, an attempt to facilitate human connection online.
Correct Answer: B. 7 October 2023
On 7 October 2023, Hamas with other groups such as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, launch a major attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. The attack included rocket barrages and vehicle-transported attacks across the border on Israeli forces. In response, the government of Israel declared a state of emergency and war.
Correct Answer: A. France
France has ordered the closure of a mosque in the north of the country because of the “radical nature” of its imams preaching, regional authorities said on Tuesday. The mosque in Beauvais, a town of 50,000 people some 100 kilometers north of Paris, will remain shut for six months, according to the prefecture of the Oise region where Beauvais is located. The authorities alleged the sermons there incited hatred, violence and “defended jihad”.
Correct Answer: A. Singapore
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has claimed that “almost half” of the parliamentarians in India’s Lok Sabha — the lower house of parliament — have criminal charges against them, prompting New Delhi to summon the country’s ambassador to explain the remarks, a British wire service reported. “Nehru’s India has become one where … almost half the MPs in the Lok Sabha have criminal charges pending against them, including charges of rape and murder,” Lee said. Lee made the comment in Singapore’s parliament on 16 February 2022 during a debate
Correct Answer: C. 19 August
On 19 August 2003, a bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killed 22 humanitarian aid workers, including the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Five years later, the United Nations General Assembly adopt a resolution designating 19 August as World Humanitarian Day (WHD). This year, our World Humanitarian Day campaign brings together the global humanitarian community to mark the twentieth anniversary of the attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, and to show our unwavering commitment to deliver for the communities we serve, no matter who, no matter where and #NoMatterWhat.
Correct Answer: B. June 5
International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing is observed every year on June 5. The date marks the day when the Port State Measures Agreement officially entered into force as an international treaty. In 2015, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean of the FAO proposed the day.