Who is the current National Security Advisor of the United States?
- A. Edward Price
- B. Avril Haines
- C. Antony Blinken
- D. Jake Sullivan
Similar Posts
United State’s credit rating downgraded from AAA to AA+ by which agency?
- A. Fitch
- B. Moody’s
- C. World Bank
- D. None of these
Correct Answer: A. Fitch
Top rating agency Fitch has downgraded the United States’s credit rating over its rising debt and a “deterioration in standards of governance”, prompting protests from the White House. Fitch, one of the big three rating agencies, on Tuesday dropped the credit rating to AA+, down one notch from the highest rating AAA.
Before Mustafa al-Kadhimi who was the Prime Minister of Iraq?
- A. Adil Abdul-Mahdi
- B. Adnan al-Zurfi
- C. Barham Salih
- D. Haider al Abadi
Correct Answer: A. Adil Abdul-Mahdi
Adil Abdul-Mahdi is an Iraqi politician who served as Prime Minister of Iraq from October 2018 until May 2020. Now Iraq’s new Prime Minister is Mustafa al-Kadhimi who assumed office on 6 May after the country’s parliament approved a new government. Adil Abdul-Mahdi formerly served as a finance minister in the Interim government and Oil Minister from 2014 to 2016.
Which country is facing unrest due to a sudden spike in fuel prices in January 2022?
- A. Uzbekistan
- B. Turkmenistan
- C. Afghanistan
- D. Kazakhstan
Correct Answer: D. Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is experiencing the worst street protests the country has seen since gaining independence three decades ago. The outburst of instability is causing significant concern in Kazakhstan’s two powerful neighbors: Russia and China. The country sells most of its oil exports to China and is a key strategic ally of Moscow. A sudden spike in the price of car fuel at the start of the year triggered the first protests in a remote oil town in the west.
Who is the current President of Colombia?
- A. Ivan Duque Márquez
- B. Gustavo Petro
- C. Juan Manuel Santos
- D. None of these
Correct Answer: B. Gustavo Petro
Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego is a Colombian economist, politician, former guerrilla fighter, senator, and the president-elect of Colombia. Ivan Duque will be succeeded by Gustavo Petro on 7 August 2022, after Petro ended up winning the runoff round in the 2022 Colombian presidential election.
Turgutreis-VII is a bilateral Naval exercise between
- A. Pakistan and Dubai
- B. Turkey and Pakistan
- C. Turkey and Iraq
- D. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
Correct Answer: B. Turkey and Pakistan
Pakistan and Turkish naval ships took part in a bilateral exercise Turgutreis-VII comprising operations including defence against asymmetric attacks, visit board search and seizure, air defence exercises and joint coordinated patrol. The two navies also conducted joint patrolling in the North Arabian Sea to further hone professional skills and enhance interoperability. The visit of the Turkish Navy ship TCG Burgazada to Pakistan is a manifestation of strong bilateral ties between the two countries and the exercise is a testimony of Pakistan Navy`s resolve towards regional peace and maintenance of order at sea.
When China and Nepal sign 12 agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation in various sector?
- A. 25 September 2023
- B. 23 September 2023
- C. 28 September 2023
- D. 30 September 2023
Correct Answer: A. 25 September 2023
China and Nepal on 25 September 2023 (Monday) sign 12 agreement, including seven MoUs, to enhance bilateral cooperation in sector including trade, road connectivity, and information technology after Premier Li Qiang and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” held wide-ranging talks in Beijing. The two sides also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the establishment of a Joint Technical Working Group for the review and modification of the Nepal-China trade and payment agreement.