Who is the current President of Armenia?
- A. Nikol Pashinyan
- B. Alen Simonyan
- C. Armen Sarkissian
- D. Serzh Sargsyan
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On September 7, 2022, Albania destitute diplomatic ties with over a cyberattack.
- A. Swizland
- B. Russia
- C. Oman
- D. Iran
Correct Answer: D. Iran
Albania broke diplomatic ties with Iran on September 7, 2022, over an alleged cyberattack against the government this summer, as Washington vowed to hold Tehran accountable for targeting its Nato ally. Albania and Iran have been bitter foes for years, stemming from Tirana`s hosting of the Iranian opposition group the People`s Mujahedeen of Iran (MEK) on its soil.
What is the name of the annual meteor shower, which is active during January?
- A. Quadrantids
- B. Geminids
- C. Leonids
- D. Ursids
Correct Answer: A. Quadrantids
The Quadrantids, one of the brightest annual meteor showers, are active from December 28 to January 12. According to NASA, approximately 80 meteors per hour can be seen with the meteor velocity is 41 kilometers per second. Though most meteor showers originate from comets, the Quadrantids originate from an asteroid named 2003 EH1. The meteor shower gets its name from the constellation of Quadrans Muralis (Mural Quadrant).
Tsirkon’, is a hypersonic missile tested by which country?
- A. United States
- B. Russia
- C. China
- D. Kyrgyzstan
Correct Answer: B. Russia
Russia recently announced that it has successfully tested a new hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile named ‘Tsirkon’. The Tsirkon missile was fired from the White Sea in the Russian Arctic and it successfully hit its target 450 kilometers away in the Barents Sea. The missile has also reached a speed of Mach 8 – eight times the speed of sound.
General elections were held in Barbados on:
- A. 10 January 2022
- B. 19 January 2022
- C. 17 January 2022
- D. 22 January 2022
Correct Answer: B. 19 January 2022
General elections were held in Barbados on 19 January 2022 to elect the 30 members of the House of Assembly. The ruling Barbados Labour Party won all 30 seats for the second election in a row. This was the 12th national election held since independence from the United Kingdom in 1966, the 16th since the institution of universal suffrage in 1950, and the first since Barbados became a republic in 2021.
World Water Day is observed every on:
- A. 22 March
- B. 19 March
- C. 20 March
- D. 25 March
Correct Answer: A. 22 March
World Water Day is an annual United Nations observance day held on 22 March that highlights the importance of fresh water. The day is used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
On 26 March 2022, Municipal elections will be held in the ____ cities of Palestine.
- A. 68
- B. 63
- C. 66
- D. 79
Correct Answer: C. 66
The 2021-2022 elections in Palestine’s municipalities and local authorities were divided into two phases according to a decision taken by the Palestinian Authority (PA) Council of Ministers. The first round of voting took place on 11 December 2021, in 376, mostly rural, local authorities in the West Bank. The second round place occurred on 26 March 2022 and include the remaining 66 local authorities in Gaza and larger municipalities in the West Bank. Independent candidates dominated the Palestinian local elections, winning 64 percent of seats, up from just 37 percent five years ago, according to official results released on March 27, 2022.