Who is the current President of Burkina Faso?
- A. Roch Marc Kaboré
- B. Sidsoré Kader Ouedraogo
- C. Lassina Zerbo
- D. Paul-Henri Damiba
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Ambala airbase, where the first batch of Rafale fighter jets arrived, is located in which state?
- A. Uttarakhand
- B. Haryana
- C. Sikkim
- D. West Bengal
Correct Answer: B. Haryana
The first batch of five Rafale fighter jets have landed at the Ambala Air Force Base, located in the state of Haryana. The Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria received the fighter jets, which will be inducted in the No. 17 Squadron, ‘Golden Arrows’. The jets were flown by Indian Air Force pilots for seven hours with the help of the mid-air refuellers.
On 15 August 2023, Afghanistans Taliban marked anniversary of their return to power?
- A. 1St
- B. 3rd
- C. 2nd
- D. 4th
Correct Answer: C. 2nd
The Afghan Taliban is marking the second anniversary of its return to power with a public holiday, celebrating the takeover of Kabul and the establishment of what it described as security across the country under an “Islamic system”. “On the second anniversary of the conquest of Kabul, we would like to congratulate the mujahid [holy warrior] nation of Afghanistan and ask them to thank Almighty Allah for this great victory,” the spokesman for the Taliban, Zabihullah Mujahid, said in a statement on Tuesday.
Omo I, is the name of the fossils of oldest Homo sapiens in which continent?
- A. Asia
- B. Africa
- C. Oceania
- D. Europe
Correct Answer: B. Africa
In the 1960s, paleo-anthropologists unearthed the remains of Homo sapiens known as Omo I, from the lower Omo valley of southern Ethiopia. Previous attempts to date the Omo I fossils suggested they were 197,000 years old, but the new research shows they must be 230,000 years old and they are the oldest unchallenged Homo sapiens in Africa.
Which country has started a pilot project to produce ‘Green’ Steel by burning hydrogen?
- A. Australia
- B. Sweden
- C. Poland
- D. Italy
Correct Answer: B. Sweden
Sweden has become the first country in the world to manufacture fossil-free steel which is also known as green steel. Green steel has been developed by HYBRIT Technology and the first delivery was done to Volvo AB as a trial run. This initiative was in process since the year 2016 and the full-scale production will begin in 2026.
Mohamed Irfaan Ali has been sworn in as the new President of which South American country?
- A. Guyana
- B. Venezuela
- C. Brazil
- D. Columbia
Correct Answer: A. Guyana
Mohamed Irfaan Ali on 2 August 2020 has been sworn in as the new President of the South American country Guyana, five months after the General Elections. The 40-year-old former housing minister and lawmaker will succeed the previous President David Granger. He is the first Muslim president of a Western country and the first practicing Muslim head of state in South America.
Which among the following is the first Gulf Arab country to reach a deal on normalizing relations with Israel?
- A. UAE
- B. Dubai
- C. Saudia Arabia
- D. Qatar
Correct Answer: A. UAE
The United Arab Emirates has become the first Gulf Arab country to reach a deal on normalizing relations with Israel, capping years of discreet contacts between the two countries in commerce and technology. The so-called “Abraham Agreement”, announced by United States President Donald Trump on Thursday 13 August 2020.