Who is the India`s most successful Test captain?
- A. Rohit Sharma
- B. Virat Kohli
- C. MS Dhoni
- D. Kapil Dev
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The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to two Scientists for which field of Chemistry?
- A. Genome editing
- B. Bio-Chemistry
- C. Electro Chemistry
- D. Quantum Chemistry
Correct Answer: A. Genome editing
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for the development of a method for genome editing. The two scientists have discovered one of gene technology’s sharpest tools named the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors, using which the DNA of animals, plants, and microorganisms can be changed precisely. Charpentier and Doudna became the sixth and seventh women to win a Nobel for chemistry.
‘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.
Who has been appointed as the first female interim Chief Executive Officer at OpenAI?
- A. Mary Barra
- B. Safra Catz
- C. Mira Murati
- D. Jane Fraser
Correct Answer: C. Mira Murati
Mira Murati is the new interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of OpenAI after the ChatGPT maker’s board said on 17 November 2023 that it had fired CEO and co-founder Sam Altman. In a statement, the company said that Murati is uniquely qualified for the role and it “anticipates a seamless transition while it conducts a formal search for a permanent CEO
On December 16, 2022, which space agency sends first water survey mission into orbit?
- A. ISSO
- B. NASA
- C. SpaceX
- D. Blue Origin
Correct Answer: C. SpaceX
A SpaceX rocket blasted off early on December 16, 2022 carrying a US-French satellite designed to conduct an unprecedented global survey of Earth`s surface waters, a mission expected to shed new light on the mechanics and consequences of climate change. The Falcon 9 booster, owned and operated by Elon Musk`s commercial rocket company, lit up the pre-dawn sky along California`s coast as it roared off its launch pad at the Vandenberg Space Force Base, 260 1(m northwest of Los Angeles.
Which currency become world’s top performing currency in 2022?
- A. Dollar
- B. Ruble
- C. Euro
- D. Pound
Correct Answer: B. Ruble
The Russian ruble has turned into the world’s best-performing currency this year, as its onshore rate is up more than 11% against the US dollar so far in 2022. The ruble is the biggest gainer among 31 major currencies, according to data tracked by Bloomberg, and has overtaken the Brazilian real, which is up 9% this year.
Which country reported its first COVID cases on 12 May 2022?
- A. South Korea
- B. North Korea
- C. Soloman Islands
- D. Taiwan
Correct Answer: B. North Korea
North Korea has confirmed its first outbreak of COVID-19, raising fears of a humanitarian disaster in one of the world’s few unvaccinated countries as it goes into a nationwide lockdown. Authorities detected a sub-variant of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant, BA.2, in people in Pyongyang, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday, without elaborating on the number of confirmed cases. The North, which sealed its borders in January 2020, had been one of the few countries on Earth not to report an outbreak of COVID-19.