Who sworn in as new Sultan of Oman?
- A. Quboos said al said
- B. Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
- C. Salman bin al saud
- D. Saad bin saad
Correct Answer: B. Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
Haitham bin Tariq sworn in as Oman’s new sultan. The former culture minister has been named as successor to late Sultan Qaboos. Oman has named Haitham bin Tariq Al Said as the country’s new ruler following the death of his cousin Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, state television announced.
Correct Answer: D. USA
The United States announced on July 7, 2023, that it will send Ukraine widely-banned cluster munitions as part of a security assistance package, a move Ukraine said would have an extraordinary psycho-emotional impact on occupying Russian force.
Correct Answer: C. Angela Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the 2022 UNESCO Peace Prize ‘in recognition of her efforts to welcome refugees’. Merkel received the Félix Houphout-Boigny-UNESCO Peace Prize for her ‘courageous’ decision to welcome more than 1.2 million migrants in 2015, particularly those from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Eritrea.
Correct Answer: B. UAE
Emirati authorities have announced that they will suspend work at government ministries and federal and local institutions and close private businesses through May 15 following the death of the nation’s President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, May 13. Sheikh Khalifa served as the second president of the UAE and the 16th ruler of the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The closure of public offices and private businesses will begin on May 13; the UAE will also observe a 40-day mourning period.
Correct Answer: D. All of these
The defense chiefs of the US, South Korea and Japan agreed to start a new mechanism to share data on North Korean missile launches. The agreement, reached in a trilateral meeting between the ministers in Seoul on Sunday, will “facilitate the exchange of real-time missile warning data and improve each country’s ability to monitor missiles” launched by North Korea, according to a Pentagon statement.
Correct Answer: B. Smriti Mandhana
855 runs in 22 internationals at an average of 38.86 with one century and five half-centuries. Despite India enduring a difficult 2021, Smriti Mandhana’s stock continued to rise this year.In the limited-overs series against South Africa where India won just two of the eight matches at home, Mandhana played a major role in both of the wins. She made 80 not out as India chased down 158 in the second ODI that helped them level the series and scored 48 not out in the win in the final T20I.
Correct Answer: A. Razi Mousavi
Sayyed Razi Mousavi was an Iranian brigadier general serving in the IRGC’s Quds Force. On December 25, 2023, He was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Sayyidah Zaynab, Rif-Dimashq, Syria during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.