Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature?
- A. Samuel Beckett
- B. Jon Olav Fosse
- C. Akin Düzakin
- D. None of these
Correct Answer: B. Jon Olav Fosse
Jon Olav Fosse is a Norwegian author, translator, and playwright. In 2023, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.”
Correct Answer: B. South China Sea
Southeast Asian Nation Hold First Joint Navy Drills Near Disputed South China Sea. Units from the countries of ASEAN began their first ever joint military drills in Indonesia’s South Natuna Sea amid rising geopolitical tensions between major powers and protests against China’s activities in the South China Sea.
Correct Answer: D. Bah Ndaw
Mali’s interim president, Bah Ndaw, chosen to head a transitional government following a coup last month, was sworn in during ceremonies in the capital Bamako on September 25, 2020. A committee appointed by the junta which seized power on August 18, toppling President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, selected Ndaw, a 70-year-old retired colonel, as interim president.
Correct Answer: D. Medication Safety
World Patient Safety Day 2022 will be celebrate on 17 September 2022. World Patient Safety Day is one of WHO’s global public health days. It was established in 2019 by the Seventy-second World Health Assembly through the adoption of resolution WHA72.6 – “Global action on patient safety”. Its objectives are to increase public awareness and engagement, enhance global understanding, and work toward global solidarity and action by the Member States to enhance patient safety and reduce patient harm. It is in this context that medication Safety’ has been selected as the theme for World Patient Safety Day 2022, with the slogan ‘Medication Without Harm’. The global campaign reaffirms the objectives of the WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge: Medication Without Harm launched by WHO in 2017.
Correct Answer: A. Two
The first audio recordings from Mars revealed a quiet planet with occasional gusts of wind where two different speeds of sound would have a strange delayed effect on hearing, scientists said on April 1, 2022. After NASA`s Perseverance rover landed on Mars in February last year, its two microphones started recording, allowing scientists to hear what it is like on the Red Planet for the first time.
Correct Answer: D. Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed for a pact with the USA “Non-Interference” in each other’s domestic affairs. The pact is proposed weeks before the Presidential elections in the USA. Western Nations have been accusing Russia of using its hackers and trolls to influence the outcome of elections in other countries. Also, US intelligence has stated that Russia is trying to manipulate election results in favor of Donald Trump.
Correct Answer: A. Hand Hygiene for All
The Global Handwashing Day is observed on October 15 every year. It aims to increase awareness about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective way to prevent diseases. This year, the theme of the Global Handwashing Day is ‘Hand Hygiene for All’.