Who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature?
- A. Samuel Beckett
- B. Jon Olav Fosse
- C. Akin Düzakin
- D. None of these
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The International Children’s Film festival was recently inaugurated in which South Asian country?
- A. Sri Lanka
- B. Bangladesh
- C. Nepal
- D. India
Correct Answer: B. Bangladesh
The International Children’s Film festival was recently inaugurated in the capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka. It is one of the biggest film festivals in the country and the only international festival which is celebrated exclusively for children and young adults since 2008.
Second round of presidential elections were held in Colombia on:
- A. 15 June 2022
- B. 10 June 2022
- C. 18 June 2022
- D. 19 June 2022
Correct Answer: D. 19 June 2022
Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 29 May 2022, with a runoff on 19 June 2022 as no candidate obtained at least 50% in the first round of voting. Iván Duque, who was elected president in 2018, was ineligible to run due to term limits. Gustavo Petro, a senator and former Mayor of Bogota, defeated Rodolfo Hernández Suárez, former Mayor of Bucaramanga, in the runoff election. Petro’s victory made him the first left-wing candidate to be elected president of Colombia.
Sultan Qaboos who died recently belongs to which country?
- A. Kuwait
- B. Iran
- C. Oman
- D. Saudi Arabia
Correct Answer: C. Oman
PM Jacinda Ardern won a landslide victory in New Zealand`s general election on:
- A. October 17, 2020
- B. October 18, 2020
- C. October 19, 2020
- D. October 20, 2020
Correct Answer: A. October 17, 2020
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won a landslide victory in New Zealand`s general election on October 17, 2020, leveraging success battling Covid19 into an unprecedented majority she said gave her a mandate for progressive reform. Ardern`s centre-left Labour Party took 64 seats in the 120-member parliament with 49 per cent of the vote.
What is the name of the Crew Dragon spacecraft from which NASA astronauts landed back on the Earth?
- A. Victor
- B. Endeavor
- C. SpaceX Plus
- D. NASA Craft
Correct Answer: B. Endeavor
The United States astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon, landed back on the Earth. The astronauts splashed down aboard Crew Dragon ‘Endeavor’ in the Gulf of Mexico after a 64-day voyage in space. This is NASA’s first crewed mission from American soil in nine years. This splashdown is the first of its kind by NASA in 45 years.
ISRO Aditya L1 mission was launched successfully on?
- A. September 02, 2023
- B. September 08, 2023
- C. September 09, 2023
- D. September 08, 2023
Correct Answer: A. September 02, 2023
ISRO’s spacecraft successfully launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota on September 02, 2023. With this, India inched one step closer for the completion of its maiden Solar expedition. ISRO’s trusted PSLV will carry the Aditya L1 mission on a 125-day voyage to the Sun. The Aditya L1 spacecraft will stay in Earth’s orbit for sixteen days. After four months of journey, the satellite will be placed on the L1 point in the halo orbit around the Sun.