What is the theme of World Accreditation Day (WAD) 2020?
- A. Quality Certification
- B. Quality Accreditation
- C. Food safety is everyone’s business
- D. Accreditation: Improving Food Safety
Correct Answer: D. Accreditation: Improving Food Safety
The World Accreditation Day (WAD) is celebrated on 9th June every year to highlight and promote the role of accreditation in trade & economy. The theme for World Accreditation Day 2020 is “Accreditation: Improving Food Safety”. It is decided by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC).
Correct Answer: B. Israel
Israel has signed a free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates, its first big trade pact with an Arab state. The agreement, which aimed at boosting trade between the two Middle Eastern nations, would encourage more Israeli companies to set up offices in the UAE, particularly in Dubai.
Correct Answer: A. Pakistan
The federal cabinet on 22 August 2022 approved the signing of an agreement between the state of Qatar and the Pakistan Army for the provision of security to the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022. According to the summary for the cabinet, FIFA World Cup is being scheduled from November 21 to December 18, 2022, in Qatar and the government of Qatar has requested assistance in security-related matters for the event.
Correct Answer: C. West Indies
West Indies will host “World Cup U-19” in 2022. The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is an international cricket tournament organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC) contested by national under-19 teams. First edition: 1988, Australia Latest edition: 2020, South Africa Next Edition: 2022, West Indies
Correct Answer: B. Chad
Correct Answer: B. Ana
Moderate Tropical Storm Ana was a deadly tropical cyclone that affected the African nations of Madagascar, Malawi, and Mozambique and the second-deadliest weather event in 2022 thus far, after Cyclone Batsirai. The first named storm of the 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Ana developed from an area of convection that was designated as Invest 93S northeast of Madagascar.
Correct Answer: C. Annie Ernaux
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2022 is awarded to the French author Annie Ernaux “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”