World Cotton Day 2023, observed on?
- A. 18 September
- B. 3 August
- C. 7 October
- D. 8 November
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Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence on:
- A. December 27, 2022
- B. December 26, 2022
- C. December 30, 2022
- D. December 31, 2022
Correct Answer: D. December 31, 2022
Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence. He was 95. He led the Catholic Church for less than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. Benedict spent his final years at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery within the walls of the Vatican. His successor Pope Francis said he had visited him there frequently. The Vatican said the body of the Pope Emeritus will be placed in St Peter’s Basilica from Monday for “the greeting of the faithful”.
Which country will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games?
- A. London
- B. Germany
- C. Australia
- D. China
Correct Answer: C. Australia
The Australian state of Victoria will hosted the 2026 Commonwealth Games across four regional hubs in a break from the traditional single-city model, the government said on April 12, 2022. With no other countries outside Australia making a bid, Victoria was granted an exclusive negotiating period to secure the Games in February.
The first-ever Pig-to-human heart transplant was performed in the USA on January 7, 2022. Who was the recipient of the pig’s heart?
- A. David Roger
- B. David Bennet sr.
- C. Mariana Jolie
- D. None of these
Correct Answer: B. David Bennet sr.
A US man has becomed the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig. David Bennett, 57, is doing well three days after the experimental seven-hour procedure in Baltimore, doctors say.
When Lebanon`s prime minister announced the government`s resignation?
- A. August 08, 2020
- B. August 09, 2020
- C. August 10, 2020
- D. August 11, 2020
Correct Answer: C. August 10, 2020
Lebanon`s prime minister announced the government`s resignation on Monday, August 10, 2020, saying a massive explosion that devastated Beirut last week and triggered public outrage was the result of endemic corruption.
What is the theme of the ‘World Day Against Child Labour 2022’?
- A. Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour
- B. Rehabilitation and Restoration
- C. Importance of Education
- D. Commitment to End Child Labour
Correct Answer: A. Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour
World Day Against Child Labour is marked every year on 12 June across the world. The day aims to raise awareness about the exploitation of children who are engaged in child labour. The International Labour Organization (ILO) declared the World Day Against Child Labour in the year 2002. The theme for this year is “Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour”
Sri Lanka has recently suspended the USD 1.5 billion Light Rail project, funded by which country?
- A. India
- B. China
- C. Japan
- D. United States
Correct Answer: C. Japan
The President of Sri Lanka has ordered the termination of a USD 1.5 billion Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, funded by Japan. The reason for the suspension is said to be the high cost of the project, which was the largest single foreign-funded infrastructure project in Sri Lanka.