What is the theme of the World Food Safety Day (WFSD) 2020?
- A. Future of Food Safety
- B. Food safety, everyone’s business
- C. Food safety, first and foremost
- D. Food safety is still far
Correct Answer: B. Food safety, everyone’s business
This year, the theme of the World Food Safety Day campaign is “Food safety, everyone’s business” celebrated on June 7, 2020. This year is the second edition of Food Safety Day
Correct Answer: D. Bangladesh
Bangladesh has launched e-gate (automated border control system) as the first country in South Asia. This e-gate has been installed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. As a result, one passenger can complete his/her immigration process by 18 seconds only. A total of 12 e-gates have been installed in the departure area while three at the arrival area of Dhaka airport.
Correct Answer: A. North Korea
North Korea confirmed on 31 January 2022 it test-launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the US territory of Guam, the Norths most significant weapon launch in years, as Washington plans steps to show its commitment to its Asian allies. The official Korean Central News Agency said the purpose of the test was to verify the overall accuracy of the Hwasong-12 missile that is being deployed in its military.
Correct Answer: A. 27 January
TheInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day, or the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, is an international memorial day on 27 January that commemorates the victims of the Holocaust, which resulted in the murder of one-third of the Jewish people, along with countless members of other minorities between 1933 and 1945 by Nazi Germany. The day remembers the killing of six million Jews, two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population, and millions of others by the Nazi regime and its collaborators
Correct Answer: B. The importance of media freedom to democracy, peace, and the achievement of the SDG.
Every year on September 15, the International Day of Democracy is observed. The day is celebrated worldwide to recognize the significance of democracy and raise public understanding of democratic rights. According to Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, freedom of expression is a fundamental human right. The purpose of establishing the International Day of Democracy is to raise public awareness of the significance of protecting and actualizing human rights so that individuals might appreciate their importance. The International Day of Democracy was established in 2007 by a resolution passed by the General Assembly of the United Nations. Since the first celebration of the International Day of Democracy in 2008, several legislative events have been held worldwide. The theme for the International Day of Democracy is selected. This year’s theme is “the importance of media freedom to democracy, peace, and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.”
Correct Answer: B. November 18, 2022
Azerbaijan said on November 18, 2022 it would open an embassy in Tel Aviv, three decades after the Shia-majority country and the Jewish state established diplomatic relations. The historic decision will make Azerbaijan the first Shi’ite Muslim country to open an embassy in the Jewish state.
Correct Answer: B. UAE
The United Arab Emirates will Start its first lunar rover in November, the mission manager said on 19 September 2022. Hamad Al Marzooqi told The National, a state-linked newspaper, that the “Rashid” rover, named for Dubai’s ruling family, would be launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida sometime between Nov. 9 and Nov. 15. The exact date will be announced next month, he said. The rover is to be launched aboard a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket and deposited on the moon by a Japanese ispace lander sometime in March.