Xi Jinping, elected historic third term’s as China’s leader on:
- A. October 21, 2022
- B. October 22, 2022
- C. October 24, 2022
- D. October 28, 2022
Correct Answer: B. October 22, 2022
Xi Jinping secured a historic third term as China’s leader on Sunday and promoted some of his closest Communist Party allies, cementing his position as the nation’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.
Correct Answer: C. Both A and B
The world’s most travel-friendly passports for 2022 have now been reveal. And, once again, Japan and Singapore have topped the list in the annual Henley & Partner Henley Passport Index of 199 countries. Germany and South Korea follow closely behind at the second place with their respective passports granting visa-free, visa on arrival, visitor’s permit, or ETA travel to 190 destinations.
Correct Answer: A. Australia
Australia won total of 178 Medals in CWG 2022. Out of 178 medals, Australia won 67 Gold, 57 Silver, and 54 Bronze Medals.
Correct Answer: D. Lee Sun-kyun
Lee Sun-kyun, a South Korean actor who drew global attention with his performance as the wealthy patriarch in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, was found dead on December 27, 2023, in an apparent suicide in a Seoul park, officials in the capital said. Lee, 48, who met a gory end in the 2019 film, South Korea`s first to win any Oscar, had faced police questioning three times over accusations of illegal drug use amid a government crackdown, with one session running 19 hours over the weekend
Correct Answer: C. India
According to the Orbital Debris Quarterly News, published by a NASA Office, there are 25,182 pieces of space debris (of sizes larger than 10 cm) in the lower earth orbits (within 2,000 km of earth’s surface). Out of these, the debris from Indian space assets is only 114, the lowest among major space-faring nations and around the same level as in 2018. India has 103 active and defunct spacecraft that are also in orbit, against the USA, China, and Russia which have the largest number of active or defunct satellites, as well as space debris, at several thousand.
Correct Answer: A. Joe Bidden
A sharply divide Supreme Court on 30 June 2023 effectively killed President Joe Biden’s $400 billion plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts for millions of Americans. But he declared, “This fight is not over.” The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majority, said the Biden administration overstepped its authority with the plan, and it left borrowers on the hook for repayments that are expected to resume in the fall.
Correct Answer: C. India
Edible oil trade associations from five palm oil importing countries in South Asia – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal, announced the setting up of the Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA). The main purpose is to collecting bargaining power and make imports sustainable. Indonesia and Malaysia are the biggest palm oil exporters in the world. India is the largest importer of palm oil in Asia, accounting for 15% of global imports, followed by China (9%), Pakistan (4%), and Bangladesh (2%).