Who is the current Foreign Minister of China?

A. Qin Gang
B. Qiao Guanhua
C. Wang Yi
D. Huang Hua

Answer

Correct Answer: A. Qin Gang 


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China appointed Qin Gang, its ambassador to the United States, as its new foreign minister on December 30, 2022, installing a top diplomat known for tough talk against the West. The 56-year-old replaces Wang Yi, who has been the face of Chinese diplomacy since 2013.

Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence on:

A. December 26, 2022
B. December 28, 2022
C. December 30, 2022
D. December 31, 2022

Answer

Correct Answer: D. December 31, 2022


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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”. 

Nearly _____ journalists have been killed worldwide over the past 20 years.

A. 1,500
B. 1,600
C. 1,700
D. 1,800

Answer

Correct Answer: C. 1,700


Detail About MCQs

Nearly 1,700 journalists have been killed worldwide over the past 20 years, an average of more than 80 a year, according to an analysis published by Reporters Without Borders. Pakistan was ranked fifth, as 93 journalists were killed since 2003 in different parts of the country. The two decades between 2003 and 2022 were `especially deadly decades for those in the service of the right to inform`, said the Paris-based media rights campaigners.

Turgutreis-VII is a bilateral Naval exercise between _____.

A. Pakistan and Iran
B. Turkey and Pakistan
C. Turkey and Iran
D. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia

Answer

Correct Answer: B. Turkey and Pakistan


Detail About MCQs

Pakistan and Turkish naval ships took part in a bilateral exercise Turgutreis-VII comprising operations including defence against asymmetric attacks, visit board search and seizure, air defence exercises and joint coordinated patrol. The two navies also conducted joint patrolling in the North Arabian Sea to further hone professional skills and enhance interoperability. The visit of the Turkish Navy ship TCG Burgazada to Pakistan is a manifestation of strong bilateral ties between the two countries and the exercise is a testimony of Pakistan Navy`s resolve towards regional peace and maintenance of order at sea.

Netanyahu sworn in as Israel’s Prime Minister on 29 December 2022, for his ____ term.

A. Fourth
B. Fifth
C. Sixth
D. Seventh

Answer

Correct Answer: C. Sixth


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Benjamin Netanyahu on 29 December 2022, completed a dramatic return as Israel’s prime minister, after being sworn in as the leader of what is likely to be the country’s most right-wing government in history. Netanyahu and his government were sworn in on Thursday for his sixth term as prime minister, 18 months after he was ousted from power. He took oath of the office after Israel’s 120 member parliament passed a vote of confidence in favour of the new government. Netanyahu is the longest-tenured prime minister in Israel’s history, having served for a total of over 15 years. 

Brazilian football icon Pele, died on _____ at the age of 82.

A. December 21, 2022
B. December 23, 2022
C. December 26, 2022
D. December 29, 2022

Answer

Correct Answer: D. December 29, 2022


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Brazilian football icon Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time and a three-time World Cup winner who masterminded the `beautiful game`, died on December 29, 2022 at the age of 82, his family said. Named athlete of the century by the International Olympic Committee in 1999, Pele is the only footballer in history to win three World Cups -1958, 1962 and 1970.

Who is the current Prime Minister of Israel?

A. Naftali Bennett
B. Benjamin Netanyahu
C. Yair Lapid
D. Gideon Sa’ar

Answer

Correct Answer: B. Benjamin Netanyahu 


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Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as Israel’s prime minister on Thursday Dec 29 2022 in a comeback at the head of a hard-right cabinet that promises to expand Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and pursue other policies criticised at home and abroad. Israel’s parliament has sworn in Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister, inaugurating the country’s most far-right, religiously conservative government in history.

Turkish, Syrian, Russian Defence ministers met in Moscow on _____ the first such talks since a war broke out in Syria.

A. December 22, 2022
B. December 24, 2022
C. December 26, 2022
D. December 28, 2022

Answer

Correct Answer: D. December 28, 2022


Detail About MCQs

The Defence ministers of Russia, Turkiye and Syria met in Moscow on December 28, 2022, the first such talks since a war broke out in Syria, the Russian defence ministry said. It was also the first meeting between Turkish and Syrian defence ministers since the start of the war in 2011. Russia and Turkiye are involved in Syria, with Moscow supporting the Damascus regime against its opponents, and Ankara backing rebels.

According to UN end-of-the-year report, how many were forced to leave their homes in 2022?

A. 80m
B. 90m
C. 100m
D. 120m

Answer

Correct Answer: C. 100m

Detail About MCQs

At least one hundred million people up from some 90 million in 2021 were forced to leave their homes in 2022, says a UN end-of-the-year report with a warning that this `record should never have been set`. Outbreaks of violence, or protracted conflicts, were key migration factors in many parts of the world, including Ukraine, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Syria, and Myanmar, the report adds.

Benjamin Netanyahu is the longest-serving Prime Minister of which country?

A. Israel
B. Italy
C. France
D. Germany

Answer

Correct Answer: A. Israel 


Detail About MCQs

Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has secured a deal to form a new government. Netanyahu has managed to form a government after tough negotiations with far-right coalition partners.  Though Netanyahu’s Likud and like-minded religious-nationalist parties won a comfortable majority, the agreement to form a government was held up by several political disputes.

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