A. Brazil
B. India
C. China
D. Argentina
Correct Answer: B. India
According to production data of Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database (FAOSTAT), India ranks first in the world contributing twenty-four percent of global milk production in the year 2021-22.
A. 42000
B. 44000
C. 46000
D. 52000
Correct Answer: D. 52000
A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkiye and northwest Syria on February 6, 2023, As of 6 March 2023, more than 52,800 deaths were confirmed: more than 46,100 in Turkey, and more than 6,700 in Syria. It is the deadliest earthquake in Turkey since the 526 Antioch earthquake; deadliest in Syria since the 1822 Aleppo earthquake; deadliest worldwide since the 2010 Haiti earthquake; and the fifth-deadliest of the 21st century. It is also the deadliest natural disaster in Turkey’s modern history. Collectively, the earthquakes are estimated to have caused over US$100 billion in damages, making them the fourth-costliest earthquakes on record.
A. Turkey
B. Jordan
C. Morroco
D. USA
Correct Answer: B. Jordan
Jordan hosted a meeting between top Israeli and Palestinian officials on February 26, 2023 to try to halt surging violence, an official said, as Washington and its Arab allies seek to defuse tensions that have led to concern of a wider escalation. The discussions are part of stepped-up Jordanian diplomacy with Washington and Egypt to address violence, as anxiety mounts of escalation in the run-up to the holy Muslim month of Ramzan that begins in late March.
A. Third
B. Fourth
C. Fifth
D. Sixth
Correct Answer: C. Fifth
Researchers have discovered the fifth layer of the Earth by measuring seismic waves generated by earthquakes. They revealed the presence of a solid “metallic ball” at the centre of the inner core, referred to as the ‘innermost inner core’. This is expected to reveal new insights into the deepest parts of the planet’s inner core.
A. New York
B. Vancouver
C. Seattle
D. Bellevue
Correct Answer: C. Seattle
Seattle has become the first city in the United States to ban discrimination based on caste. `It`s official: our movement has won a historic, first in-the-nation ban on caste discrimination in Seattle! tweeted Indian American council member Kshama Sawant, who introduced the legislation.
A. France
B. Australia
C. Germany
D. USA
Correct Answer: D. USA
US President Joe Biden on February 20, 2023 made a trip to Kyiv organised in strict secrecy, promising $500 million in fresh arms deliverles and `unwavering` American support ahead of the first anniversary of Russia`s invasion. Air raid sirens rang out across the capital at one point as Biden walked alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during what was the US president`s first visit to the country since Russian troops invaded on Feb 24, 2022.
A. Berlin
B. Munich
C. Vienna
D. Zürich
Correct Answer: B. Munich
The 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC 2023) took place from 17 to 19 February 2023 at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich.
A. 17 to 19 Feb, 2023
B. 19 to 21 Feb, 2023
C. 23 to 26 Feb, 2023
D. None of these
Correct Answer: A. 17 to 19 Feb, 2023
The 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC 2023) took place from 17 to 19 February 2023 at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich. This was dominated by the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. Vladimir Putin and his “special military operation” were discussed by most of the speakers but he was not invited and did not attend.
A. Germany
B. South Korea
C. China
D. North Korea
Correct Answer: D. North Korea
North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile which landed in Japan`s exclusive economic zone on February 18, 2023, Seoul and Tokyo said, after Pyongyang warned of a strong response to upcoming US-South Korean military drills. Japan said North Korea `fired one ICBM-class ballistic missile` which flew for some 66 minutes before landing in the country`s exclusive economic zone, chief government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters.
A. Saudi Arabia
B. UAE
C. Oman
D. Qatar
Correct Answer: B. UAE
The United Arab Emirates has opened a centre housing a mosque, church and the country`s first official synagogue with the aim of promoting interfaith coexistence in the Muslim nation. The oil-rich Gulf federation, which normalised relations with Israel in 2020, is home to a small but active Jewish community that usually prays in private. With three houses of worship in the same place, the Abrahamic Family House, inaugurated in the capital Abu Dhabi, is the first of its kind. `The centre will be a platform for learning and dialogue, a model of coexistence,` said its president, Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak.