Questions & Answers
Test your understanding of this current affair.
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What is the name of the UN treaty on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction?
Answer:
High Seas Treaty (BBNJ)
12
Which country recently withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) alongside Mali and Niger to form the Alliance of Sahel States (AES)?
Answer:
Burkina Faso
13
Which international organization publishes the annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) report?
Answer:
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
14
What is the name of the world's deepest and largest oceanic blue hole discovered off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Chetumal Bay, Mexico?
Answer:
Taam Ja' Blue Hole
15
Which country adopted Bitcoin as legal tender alongside the US Dollar and established the 'Bitcoin City' initiative?
Answer:
El Salvador
16
What is the name of the joint space exploration treaty and norm framework initiated by NASA for peaceful space exploration with over 40+ signatory nations?
Answer:
Artemis Accords
17
Which Nordic country completed the world's first commercial deep-sea geological repository for spent nuclear fuel (Onkalo)?
Answer:
Finland
18
Which international body released the Global Gender Gap Report measuring gender parity across Economic, Education, Health, and Political pillars?
Answer:
World Economic Forum (WEF)
19
What is the name of the strategic canal project undertaken by Nicaragua and later re-evaluated in Central America to rival the Panama Canal?
Answer:
Nicaragua Grand Interoceanic Canal
20
Which nation recently became the first European country to ban smartphone usage in schools for students under the age of 15 ('digital pause')?
Answer:
France
21
Which island territory in the South Pacific experienced significant constitutional referendum debates regarding independence from France?
Answer:
New Caledonia
22
What is the name of the global health declaration adopted at WHO to coordinate pandemic preparedness and responses across borders?
Answer:
International Health Regulations (IHR) Amendments and Pandemic Treaty
23
Which country is constructing the world's largest spherical radio telescope 'FAST' (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope)?
Answer:
China
24
Which African nation became the first country in the world to launch a routine nationwide childhood vaccination program against Malaria using the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine?
Answer:
Cameroon
25
Which country recently discovered massive lithium deposits in the McDermitt Caldera, potentially the largest lithium reserve in the world?
Answer:
United States
26
What is the name of the world's largest coral reef restoration and marine sanctuary network located in Australia?
Answer:
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
27
Which international financial institution is led by managing director Kristalina Georgieva?
Answer:
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
28
What is the name of the undersea internet cable system backed by Google connecting South America directly to the Asia-Pacific region (Humboldt Cable)?
Answer:
Humboldt Subsea Cable
29
Which country holds the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2024?
Answer:
Kazakhstan
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Which country became the 10th full member state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at the Astana Summit in 2024?
Answer:
Belarus