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Hard
  • A. Usedom
  • B. Olowianka
  • C. Slodowa
  • D. None of the above

Explanation: Usedom is a Baltic Sea island divided between Germany and Poland, with most of the island in Germany and its eastern part in Poland.

Correct answer: Usedom
Hard
  • A. British technology with American design
  • B. British design with American technology
  • C. British and American technologies
  • D. British and American designs

Explanation: The SSN-AUKUS programme is based on a British submarine design and incorporates American technology, including technology associated with…

Correct answer: British design with American technology
Hard
  • A. Only difference is of performance
  • B. SSBNs are nuclear-powered but conventionally armed-unlike SSNs, which carry nuclear warheads
  • C. Both carry conventional warheads, however SSNs are nuclear-powered whereas SSBNs are not nuclear powered
  • D. SSNs are nuclear-powered but conventionally armed-unlike SSBNs, which carry nuclear warheads

Explanation: Both SSNs and SSBNs are nuclear-powered submarines, but SSNs generally carry conventional weapons while SSBNs carry submarine-launched…

Correct answer: SSNs are nuclear-powered but conventionally armed-unlike SSBNs, which carry nuclear warheads
Moderate
  • A. Lieutenant Admiral Rob Bauer
  • B. General Omar Bradley
  • C. General Christopher G. Cavoli
  • D. General Augustin Guillaume

Explanation: Admiral Rob Bauer of the Royal Netherlands Navy chaired NATO’s Military Committee during 2023.

Correct answer: Lieutenant Admiral Rob Bauer
Moderate
  • A. July 16
  • B. July 14
  • C. July 21
  • D. None of These

Explanation: Chandrayaan-3 lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on 14 July 2023.

Correct answer: July 14
Moderate
  • A. Zoe Heatwave
  • B. Charon Heatwave
  • C. Cerberus Heatwave
  • D. None of These

Explanation: The Italian Meteorological Society called the July 2023 heatwave Cerberus, after the three-headed guardian dog of Greek mythology.

Correct answer: Cerberus Heatwave
Fairly easy
  • A. Iran
  • B. Malaysia
  • C. China
  • D. Indonesia

Explanation: Indonesia hosted the 2023 Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo in its waters from 5 to 8 June.

Correct answer: Indonesia
Very hard
  • A. 75
  • B. 50
  • C. 90
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Tanzania announced Dodoma as its capital in 1974, and the transfer of government functions took roughly five decades.

Correct answer: 50
Fairly easy
  • A. UAE
  • B. Bahrain
  • C. Saudi Arabia
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Rayyanah Barnawi, a Saudi biomedical researcher, became the first Arab woman to travel into space during the 2023 Axiom-2 mission.

Correct answer: Saudi Arabia
Moderate
  • A. Sea of Azov
  • B. None of These
  • C. Sea of Marmara
  • D. Ionian sea

Explanation: The migrant vessel sank in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Greece on its route from Libya to Italy.

Correct answer: Ionian sea
Very hard
  • A. 300
  • B. 390
  • C. 288
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Reports estimated that about 300 Pakistanis were among those who died or went missing in the Greece boat disaster.

Correct answer: 300
Moderate
  • A. June 16, 2023
  • B. June 15, 2023
  • C. June 14, 2023
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The fishing boat sank off Pylos, Greece, on 14 June 2023. It had been travelling from Libya toward Italy when it capsized in the Ionian Sea.

Correct answer: June 14, 2023
Hard
  • A. Community service
  • B. Up to 5 years in prison
  • C. Monetary fine
  • D. Up to 10 years in prison

Explanation: Under the US Espionage Act provision cited in the indictment, unlawful retention of national-defence information can carry up to 10 years…

Correct answer: Up to 10 years in prison
Moderate
  • A. All of the above
  • B. Obstructing justice
  • C. Making false statements
  • D. Mishandling US government secrets

Explanation: The federal indictment included willful retention of classified information, obstruction-related conduct, and false statements or…

Correct answer: All of the above
Fairly easy
  • A. Taiwan
  • B. Hong Kong
  • C. Korea
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Nancy Pelosi’s controversial 2022 visit was to Taiwan, which China claims as part of its territory.

Correct answer: Taiwan
Moderate
  • A. Environment
  • B. Finance
  • C. Press Freedom
  • D. Politics

Explanation: The 1991 Windhoek Declaration established principles for a free, independent and pluralistic African press.

Correct answer: Press Freedom
Hard
  • A. Uk
  • B. Japan
  • C. Cannada
  • D. USA

Explanation: The Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023 was introduced in the United States to address immigration and visa-processing backlogs.

Correct answer: USA
Fairly easy
  • A. Recep Tayyip Erdogan
  • B. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
  • C. Shehbaz Sharif
  • D. Hakan Fidan

Explanation: Recep Tayyip Erdogan won Turkey’s 2023 runoff election and was sworn in for another presidential term.

Correct answer: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Hard
  • A. 40%
  • B. 45.5%
  • C. 50%
  • D. 52.2%

Explanation: Erdogan won the 2023 presidential runoff with approximately 52.18 percent of the vote, commonly rounded to 52.2 percent.

Correct answer: 52.2%
Fairly easy
  • A. 1st time
  • B. 2nd time
  • C. None of these
  • D. 3rd time

Explanation: Erdogan was elected president for a third time in 2023: first in 2014, again in 2018, and then in the 28 May 2023 runoff.

Correct answer: 3rd time