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Which country foreign minister was elected President of the 76th United Nations General Assembly?

(A) Maldives
(B) Indonesia
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Nepal

Correct Answer is: A
Maldivian foreign minister, Abdullah Shahid was elected President of the 76th United Nations General Assembly (PGA) with an overwhelming majority. He garnered 143 votes in favour with 48 against – that gave him victory by a three-fourths majority. The post of the UN General Assembly President rotated annually among regional groupings. The 76th session (2021-22) is the turn of the Asia-Pacific group and this is the first time Maldives will be occupying the office of the PGA.

Which country approves first Alzheimer’s drug in almost two decades?

(A) UK
(B) USA
(C) CHINA
(D) JAPAN

►Correct Option

Correct Answer is: B
US on 07 June 2021 approved a drug called Aduhelm to treat patients with Alzheimer`s, the first new medicine against the disease in almost two decades and the first to address cognitive decline linked to the condition.

First solar eclipse of 2021 will occur on?

(A) June 9
(B) June 10
(C) June 11
(D) June 12

►Correct Option

Correct Answer is: B

Who won International Booker Prize 2021?

(A) Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
(B) David Diop
(C) Jokha al-Harthi
(D) None of the above

►Correct Option

Correct Answer is: B
David Diop has become the first French novelist to win the International Booker prize for translated fiction with ”At Night All Blood Is Black”, his first novel translated into English. Diop, the author of two novels, and his translator Anna Moschovakis split the £50,000 annual prize, which goes to the best author and translator of a work translated into English.

Facebook banned Ex US President Donald Trump account for?

(A) 1 Year
(B) 2 Years
(C) 2.5 Years
(D) 3 Years

►Correct Option

Correct Answer is: B
The former president was indefinitely suspended from all Facebook platforms in the wake of the US Capitol riot, in which his supporters violently tried to prevent the certification of Joe Biden’s election win.

According to Bloomberg Billionaire Index who is the richest person of Asia?

(A) Zhong Shanshan
(B) Gautam Adani
(C) Mukesh Ambani
(D) None of the above

►Correct Option

Correct Answer is: C

Who developed a combined air defence system along Line of Actual Control?

(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) China
(D) None of the above

►Correct Option

Correct Answer is: C
China has created a combined air defence system along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The combined air defence system has been developed with the elements of the air force and army of western theatre command. For the first time, an integrated army air defence system has been developed by china along the western borders. The combined air defence system has been developed for putting all assets of the army and air force under central control. Since 2017, China has increased the number of airbases and heliports near the LAC.

Who launched first Asia Pacific Public Sector Cyber Security Executive Council?

(A) Apple
(B) Google
(C) Facebook
(D) Microsoft

►Correct Option

Correct Answer is: D
It consists of policymakers and influencers from Brunei, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. The council aims to accelerate public-private partnerships in cybersecurity and share threat intelligence.

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