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International Events (Part-IV)

📆 March 6, 2025

Total Questions: 50

31. What is the age of the youngest donor (organ) in the United Kingdom? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (c) 74 minutes
Solution:74 minutes of a young one's age is the youngest donor (organ) in the United Kingdom. Hence, option (c) is correct.

32. Who recently said, "India's future as a democratic country is in danger? [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (b) Richard A. Falk
Solution:The above statement was given by Richard A. Falk of Princeton University before the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the U.S. in September, 2015.

33. In October, 2019 India announced to establish a High Commission in which African country? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (d) Sierra Leone
Solution:On 13th October 2019, India announced to establish a High Commission in Sierra Leone, even as both the countries have agreed to enhance cooperation in Agriculture, Food Processing, Information Technology, Infrastructure development and capacity building.

34. In which of the following countries of Africa Continent, India opened its first Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre in January, 2020? [U.P.B.E.O. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (a) Niger
Solution:On 21st January, 2020, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Nigerian President Mahamadou Issoufou jointly inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre. MGICC is the first centre to be established in Africa by India in memory of Mahatma Gandhi.

35. Recently Japan has reduced the voting age to: [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2014]

Correct Answer: (a) 25 to 18 years
Solution:Japan's parliament 'Diet' passed the Bill on June 4, 2015, to reduce the minimum voting age from 20 to 18 years. This increased the number of people eligible to vote to 2.4 million. Earlier in 1995, Japan reduced the minimum voting age from 25 years to 20 years. This law was first implemented in the elections held in the year 2016.

36. Which country has recently built the world's first electric passenger aircraft 'BX-1E'? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2014]

Correct Answer: (d) China
Solution:The world's first electric passenger aircraft 'BX-IE' had been built by China in June 2015. The wingspan of this aircraft is 14.5 meters and the maximum payload capacity is 230 kg. It can fly at an altitude of 2 thousand meters. Its maximum speed is 160 km/h. The aircraft can be used in pilot training, tourism, metrology and rescue operations.

37. Which among the following became the first Arab Nation to launch the Mars Mission in July, 2020? [U.P.P.C.S.. (Pre) 2020]

Correct Answer: (c) United Arab Emirates
Solution:The first Mars Mission by the United Arab Emirates was successfully launched from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan on 20th July, 2020. This mission was named Hope. The UAE is the first Arab or Muslim majority country to launch a mission to Mars.

38. Tianwen-1 is - [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (d) Spacecraft of China
Solution:Tianwen-1 is China's first independent interplanetary mission. Hence it is the spacecraft of China. This interplanetary mission was launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft launch site on 23 July 2020. Tianwen-2 is scheduled to be launched long March 3B-rocket in May, 2025.

39. Scientists have recently created the world's smallest light bulb with the help of _____. [U.P.R.O., A.R.O. (Mains) 2014]

Correct Answer: (b) Graphene
Solution:Scientists have made the world's smallest light bulb with the help of Graphene. This light bulb was made by a team of scientists and engineers from Columbia University (New York), Seoul National University, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (South Korea) and the University of Texas. A study related to this, 'Bright visible light emission from Graphene' was published in June 2015 on the website of Nature Nanotechnology.

40. What is 'Solar Impulse 2'? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2014]

Correct Answer: (d) Solar-powered plane
Solution:'Solar Impulse-2' is a Solar Plane. Solar Impulse-2 started its global journey from Abu Dhabi (UAE) on 9th March, 2015.
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