World Current Affairs 2023

World Current Affairs 2023- December 20

One-Liner Questions: World Current Affairs 2023

1. Who has pledged to withdraw from the Colorado primary ballot unless Donald Trump is reinstated?
2. Why was Donald Trump barred from the Colorado presidential primary?
3. Who released a video of two Israeli hostages?
4. When were the Israeli hostages in the video kidnapped?
5. When has the UNSC vote on humanitarian aid to Gaza been rescheduled to?
6. What is the primary focus of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu regarding the hostages?
7. What was the outcome of the case against the Indian-origin doctor accused of molestation in Singapore?
8. What is the purpose of the newly inaugurated Congressional Hindu Caucus in the US?
9. What sentences were given to the two Indian-origin men in the UK for drug smuggling?
10. What will the Sri Lankan government do in the next tariff revision?
11. What law is the Mexican President planning to challenge in Texas?
12. Who defended Australia’s weather service agency amid flood warning criticisms?
13. How many people were killed in the earthquake in China’s Gansu and Qinghai provinces?
14. What is Donald Trump’s distinction in American presidential history related to insurrection?
15. What happened to the Iraqi army officers in the helicopter crash?
16. How many hostages is the Israeli government pushing to release from Hamas?

Answers: World Current Affairs 2023

1. Indian-American presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy.
2. Trump was barred for engaging in “insurrection” on January 6, 2021.
3. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group.
4. October 7.
5. Wednesday at around 4 p.m. GMT (9.30 p.m. IST).
6. Rescuing the captives.
7. Acquitted after paying compensation to the victim.
8. To represent the values significant to the Hindu-American community.
9. Anand Tripathi (19 years) and Varun Bhardwaj (15 years).
10. Reduce the price of electricity.
11. The law that allows authorities to arrest migrants suspected of illegal border crossing.
12. Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt.
13. 127 people.
14. First former or incumbent US President barred from re-election due to insurrection.
15. One killed and another wounded due to a technical malfunction.
16. 30 of the remaining hostages.

World Current Affairs 2023- October 18, 2023

One-Liner Questions:

1. Who called for a “day of rage” in Lebanon?
2. Who does Hezbollah blame for the Gaza Strip hospital blast?
3. What did Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari say about the hospital blast in Gaza?
4. Why was the Jordan portion of President Joe Biden’s Middle East trip cancelled?
5. Who did President Joe Biden speak to after the deadly blast in Gaza?
6. How many people were reportedly killed in the strike at the Gaza hospital?
7. Who are the House Democrats supporting for Speaker of the House?
8. What new limits has the US imposed on China’s access to advanced AI chips?
9. Why is President Joe Biden scheduled to travel to Israel?
10. What did Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warn about?
11. What is Israel planning in response to attacks from Hamas militants?
12. What happened to the Indian priest in Singapore who pawned temple jewelry?
13. What is the status of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip according to the Israeli military?
14. What is the latest fertility rate reported in Malaysia for 2022?
15. How much did New Zealand’s consumer price index increase in the 12 months to the September 2023 quarter?

Answers:

1. Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement called for a “day of rage” in Lebanon.
2. Hezbollah blames Israel for the Gaza Strip hospital blast.
3. IDF Spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said that the Israeli military did not strike the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in the Gaza Strip. He claims the facility was hit by a failed rocket launched by the Islamic Jihad terror organization.
4. The Jordan portion of President Joe Biden’s Middle East trip was cancelled due to the bombing of a Gaza City hospital that killed hundreds.
5. President Joe Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the deadly blast in Gaza.
6. Reports say that 500 people were killed in the strike at the Al Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza.
7. House Democrats are supporting Hakeem Jefferies for Speaker of the House.
8. The US has imposed additional limits on sales of advanced semiconductors by American firms to China, aimed at limiting China’s progress on supercomputing and artificial intelligence.
9. President Joe Biden is scheduled to travel to Israel to demonstrate his steadfast support for the US ally and to ensure that the Israel-Hamas conflict does not expand.
10. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that nobody would be able to stop Muslims around the world and “resistance forces” if Israel continues bombing Gaza.
11. Israel is planning an armed military incursion into the Gaza Strip to battle Hamas militants.
12. Kandasamy Senapathi, a 39-year-old Indian priest in Singapore, failed in his appeal for a lighter jail term after pawning temple jewelry. He was sentenced to six years’ jail.
13. The Israeli military confirmed that there is no ceasefire in the Gaza Strip yet.
14. Malaysia’s total fertility rate for 2022 declined to 1.6 children for every woman aged from 15 to 49 years.
15. New Zealand’s consumer price index increased 5.6% in the 12 months to the September 2023 quarter.

World Current Affairs 2023-Sept 10, 2023

Questions:

1. How many people were evacuated in Guangdong Province due to heavy rainfall and flooding?
2. What emergency request did Elon Musk decline regarding SpaceX’s space internet service?
3. What record number did domestic train ticket sales in France hit this summer?
4. How many mainline trains were added in France during the summer season?
5. What goal does the Finnish government have for its domestic electricity production?
6. Which state in the US recorded its second hottest summer?
7. What was the average temperature in Texas during the summer?
8. When is US President Joe Biden expected to arrive in New Delhi?
9. Where in Canada was a Hindu temple vandalized recently?
10. What joint infrastructure deal is expected to be announced at the G20 Summit in New Delhi?
11. Who has criticized China’s Ambassador to Nepal, Chen Song?
12. Which initiative did Russian President Vladimir Putin withdraw from, as mentioned by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak?
13. Who will lead the Chinese delegation at the G20 Summit in New Delhi?
14. What decision was made by the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals regarding Texas’ floating barriers?
15. By when does New Zealand expect to have greener steel?
16. Where is typhoon Yun-yeung expected to make landfall?
17. Which area in Australia has been declared a fire danger area until the end of February 2024?
18. Why has SK hynix started an internal investigation related to its memory chips?

Answers:

1. Over 80,000 people.
2. Elon Musk declined the request to switch on SpaceX’s space internet service up to Sevastopol in Crimea to target Russian ships.
3. 24 million.
4. Over 800 mainline trains.
5. The Finnish government aims to double its domestic electricity production.
6. Texas.
7. 29.6 degrees Celsius.
8. Around 7 p.m. on Friday evening.
9. Shree Mata Bhameshwari Durga Society Mandir in Surrey, British Columbia province.
10. A major joint infrastructure deal connecting Gulf and Arab countries via a network of railways and linking to India through shipping lanes.
11. Party leaders and MPs in Nepal.
12. The Black Sea Grain Initiative.
13. Premier Li Qiang.
14. Texas can keep the floating barriers it set up at the US-Mexico border river Rio Grande.
15. As soon as 2026.
16. Central and eastern regions of Japan.
17. Australia’s Northern Territory (NT).
18. To investigate how its memory chips ended up in Huawei Technologies’ new smartphone.

World Current Affairs 2023- July 21, 2023

1. In which month did US home sales drop to a 14-year low due to a shortage of supply in the housing market? Answer: June.
2. What was the percentage decline in existing home sales in June compared to May? Answer: 3.3 per cent.
3. How many migrants were found inside an 18-wheeler during a police chase in Texas? Answer: Twelve migrants.
4. Who takes over as the new health minister in the newly-reshuffled French government led by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne? Answer: Aurelien Rousseau.
5. Which two leaders will Turkey separately host next week? Answer: Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
6. How many policemen and a civilian were killed in the twin suicide blasts in Pakistan’s Khyber district’s Bara area? Answer: Three policemen and one civilian.
7. What will happen if the Pakistani government fails to increase petroleum dealers’ profit margins as committed? Answer: Fuel stations across the country will be shut down for an indefinite period.
8. Which UK city witnessed a hate crime inquiry after a Sikh holy book was set on fire and discarded in a bin outside a community member’s house? Answer: Leeds, England.
9. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal urged the European Commission to ensure unimpeded export of agricultural products to the EU despite whose calls for an export ban extension? Answer: Poland’s calls.
10. What was South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating revealed in the new poll? Answer: 33 per cent.
11. After how many years of suspension was Al Ghaydah Airport in Yemen’s eastern province of Al Mahrah reopened? Answer: Nine years.
12. What facilitated the successful rehabilitation efforts for the reopening of Al Ghaydah Airport in Yemen? Answer: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center.

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