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The Correct Answer is 16.

In News

• UK to lower voting age to 16 in landmark electoral reform.

Key Points

• UK plans to give 16–17-year-olds the right to vote in all elections.

• The reform still requires approval by the UK Parliament.

• Voting age is already 16 for devolved elections in Scotland and Wales.

• The goal is to align voting rights across the entire UK.

• 2024 general election turnout was just 59.7%, the lowest since 2001.

• Research shows 16-year-olds are more likely to vote than 18-year-olds.

• Lowering the voting age hasn’t changed election outcomes elsewhere.

• New rules will expand voter ID to include UK bank cards and digital IDs.

• Reforms aim to increase accessibility to voting.

• The government will also tighten rules on political donations.

• Donations over £500 from unincorporated groups will face more scrutiny.

• Loopholes used by shell companies will be closed to prevent interference.

The Correct Answer is China.

In News

• China develops 74 mg ultra-light brain controller that turns bees into tiny soldiers.

Key Points

• Chinese researchers have built a brain control device weighing only 74 milligrams.

• It can precisely guide bee movements using electrical signals.

• The device is attached to a bee’s back and shows high flight accuracy in tests.

• Developed at the Beijing Institute of Technology.

• The innovation enables bees to act like cyborgs for use in rescue and military operations.

• Designed especially for hard-to-reach areas, such as during disasters or surveillance.

• This is the lightest brain controller ever made for insect navigation.

The Correct Answer is Dror-1.

In News

• Israel launches advanced Dror-1 satellite via SpaceX Falcon 9.

Key Points

• Israel launched its most advanced communications satellite, Dror-1.

• The launch used a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, USA.

• Dror-1 was developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).

• It will serve Israel’s communication needs for 15 years.

• The satellite weighs 4.5 tonnes and extends to 17.8 meters with solar panels.

• Equipped with two 2.8-meter-wide antennas, the largest ever on an Israeli satellite.

• Capable of transmitting high volumes of data over a wide area.

• Will orbit at a geostationary altitude of 36,000 km, reaching final position in 2 weeks.

• Functional tests will follow before full operational deployment.

• IAI has led Israel’s space program since launching Ofek-1 in 1988.

The Correct Answer is Pentagon.

In News

• Pentagon signs $200M AI deal with Elon Musk’s xAI for Grok use.

Key Points

• The Pentagon signed a $200 million deal with xAI, Elon Musk’s AI company.

• The deal is part of xAI's "Grok for Government" program.

• Agencies will access Grok 4, made for national security use.

• Grok is known as a less filtered chatbot, launched in 2023.

• The Pentagon gave similar $200M contracts to Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI.

• The goal is to modernize military operations using AI tools.

• Grok is integrated into X, formerly known as Twitter.

The correct answer is Option 4.

In News

• Nimisha Priya, a nurse from Kerala sentenced to death in Yemen for a 2017 murder case, may be saved through ‘diya’ (blood money) under Islamic Sharia law.

Key Points

• Blood money, or ‘diya’, is a financial compensation paid to the victim’s family in serious crimes such as murder or unintentional killing, under Islamic Sharia law. Hence, option 4 is correct.
• It is commonly used in countries that apply Sharia-based criminal justice systems such as Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and others.
• The amount of diya is not fixed by Sharia and can be negotiated by the victim’s family.

Additional Information

• Though India does not permit blood money, it has provisions for plea bargaining for minor offences (introduced in 2005), where the accused pleads guilty for a lesser sentence and sometimes offers compensation.

The correct answer is the United States of America.

Key Points

• The United States of America's doctors have successfully transplanted the world's first genetically-modified pig heart into the human body
• A US man has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig.
• David Bennett is doing well three days after the experimental seven-hour procedure in Baltimore.
• Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center were granted a special dispensation by the US medical regulator to carry out the procedure.

Additional Information

• ​The possibility of using animal organs for xenotransplantation to meet the demand has long been considered, and using pig heart valves is already common.
• Pig organs are anatomically similar to those of humans. What’s more, porcine components are more tuned for genetic engineering.

The correct answer is Egypt.

Key Points

• India welcomed Egypt's entry as the fourth new member of the New Development Bank (NDB).
• NDB started operations on July 21, 2015
• The NDB admitted Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Uruguay as its new members in September 2021.
• The BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) set up the bank to mobilize resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects.

Additional Information​ 

• The 6th edition of the BRICS Film Festival awards was announced at the 52nd International Film Festival of India in Goa in November 2021.
• Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has chaired the 13th BRICS Summit, through video conferencing in September 2021.
• The theme of the India-led summit was “BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus.”
• In August 2021, The 11th meeting of the BRICS High Representatives Responsible for National Security was held via video conferencing.
• New Development Bank:
  • Headquarter: Shanghai, China
  • President: Marcos Prado Troyjo

The correct answer is Saudi Arabia.

Key Points

• Saudi Arabia's first yoga festival took place on 29 January 2022 in the commercial center of Jeddah.
• The festival was organised by the Saudi Yoga Committee (new Saudi Yoga Federation), a body under the Saudi Arabia Olympic Committee, Ministry of Sports.
• Saudi Arabia had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India in 2021 for the establishment of a formal "yoga protocol (standards)".

Important Points

•  The event was organised at Juman Park, King Abdullah Economic City, Jeddah.
• It saw the participation of a number of top Saudi yoga teachers including Marwa Khairudeen, Lana Nazer, etc.
• Two famous yoga teachers, who were seen at the Yoga Festival in Jeddah, were Saudi national Dana Algosaibi and Lebanese national Natalie Kriedeih.  

Additional Information

• Saudi Arabia:
  • Capital - Riyadh
  • Currency - Saudi riyal

The correct answer is Russia.

Key Points

• Russia, on 4 Oct'21 informed that it had successfully test-launched a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile from a submarine for the first time.
• The Severodvinsk submarine had fired the missile in the Barents Sea which successfully hit its chosen target.
• Russia test-fired the Tsirkon missile from a warship in July 2021.

Additional Information

•  About Russia:
  • Capital - Moscow.
  • Currency - Russian ruble.
  • Continent - Asia and Europe.

The correct answer is Russia.

Key Points

• The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution to suspend Russia from the world body's leading human rights organization.
• The US-initiated resolution garnered 93 votes in favour, while 24 countries voted no and 58 countries abstained, including India. 
• It is the second-ever suspension of a country from the council.
• The Human Rights Council is based in Geneva.

Additional Information

• ​The United Nations Human Rights Council is a United Nations body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world.
• The Council has 47 members elected for staggered three-year terms on a regional group basis. 
• ​The United Nations Human Rights Council:
  • Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
  • President: Federico Villegas (as of April 2022)
  • Founded: 15 March 2006​

The correct answer is Bacteria.

In News - 

• The health commission of Lanzhou City in China announced this week that a leak in a biopharmaceutical company last year caused an outbreak of brucellosis disease.
• More than 3,000 people have been infected with the disease since.

Important Points

• Brucellosis is a bacterial disease that mainly infects cattle, swine, goats, sheep and dogs. Humans can get infected if they come in direct contact with infected animals or by eating or drinking contaminated animal products or by inhaling airborne agents.
• Most cases of the disease are caused by ingesting unpasteurised milk or cheese from infected goats or sheep.
• Symptoms of the disease include fever, sweats, malaise, anorexia, headache and muscle pain.
• Human to human transmission is rare.

The correct answer is Apple Inc.

Key Points

• Apple Inc on January 3 became the first US company to hit $3 trillion in market capitalization.
• On the first day of trading in 2022, the company's shares hit a record of $182.88 in mid-day trading.
• The world's most valuable company is the first to reach the milestone.
• Tim Cook is the current CEO of Apple company.
• Apple shared the $2 trillion market value club with Microsoft Corp.

Additional Information

• ​Microsoft Corp. has surpassed Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable publicly-traded company by market capitalisation.
• Apple’s co-creator Steve Wozniak has launched a new space start-up called Privateer Space, bringing potential competition to a field dominated by billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson.
• Apple is the world’s most valuable company (USD 2,443 billion) according to the Hurun Global 500 Most Valuable Companies list 2021.

The correct answer is Hungary.

Key Points

• The Hungarian Parliament has elected Katalin Novak, as the first-ever female President.
• Novak will succeed Janos Ader, after his term expires on May 10, 2022.
• She has been elected for a 5-year term after defeating Peter Rona in the elections.
• She is a former member of the government as a minister without a portfolio for family affairs.

Additional Information

• Hungary has unveiled the statue of Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto.
• The imposing bronze statue was unveiled in Hungary’s capital, Budapest.
• Hungary:
  • Capital: Budapest
  • Currency: Hungarian forint

The correct answer is North Korea.

Key Points

• North Korea has successfully conducted a test for reconnaissance satellite systems in March 2022.
• North Korea's National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) and the Academy of Defence Science conducted the launch.
• It was the second such launch in a week to test satellite equipment and the ninth missile launch in a year.

Additional Information

• ​North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia, constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.
• It borders China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
• About North Korea:
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Supreme leader: Kim Jong-un
  • Currency: North Korean won

The correct option is 1 i.e 2009.

• The civil war in Sri Lanka ended in 2009.
• The Sri Lankan civil war was fought in the island country of Sri Lanka from July 1983-may 2009.
• This conflict has lasted nearly three decades and is one of the longest running civil war in Asia.
• The conflict arose between the Sri Lankan government and Sinhalese and Tamil citizens also called as Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE), more commonly known as Tamil Tigers.
• LTTE wanted an independent state for the island's Tamil minority.