World Current Affairs MCQs

Mention the name of China’s first Mars exploration mission which is successfully launched on 23rd July 2020 ?

A. Qu Yuan
B. Tianwen-1
C. Dong Fang Hong-1
D. None of these

China launched a major Mars mission on Thursday in what it hopes will become its first successful landing on the Red Planet. The mission, known as Tianwen -1 will see a rover, lander and orbiter launched aboard a Long March 5 rocket from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island on Thursday.

Which nation has banned free internet services for social media?A. India
B. Nepal
C. Bangladesh 
D. China

 

NASA has postponed the launch of James Webb Space Telescope till when?A. December 2021
B. September 2021
C. October 2021
D. July 2022

NASA now is targeting Oct. 31, 2021, for the launch of the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope from French Guiana, due to impacts from the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as technical challenges.
This decision is based on a recently completed schedule risk assessment of the remaining integration and test activities prior to launch. Previously, Webb was targeted to launch in March 2021.

 

The United Arab Emirates has successfully launched an orbital probe named ___________ to Mars on 20th July 2020?

A. KhalifaSat
B. Hope
C. Falcon
D. None of these

United Arab Emirates — The UAE has successfully launched its Mars probe, named Hope, making history as the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission.

When will gigantic Asteroid 2020 ND make its closest approach to Earth?

A. August 14th
B. July 24th
C. September 15th
D. none

Researchers in ____________ have devised a test that can determine novel Coronavirus infection in about 20 minutes using blood samples in what they say is a world-first breakthrough?

A. USA
B. Russia
C. China
D. Australia

Researchers in Australia have devised a test that can determine novel coronavirus infection in about 20 minutes using blood samples in what they say is a world-first breakthrough.
The researchers at Monash University said their test can determine if someone is currently infected and if they have been infected in the past.
“Short-term applications include rapid case identification and contact tracing to limit viral spread, while population screening to determine the extent of viral infection across communities is a longer-term need,” the researchers said in a paper published in the journal ACS Sensors on Friday.

Alphabet Inc launches Balloon internet service in______________?

A. Japan
B. Kenya
C. Sydney
D. China

Alphabet Inc began offering the world’s first commercial high-speed internet using balloons to villagers in remote regions of Kenya’s Rift Valley on Wednesday. The service is run by Loon, a unit of Google’s parent Alphabet, and Telkom Kenya, the East African nation’s third largest telecoms operator.

World’s first e-pilgrimage held at Lourdes shrine in__________?A. Germany
B. Italy
C. France
D. Russia

France’s Lourdes Roman Catholic shrine, which usually attracts millions of pilgrims every year, organised the first-ever e-pilgrimage on Thursday designed to gather people from all over the world, but virtually.
Lourdes is usually thronged in summer with pilgrims who travel, sometimes across the world, to light a candle in the sanctuary where Catholics believe the Virgin Mary appeared.

 

Which country has banned its telecom companies from sourcing 5G equipment from Huawei?A. France
B. Germany
C. United Kingdom
D. United States

The United Kingdom has imposed a ban on its telecom companies from sourcing 5G equipment from Chinese telecom company Huawei. The announcement was made by UK’s Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden after a meeting chaired by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.