World Current Affairs MCQs

What is the new height of Mount Everest?

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What is the new height of Mount Everest?A. 8841.0m (29,006)
B. 8848.86m (29,032 ft)
C. 8856.74m (29,057)
D. None of these

The new height of Mount Everest is 8,848.86m (29,032 ft).
The world’s highest mountain Mount Everest is 0.86m higher than had been previously officially calculated, Nepal and China have jointly announced.
Until now the countries differed over whether to add the snow cap on top. The new height is 8,848.86m (29,032 ft).
China’s previous official measurement of 8,844.43m had put the mountain nearly four metres lower than Nepal’s.
Everest stands on the border between China and Nepal and mountaineers climb it from both sides.
Officials at Nepal’s foreign ministry and department of survey said surveyors from both countries had co-ordinated to agree on the new height.

 

In which following country’s Archaeologists found World’s oldest animal cave painting?

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In which following country’s Archaeologists found World’s oldest animal cave painting?

A. Malaysia
B. Indonesia
C. Spain
D. None of above

Indonesia: Archaeologists find world’s oldest animal cave painting. Archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest known animal cave painting in Indonesia – a wild pig – believed to be drawn 45,500 years ago.

Which country tops the list of being the most powerful passport in the world for the year 2021 by the Henley Passport Index?

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Which country tops the list of being the most powerful passport in the world for the year 2021 by the Henley Passport Index?

A. Sweden
B. Japan
C. Switzerland
D. Denmark

Even as the world continues to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan tops the list of being the most powerful passport in the world for the year 2021, according to the latest report by the Henley Passport Index.

Which country Supreme Leader banned the government from importing Covid-19 vaccines from the US and UK?

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Which country Supreme Leader banned the government from importing Covid-19 vaccines from the US and UK?A. India
B. Turkey
C. Iran
D. None of these

Iran’s Supreme Leader on Friday 8th January 2021 banned the government from importing Covid-19 vaccines from the United States and Britain labelling the Western powers “untrustworthy”, as the infection spreads in the Middle East’s hardest-hit country.