international Flashcards
Russia had successfully test launched a ___________ hypersonic cruise missile from a submarine for the first time, a weapon President Vladimir Putin has lauded as part of a new generation of unrivalled arms systems.
Russia had successfully test launched a Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile from a submarine for
the first time, a weapon President Vladimir Putin has lauded as part of a new generation of unrivalled arms
systems.
______________ University ranked first in the world for Computer Science
Oxford University ranked first in the world for Computer Science
Actor ___________ and director __________ blasted off for the International Space Station in a Russian _________ spacecraft together with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, a veteran of three space missions. Their Soyuz MS-19 lifted off from the Russian space launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan and arrived at the station after about ____ hours.
Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko blasted off for the International Space Station in a
Russian Soyuz spacecraft together with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, a veteran of three space missions.
Their Soyuz MS-19 lifted off from the Russian space launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan and arrived
at the station after about 3½ hours.
Union Health Minister ___________________ released UNICEF‘s global flagship publication – ―The State of the World‘s Children 2021; On My Mind: promoting, protecting and caring for children‘s mental health in New Delhi
Dr ____________, UNICEF India Representative presented some key findings of the report. The State of the World‘s Children 2021 has found that around ___ per cent of 15 to 24-year-olds in India, or one in seven, reported often feeling depressed or having little interest in doing things.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya released UNICEF‘s global flagship publication – ―The State of the World‘s Children 2021; On My Mind: promoting, protecting and caring for children‘s mental health in New Delhi
Dr Yasmin Ali Haque, UNICEF India Representative presented some key findings of the report. The State of the World‘s Children 2021 has found that around 14 per cent of 15 to 24-year-olds in India, or one in seven, reported often feeling depressed or having little interest in doing things.
___________ unveils world‘s first automated, driverless train
Germany unveils world‘s first automated, driverless train
China and __________ are holding joint naval drills off the Russian Far East in the latest sign of their growing political and military alignment. The exercises Joint Sea 2021 kicked off with a ceremony in Russia‘s Peter ________________
China and Russia are holding joint naval drills off the Russian Far East in the latest sign of their growing political and military alignment. The exercises Joint Sea 2021 kicked off with a ceremony in Russia‘s Peter the Great Gulf
The ______ edition of the joint military training between Indian and USA exercise ______________ was conducted at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, ______, the United States as part of the ongoing Indo-US Defence Cooperation
The 17th edition of the joint military training exercise ―Ex Yudh Abhyas 2021‖ was conducted at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska, the United States as part of the ongoing Indo-US Defence Cooperation
_________ Metro Introduces ‗World‘s First‘ Pay-by-Face System
Moscow Metro Introduces ‗World‘s First‘ Pay-by-Face System
India has slipped to the ______ position among ____ countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 from its 2020 ranking ___, to be placed behind _________, ___________ and ______
With this, only ___ countries fared worse than India this year
The report, prepared jointly by Irish aid agency _______________ and German organisation _______________
The GHI score is calculated on four indicators:
first report in:
India has slipped to the 101st position among 116 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 from its 2020 ranking (94), to be placed behind Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal
With this, only 15 countries fared worse than India this year
The report, prepared jointly by Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide and German organisation Welt Hunger Hilfe,
The GHI score is calculated on four indicators: undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting, child mortality
first report in: 2006
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) added \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to its ‗grey list.‘ The FATF took two countries — \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ — out of the grey list countries in black list: FATF found in: headquarters: Terror financing (grey list) added in: total countries: President:
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) added Turkey and Jordan and Mali to its ‗grey list.‘
The FATF took two countries — Botswana and Mauritius — out of the grey list
countries in black list: North Korea and Iran
FATF found in: 1989 ( formed by G7)
Headquarters: located at OECD headquarters in Paris
Terror Financing (grey list) added in: 2001 (after the 9/11 attacks)
Total countries: 39
President: Dr. Marcus Pleyer (Germany), succeeded Xiangmin Liu (China)
World‘s First UNESCO Trail Launched In _________
World‘s First UNESCO Trail Launched In Scotland
___________ to become world‘s first city to name heat waves
Seville (Spain) to become world‘s first city to name heat waves
global first links _________ of ________ UNESCO cities and sites in a digital trail
global first links 13 of Scotland‘s UNESCO cities and sites in a digital trail
Barbados has elected its first ever president ________________ as it prepares to become a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth as head of state
The first woman to serve on the Barbados Court of Appeals, Dame Sandra has been governor-general since ____
The change had already been recommended by a constitutional review in _____
Trinidad and Tobago followed suit in _____ and Dominica in _____
Barbados has elected its first ever president Dame Sandra mason as it prepares to become a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth as head of state
The first woman to serve on the Barbados Court of Appeals, Dame Sandra has been governor-general since 2018
The change had already been recommended by a constitutional review in 1998.
Trinidad and Tobago followed suit in 1976 and Dominica in 1978.
________________________: India, UK begin first-ever joint tri-services exercise
Konkan Shakti exercise: India, UK begin first-ever joint tri-services exercise
