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41
The science rover Perseverance of NASA landed on the Red Planet (Mars) on _____?
A. 18 February 2021
B. 15 February 2021
C. 21 February 2021
D. 25 February 2021
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NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars on 18 February 2021, which is the date listed in the question.
42
US forces withdrew from Afghanistan in?
A. September 2021
B. August 2021
C. July 2021
D. December 2021
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The US completed its military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, which is the date specified here.
43
The Suez Canal obstruction in March 2021 blocked traffic for?
A. 3 days
B. 5 days
C. 6 days 7 hours
D. 10 days
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The Ever Given obstruction in March 2021 halted Suez Canal traffic for six days and seven hours before the channel was cleared.
44
Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to be held from which date__?
A. April 23, 2020
B. May 23, 2020
C. July 23, 2021
D. None of the above
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The exam lists the Tokyo Olympics as scheduled to start on July 23, 2021, so that date is the one given.
45
In august 2021, China inaugurated a new trate route via ship, road, and rail through:
A. Thailand
B. Myanmar
C. Bangladesh
D. None of these
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According to the provided item, China opened a new sea–road–rail trade route through Myanmar in August 2021, making Myanmar the route country.
46
In 2021, Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah of:
A. Kenya
B. Somalia
C. Tanzania
D. none of these
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Abdulrazak Gurnah is a novelist from Tanzania and was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, so Tanzania is correct.
47
The current UN secretary General was reelected for a second term in June 2021, How long is the term?
A. 3 years
B. 4 years
C. 5 years
D. none of these
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The UN Secretary‑General serves five‑year terms, so his reelection in June 2021 was for a five‑year term.
48
In January 2021, Samia Suluhu Hassan became the first woman president of which country?
A. Morocco
B. Tunis
C. Tanzania
D. none
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In January 2021 Samia Suluhu Hassan became the first woman president of Tanzania, so Tanzania is the correct country.
49
Brexit comes into force after a year of wrangling on:
A. January 01,2020
B. January 01,2021
C. January 01,2022
D. None of these
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After a year of negotiations and a transition period, Brexit’s new arrangements came into force on January 1, 2021.
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In September 2021, a trilateral security partnership was announced between the USA, UK and Australia with nuclear-powered submarines in the Asia Pacific region which is styled as
A. USUKA
B. AUKUS
C. UKAUS
D. None ofnthese
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The US–UK–Australia trilateral security partnership announced in September 2021 is styled AUKUS.
