Weekly Update: WORLD: Week4, January 2016

World during the fourth week of Jan 2016 i.e. 17/01/2016 to 23/01/2016

Ques. For which European country China has sent a its first communication satellite, Belintersat-1?

Ans. Belarus

Ques. In which of the following year China will send a new lunar mission to the dark side of the moon?

Ans. 2018

Ques. Where is Galle Literary Festival being held?

Ans. Sri Lanka

Ques. Who is the first female President of Taiwan?

Ans. Tsai Ing-wen

Ques. Which country for the first time, has launched an online system to check the “authenticity” of top Tibetan Buddhist monks, amid growing incidents of fraud involving religious leaders?

Ans. China

Ques. Which Indian neighbour has conducted a successful flight test of the indigenously developed nuclear capable cruise missile Ra’ad with a range of 350 kms?

Ans. Pakistan

Ques. Amina J. Mohammed, who will serve the next chair of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) is the environment minister of which country?

Ans. Nigeria