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Question 1 of 5:
Which country has decided to quit the International Space Station after 2024?
The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). The station serves as a microgravity and space environment research laboratory in which scientific research is conducted in astrobiology, astronomy, meteorology, physics, and other fields. The ISS is suited for testing the spacecraft systems and equipment required for possible future long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars.
The ISS circles the Earth in roughly 93 minutes, completing 15.5 orbits per day.
The first ISS component was launched in 1998, and the first long-term residents arrived on 2 November 2000 after being launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 31 October 2000.The station has since been continuously occupied for 21 years and 285 days, the longest continuous human presence in low Earth orbit, having surpassed the previous record of 9 years and 357 days held by the Mir space station.
The answer is- Russia
Question 2 of 5:
Who clocked the second fastest time in history in the women's 200m , on her way to winning World Championship gold in 2022?
Shericka Jackson (born 16 July 1994) is a Jamaican sprinter competing in the 100 metres, 200 m, and 400 m. Jackson started her career as a 400 m sprinter, winning bronze at the 2016 Olympics, 2015 World Championships and 2019 World Championships. At the same competitions, she added medals in the 4 x 400 m relays, taking a silver, gold and bronze, respectively. She earned also the gold medal in the 4 x 100 m relay at the 2019 World Championship.
Under the guidance of renowned coach Stephen Francis, Jackson moved down to the 100 m and 200 m for the 2021 season, winning bronze in the 100 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In 2022, she became the fastest woman alive in the 200 m.
The answer is- Shericka Jackson
Question 3 of 5:
Good Luck Jerry' is a movie released in July 2022, starring which actress in the lead role?
Good Luck Jerry is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language black comedy crime film directed by Siddharth Sen, written by Pankaj Matta and produced by Subaskaran Allirajah, Aanand L. Rai and Mahaveer Jain . A remake of the 2018 Tamil film Kolamaavu Kokila, it stars Janhvi Kapoor as the titular lead alongside Deepak Dobriyal, Mita Vashisht, Neeraj Sood, and Sushant Singh in pivotal roles. The film premiered on 29 July 2022 on Disney+ Hotstar.
The answer is- Janhvi Kapoor
Question 4 of 5:
Which of these is the name of an astronomical body that appears every 76 years?
Halley's Comet or Comet Halley, officially designated 1P/Halley, is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 75–79 years. Halley is the only known short-period comet that is regularly visible to the naked eye from Earth, and thus the only naked-eye comet that can appear twice in a human lifetime. Halley last appeared in the inner parts of the Solar System in 1986 and will next appear in mid-2061.
The English astronomer Edmond Halley's discovered it. So the comet is named after Halley.
The answer is- Halley's comet
Question 5 of 5:
In which state of India is this UNESCO World Heritage Site located?
Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. The park, which hosts two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses, is a World Heritage Site. According to the census held in March 2018 the rhino population in Kaziranga National Park is 2,413. Kaziranga National Park was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006. The park is home to large breeding populations of elephants, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer.
The answer is- Assam
