LEARN AMAZON'S 5 GK Q/A WITH EXPLANATION FOR 08 NOV 2022

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 Question 1 of 5:

Which country is the world's largest producer of opium, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime?

Opium (or poppy tears, scientific name: Lachryma papaveris) is dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum. Approximately 12 percent of opium is made up of the analgesic alkaloid morphine, which is processed chemically to produce heroin and other synthetic opioids for medicinal use and for the illegal drug trade. 

According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Afghanistan is the world's largest producer of opium.

The answer is- Afghanistan

Question 2 of 5:

Alexia Putellas, who won the 2021 Best FIFA Women's Player award, belongs to which country?

The Best FIFA Women's Player is a football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, since 2016. From 2001 to 2015, the award was known as the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year. 

Alexia Putellas Segura (born 4 February 1994  in Mollet del Vallès, a municipality in the province of Barcelona) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Barcelona, which she captains, and the Spain national team.

Putellas won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award, the Ballon d'Or Féminin, and The Best FIFA Women's Player in 2021, becoming the first player to win all three in the same year. In 2022, she won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award and the Ballon d'Or Féminin.

The answer is- Spain

Question 3 of 5:

Mount Semeru volcano recently erupted in which country?

The Semeru (Javanese: ꦱꦼꦩꦺꦫꦸ), or Mount Semeru (Javanese: ꦒꦸꦤꦸꦁ​ꦱꦼꦩꦺꦫꦸ (Pegon:ڮنڠ سمَيرو‎, romanized: Gunung Semeru), is an active volcano located in East Java, Indonesia. It is located in a subduction zone, where the Indo-Australian plate subducts under the Eurasia plate. It is the highest mountain on the island of Java. The name "Semeru" is derived from Meru, the central world mountain in Hinduism, or Sumeru, the abode of gods. This stratovolcano is also known as Mahameru, meaning "The Great Mountain" in Sanskrit.

The answer is- Indonesia

Question 4 of 5:

Which politician from Mongolia is alleged to have slapped this man?

Peljidiin Genden (Mongolian: Пэлжидийн Гэндэн; 1892 or 1895 – November 26, 1937) was a prominent political leader of the Mongolian People's Republic who served as the country's first President (1924 to 1927; Navaandorjiin Jadambaa was just the acting president) and the ninth Prime Minister (1932–1936). 

In December 1935, Genden was brought back to Moscow where Stalin again rebuked him for failing multiple times to act on his guidance. Later, a heavily intoxicated Genden publicly scolded Stalin at a reception for the Mongolian Embassy, shouting "You bloody Georgian, you have become a virtual Russian Czar". Genden then reportedly slapped Stalin, broke his pipe, and hinted that Mongolia was considering an alliance with the Empire of Japan.

The answer is- Peljidiin Genden

Question 5 of 5:

In which national park of India is the last of this species in Asia found in the wild?

Today, it is the only area, ie., Gir Forest, where Asiatic lions occur and is considered one of the most important protected areas in Asia because of its biodiversity. 

Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Sasan Gir, is a forest, national park, and wildlife sanctuary near Talala Gir in Gujarat, India. It was established in 1965 in the erstwhile Nawab of Junagarh's private hunting area, with a total area of 1,412 km2 (545 sq mi). 

The answer is- Gir Forest

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