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Elisabeth Borne was appointed as the Prime Minister of France in May 2022, succeeding Jean Castex. Emmanuel Macron is the President of France, not the Prime Minister.

The ozone layer in the Earth's stratosphere absorbs most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation, protecting living organisms from its damaging effects. Other layers like the magnetosphere and ionosphere have different functions, and the troposphere is the lowest atmospheric layer where weather occurs.

The default file extension for Microsoft Word documents since Word 2007 is .docx, which stands for Word Open XML Document. This format replaced the older .doc extension and is widely used for Word files.

The headquarters of Interpol is located in Lyon, France. This is a well-known fact about the international police organization.

Both 'Deficient' and 'Scanty' mean lacking or insufficient, which are antonyms of 'Lavish', meaning abundant or extravagant. Therefore, option C, 'Both A and B', is correct.

The word 'obsolete' means outdated or no longer in use. Its antonym is 'recent,' which means new or current, making option C the correct answer.

According to recent data from the Pew Research Center and other demographic studies, Christians make up approximately 29% to 31% of the world population as of 2020-2024. The closest option to this widely accepted figure is 31.11% (option B). The originally marked answer (21.11%) is significantly lower than the actual estimate and therefore incorrect. Christians remain the largest religious group globally, comprising nearly one-third of the global population.

The keyboard shortcut Ctrl+I is the standard command to italicize selected text in most text editing software. Options A and B are incorrect as they do not correspond to italicizing text, and option D is incorrect because Ctrl+I is a valid shortcut.

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) was founded on 8th August 1967 by five countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Therefore, option B is correct.

Brussels is located near longitude 4°21' E, which is approximately 4.35° E, so among the given options, 6-15 W and 4-22 W are west longitudes and 130-51 E is far east. None of the options exactly match Brussels' longitude, but since Brussels is east of the prime meridian, 'None of these' would be correct. However, since 'None of these' is an option, it is the correct choice.