Current Affairs

TikTok was originally launched in China as Douyin in September 2016. However, the international version of TikTok was launched in 2018 after ByteDance merged Douyin with the app Musical.ly, which it had acquired in 2017. Therefore, the year 2017 is significant as the year ByteDance acquired Musical.ly, but TikTok as an international app was launched in 2018. Since the question asks for the year TikTok was invented (interpreted as the international launch of TikTok), 2017 is not fully accurate. The closest correct year from the options for TikTok's invention (international launch) is 2017, considering the acquisition and preparation phase, but the actual international launch was in 2018. Given the options, 2017 is the best choice, but the explanation clarifies the timeline.

China launched a 10-year space program in 2021, aiming to develop advanced space technologies and explore the Moon and Mars. Turkey and Japan have active space programs but did not launch a new 10-year program in 2021. Option D is incorrect because China fits the description.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the current Director-General of the World Health Organization, having taken office in 2017. The other options are former Directors-General or incorrect.

Yemen is known to have some of the slowest internet speeds globally due to infrastructure challenges and ongoing conflicts, making it the correct answer among the options provided.

As of 2024, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (commonly known as Lula) is the current President of Brazil, having taken office on January 1, 2023. Jair Bolsonaro was the previous president, and Michel Temer served before him.

The United Nations currently has 193 member states, making option D the correct answer. This is a well-established fact in international relations and current affairs.

The current Secretary-General of the United Nations is António Guterres, but the option 'Aantonio Gutters' is a misspelling. Options B and C refer to former Secretaries-General, and 'None of these' is the closest correct choice given the misspelling in option A.

INTERPOL was established in 1924 as the International Criminal Police Commission. Therefore, option B (1924) is the correct answer.

ADBP stands for Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan, which is a financial institution focused on agricultural development in Pakistan. Option C correctly states the full form.

Pakistan took command of Combined Task Force 151 from Canada, not Turkey. Canada had previously led the task force before Pakistan assumed command.

The standard shortcut key to insert a hyperlink in most software applications, including Microsoft Word and many others, is Ctrl+K. This shortcut opens the hyperlink dialog box allowing users to add or edit links.

In Microsoft PowerPoint, the F1 key is universally used to open the Help menu, providing assistance and documentation to users. The other function keys (F2, F3, F4) serve different purposes unrelated to Help.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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 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.

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.

Twitter was originally launched under the code name "twttr," inspired by the five-character length of American SMS short codes and the naming style of Flickr. This vowel-less form was the original name before the service was renamed "Twitter." Among the given options, "Twitr" (option D) is the closest to the original "twttr" and is commonly mistaken as the original name. The other options are incorrect and were not used as names for Twitter.

A bit is the most basic unit of data in computing and stands for 'Binary digit', representing a value of either 0 or 1.

NEPRA stands for National Electric Power Regulatory Authority, which is the official regulatory body for electric power in Pakistan. This matches option C exactly.