General Knowledge

The Babur missile is an indigenously developed cruise missile by Pakistan, and in December 2021, Pakistan successfully tested an enhanced range version of this missile. Ghauri is a ballistic missile, and Hatf refers to a series of missiles, not specifically the cruise missile tested at that time.

Muhammad Hassan Akhund is the current acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan, appointed by the Taliban government. The other options are prominent figures but do not hold this position.

The Omicron variant of Covid-19 was named after the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet, following the World Health Organization's system of naming variants using Greek letters to avoid stigmatizing countries.

The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was founded in 1985 by three countries: Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey. These three countries are the founding members, making option A correct.

Barbados officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and became a republic in November 2021, making it the newest country in the world to do so. The Bahamas and British Virgin Islands did not take this step at that time.

The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, recognizing the global spread and severity of the virus.

The European Union announced the 'Global Gateway' initiative in December 2021 to support infrastructure development worldwide as a strategic alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This makes option A the correct answer.

Olaf Scholz became the Chancellor of Germany in December 2021, succeeding Angela Merkel. Therefore, option B is correct.

The official name of the Bangladesh Parliament is 'Jatiya Sangsad,' which is the unicameral national legislature of Bangladesh. The other options are incorrect or unrelated terms.

The first Earth Day was observed on April 22, 1970, marking the beginning of the modern environmental movement. Although the question states April 20, the year 1970 is correct as the inaugural Earth Day year.