Pakistan/FIA Knowledge

The northern end of the Pakistani side of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the Khunjerab Pass, which connects Pakistan with China. This pass is the highest paved international border crossing in the world and serves as the gateway for CPEC in the north.

The ASEAN Summit 2020 was hosted by Vietnam and conducted via video conferencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, Vietnam is the correct answer.

Mexico is the country directly south of the United States of America, sharing a long border with it. Panama and Canada do not border the USA to the south, and "None of these" is incorrect.

As of the latest November 2024 TOP500 supercomputer rankings, the fastest supercomputer in the world is El Capitan, located at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States. It achieved a Linpack performance of 1.742 exaflops, making it the world's most powerful supercomputer. Frontier, also in the United States, ranks second. Therefore, the correct answer is 'A' (The United States). The original explanation incorrectly stated that Frontier is in China and that China hosts the fastest supercomputer, which is factually incorrect.

The 47th G7 summit was held in the United Kingdom from June 11 to 13, 2021. This is a well-documented fact, making option A the correct answer.

As of mid-2024, the current president of Sri Lanka is Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is not listed among the options. Therefore, 'None of these' is the correct answer.

The European Union announced the 'Global Gateway' initiative in December 2021 to support global infrastructure development 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 World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos was last held in person from January 20-24, 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic caused subsequent meetings to be virtual or postponed. The 2021 and 2022 meetings were held virtually or in hybrid formats, not fully in-person.

Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanikzai was the chief negotiator and leader of the Afghan Taliban team during the peace talks with the United States in Doha. He played a key role in representing the Taliban in these negotiations.