Question 1

The Council of Europe's Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, which opened for signature in September 2024, is the first legally binding international treaty in this field. Which of the following is a primary objective of this convention?

Accepted Answer

To ensure AI systems align with human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.

Question 2

In the pursuit of fusion energy, which of the following nations has recently entered into strategic partnerships with the U.S. Department of Energy to accelerate demonstration and commercialization, signifying a growing global race in this sector?

Accepted Answer

Japan and the United Kingdom

Question 3

The World Health Organization (WHO) released principles for the ethical collection, access, use, and sharing of human genomic data in November 2024. A key focus of these principles, particularly concerning low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), is to:

Accepted Answer

Address disparities and ensure genomic research benefits populations in all their diversity.

Question 4

The International Space Station (ISS) continues to be a hub for international scientific collaboration. In FY2024, what approximate percentage of publications stemming from ISS research were collaborations between multiple countries?

Accepted Answer

Approximately 40%

Question 5

The Paris Agreement, signed in 2016, aims to strengthen the global response to climate change. What significant event related to the agreement occurred in 2023, assessing the collective progress of signatory nations?

Accepted Answer

The first 'global stocktake' of efforts to limit global temperature increase.

Question 6

In the realm of quantum technology, the World Economic Forum reported in December 2023 that approximately how many countries had national initiatives or strategies to support its development?

Accepted Answer

24

Question 7

The World Fusion Energy Group (WFEG) held its inaugural ministerial meeting in Rome in November 2024. Which international agency co-organized this event, emphasizing global advancements in fusion as a clean energy source?

Accepted Answer

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Question 8

The Council of Europe's Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence bases its definition of 'AI system' on the one adopted by which international organization in November 2023, to foster global harmonization?

Accepted Answer

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Question 9

NASA's Europa Clipper mission, launched in 2024, has the primary objective of exploring Jupiter's moon Europa. What is the key scientific question this mission aims to address regarding Europa's potential for life?

Accepted Answer

Whether its subsurface ocean could be a suitable habitat for extraterrestrial life.

Question 10

The G7 Energy and Environment Ministers' Meeting in Toronto (October 2025) issued a 'Statement on Nuclear and Fusion Energy,' emphasizing sustained international cooperation. Which two G7 nations have already established fusion regulations separate from nuclear fission, a crucial step for commercialization?

Accepted Answer

United States and United Kingdom

Question 11

The World Health Organization (WHO) released principles for ethical genomic data sharing. These principles emphasize equity by calling for targeted efforts to address disparities, especially in which group of countries?

Accepted Answer

Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)

Question 12

Which international collaboration involving over 100 nations, celebrated new successes in 2024, including the first live human heart tissue 3D bioprinting in space and the first metal 3D print of liquified stainless steel?

Accepted Answer

The International Space Station (ISS)

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