Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was established in:

(A) 1960
(B) 1965
(C) 1970
(D) 1975

The answer is: (A) 1960

OPEC is an Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). It refers to a group of 13 of the world’s major oil-exporting nations.  OPEC was founded in 1960 to coordinate the petroleum policies of its members and to provide member states with technical and economic aid.

Countries that belong to OPEC include Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela (the five founders), plus Algeria, Angola, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Libya, Nigeria, and the United Arab Emirates.

As per the World Population Prospects 2022, what is the world population, as of November 2022?

A) 6 Billion
B) 7 Billion
C) 8 Billion
D) 9 Billion

The answer is C) 8 Billion

In 2023 the population of world crossed 7 Billion. It is more than 7 Billion now in 2023. It is projected to reach 8.5 billion by the year 2030. The latest projections show that global population could reach 9 billion in 2037 and 9.7 billion in 2050, with a peak of around 10.4 billion people during the 2080s.

The reasons of increasing world population exponentially since the 17th century are improvements in public health, availability of balanced nutrition, personal hygiene, and medicine, end of global wars and life security.