Former PM of Japan Shinzo Abe passed away

July 09, 2022
Current Context: Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe passed away after being shot by a gunman at a campaign in the western city of Nara.
Former PM of Japan Shinzo Abe passed away
  • He was shot twice by a 41-year-old, former member of the Japanese maritime self-defense force with a homemade gun.
  • Shinzo Abe was Japan's longest-serving PM, held office from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.
  • He first took office in 2006 as Japan's youngest PM since world war two.
  • He launched "Abenomics" policies to lift the economy out of deflation.
  • Static Knowledge:
    • PM of Japan - Fumio Kishida
    • Capital of Japan - Tokyo
    • Currency - Japanese Yen

Question:

Q.1 Shinzo Abe, who was recently assassinated, is the former Prime Minister of which country?
a. Japan
b. China
c. Indonesia
d. South Korea

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