The SAT is a standardized entrance test in the US, originally named Scholastic Aptitude Test and later Scholastic Assessment Test.

The Agni missile is a family of medium to intercontinental range ballistic missiles developed by India, with the first test firing taking place in 1989.

In 2005, China's rapid economic growth was accompanied by challenges related to its large population 1. Resource management, environmental sustainability, and social equity were areas of concern.

The 2016 Summer Olympics were awarded to and subsequently held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [2, p21]. The International Olympic Committee made this decision in October 2009, making Rio de Janeiro the first South American city to host the Summer Olympics.

The United States signed the CTBT in 1996 but has not ratified it. Ratification requires Senate approval, which has not been granted.

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed every year on 21 March. This date commemorates the Sharpeville massacre in South Africa in 1960, when police killed 69 people at a peaceful protest against apartheid. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the day in 1966, urging the international community to intensify efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination.

The Pacific Ocean reaches its greatest depth in the Mariana Trench—about 10,920 meters below sea level—making it the deepest of the world’s oceans and covering more than 63 million square miles.

“Viva voce” is Latin for “with the living voice,” commonly understood to mean “by word of mouth” and used to describe oral examinations or testimony 1.

Jin Liqun, a former Chinese vice-minister of finance, became AIIB’s first president at its launch in January 2016.

The IMF’s SDR basket added the Chinese yuan as its fifth currency in 2016.