What made news in 2024?

On May 15, Singapore's 4th Prime Minister was sworn in. Who is he?

• Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam

• Mr Lawrence Wong

• Mr Lee Hsien Loong

High-profile criminal cases involving former transport minister S. Iswaran and Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh gripped the nation last year. What were the main takeaways from this?

• Singapore’s system of government and politics stays clean and free from corruption.

• The law is above all in Singapore.

• Only when there is consistent laws and justice in society, people can expect equal treatment and fair outcomes.

The “life” of each Parliament is five years from the date of its first sitting, which puts the following date, as the ultimate deadline for when the next general election must be held.

• Feb 23, 2025

• Jun 23, 2025

• Nov 23, 2025

Which leader was invited to an inter-religious youth dialogue last year in Singapore?

• President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy

• Head of the Vatican City, Pope Francis

• President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev

On 25 September 2024, train services on the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) East–West line (EWL) were disrupted when an axle box of a Kawasaki C151 train dislodged, damaging the track and equipment along the stretch between the Clementi and Dover stations. When did service resume?

• 26 Sep

• 30 Sep

• 1 Oct

In August 2024, Singapore's Max Maeder won the Olympic bronze medal in the following sport .

• Badminton

• Kitefoiling

• Table Tennis

In 2024, the Good and Services Tax in Singapore was raised from...

• 6% to 7%

• 7% to 8%

• 8% to 9%

In August 2024, the Ministry of Education removed Mobile Guardian from all iPads and Chromebooks of secondary students after 13,000 students were affected by...

• A virus

• by a global security breach involving Mobile Guardian

• A politically-driven terrorist attack

The following law was passed last year, prohibiting the publication of election candidates deepfakes that realistically depict a candidate saying or doing something that they did not say or do.

• The Elections (Integrity of Online Advertising) (Amendment) Bill

• Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act

• Sedition Act

In October 2024, a 17 year old youth had been arrested under the Internal Security Act for planning to attack non-Muslims in Tampines. Which ministry oversees the Internal Security Act?

• Ministry of Defence

• Ministry of National Development

• Ministry of Law and Home Affairs