Category: Current Affairs August 2022

‘Vostok 2022’ is a multi-nation military drill being hosted by which country?

A. China
B. Russia
C. Taiwan
D. Japan

Answer

Correct Answer: B. Russia


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The Vostok 2022 (East 2022) exercise will be held September 1-7 in various locations in Russia’s Far East and the Sea of Japan and involve more than 50,000 troops and 5,000 weapons units, including 140 aircraft and 60 warships, according to the Russian defense ministry. The drills will be conducted at seven firing ranges in far eastern Russia and will engage troops from several ex-Soviet nations, China, India, Laos, Mongolia, Nicaragua, and Syria.

Recently, which territory recognized as a British city, after 180 years?

A. Gibraltar
B. Ceuta
C. Melilla
D. Isle of Man

Answer

Correct Answer: A. Gibraltar


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Gibraltar finally joined the official list of British cities on Monday, after 180 years in which its status, granted by Queen Victoria, had been overlooked due to an administrative error. The British overseas territory bid to become a city earlier this year as part of the celebrations for Queen Elizabeth`s Platinum Jubilee, but research in the National Archives established it had in fact been granted city status in 1842.

The 2022 Asia Cup is the ____ edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament.

A. 12th
B. 13th
C. 14th
D. 15th

Answer

Correct Answer: D. 15th


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The 2022 Asia Cup (also known as DP World Asia Cup for sponsorship reasons)  is the 15th edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament, with the matches being played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) during August and September 2022 in the United Arab Emirates.

Israel jails former Gaza manager for World Vision International in Palestine for 12 years, Named?

A. Najibullah Zadran
B. Camilo Guevara
C. Muhammad Mahmoud
D. Mohammed al Halabi

Answer

Correct Answer: D. Mohammed al Halabi


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An Israeli court on August 30, 2022, sentenced the former Gaza head of a major US-based aid agency to 12 years in prison for `funneling millions of dollars to the Hamas group`. The Beersheba district court in southern Israel issued a sentence of `12 years` prison time, less the detention` already served for World Vision`s Mohammed al Halabi. Mohammad El Halabi is a Palestinian aid worker and Gaza manager for World Vision International in Palestine detained by Israel since 2016.

Who received the 2022 UNESCO Peace Prize in recognition of efforts to welcome refugees?

A. Joe Biden
B. Narendra Modi
C. Angela Merkel
D. Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Answer

Correct Answer: C. Angela Merkel


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German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the 2022 UNESCO Peace Prize ‘in recognition of her efforts to welcome refugees’. Merkel received the Félix Houphout-Boigny-UNESCO Peace Prize for her ‘courageous’ decision to welcome more than 1.2 million migrants in 2015, particularly those from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Eritrea.

Bangladesh is set to import wheat from which country after India ban?

A. Ukraine
B. Russia
C. Pakistan
D. China

Answer

Correct Answer: B. Russia


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Bangladesh is set to import 500,000 tonnes of wheat at $430 a tonne from Russia in a government-to-government deal as it battles to secure supplies amid surging prices, two government officials with the direct knowledge of the matter said on August 28, 2022. The south Asian country, among importers hit by disruption to Ukrainian and Russian grain exports, has been exploring ways to import the grain since its biggest supplier India banned the export of the grain in May.

On August 28, 2022, the Taliban accused which country of allowing American drones to use its airspace to access Afghanistan.

A. India
B. Russia
C. Pakistan
D. Iran

Answer

Correct Answer: C. Pakistan


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The Taliban`s acting defense minister accused Pakistan on August 28, 2022, of allowing American drones to use its airspace to access Afghanistan, a charge Pakistan has recently denied following a US air strike in Kabul. Acting defense minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob said at a news conference in Kabul that American drones had been entering Afghanistan via Pakistan.

‘Bibi: My Story’ is the title of the memoir of which country’s former Prime Minister?

A. Afghanistan
B. Pakistan
C. Israel
D. Iran

Answer

Correct Answer: C. Israel


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‘Bibi: My Story’ is the title of the memoir of Israel’s former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It is set to be published in November.
The country is also set to hold its parliamentary elections in November’s first week. Netanyahu has previously written books including ‘A Durable Peace’ and ‘Fighting Terrorism’.

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