Category: Current Affairs January 2022

Who is the first Asian American to feature on US currency?

A. Anna May Wong
B. Elizabeth Sung
C. Jadin Wong
D. Vera Wang

Answer

Correct Answer: A. Anna May Wong


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Late Hollywood actress and fashion icon Anna May Wong is set to become the first Asian American to feature on US currency. A quarter-dollar coin featuring a close-up image of Wong’s face and chin resting on her hand will be circulated as the fifth coin in the American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program. In 1960, she was the first Asian American actress to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

‘Bloody Sunday’ is a commemorative event marked by which country?

A. USA
B. Ireland
C. Germany
D. Italy

Answer

Correct Answer: B. Ireland


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Bloody Sunday, or the Bogside Massacre, was a massacre on 30 January 1972 when British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest march in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is marking 50 years of Bloody Sunday, on which British soldiers fired upon a crowd of protesters, killing 14 people. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin also tweeted that the country is paying tribute to the families of the victims. The violence took place during a march organized by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association.

US, Britain and Canada has imposed sanctions on the “Justice Officials” of which country?

A. Mynamar
B. Iran
C. North Korea
D. None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: A. Mynamar 


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The United States, Britain, and Canada hit top Myanmar justice officials with sanctions on 31 January 2022 on the one-year anniversary of a military coup. The US Treasury Department placed sanctions on Attorney General Thida Oo, Supreme Court Chief Justice Tun Tun Oo, and Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman U Tin Oo, whom it said was closely involved in the “politically motivated” prosecution of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The first-ever World Deaf T20 Cricket Championship 2023 will be held in which country?

A. Pakistan
B. China
C. India
D. UAE

Answer

Correct Answer: C. India


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The All India Sports Council of the Deaf has got approval from the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) to host the first World Deaf T20 Cricket Championship in Kerala from January 10-20, 2023. his championship was planned to be conducted in 2020-21 but due to the sudden outbreak of coronavirus, it was postponed first to 2022 & now fixed for 2023.

Which is the headquarters of ‘Collective Security Treaty Organization’?

A. New York
B. Moscow
C. Geneva
D. Paris

Answer

Correct Answer: B. Moscow


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The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is an intergovernmental military alliance in Eurasia. It is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.
CSTO consists of many post-Soviet states. After Kazakhstan faced massive protests over the hike in fuel prices in the country, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev called in the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) to help tackle the protests.

Which country has won the 2022 Women’s Pan American Cup?

A. Brazil
B. Argentina
C. Uraguay
D. Portugal

Answer

Correct Answer: B. Argentina


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The 2022 Women’s Pan American Cup was the sixth edition of the Women’s Pan American Cup, the quadrennial international women’s field hockey championship of the Americas organized by the Pan American Hockey Federation. The cup would be held from 19 to 29 January 2022 in Santiago, Chile. Argentina was the defending champions, winning the 2017 edition. They defended their title after a final win over Chile.

Which city has the longest metro rail network in the world?

A. New Delhi
B. Singapore City
C. Shanghai
D. Tokyo

Answer

Correct Answer: C. Shanghai


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The new lines took the total length of the city’s metro network to 831 km, also bringing the total number of fully automatic driverless metro lines in the city to five.  Shanghai city now includes 508 stations. Shanghai’s Metro network is followed by Beijing, and Delhi was ranked third.

Antonio Costa is re-elected as the Prime Minister of which country?

A. Sweden
B. Ukraine
C. Portugal
D. Brazil

Answer

Correct Answer: C. Portugal


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Portugal’s ruling Socialists unexpectedly won an outright majority to govern solo after snap elections on 30 January that also saw the far-right make huge gains. The results pave the way for a stronger government under Prime Minister Antonio Costa as the country tries to boost its tourism-dependent economy, which has been badly hit by the pandemic.

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