Who has won the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the year award 2021?
- A. Shoaib Malik
- B. Virat Kohli
- C. Ben Stokes
- D. Shaheen Shah Afridi
Correct Answer: D. Shaheen Shah Afridi
Shaheen Shah Afridi has been named as the ICC’s Men’s Cricketer of the Year for 2021. The 21-year-old took 78 wickets in 36 matches at an average of 22.20 across all three formats in the international game.
Correct Answer: A. China
The Khurnak Fort is a ruin fort on the northern shore of the Pangong Lake that spans eastern Ladakh in India and Rutog County in Tibet. The area of the Khurnak Fort is disputed by India and China and has been under Chinese administration since 1958. Near to the Fort, China is building a new bridge. The bridge is being constructed on Pangong Tso, near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. After the military standoff in May 2020, India and China have built several new roads, bridges, and landing strips.
Correct Answer: C. Both A and B (14 Bronze Medals)
Correct Answer: B. 10th July 2020
The 2020 General Elections of Singapore was conducted on 10th July 2020 for its 105 seats unicameral Parliament (93 members are elected through the Election). The People’s Action Party (PAP) has won 83 seats, securing 61.24 percent of the total valid votes. With this win, Lee Hsien Loong will continue as the Prime Minister of Singapore.
Correct Answer: D. India
India has unveiled the world’s first portable disaster hospital, Aarogya Maitri Cube, a groundbreaking facility in Gurugram that can be airlifted and consists of 72 cubes. This extraordinary endeavor is a component of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious “Project BHISHM” (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri), unveiled in February 2022. The heart of this innovative disaster hospital lies in its 72 cubes, each containing an array of essential equipment and supplies. Among these are an operation theatre, a mini-ICU, ventilators, blood test equipment, an X-ray machine, a cooking station, food, water, shelter, a power generator, and more.
Correct Answer: C. 25 countries
The International Monetary Fund has said it would provide immediate debt relief to 25 member countries under its Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) to allow them to focus more financial resources on fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
Correct Answer: B. Germany
Germany has recently hosted the 10-day meeting of parties to the Antarctic Treaty in Berlin. A majority of parties held the opinion that there is scientific evidence for the emperor penguins species to be put under the special protection. It is said that China has blocked efforts to step up protection of emperor penguins in Antarctica. The species are threatened by the effects of global warming on their natural habitat in Antarctica.