Author and academic Sara Suleri Goodyear died on:
- A. March 21, 2022
- B. March 22, 2022
- C. March 23, 2022
- D. March 24, 2022
Correct Answer: A. March 21, 2022
Author and academic Sara Suleri Goodyear died on March 21, 2022. She was 69. Although there was no official word from her family, many in the literary community shared the news and paid rich tribute to her. Born in 1953 in Karachi to renowned journalist Z.A. Sulehri and Welsh English professor Mair Jones, she was best known for her memoir, Meatless Days, which describes her years in Lahore
Correct Answer: B. Emirates
The largest air carrier of the Middle East region, the Emirates has launched the world’s first 10-minute coronavirus blood test for passengers, who are departing from Dubai. The test is taken by drawing blood from a finger prick and the result comes in just 10 minutes waiting time.
Correct Answer: A. Real Madrid
The 2022 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, the 67th season of Europe’s premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 30th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs’ Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It was played at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, on 28 May 2022, between English club Liverpool and Spanish club Real Madrid. Real Madrid won the match 1–0 via a 59th-minute goal from Vinícius Júnior for a record-extending 14th title, and their 5th in nine years
Correct Answer: C. Canada
Canada became the first country in the world that have authorized the use of a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine. The two-dose vaccine of Medicago Inc. (a biopharma company owned by Mitsubishi Chemical and Philip Morris), can be given to adults who are aged between 18 to 64, but little data is available on the shots received by people aged 65 and above.
Correct Answer: A. Anna May Wong
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 Quarter (AWQ) Program. In 1960, she was the first Asian American actress to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Correct Answer: A. Doha, Qatar
The 5th UN Conference on Least Develop Countries (LDC5) will take place in Doha, Qatar, from 5 to 9 March 2023. It aims to mobilize international community’s commitments toward the implementation of the Doha Programme of Action for the LDCs (2022-2031) adopted by the UN General Assembly in April 2022.
Correct Answer: B. Malawi
The electoral commission of the East African country Malawi has declared opposition alliance leader. Lazarus Chakwera, as the winner of the country’s presidential re-election.