World Current Affairs MCQs August 2022

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.

South Korea successfully launched its first lunar orbiter named “Danuri” from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on 5 August 2022. It is expected to enter the moon’s orbit in December this year. The year-long observation mission will search for possible landing sites for future missions, conduct scientific research on the lunar environment, and test space internet technology. If it succeeds, South Korea will become the world’s seventh lunar explorer and the fourth in Asia.

West Indies captain Kieron Pollard became the first cricketer to complete 600 matches in T20 cricket. He announced retirement from international cricket in April 2022. Recently, All-rounder Dwayne Bravo scripted history by becoming the first-ever cricketer to clinch 600 wickets in T20 cricket.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on 2 August 2022, marking a significant show of support for Taiwan despite China’s threats of retaliation over the visit. Pelosi’s stop in Taipei is the first time that a US House speaker has visited Taiwan in 25 years. Her trip comes at a low point in US-China relations and despite warnings from the Biden administration against a stop in Taiwan.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has landed in Taiwan amidst rising threats from China over the visit. China warned the US over his action and the Chinese military also vowed to launch targeted military actions. As per the US, the visit is one of several Congressional delegations to Taiwan and it does not contradict United States policy, guided by the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 and U.S.-China Joint Communiques.

In the ongoing Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal in the Javelin throw competition with a monstrous throw of 90.18 meters. This is the second gold for Pakistan in Commonwealth Games 2022. Earlier, weightlifter Nooh Dastagir Butt had won the gold medal for Pakistan in the Commonwealth Games 2022 with a record lift of 405 kilograms.

The Taliban on 15 August 2022 celebrate one year since taking control of Afghanistan as a “day of victory” amid an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and a collapsed economy

The 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games is the 5th edition of the event scheduled to be held from 9 to 18 August 2022 at Konya, Turkey under the aegis of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF). It will be the first time in history that the event will be organized by the Turkish Olympic Committee.

The 2022 annual summit of the SCO Heads of State Council will be held on September 15-16 in Samarkand. Uzbekistan took over the chairmanship of the organization from Tajikistan on September 17, 2021.

The United States and Japan have decided to launch a new joint international semiconductor research hub. The U.S and Japanese economic talks were recently held to work on joint research for next-generation semiconductors and to establish a secure source of the vital components.

Australia won total of 178 Medals in CWG 2022. Out of 178 medals, Australia won 67 Gold, 57 Silver, and 54 Bronze Medals.

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.

Bangladesh-born Fahmida Azim working for the Insider online magazine in the United States has been selected for the 2022 Pulitzer prize. She is among the four journalists of Insider, selected for their work on the Chinese oppression of the Uyghurs. She has been selected under the category of Illustrated Reporting and Commentary, for her illustrations in the work ‘I escaped a Chinese internment Camp’.

England won a total of 176 Medals in Commonwealth Games 2022. Out of 176 medals, England won 57 Gold, 66 Silver, and 53 Bronze Medals.