World Current Affairs MCQs December 2022

The Defence ministers of Russia, Turkiye and Syria met in Moscow on December 28, 2022, the first such talks since a war broke out in Syria, the Russian defence ministry said. It was also the first meeting between Turkish and Syrian defence ministers since the start of the war in 2011. Russia and Turkiye are involved in Syria, with Moscow supporting the Damascus regime against its opponents, and Ankara backing rebels.

A SpaceX rocket blasted off early on December 16, 2022 carrying a US-French satellite designed to conduct an unprecedented global survey of Earth`s surface waters, a mission expected to shed new light on the mechanics and consequences of climate change. The Falcon 9 booster, owned and operated by Elon Musk`s commercial rocket company, lit up the pre-dawn sky along California`s coast as it roared off its launch pad at the Vandenberg Space Force Base, 260 1(m northwest of Los Angeles.

Morocco was rewarded by FIFA with hosting rights for the next Club World Cup in February, with an expanded 32-team edition set to launch in 2025. The most recent edition of the tournament was held in the UAE in February 2022 and was won by the English football club, Chelsea. European champion Real Madrid, South American champion Flamengo and Seattle Sounders, the first CONCACAF Champions League winner from the United States, will play in the traditional seven-team tournament from Feb. 1-11.

A Japanese startup`s spacecraft was launched to the Moon on December 11, 2022 in the country`s first-ever lunar mission and the first of its kind by a private company. The launch was carried out by Elon Musk`s SpaceX in Cape Canaveral in the US state of Florida after two postponements for additional pre-flight checks.

Pakistan and Turkish naval ships took part in a bilateral exercise Turgutreis-VII comprising operations including defence against asymmetric attacks, visit board search and seizure, air defence exercises and joint coordinated patrol. The two navies also conducted joint patrolling in the North Arabian Sea to further hone professional skills and enhance interoperability. The visit of the Turkish Navy ship TCG Burgazada to Pakistan is a manifestation of strong bilateral ties between the two countries and the exercise is a testimony of Pakistan Navy`s resolve towards regional peace and maintenance of order at sea.

Forbes says that Twitter owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk lost his title as the world’s richest person for a short time on 13 December 2022. This was because the value of his stake in the electric car company dropped sharply and he put $44 billion on Twitter. Elon Musk, once worth as much as $340 billion, has been displaced as the world’s richest person by Bernard Arnault.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Orion capsule made its closest approach to the Moon within 130 km. The feat has been achieved after Apollo 17 flew half a century ago. The spacecraft is set to parachute into the sea and splash down on December 11. NASA shared a picture of the ‘Moon and the distant crescent Earth’ captured by the Orion spacecraft.

Vega-C flight VV22 was the 22nd launch of the Vega rocket. The rocket failed after launch and the mission was lost. The flight was launched from the ELV launch pad in Kourou, Centre Spatial Guyanais. If it had been successful, it would have been the first commercial launch of the Vega-C since its inaugural flight on July 13.

Nearly 1,700 journalists have been killed worldwide over the past 20 years, an average of more than 80 a year, according to an analysis published by Reporters Without Borders. Pakistan was ranked fifth, as 93 journalists were killed since 2003 in different parts of the country. The two decades between 2003 and 2022 were especially deadly decades for those in the service of the right to inform, said the Paris-based media rights campaigners.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the 22nd edition of FIFA’s competition for men’s national football teams. The match was played at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, on 18 December 2022, the country’s National Day, and was contested by Argentina and 2018 champions France. Argentina won the ensuing penalty shoot-out 4–2 to earn their third World Cup, and first since 1986. Argentina became the second team after Spain in 2010 to win the World Cup after losing their opening game.

Dr Hamid Choi Yong became the first Korean Muslim to translate the Holy Quran and Sahih Al-Bukhari into the Korean Language. The translation took about 7 years to complete.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Bahrain on 4 December 2022, on the first trip by an Israeli head of state to the Gulf kingdom, following the normalisation of relations in 2020. Herzog, whose role is largely ceremonial, met King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa and Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa.

Berlin has sent its first batch of BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines to China to be administered initially to German expatriates, a German government spokesperson said on December 21, 2022, the first foreign coronavirus vaccine to be delivered to the country.

Australia on December 5, 2022 started building a vast network of antennas in the Outback, its section of what planners say will eventually become one of the most powerful radio telescopes in the world.

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie will quit her role as a special envoy for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), but will remain a humanitarian activist, the United Nations said on December 16, 2022. Jolie, who has been on more than 60 field assignments during her 21 years with UNHCR, said she wanted to keep working with refugees outside of the global body.