World Current Affairs MCQs January 2022

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 follow by Beijing, and Delhi was ranked third.

Maltese politician Roberta Metsola was elected head of the European Parliament on January 18, 2022, the youngest person ever to clinch the job. Metsola was first elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2013 and became the First Vice-President of the European Parliament in November 2020. Metsola a member of the largest bloc, the European People`s Party won a sweeping majority with 458 votes in a secret ballot after a deal between the leading political groupings. She becomes the third woman to head the chamber.

The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, namely Russia, Britain, China, the United States, and France release a statement recently. The countries are of the view that a further spread of nuclear arms and nuclear war should be avoided. The statement seeks to avoid war between the nuclear states and reduce strategic risks. China has a “no first use” policy on nuclear weapons.

Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The 15 member countries account for about 30% of the world’s population (2.2 billion people) and 30% of global GDP ($26.2 trillion), making it the largest trade bloc in history. It is the first free trade agreement among the East Asian countries of China, Japan, and South Korea, three of the four largest economies in Asia.

Iran-backed Yemeni fighters launched drone strikes on the United Arab Emirates that caused explosions and a deadly fire outside the capital, Abu Dhabi. One of the biggest attacks to date on UAE soil ignited a fire at Abu Dhabi’s main airport on 17 January 2022, and set fuel trucks ablaze in a nearby industrial area, killing three people

A coup d’état was launched in Burkina Faso on 23 January 2022. Burkina Faso’s army said on 24 January 2022, it had ousted President Roch Kabore, suspended the constitution, dissolved the government and the national assembly, and close the country’s borders.

The transplant, performed by a team led by cardiothoracic surgeon Bartley Griffith, M.D. at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, replaced Bennett’s heart with the heart of a genetically modified pig that had undergone specific gene editing. The transplant was the first heart to be taken from a genetically modified pig. Another patient had a kidney transplant from a similar pig in October of 2021.

The budget of 53.9 billion afghanis ($508m) approved on 12 January 2022 will cover the first quarter of 2022 and is almost entirely dedicated to funding government institutions.

A British minister on January 23, 2022, urged a probe into claims by a fellow Conservative MP that she lost her ministerial role because of her Muslimness, piling further pressure on the government. Nusrat Ghani, 49, who was sacked as a transport minister in 2020, told the Sunday Times that a whip said her `Muslimness was raised as an issue at a meeting in Downing Street. She was also told her `Muslim woman minister status was making colleagues feel uncomfortable, she said.

Kazakhstan is experiencing the worst street protests the country has seen since gaining independence three decades ago. The outburst of instability is causing significant concern in Kazakhstan’s two powerful neighbors: Russia and China. The country sells most of its oil exports to China and is a key strategic ally of Moscow. A sudden spike in the price of car fuel at the start of the year triggered the first protests in a remote oil town in the west.

The Arrow 3 or Hetz 3 is an exoatmospheric hypersonic anti-ballistic missile, jointly funded, developed, and produced by Israel and the United States. Undertaken by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Boeing, it is overseen by the Israeli Ministry of Defense’s “Homa” administration and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. The missile may have a reported flight range of up to 2,400 km (1,500 mi). According to the chairman of the Israeli Space Agency, Arrow 3 may serve as an anti-satellite weapon, which would make Israel one of the world’s few countries capable of shooting down satellites.

855 runs in 22 internationals at an average of 38.86 with one century and five half-centuries. Despite India enduring a difficult 2021, Smriti Mandhana’s stock continued to rise this year.In the limited-overs series against South Africa where India won just two of the eight matches at home, Mandhana played a major role in both of the wins. She made 80 not out as India chased down 158 in the second ODI that helped them level the series and scored 48 not out in the win in the final T20I.

Daniel Ortega was sworn in as the President of the Central American country ‘Nicaragua’ for his fourth consecutive term. The United States and European Union impose sanctions on several person in his government after the elections. Ortega’s government has been in powered since 2007, after his first stint in power ended in 1990.

Ace Tennis Player Rafael Nadal won the Melbourne Summer Set ATP 250 event title recently. The 20-time Grand Slam champion defeated American Maxime Cressy. It was also Rafael Nadal’s 89th tour-level crown. Nadal made a successful return to competitive action as this was his first tournament since August 2021.

1st: US, 2nd: Russia, 3rd: China, 4th India, 5th: Japan, 6th: South Korea, 7th: France, 8th: UK, 9th: Pakistan, 10: Brazil.