General elections were held in Barbados on:
- A. 10 January 2022
- B. 19 January 2022
- C. 17 January 2022
- D. 22 January 2022
Correct Answer: B. 19 January 2022
General elections were held in Barbados on 19 January 2022 to elect the 30 members of the House of Assembly. The ruling Barbados Labour Party won all 30 seats for the second election in a row. This was the 12th national election held since independence from the United Kingdom in 1966, the 16th since the institution of universal suffrage in 1950, and the first since Barbados became a republic in 2021.
Correct Answer: B. 4 February 2022
The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games officially open on 4 February 2022, though competition will start two days prior to the Opening Ceremony with preliminary games in curling and ice hockey. The Games will come to an end at the Closing Ceremony, scheduled for 20 February 2022.
Correct Answer: B. Afghanistan
Correct Answer: A. China
China’s cyberspace regulator said on Tuesday it has issued draft rules to oversee the security management of facial recognition technology in the country, following concerns raised in public about overuse of the technology. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said facial recognition technology can only be used to process facial information when there is a specific purpose and sufficient necessity, and with strict protective measures.
Correct Answer: D. Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix wins the best actor for Joker, Renée Zellweger takes home Best actress, and Parasite wins Best picture.
Correct Answer: A. February 8, 2022
Luc Montagnier, a French virologist who shared a Nobel Prize in 2008 for discovering the virus that causes AIDS, died on 8 February 2022 in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. He was 89. The town hall in Neuilly confirmed that a death certificate for Dr. Montagnier had been filed there. Luc Montagnier was a French virologist and joint recipient, with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Harald zur Hausen, of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Correct Answer: A. Grow Food, Not Tobacco
World No Tobacco Day is being observe across the globe on 31 May 2023. This year, the theme for the day is Grow Food, Not Tobacco. The day is observe to create awareness among the masses about the hazardous effect of tobacco on health and the environment.