Sri Lanka hit Pakistan by 23 runs in the final, to win their ______ Asia Cup title.
- A. Thirth
- B. Fifth
- C. Eighth
- D. Seventh
Correct Answer: C. Sixth
The 2022 Asia Cup was the 15th edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament, with the matches played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) from 27 August to 11 September 2022 in the United Arab Emirates. Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 23 runs in the final, to win their sixth title and their first in the T20I format.
Correct Answer: D. South Africa
Foreign Ministers from Brazil, Russia, India, and China extended their full support to South Africa for its BRICS Chairship in 2023 and also for holding the fifteenth summit. BRICS foreign ministers held their annual meeting on the margins of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where the ministers said that they are looking forward to the Standalone Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Relations in South Africa in 2023
Correct Answer: A. Maya
A wild arctic wolf was successfully cloned for the first time in the world by a Beijing-based gene firm. The cloning of the Arctic wolf, also known as the white wolf or polar wolf, which is native to the High Arctic tundra of Canada’s Queen Elizabeth Islands, is considered a milestone achievement in conserving rare and endangered species through cloning technology. According to the company, the wolf named “Maya” is in good health.
Correct Answer: C. COP 27
Correct Answer: B. Myanmar
The United Nations Security Council urged Myanmar’s military to release Aung San Suu Kyi , who has been in prison for the past two years when the army staged a coup and ousted her civilian government. The UN body adopted its first-ever resolution on the situation in Myanmar. The last council resolution regarding Myanmar was the one the UN passed in 1948. The resolution was adopted after attaining 12 votes, with permanent members China and Russia abstaining
Correct Answer: B. World Bank
The 2021 edition, based on nationally representative surveys of over 125,000 adults in 123 economies during the COVID-19 pandemic, contains updated indicators on access to and use of formal and informal financial services and digital payments, and offers insights into the behaviors that enable financial resilience. The data also identify gaps in access to and usage of financial services by women and poor adults.
Correct Answer: A. Istanbul, Turkiye
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will convene the 12th session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers under the theme: Combating Disinformation and Islamophobia in the Post-Truth Era in Istanbul, Republic of Turkiye, on 21 and 22 October 2022.