The 1st women Hilary mantel to be awarded the Booker Prize twice, died on:
- A. September 19, 2022
- B. September 22, 2022
- C. September 24, 2022
- D. September 29, 2022
Correct Answer: B. September 22, 2022
Dame Hilary Mary Mantel was a British writer whose work covers historical fiction, personal memoirs, and short stories. Her first published novel is Every Day Is Mother’s Day, was released in 1985. Mantel won the Booker Prize twice: the first was for her 2009 novel Wolf Hall, a fictional account of Thomas Cromwell’s rise to power in the court of Henry VIII, and the second was for its 2012 sequel Bring Up the Bodies. Mantel died on 22 September 2022, at a hospital in Exeter, from complications of a stroke that had occurred three days earlier.
Correct Answer: C. Nine
The SCO currently comprises nine Member States (China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Iran signs a formal MoU to join SCO to become a permanent member at the 2023 India Summit.
Correct Answer: C. UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday said it would introduce a federal corporate tax on business profits for the first time starting from June 1, 2023, although it kept the rate low, at 9 percent, to maintain its attractiveness for businesses. The Gulf Arab oil exporter, a magnet for the globe’s ultra-rich, has long benefited from its tax-free status to carve out a role as an international commercial, energy, and tourism hub.
Correct Answer: C. China
China will have over 1,000 nuclear weapons by 2030. The reported said China was likely to have more than 500 operational nuclear warheads, with the number expected to exceed 1,000 by 2030, adding it has been expanding its quantity of “land-, sea-, and air-based nuclear delivery platforms” in the past decade by investing in infrastructure to support its nuclear forces.
Correct Answer: C. October 15, 2020
Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov resigned on October 15, 2020. Sadyr Japarov, 51, who was named prime minister this week, told cheering supporters that he had taken on the powers of the presidency, following the resignation of Jeenbekov and of the parliament speaker.
Correct Answer: B. Pakistan
The 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was the eighth ICC Men’s T20 World Cup tournament. It was played in Australia from 16 October to 13 November 2022. Pakistan became the first team to reach the final, after they beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the first semi-final. In the second semi-final, England beat India by ten wickets to advance. Both of the teams were looking to win their second ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title. In the final, England beat Pakistan by five wickets to win their second ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title.
Correct Answer: C. South Africa
Khoisans’ are the first people to inhabit South Africa. King Khoisan, the leader of the Khoisans, was arrest for growing cannabis near South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s office in Pretoria. The Khoisans have been protesting near the president’s office for the past three years for recognition of the community and their language ‘Khoekhoe’ among other things. The community has been demanding land rights.