The 2022 Philippine presidential election was held on:
- A. May 6, 2022
- B. May 9, 2022
- C. May 11, 2022
- D. May 10, 2022
Correct Answer: B. May 9, 2022
The 2022 Philippine presidential election was held on Monday, May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 general election. This was the 17th direct presidential election and 16th vice-presidential election in the Philippines since 1935, and the sixth sextennial presidential and vice-presidential election since 1992.
Correct Answer: A. Mohammed Al-Jadaan
Mohammed Al-Jadaan is a commercial lawyer and co-founder of Al-Jadaan and Partners Law Firm who has served as Saudi Arabia’s minister of finance since November 2016 and concurrently as acting minister of economy and planning since March 2020.
Correct Answer: B. Lebanon
Lebanon’s Hezbollah attack 19 Israeli positions simultaneously along the border, prompting a retaliatory assault from Israel, a day before an anticipated speech by the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah. The Iran-backed armed group said it targeted the military positions along the border simultaneously at 3:30pm (13:30 GMT) on Thursday with “guided missiles, artillery shelling” and other weapons.
Correct Answer: B. Cyber-security
New data-wiping malware known as HermeticWiper has attacked hundreds of computers in Ukraine in a series of cyber-attacks after Russia’s invasion. In June 2017, the world witnessed the most destructive malware ever deployed named NotPetya, with Ukraine as its primary target. It quickly spread to more than 60 countries, destroying the computer systems of thousands of multinationals.
Correct Answer: A. Alphabet ‘X’
Twitter has officially rebranded to “X” after owner Elon Musk changed its iconic bird logo. This is the latest sweeping change since Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion last year. The social media company also recently announced it was limiting the daily direct messages unverified users can send.
Correct Answer: B. USA
US President Joe Biden announce a relaunch of the “Cancer Moonshot” program started during the Obama administration. The program was launched with the goal of ending Cancer that kills more than 600,000 people a year in the U.S. The revamped initiative aims to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50 percent over the next 25 years. The President also announced a campaign to get more people screened for cancer.
Correct Answer: A. $1 billion
Twitter co-founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey said on Tuesday, 7 April 2020 that he was committing $1 billion of his personal fortune to coronavirus relief through his philanthropic fund, contributing around 28 percent of his overall wealth.