The Chinese new year starting from February 1,2022 is called?
- A. Year of Gemini
- B. Year of lion
- C. Year of Elephant
- D. Year of Tiger
Correct Answer: D. Year of Tiger
The Chinese new year starting from February 1, 2022, is called the Year of Tiger. The Chinese Zodiac, a system that has existed in Chinese culture for more than 2,000 years, dictates which animal represents a given year. Each Lunar year is represented by a cycle of 12 zodiac animals. This year is the Year of the Tiger, the first since 2010.
Correct Answer: B. 3 July 2022
The 2022 Malaysia Open (officially known as the Petronas Malaysia Open 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 28 June to 3 July 2022 and had a total prize of US$675,000. This was the first edition to take place since 2019.
Correct Answer: C. 7 January 2024
General elections took placed in Bangladesh on 7 January 2024, which was controversial and by the current constitutional requirement, stating that elections must take place within 90 days before the expiration of the current term of the Jatiya Sangsad on 29 January 2024. The Awami League, led by incumbent Sheikh Hasina, won the election for the fourth consecutive time with less than 40% of the eligible voters voting according to an Election Commission, which is run by the ruling political party. The party won 223 seats while independent candidates, most of whom were Awami League members propped up as dummy candidates to give a semblance of competition, won 62 seats
Correct Answer: A. Joe Root
1708 runs in 15 matches with six centuries. The magnitude of Joe Root’s sublime form in the year 2021 can be summed up by one simple stat – he has become only the third player in history to aggregate over 1700 runs in Test cricket in a calendar year. Only Mohammad Yousuf and Sir Vivian Richards stand ahead of him.
Correct Answer: D. Shortage of foreign currency
Sri Lanka’s government recently offered unsolicited value-added and income tax cuts to taxpayers. This led to an extreme loss of government revenue. As a consequence, the Sri Lankan Rupee started to slip. Without the necessary cash reserves in place, in early March Sri Lanka had to allow the rupee to free fall.
Correct Answer: C. Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka hit Pakistan by 23 runs in the final, to win their sixth title and their first in the T20I format.
Correct Answer: A. Bali
The 17th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit will take place from 15-16 November 2022 in Bali