Which cricket team was the runner up team in T20 world cup 2022?
- A. England
- B. Pakistan
- C. India
- D. New York
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: B. North Korea
The Hwasong-17 is nuclear-arme North Korea’s biggest missile yet, and is the largest road-mobile, liquid-fuelled ICBM in the world. Its diameter is estimated to be between 2.4 and 2.5 metres, and its total mass, when fully fuelled, is likely somewhere between 80,000 and 110,000 kg, according to 38 North, a U.S.-based programme that monitors North Korea.
Correct Answer: B. England
England hit a world record one-day international score of 498 against the Netherlands and won the match by 232 runs in Amstelveen. The England team beat their previous mark of 481-6 sets against Australia at Trent Bridge in 2018. In the recent match, three England players scored centuries with Liam Livingstone making the fastest half-century in England’s ODI history off just 17 balls. Player of the match Jos Buttler finished on 162 not out, with a century off 47 balls.
Correct Answer: C. India
The Indian cricket team scripted history by becoming the first team to play the 1000th ODI when they took the field against the West Indies in the series opener at the picturesque Narendra Modi Stadium on 6 February 2022. Before this game, India had played 999 ODIs and recorded 518 victories. They had suffered 431 defeats, while nine matches had ended in ties and 41 matches had no result. India skipper Rohit Sharma said that it will be a privilege for him to lead the Men in Blue as they take the field to play their 1000th ODI.
Correct Answer: B. Birds Connect Our World
World Migratory Bird Day is celebrated on 9 May Every year. The theme of World Migratory Bird Day 2020 is “Birds Connect Our World” and was chosen to highlight the importance of conserving and restoring the ecological connectivity and integrity of ecosystems that support the natural cycles that are essential for the survival and well-being of migratory birds. The theme also focuses on the tracking technologies that are used to explore the routes of migratory birds in the world.
Correct Answer: D. USA
The United States announced on July 7, 2023, that it will send Ukraine widely-banned cluster munitions as part of a security assistance package, a move Ukraine said would have an extraordinary psycho-emotional impact on occupying Russian force.
Correct Answer: A. India
As per the 2022 WTW Global Gender Wealth Equity report, women will have 74 percent of the wealth accumulate by men, when they retire. In Asia-Pacific (APAC), India had the worst gender wealth gap (64 percent), more than the global average. A major factor for this is India’s gender pay gap for professional and technical roles. Another factor is that opportunities for women in leadership positions are limited, with only 3 percent of women in the workforce in senior positions.