Which is the venue of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2022?
- A. New York
- B. New Dehil
- C. Geneva
- D. Paris
Correct Answer: B. Davos
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland is scheduled from May 22nd to 26th 2022. The meeting was originally scheduled for January 17-21st but was postponed due to the outbreak of the Omicron variant. The theme for WEF annual Meeting 2022 is ‘working Together, restoring Trust’. This year’s WEF meeting will be the first global in-person leadership event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Correct Answer: A. August 5, 2020
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Ayodhya temple on Babri Masjid land on August 5, 2020. The ceremony will take place on August 5, which is also the first anniversary of India’s controversial revocation of Muslim-majority Occupied Kashmir’s semi-autonomy. Modi is expected to lay a silver brick weighing 40 kilos (88 pounds), according to local media.
Correct Answer: B. Shehan Karunatilaka
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka won the 2022 Booker Prize for fiction at a London ceremony on October 17, 2022, for his work, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, about a murdered journalist. The 47-year-old author won international recognition with his 2010 debut novel, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew.
Correct Answer: B. July 30, 2020
Taiwan`s former president Lee Teng-hui, Nickname `Mr. Democracy` died on Thursday, July 30, 2020, at the age of 97. Lee had been in hospital since February after choking on some food and had a history in recent years of chronic illnesses.
Correct Answer: B. A Tree
A new tropical, evergreen tree from Cameroon has been name after Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio. The critically endangered tree has been name ‘Uvariopsis DiCaprio’ to recognize his campaigning efforts to protect the Ebo forest from logging. The tree was previously unknown to science and to local communities. It has glossy yellow-green flowers that grow on its trunk.
Correct Answer: D. July 4
Independence Day, also called Fourth of July or July 4th, in the United States , the annual celebration of nationhood. It commemorates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. Independence Day is celebrated on Monday, July 4, 2022 in the United States.
Correct Answer: B. Mongolia
The 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships was the 35th edition of the Asian Wrestling Championships of combined events, and took place from April 19 to 24 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.