Who won ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year award 2021?
- A. Joe Root
- B. Shahid Afridi
- C. Muhammad Shami
- D. James Anderson
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: C. December 22, 2023
Following numerous delays and intense negotiations, the UN Security Council finally adopted a significantly diluted resolution on December 22, 2023, which calls for an immediate acceleration of aid deliveries to Gaza. But it falls short of demanding an urgent suspension of hostilities, as originally proposed in the UAE draft. Thirteen of the 15 council members vote in favour of the resolution, with no member state voting against it.
Correct Answer: A. United States
On April 27, 2020, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its report on the military spending of different countries in the world. According to the report, the US is the topmost military spender in 2019. After that China and India were, respectively, the second- and third-largest military spenders in the world.
Correct Answer: A. Russia
Russia on 9 May 2022 marked the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Georgia also celebrating the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany by allied forces in World War II.
Correct Answer: B. CIRES
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: B. Ana
Moderate Tropical Storm Ana was a deadly tropical cyclone that affected the African nations of Madagascar, Malawi, and Mozambique and the second-deadliest weather event in 2022 thus far, after Cyclone Batsirai. The first named storm of the 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Ana developed from an area of convection that was designated as Invest 93S northeast of Madagascar.