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CURRENT AFFAIRS - AUGUST 2022 MCQs

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Question 41. Who clinched India's 2nd gold medal in the men's 67 kg event at the Commonwealth Games 2022?
  1.    Jeremy Lalrinnunga
  2.    Harshad Wadekar
  3.    Deepak Lather
  4.    Vikas Thakur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Jeremy Lalrinnunga

India's Jeremy Lalrinnunga has won the gold medal in men's 67 kg category weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.


Question 42. Which country has launched gold coins to tackle the soaring inflation?
  1.    Ghana
  2.    Oman
  3.    Zimbabwe
  4.    Sudan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's central bank has launched gold coins to tackle the soaring inflation in the country.


Question 43. What is the new slogan for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 that has revealed in July 2022?
  1.    Together for a Shared Future
  2.    Faster, Higher, Stronger, Together
  3.    Held Your Hope High
  4.    Games Wide Open
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Games Wide Open

Organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics unveiled "Games Wide Open" as their official slogan.


Question 44. Point 5140 at Dras sector has been named Gun Hill to mark the victory of the Indian Armed Forces during which Operation?
  1.    Operation Meghdoot
  2.    Operation Vijay
  3.    Operation Bluestar
  4.    Operation Goodwill
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Operation Vijay

To commemorate the victory of the Indian Armed forces and pay homage to the supreme sacrifice of the Gunners in 'Operation Vijay' during the Kargil War, Point 5140 at Drass in Kargil Sector was renamed as 'Gun Hill'


Question 45. Which state has topped in holding Assembly sittings in 2021?
  1.    Uttar Pradesh
  2.    Maharashtra
  3.    Rajasthan
  4.    Kerala
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Kerala

Kerala Assembly holds 61 sittings in 2021, the highest in the country.


Question 46. A new species of Damselfly has been discovered in which state?
  1.    Uttarakhand
  2.    Kerala
  3.    Tamil Nadu
  4.    Assam
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Kerala

A new species of Damselfly has been discovered in the Western Ghats of Peechi Wildlife Sanctuary in Thrissur, Kerala.


Question 47. The Fourth Edition of Joint Military Exercise AL NAJAH-IV is between contingents of the Indian Army and ______.
  1.    Iraq
  2.    Oman
  3.    Jordon
  4.    Saudi Arabia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Oman

The contingents of the Indian Army and Royal Army of Oman began the Joint Military Exercise 'Al Najah-IV' on Monday at the Foreign Training Node of Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Pokhran, Rajasthan. This will be the 4th Edition of the India Oman Joint Military Exercise 'Al Najah-IV'.


Question 48. World Breastfeeding Week 2022 is being celebrated on which Week every year to emphasize regular breastfeeding for babies?
  1.    August 01-07
  2.    August 03-09
  3.    August 05-11
  4.    August 02-08
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> August 01-07

This year breastfeeding week commences on August 1 while it concludes on August 7.


Question 49. Who has won the F1 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix?
  1.    Carlos Sainz
  2.    George Russell
  3.    Lewis Hamilton
  4.    Max Verstappen
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen (Red Bull - Netherlands) has won the Formula One (F1) 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix 2022.


Question 50. Which Union Minister has inaugurated a conference on drug trafficking and national security?
  1.    Amit Shah
  2.    Smriti Irani
  3.    Anurag Thakur
  4.    Narendra Modi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated a conference on drug trafficking and national security at Punjab Raj Bhavan.


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