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Amjad Kalwar (0305-3201532)

Current Affairs (May 2022)

1. Which country secured 1st rank in World Press Freedom Index 2022___?
Ans: Norway
2nd- Denmark
3rd - Sweden
Pakistan: 157th out of 180 countries
North Korea remained at the bottom of the list.

2. We have observed World Labour Day on which date ____?

Ans: 1ST May
Other Important Days:-
1 May - International Labor Day or May Day
1 May - World Laughter Day (first Sunday of May)
3 May - Press Freedom Day
3 May - World Asthma Day (First Tuesday of May)
5 May – International Midwives day
7 May- World Athletics Day
8 May World Thalassimia Day
8 May – World Red Cross Day
12 May- World Nurses Day
17 May- Hypertension Day

3. The Asian Games 2022, to be held in which country, have been postponed
to 2023 due to rising COVID-19 cases in the country?
Ans: China
Edition: 19th
Scheduled: 10 to 25 Sep 2022
New Schedule: 23 Sep to 08 Oct 2023
China Profile:-
President: Xi Jinping
Capital: Beijing
Currency: Renminbi
 China bans foreign textbooks in schools
China shares border with 14 countries

4. Recently, Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned from his post. He was prime
minister of which country___?
Ans: Sri Lanka
Reason: Anti-government protests
Facing worst Economic Crisis
Mr Rajapaksa sent his resignation letter to his younger brother and
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

5. Yoon Suk Yeol sworn in as new President of which country in May

2022___?
Ans: South Korea
Former President: Moon Jae In
Currency: South Korean won
Other appointments in the world:
Gabriel Boric elected as youngest-ever President-elect of Chile
Adama Barrow wins second term as Gambia’s President
Shavkat Mirziyoyev re-elected as President of Uzbekistan
Sweden elects 1st Female Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson
Petr Fiala appointed as new Prime Minister of Czech Republic
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley wins second consecutive term

6. World’s Largest Glass Bottom Bridge was opened in which country___?

Ans: Vietnam
Name of bridge: Back long or White Dragon (632m long)
Capital City: Hanoi
Currency: Vietnamese dong

7. Which is the first Asian country to join NATO’s cyber defense group___?
Ans: South Korea
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic
Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance.
 Founded: 1949
NATO HQ: Brussels, Belgium

8. Marcos Jr. Won 2022 Presidential Election in which country ___?

Ans: Philippines
Capital City: Manila
Currency: Peso

9. Leonid Kravchuk passed away in May 2022. He served as the first

president of which country___?
Ans: Ukraine
Known as: Wily Fox
Second largest country in Europe after Russia
Capital: Kyiv.
Currency: hryvnia.
President: Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

10. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has passed away. He was President of
___?
Ans: UAE
President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi since November 2004.
New president: Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed
Capital: Abu Dhabi
Currency: Dirham
World tallest building: Burj Khalifa (828m)

11. 12th edition of IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships is being held
in which country____?
Ans: Turkey
Edition: 12th
Scheduled: 8 to 20 May 2022
IBA: International Boxing Association

12. Which country hosted the South East Asian Games 2021___?
 Ans: Vietnam
Short Details:
SEA Games 2021 took place from 12-23 May 2022 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Edition: 31st
Originally scheduled from 21 Nov to 2 Dec 2021
This is the second time that Vietnam hosts the Southeast Asian Games,
having previously hosted the 2003 edition.
Thailand: 2025 (33rd SEA)
Malaysia: 2027 (34th SEA)
Singapore: 2029 (35th SEA)
The Southwest Asian Games - Occurrence - every 2 years (Every odd year)
HQ - Bangkok, Thailand
First Event - 1959, Bangkok Thailand

13. Who become the first black women Press Secretary of White House____?
Ans: Karine Jean Piere

14. When Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh killed by Israeli army gunfire
in the occupied West Bank___?
Ans: May 11, 2022

15. Which country has set up the world’s highest weather station at the top
peak of Mt Everest to observe climatic change?
Ans: China

16. Which team won the Thomas Cup title for the first time ever?
Ans: India
India is the 6th nation to win the Thomas Cup crown (China, Indonesia,
Japan, Denmark, and Malaysia)
The Thomas Cup in Bangkok, Thailand
Scheduled: Dates: 8–15 May 2022
The 2022 Thomas is the: 32nd edition
17. Which country's woman mountaineer has scaled Mount Everest for the
10th time ___?
Ans: Nepal
Name: Lhakpa Sherpa
Capital: Kathmandu
Currency: Rupee

18. Which country’s team has won badminton’s prestigious Uber Cup in
Bangkok, Thailand____?
Ans: South Korea
The 2022 Uber Cup is the: 29nd edition

19. World’s longest suspension footbridge named “Sky Bridge 721”, has been
recently opened in which country for tourists___?
Ans: Czech Republic
Capital: Prague
Currency: Koruna

20. Which county hosted the SCO Anti-Terror Meeting 2o22___?

Ans: India
Participants: India Russia, China, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Iran.
India has taken the chairmanship of the Council of Regional Anti- Terrorist
Structure of SCO last year for a period of one year.
The participants had discussed the evolving situation in Afghanistan,
especially the security situation and its regional and global ramifications.
SCO: Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Headquarters: Beijing, China
Secretary-General: Zhang Ming
Founded: 15 June 2001