Professors Current Affairs August 2022 Recent General Knowledge PDF

Bangladesh

Ques: What is the name of the new train connecting Dhaka to Jalpaiguri?
Ans: Mitali Express.

Ques: Who is appointed as the Under-secretary General of the United Nations and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries?

Ans: Rabab Fatima.

Ques: Who is the first female finance secretary in Bangladesh?

Ans: Fatima Yasmin.

Ques: Who has been announced the new and 12th governor of Bangladesh Bank?

Ans: Abdur Rouf Talukder.

Ques: What number of Biranganas are recognized as freedom fighters till 24 May 2022?

Ans: 448.

Ques: Which country has been elected to the governing councils of UNESCAP for 2022-2025?

Ans: Bangladesh.

Ques: Which diplomats receive the ‘Best Diplomat Bangabandhu Medal’ 2022?

Ans: Sultana Laila Hossain (Bangladesh) and Dr Ito Naoki (Japan).

Ques: Which districts have been announced as landless and homeless free districts?

Ans: Magura and Panchagarh.

International

Ques: What is the name of the new military scheme introduced by the Governor of India on 14 June 2022?

Ans: Agnipath Scheme.

Ques: Which is the host country of the World Environment Day in 2022?

Ans: Sweden.

Ques: Where does China want to set up a new naval base?

Ans: Southern Cambodia.

Ques: Who is appointed as the first female foreign minister of North Korea?

Ans: Choe Son-hui.

Ques: Who is elected as the first leftist president of Colombia?

Ans: Gustavo Petro.

Ques: Where is ‘Jamal Khashoggi Way’ located?

Ans: Outside the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, DC.

Ques: Which Nobel Laureate auctions his medal to support the displaced Ukrainian Children?

Ans: Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov.

Ques: Who is the president of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly?

Ans: Csaba korosi.

Ques: What is 12U2?

Ans: A new alliance created India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Ques: When Kentanji Brown Jackson ‘the first black woman to serve on the US high court’ took the oath?

Ans: 30 June 2022.

Ques: What is the Presidential Medal of Freedom?

Ans: The highest US civilian award.

Ques: When was the former prime minister of Japan ‘Shinzo Abe’ assassinated?

Ans: 8 July 2022.

Ques: What is the name of the assassinator of Shinzo Abe?
Ans: Tetsuya Yamagami.

Ques: Which tribe does Droupadi Murmu ‘the first woman tribal president of India’ belong?

Ans: Santhali tribe.

Ques: What is the name of the newly elected president of Sri Lanka?

Ans: Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Ques: What is the new official name of Turkey?

Ans: Turkiye.

Reports

Ques: What is the rank of Bangladesh in the Environmental index 2022?

Ans: 177 of 180 countries.

Ques: Which country is the most peaceful in the Global Peace Index 2022?
Ans: Iceland.

Ques: Which is the world’s most expensive city according to ECA International?

Ans: Hong Kong, China.

Ques: What is the rank of Bangladesh in the world start-up sector?

Ans: 93 out of 100 countries.

Ques: What is the position of Bangladesh in rice production in the world according to FAO?

Ans: 3rd position.

Games

Ques: Who has been the first Bangladeshi batter to score 100th six in ODIs?

Ans: Tamim Iqbal.

Ques: Which player is in the top of ICC men’s Test Batting Ranking?

Ans: Joe Root.

Ques: Where will the FIFA World Cup-2026 be staged?

Ans: Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Ques: Who wins the French Open men’s singles final 2022?

Ans: Rafael Nadal

Ques: Who wins the French Open women’s singles final 2022?

Ans: Iga Swiatek.

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