Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2022- 6th January

Q1. Which country has become the World’s newest republic, around 400 years after it became a British colony?
(a) Caribbean
(b) Barbados
(c) Saint Lucia
(d) Jamaica
(e) None of the above

Q2. Which nation became the first European country to allow limited cultivation and possession of cannabis for personal use?
(a) Monacoa
(b) Cyprus
(c) Luxebourg
(d) Malta
(e) None of the above

Q3. Which country successfully launched a new group of satellites Shijian-6 05 into space?
(a) Russia
(b) China
(c) Israel
(d) Qatar
(e) None of the above

Q4. Eva Magdalena Andersson became the 1st female Prime Minister of which country?
(a) Finland
(b) Denmark
(c) Iceland
(d) Sweden
(e) None of the above

Q5. Which of the country has announced to change its existing five-day workweek to a fourand-a-half day starting January 1?
(a) UAE
(b) Australia
(c) France
(d) USA
(e) None of the above

Q6. Who has been sworn in as new Austria’s chancellor?
(a) Herbert Kicki
(b) Gernot Blumel
(c) Karl Nehammer
(d) Wener Kogler
(e) None of the above

Q7. Which of the following became the world’s first government to turn 100% paperless?
(a) London
(b) New York
(c) Paris
(d) Dubai
(e) None of the above

Q8. _________lawmakers officially elected Social Democrat, Olaf Scholz as the new chancellor.
(a) German
(b) French
(c) Dutch
(d) Jewish
(e) None of the above

Q9. Which country added as the fourth new member of BRICS New Development Bank after Bangladesh, UAE, and Uruguay joined BRICS New Development Bank in September 2021?
(a) Ethiopia
(b) Turkey
(c) Egypt
(d) Tunisia
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which nation has introduced a minibus lookalike world’s first dual-mode vehicle (DMV) in its country?
(a) Australia
(b) England
(c) Germany
(d) Japan
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1.Ans(b)
Sol. Barbados has become the World’s newest republic, around 400 years after it became a British colony.

S2.Ans (d)
Sol. Malta became the first European country to allow limited cultivation and possession of cannabis for personal use.

S3.Ans(b)
Sol. China successfully launched a new group of satellites Shijian-6 05 into space.

S4.Ans (d)
Sol. The former Finance Minister of Sweden, Eva Magdalena Andersson from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won her 2nd election and became the 1st female Prime Minister (PM) of Sweden.

S5.Ans(a)
Sol. The United Arab Emirates has announced to change its existing five-day workweek to a fourand-a-half day starting January 1, becoming the world’s first country to make the employee-friendly transition.

S6.Ans(c)
Sol. Karl Nehammer was sworn in as new Austria’s chancellor by Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria in a ceremony in Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria.

S7.Ans(d)
Sol. Dubai became the world’s first government to turn 100% paperless, the announcement was made by the United Arab Emirate (UAE) Crown Prince, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

S8.Ans(a)
Sol. German lawmakers officially elected Social Democrat, Olaf Scholz as the new chancellor, putting an end to 16 years of conservative rule under Angela Merkel.

S9.Ans(c)
Sol. Egypt added as the fourth new member of BRICS New Development Bank. Bangladesh, UAE, and Uruguay joined BRICS New Development Bank in September 2021.

S10.Ans(d)
Sol. Japan has introduced a minibus lookalike world’s first dual-mode vehicle (DMV) in its town of Kaiyo.