Current Affairs MCQ: 19 July 2022

Current Affairs MCQ

Q.1 World Day for International Justice is observed on:- 

A- 18 July

B-19 July

C- 17 July

D- 21 July

 

Ans:- C 17 July

 

Explanation: - The World Day for International Justice is observed on July 17 every year to sensitize international justice and to promote the rights of the victims.

World Day for International Justice marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute in 1998. The Rome Statute treaty helped in the establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Since July 17, 1998, about 139 countries have signed the treaty and nearly 80 nations, representative of every region of the world, have ratified it. In June 2010, at the Review Conference of the Rome Statute in Uganda's Kampala town, it was decided that July 17 would be observed as the Day of International Criminal Justice.

 

Q.2 the theme for World Day for International Justice 2022 is:- 

A- “Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment”.

B- “Social Justice”

C- “A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy.”

D- “Social Justice in the Digital Economy”

 

Ans:- A-“Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment”.

The theme for World Day for International Justice 2022 is “Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment”. The theme recognizes how a section of the society suffered during (and after) the COVID-19 pandemic due to the loss of livelihood.

 

 Q.3 which Indian sportsperson won the ‘Singapore Open 2022’ championship title?

A- Lakshya Sen

B- Srikanth Kidambi

C- P V Sindhu

D- Saina Nehwal

 

Ans:- C- P V Sindhu

 

Indian badminton star PV Sindhu won the women’s singles title at the Singapore Open 2022 BWF Super 500 tournament after beating Chinese shuttler Wang Zhi Yi in the final on Sunday.

PV Sindhu, seventh in the badminton world rankings, took 58 minutes to defeat world No. 11 Wang Zhi Yi 21-9, 11-21, 21-15. 

This was two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu’s third title of the year. The earlier two, the Syed Modi International in January and Swiss Open in March, however, were BWF Super 300-level meets.

Q.4 Which institution organizes the ‘Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2022’?

A- Lalit Kala Akademi

B- Edinburgh Festival Fringe

C- National School of Drama

D- North Atlantic Treaty Organization

 

Ans:- C- National School of Drama

 

Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM) (भारत रंग महोत्सव) or the National Theatre Festival, started in 1999, is the annual theatre festival organized by the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi

Q.5 The festival 'Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2022' will be celebrated on which date?

A- May 16, 2022, to July 14, 2022

B- July 16, 2022, to August 14, 2022

C- July 10, 2022, to August 14, 2022

D- July 08, 2022, to August 20, 2022

 

Ans: - B- July 16, 2022, to August 14, 2022

 

Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2022 is being held from July 16, 2022, to August 14, 2022, in New Delhi.

Q.6 Who is the current MD and CEO of Bombay Stock Exchange?

A- Ashishkumar Chauhan

B- Ahmed ELsheikh

C- Sanket Ray

D- Vijay Shekhar Sharma 

 

Ans:- A- Ashishkumar Chauhan.

Mr. Ashishkumar Chauhan is the MD & CEO of BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), the first stock exchange in Asia. He is one of the founders of India's National Stock Exchange ("NSE") where he worked from 1992 to 2000.

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