Current Affairs Quiz: 6 January 2022

Current Affairs Questions for UPSC: The Current Affairs Quiz section of Jagran Josh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise Current Affairs of the day at ease. The Current Affairs questions and answers cover topics such as World Day of War Orphans, Coronavirus in fruits, ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings 2022 and  ICC Women's World Cup 2022 among others. 

1. When is World Day of War Orphans observed?

a) January 4th

b) January 5th

c) January 6th

d) January 7th

2. Violent clashes broke out in which nation over a sharp rise in fuel prices?

a) Kazakhstan

b) Turkmenistan 

c) Uzbekistan

d) Afghanistan

3. China has found traces of coronavirus in which fruit?

a) Dragon fruit

b) Kiwi fruit

c) Passion fruit

d) Apricot

4. What is Virat Kohli's rank in the latest ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings 2022?

a) 9th

b) 7th

c) 12th

d) 10th

5. Which Indian bowler has jumped three spots to break into the top ten of ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings?

a) Mohammed Shami

b) Jasprit Bumrah

c) Ishant Sharma

d) Yuzvendra Chahal

6. When will ICC Women's World Cup begin?

a) March 1st 

b) February 15th

c) March 4th 

d) April 3rd

7. India's first match will be against which nation in the ICC Women's World Cup 2022?

a) New Zealand

b) West Indies

c) Bangladesh

d) Pakistan

Answers

1. (c) January 6th 

World Day of War Orphans is observed annually on January 6 to highlight the problems of children who lost their parents during a conflict making them the most vulnerable and disadvantaged group of society.

2. (a) Kazakhstan 

A Russian-led alliance has sent peacekeeping troops to Kazakhstan to manage the ongoing unrest and restore order in the country after a request from Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Over a dozen protesters and officers have been killed in the violent clashes between the protestors and the police and army in Kazakhstan. The protests had begun after a sharp rise in fuel prices on January 1, 2022. 

3. (a) Dragon fruit

China has shut down several supermarkets after coronavirus traces were found in the dragon fruit imported from Vietnam, as per reports.

4. (a) 9th

Indian Test captain Virat Kohli has slipped to the 9th spot in the ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings, while Rohit Sharma remains static at the 5th rank as of January 6, 2022. Australia's Marnus Labuschagne continues to hold the top rank after displacing England's Joe Root last month. 

5. (b) Jasprit Bumrah

R Ashwin has retained his second rank in the ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings, right behind Australian skipper Pat Cummins. The second Indian in the top ten of the ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings is Jasprit Bumrah, who is ranked at the 9th spot. Bumrah moved up three spots to break into the top ten in ICC Men's Test Bowling rankings after taking five wickets in India's first test win against South Africa.

6. (c) March 4th 

ICC Women's World Cup 2022 will begin on March 4, 2022 with the clash of New Zealand vs West Indies at Bay Oval Tauranga. India will begin its campaign at the ICC Women's World Cup 2022 against arch-rivals Pakistan on March 6th. The ICC Women's World Cup final will be played on April 3rd.

7. (d) Pakistan

India will begin its campaign at the ICC Women's World Cup 2022 against arch-rivals Pakistan on March 6th at the Bay Oval Tauranga.

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