Current Affairs Quiz August 2022

Olympian javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem created history as he became the first South Asian to cross the 90-metre barrier in the sport and the first Pakistani in 60 years to claim the athletics gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham Sunday night.

Wasiq Abbasi becomes the youngest Deputy Speaker in the history of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.

Inflation, as measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), climbed dramatically in the week ending August 18, reaching a record 42.3 percent year on year, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics data released on August 19, 2022. Previously, the largest year-on-year gain in the SPI was 38.63 percent, achieved for the week ending August 5.

Pakistan is set to host the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards (APICTA) for the first time ever. This will provide representatives from local companies to meet innovators and entrepreneurs from the region. The event is planned for the first week of December where all 16 member countries are expected to participate.

In Lower Saxony, Germany, the first fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger trains replaced 15 diesel trains that had previously operated on non-electrified lines. The trains’ engines are fueled by energy generated by hydrogen fuel cells.

Langya henipavirus, also known as Langya virus, is a species of henipavirus first detected in the Chinese provinces of Shandong and Henan.

Australia won total 178 medals which includes 67 Gold, 57 Silver and 54 Bronze medals.

2 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze medals won by Pakistan in Commonwealth games 2022.

UK become first nation to approve Moderna Covid booster vaccination. Covid booster vaccination targets both the original strain of COVID-19 and the more recent Omicron version.

Aged 17 years and 64 days, expert aviator Mack Rutherford (UK) is officially the overall youngest person to circumnavigate the world by aircraft solo.

Zimbabwe has issued gold coins to the general people in an effort to curb runaway inflation, which has further weakened the country’s shaky currency.