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Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (April 06, 2022) for CSS, PMS

Shahzad F. Malik
Daily Top-10 Current Affairs MCQs / News (April 06, 2022) for CSS, PMS
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April 06, 2022: National / International Current Affairs

1. Russia condemns US `attempt to punish Imran`

• Wading into the political battle raging in Islamabad over the alleged threat made against Imran Khan`s government by an American official, Moscow on April 5, 2022 accused the United States of committing `another attempt of shameless interference` in the internal affairs of Pakistan to punish a `disobedient` Imran Khan for not supporting the US position on Ukraine.
• But rejecting the Russian allegation of interference in Pakistan`s domestic politics, the US State Department said on Tuesday that it `does not support one political party over another`.
• In a statement issued in Moscow, spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, noted that President Arif Alvi had dissolved the National Assembly on April 3 on Imran Khan`s advice, which was based on a claim that the US orchestrated a plan to topple his government

2. New governor assumes office

• Newly appointed Governor Omer Sarfraz Cheema on April 5, 2022 officially assumed office and met the staff and employees of the Governor House.
• Mr Cheema said he was honoured to be a part of the struggle for a strong and independent Pakistan under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan for the last 26 years. He said he would take the vision of the prime minister forward and thanked him for reposing his confidence in him and added that he would come up to his expectations.
• `It is a matter of pride for me that on the very first day of assuming my responsibilities, Prime Minister Imran Khan visited the Governor House and met senior party leaders, parliamentarians and party workers,` Mr Cheema added

3. Number of out-of-school children up by 5pe: report

• Fourteen per cent children of school age are not attending schools in rural districts of Punjab a five per cent increase from nine per cent out-of-school children recorded in 2019.
• For the first time, the number of out-of-school boys (8pc) has surpassed the girls (6pc) by two per cent in the rural areas.
• `About six per cent girls and eight per cent boys are out of school in the rural districts of Punjab,` says Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) Punjab Rural 2021.
• However, the learning level of children, mostly fifth graders, improved in public schools

4. PAEC completes RFO of nuclear power plant `in record time`

• Engineers and technicians of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) have completed Re-Fueling Outage (RFO) of nuclear power plant C-3 at Chashma in record minimum time of 26 days.
• The PAEC said in a press release on Tuesday that this was first time in the country`s nuclear industry history that Pakistani engineers and technicians had completed RFO within shortest possible time.
• The RFO of Pressurised Water Reactor is a routine requirement for replacement of fuel repair and maintenance after every 14 to 18 months which is normally completed in 60 to 79 days

5. Russia risks default as US blocks payments

• The United States has barred Russia from making debt payments using funds held at American banks, ramping up the economic pain on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, the US Treasury said on April 5, 2022.
• The latest move increases the risk the country will not be able to pay creditors.
• `The US Treasury will not permit any dollar debt payments to be made from Russian government accounts at US financial institutions,` a Treasury spokesperson told AFP.
• The official later clarified that the ban started on Monday when Moscow was due to make a debt payment.

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6. UK, US, Australia agree to work on hypersonics

• Britain, the United States and Australia on April 5, 2022 agreed to cooperate on hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare capabilities, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson`s office said, following a call between leaders of the new defence alliance.
• The new Aukus defence alliance, launched in September last year, prompted Australia to cancel a contract for a conventional French submarine in favour of a nuclear submarine program supported by the United States and Britain, damaging relations with French President Emmanuel Macron.
• In a joint statement, AUKUS leaders Johnson, US President Joe Biden and Australian PM Scott Morrison said they were pleased with the progress of the programme for conventionally armed, nuclear powered submarines for Australia, and the allies would co-operate in other areas too

7. Israel in polio vaccine drive after logging first case since 1988

• Israel has launched a polio vaccination drive after its first case of the disease in more than three decades, the Health Ministry said on April 5, 2022, voicing concern turnout may be depressed by public fatigue over the Covid-19 pandemic.
• Poliomyelitis, or polio, is a viral disease of the brain and spinal cord that can cause irreversible paralysis. It affects mainly children under the age of five. Israel began vaccinating against it in 1957 and previously logged its last case in 1988.
• But since March a girl has been diagnosed with the disease and at least six non-symptomatic cases have been detected in the Jerusalem area, the Health Ministry said

8. Kuwait govt resigns as political crisis intensifies

• Kuwait`s government resigned on Tuesday, just months after its formation, opening up new uncertainty as the tiny country grapples with a worsening political crisis that has blocked critical economic and social reforms.
• Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah submitted the cabinet`s resignation to the crown prince, state-run KUNA news agency reported, ahead of a no-confidence vote in parliament later this week that sought to remove him from office.
• It marks Kuwait`s third collective government resignation in the past year and a half. A host of new faces, including some picks to appease opposition blocs, had been appointed to ministerial posts as recently as December, with their resignation now reflecting their failure to make reforms

9. Amazon signs on launch partners for `space internet`

• Amazon on April 5, 2022 announced deals for scores of launches to deploy a `constellation` of satellites in low orbit around the Earth to provide internet service to people below.
• Amazon said that its contracts with Arianespace, Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are the largest commercial procurement of launch vehicles in history.
• The overall cost and timing of launches booked to make Amazon`s Project Kuiper a reality were not disclosed

10. Finch leads Australia to last-over win against Pakistan

• Pakistan got off to a fast start their best ever against Australia in a T20 powerplay but then the wheels came off.
• Continuing his rich vein of form, Babar Azam (66) had laid the platform for a big total in the one-off T20 at the Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday, which concluded Australia`s first tour of Pakistan since 1998.
• But once the captain fell at the start of the 16th over, Pakistan slumped.
• Some lusty blows by Khushdil Shah (24), Hasan Ali (10) and Usman Qadir (18 not out) near the end saw the hosts post 162-8 after being put in to bat

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