All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

• A. Japan
• B. North Korea
• C. South Korea
• D. China

Explanation: North Korea announced the testing of a newly developed long-range strategic cruise missile in September 2021, describing it as capable of…

• A. Noon Dubai
• B. Wow Dubai
• C. Ain Dubai
• D. None of these

Explanation: Ain Dubai is the giant observation wheel built on Bluewaters Island in Dubai.

• A. None of these
• B. 25
• C. 27
• D. 21

Explanation: The 2021 Bright Star military exercise hosted by Egypt involved 21 countries.

• A. 32
• B. 33
• C. 34
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Taliban's caretaker administration announced in September 2021 contained 33 cabinet members.

• A. Mujahid anwar
• B. Mullah akhtar mansor
• C. Zabiullah Mujahid
• D. Mullah Akhunzada

Explanation: Zabihullah Mujahid, a long-time Taliban spokesperson, became the principal spokesman for the interim government.

• A. Mullah Omer
• B. Mullah Akhunzada
• C. Mullah Ghani barader
• D. Mullah Mohammad Hassan AKhund

Explanation: Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund was named acting Prime Minister of the Taliban's interim government.

• A. None of these
• B. Ron Draper
• C. Neil Harvey
• D. John Watkins

Explanation: South African former Test cricketer John Watkins died in Durban in 2021 at the age of 98.

• A. Zabihullah Mujahid
• B. Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund
• C. Mullah Abduul Ghani Baradar
• D. None of these

Explanation: Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund was named acting head of the Taliban's interim government as prime minister.

• A. Lionel Messi
• B. Neymar
• C. Cristiano Ronaldo
• D. Robert Lewandowski

Explanation: Cristiano Ronaldo had scored 111 men's international goals by 2021, making him the leading men's international scorer at that point.

• A. August 2014
• B. July 2017
• C. September 2015
• D. May 2016

Explanation: Haibatullah Akhundzada became the Taliban's supreme leader in May 2016 after the death of Mullah Akhtar Mansour.

• A. Mullah Haibat Ullah Akhunzada
• B. Mullah Abdul Ghani Bardar
• C. Mullah Abdul Hakim
• D. Siraj Uddin Haqqani

Explanation: Haibatullah Akhunzada has been the Taliban’s supreme leader, or emir, since 2016.

• A. 1500
• B. 1600
• C. 1700
• D. 1800

Explanation: The 2021 Turkish wildfires burned about 1,700 square kilometres of forest, particularly in the Mediterranean region.

• A. None of these
• B. UK
• C. Denmark
• D. Ireland

Explanation: Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined WhatsApp €225 million for breaches of European Union data-protection rules.

• A. 29th August 2021
• B. 29th May 2021
• C. 29th July 2021
• D. None of these

Explanation: Jacques Rogge, who led the International Olympic Committee from 2001 to 2013, died on 29 August 2021 at the age of 79.

• A. Australia
• B. Switzerland
• C. Japan
• D. None of these

Explanation: Jamaica swept all three medals in the women’s 100 metres, while Switzerland achieved the other podium sweep in women’s cross-country…

• A. 1st
• B. 3rd
• C. 2nd
• D. None of these

Explanation: Japan hosted the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 1964 and again in Tokyo in 2020, although the latter Games were held in 2021 because of the…

• A. Japan
• B. Russia
• C. India
• D. None of these

Explanation: Japan finished third in the Tokyo 2020 medal table with 27 gold, 14 silver and 17 bronze medals, totalling 58.

• A. UK
• B. China
• C. Australia
• D. None of these

Explanation: China finished second in the Tokyo 2020 medal table, behind the United States. China won 38 gold medals and 88 medals overall.

• A. 112
• B. 110
• C. 113
• D. None of these

Explanation: The United States won 113 medals at the Tokyo Olympics, including 39 gold, 41 silver and 33 bronze.

• A. Japan
• B. China
• C. India
• D. United States

Explanation: The United States won the most medals overall at Tokyo 2020, with 113 medals.