All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

• A. Tokyo, Japan
• B. New Delhi, India
• C. Beijing, China
• D. None of these

Explanation: New Delhi was reported by pollution-monitoring studies as the world's most polluted capital for the third consecutive year in 2020.

• A. South Korea
• B. USA
• C. China
• D. MALAYSIA

Explanation: North Korea severed diplomatic relations with Malaysia in March 2021 after Malaysia approved the extradition of a North Korean citizen to…

• A. Russia
• B. USA
• C. China
• D. Japan

Explanation: Russia's Soyuz launch programme deployed 38 satellites belonging to 18 countries, demonstrating Russia's role as a major commercial…

• A. March 10, 2021
• B. March 20, 2021
• C. March 15, 2021
• D. None of these

Explanation: Nowruz begins at the spring equinox, which fell on March 20 in 2021. It marks the start of the Persian New Year and the beginning of the…

• A. Nepal
• B. India
• C. Sri Lanka
• D. None of these

Explanation: Sri Lanka proposed banning the burqa after Switzerland approved a nationwide face-covering ban in 2021.

• A. Chinese
• B. American
• C. British
• D. Russian

Explanation: Russian scientists deployed the Baikal-GVD neutrino telescope deep in Lake Baikal.

• A. Jonnifer
• B. None of these
• C. Shahida
• D. Samia Suluhu Hassan

Explanation: Samia Suluhu Hassan became Tanzania's first female president in March 2021 after the death of President John Magufuli.

• A. 24 March 2021
• B. 18 march 2021
• C. 21 March 2021
• D. None of these

Explanation: Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE's long-serving finance minister and deputy ruler of Dubai, died on March 24, 2021, aged 75.

• A. Rashid Khan
• B. Hashmatullah Shahidi
• C. Asghar Afghan
• D. None of these

Explanation: Hashmatullah Shahidi became the first Afghanistan player to score a Test double-century, making 200 not out against Zimbabwe in 2021.

• A. Ten Steps to Global Happiness
• B. Happiness For All, Forever
• C. Share Happiness
• D. Keep Calm. Stay Wise. Be Kind

Explanation: The 2021 theme was “Keep Calm. Stay Wise. Be Kind,” linking happiness with responsible and compassionate behaviour during the COVID-19…

• A. Mark Rutte
• B. Wim Kok
• C. Jan Peter Balkenende
• D. None of these

Explanation: Mark Rutte’s People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy won the most seats in the 2021 Dutch election, enabling him to form his fourth…

• A. Ali Mohamed Shein
• B. Samia Suluhu Hassan
• C. John Magfufuli
• D. None of these

Explanation: Samia Suluhu Hassan became Tanzania’s sixth president after the death of John Magufuli in March 2021.

• A. Shakeel Siddiqui
• B. Umar Shareef
• C. Riz Ahmed
• D. None of these

Explanation: Riz Ahmed became the first Muslim actor nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Actor category, for Sound of Metal.

• A. Alaska
• B. Florida
• C. California
• D. None of these

Explanation: The first high-level Biden-era US-China meeting was held in Anchorage, Alaska, on 18 and 19 March 2021.

• A. Economic
• B. Intelligence
• C. Military
• D. Political

Explanation: Five Eyes is an intelligence-sharing alliance created through UK-US wartime signals-intelligence cooperation and later expanded to…

• A. Mexico
• B. Brazil
• C. New Zealand
• D. Japan

Explanation: The Five Eyes members are Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

• A. Russia
• B. India
• C. China
• D. Australia

Explanation: Australia is one of the five members of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing arrangement. India, China and Russia are not Five Eyes members.

• A. UK
• B. China
• C. USA
• D. India

Explanation: China pledged 300,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses for UN peacekeeping personnel.

• A. India
• B. China
• C. USA
• D. Brazil

Explanation: The first widely reported birth of a baby with COVID-19 antibodies occurred in Florida, United States, after the mother received a vaccine…

• A. Bosnia
• B. None of these
• C. North Macedonia
• D. Kosovo

Explanation: Kosovo became the first European country to open an embassy in Jerusalem, following its 2020 agreement to establish diplomatic ties with…