All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

• A. May 15,2020
• B. May 16,2020
• C. May 17,2020
• D. May 18,2020

Explanation: The power-sharing agreement was announced on 17 May 2020. It kept Ashraf Ghani as president and assigned Abdullah Abdullah leadership of…

• A. Al Qaeda
• B. Hezbollah
• C. ISIS
• D. Houthis

Explanation: Daesh is an Arabic acronym commonly used for ISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

• A. Kabul National Hospital
• B. Karanzi National Hospital
• C. Barchi National Hospital
• D. Bharch National Hospital

Explanation: The attack targeted the maternity ward at Dasht-e-Barchi hospital in Kabul, killing mothers, newborns and medical staff.

• A. Khardar
• B. Konark
• C. Konarak
• D. Khonra

Explanation: Konarak was an Iranian naval support vessel struck accidentally by the frigate Jamaran during a training exercise near Bandar-e-Jask.

• A. England
• B. Finland
• C. Ireland
• D. Germany

Explanation: Germany banned Hezbollah’s activities and designated the organisation a terrorist group in April 2020.

• A. Sudan
• B. Syria
• C. Palestine
• D. Turkey

Explanation: The criticism concerned Syria and the alleged chemical weapons attack at Khan Shaykhun in 2017.

• A. Soviet Union
• B. Italy
• C. Britain
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was the 1939 non-aggression agreement between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.

• A. Vietnam
• B. Malaysia
• C. Philippines
• D. All of these

Explanation: The Spratly Islands are disputed by China, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines, as well as Brunei and Taiwan.

• A. United Kingdom
• B. United States
• C. Russia
• D. Iran

Explanation: The UN Security Council endorsed the agreement concluded between the United States and the Taliban, which provided a framework for US…

• A. 20 March 2020
• B. 21 March 2020
• C. 22 March 2020
• D. 23 March 2020

Explanation: The first direct prisoner-exchange discussion between the Afghan government and the Taliban took place by video link on 22 March 2020.

• A. 2003
• B. 2010
• C. 2013
• D. 2020

Explanation: The Taliban opened its political office in Doha, Qatar, in 2013. The office later became an important channel for US-Taliban negotiations…

• A. Iraq
• B. Iran
• C. Sudan
• D. Libya

Explanation: The US Congress passed a War Powers resolution aimed at limiting President Trump’s military action against Iran after the killing of…

• A. 16
• B. 18
• C. 20
• D. None of these

Explanation: The United States and the Taliban signed the Doha agreement in 2020, about 18 years after the early post-9/11 period when the US-led war…

• A. Kabul
• B. New York
• C. Doha
• D. Islamabad

Explanation: The US-Taliban peace agreement was signed in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on 29 February 2020.

• A. Donald Trump
• B. Zalmy Khalilzad
• C. Mike Pompeo
• D. James Mattis

Explanation: Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, signed the agreement on behalf of the United States.

• A. Afghanistan Govt. & USA
• B. Al-Qaida & USA
• C. Taliban & USA
• D. Afghanistan Govt. & NATO

Explanation: The Doha agreement was signed by the United States and the Taliban. It was not a bilateral peace treaty between the Taliban and the Afghan…

• A. Hibatullah Akhundzada
• B. Akhtar Mohammad Mansour
• C. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar
• D. Zalmay Khalilzad

Explanation: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar signed the agreement for the Taliban, then referred to as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

• A. 27.02.2020
• B. 28.02.2020
• C. 29.02.2020
• D. None of these

Explanation: The US-Taliban agreement was signed on 29 February 2020 in Doha. That date was possible because 2020 was a leap year.

• A. Zimbabwe
• B. Namibia
• C. Botswana
• D. None of these

Explanation: Botswana auctioned elephant-hunting licenses after allowing controlled hunting to resume, presenting it as a way to manage human-elephant…

• A. Qatar
• B. UAE
• C. Indonesia
• D. Turkey

Explanation: Turkey reported that it had neutralised 101 Syrian government troops after attacks on Turkish forces in Idlib.