All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

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Fairly easy
  • A. USA
  • B. Russia
  • C. China
  • D. Pakistan

Explanation: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signed legislation granting former presidents immunity from criminal prosecution for acts committed…

Correct answer: Russia
Very hard
  • A. Russia
  • B. China
  • C. US
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The United States announced plans for a small fission reactor that could provide power on the Moon, with a demonstration targeted for the…

Correct answer: US
Hard
  • A. Sudan
  • B. Turkey
  • C. Egypt
  • D. Syria

Explanation: Muneer Al Jundi, the designer associated with the door of the Holy Kaaba, was from Syria.

Correct answer: Syria
Very hard
  • A. Asifa Akhtar
  • B. Atta-ur-Rahman
  • C. Dr Yasir Waheed
  • D. None of them

Explanation: Pakistan-born molecular biologist Asifa Akhtar received the 2021 Leibniz Prize, Germany’s most prestigious research funding award.

Correct answer: Asifa Akhtar
Hard
  • A. Conor McGregor
  • B. Tony Furguson
  • C. Khabib Nurmagomedov
  • D. Muha

Explanation: Khabib Nurmagomedov was voted BBC Sports Personality’s World Sport Star of the Year for 2020 after retiring undefeated from professional…

Correct answer: Khabib Nurmagomedov
Fairly easy
  • A. China
  • B. United States
  • C. Russia
  • D. United Kingdom

Explanation: The United Kingdom brought forward its planned ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars to 2030 as part of its net-zero strategy.

Correct answer: United Kingdom
Easy
  • A. UK
  • B. Pakistan
  • C. India
  • D. Russia

Explanation: The United Kingdom was the first country to authorise the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use, doing so in December 2020.

Correct answer: UK
Moderate
  • A. India
  • B. United States
  • C. Russia
  • D. United Kingdom

Explanation: The United States restricted cotton imports from China’s Xinjiang region because of allegations of forced labour involving Uyghurs and…

Correct answer: United States
Hard
  • A. None of these
  • B. UAE
  • C. Iran
  • D. Bahrain

Explanation: Bahrain marks its National Day on 16 December, and 2020 marked the country’s 49th National Day.

Correct answer: Bahrain
Easy
  • A. Joe Biden & Kamala Harris
  • B. Donald Trump & Melania Trum
  • C. Dr. Anthony Fauci
  • D. George Floyd

Explanation: Time named Joe Biden and Kamala Harris its 2020 Person of the Year because of their election victory and the political change it…

Correct answer: Joe Biden & Kamala Harris
Fairly easy
  • A. Egyptian
  • B. Somali
  • C. Libyan
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Sisi is the president of Egypt, and Macron awarded him France’s highest decoration, the Legion of Honour, during his 2020 Paris visit.

Correct answer: Egyptian
Moderate
  • A. Iraq
  • B. Afghanistan
  • C. Nigeria
  • D. Syria

Explanation: The Global Terrorism Index 2020 ranked Afghanistan as the country most affected by terrorism, reflecting the severe impact of prolonged…

Correct answer: Afghanistan
Fairly easy
  • A. Bellen Woodard
  • B. Ian McKenna
  • C. Jordan Reeves
  • D. Gitanjali Rao

Explanation: Gitanjali Rao, an American inventor and scientist, was named TIME magazine’s first Kid of the Year in 2020 for her work on technologies…

Correct answer: Gitanjali Rao
Hard
  • A. 2024
  • B. 2022
  • C. 2026
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, announced plans connected with returning humans to the Moon by 2024, in line with the timeline then…

Correct answer: 2024
Very hard
  • A. 3rd December 2020
  • B. 4th December 2020
  • C. 6th December 2020
  • D. None

Explanation: China’s EAST fusion device, popularly called an artificial sun, was reported as being commissioned or switched on on 4 December 2020.

Correct answer: 4th December 2020
Hard
  • A. Bennu space rock
  • B. meteorite space rock
  • C. pristine space rock
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Hayabusa2 returned samples from asteroid Ryugu, preserving relatively pristine material from the early Solar System.

Correct answer: pristine space rock
Moderate
  • A. Mohsen fakherizadha
  • B. Wasim sulaimani
  • C. Ilham ul Ain
  • D. None

Explanation: Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran’s leading nuclear scientist, was assassinated near Tehran in November 2020.

Correct answer: Mohsen fakherizadha
Hard
  • A. Gianluigi Buffon
  • B. Sergio Ramos
  • C. Cristiano Ronaldo
  • D. Leonal Messi

Explanation: Sergio Ramos became Europe’s most-capped men’s international football player when he surpassed Italy’s Gianluigi Buffon.

Correct answer: Sergio Ramos
Fairly easy
  • A. Jawad Zarif
  • B. Mohammad AmaUllah
  • C. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
  • D. Hassan RehmatUllah

Explanation: Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was Iran’s prominent nuclear scientist and was assassinated near Tehran in November 2020.

Correct answer: Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
Moderate
  • A. Pakistani
  • B. Chinese
  • C. Indian
  • D. Iranian

Explanation: Fakhrizadeh was Iranian and was widely described as an architect or senior figure in Iran’s nuclear programme.

Correct answer: Iranian