All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

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Fairly easy
  • A. 01 Jan 2021
  • B. 20 Jan 2021
  • C. 01 feb 2021
  • D. 20 feb 2021

Explanation: Under the US Constitution, the president and vice president begin their four-year terms at noon on January 20 following the election.

Correct answer: 20 Jan 2021
Moderate
  • A. Republican
  • B. Democratic
  • C. Libertarian
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The Libertarian Party is generally regarded as the United States' third-largest political party, behind the Democratic and Republican…

Correct answer: Libertarian
Easy
  • A. Carol Moseley Braun
  • B. Michelle Obama
  • C. Kamala Harris
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Kamala Harris became the first woman, first Black person, and first person of South Asian ancestry elected vice president of the United…

Correct answer: Kamala Harris
Fairly easy
  • A. Saudi Arabia
  • B. None
  • C. Jordan
  • D. UAE

Explanation: The United Arab Emirates announced reforms to its Islamic personal-status laws in 2020, including allowing unmarried couples to cohabit…

Correct answer: UAE
Moderate
  • A. European
  • B. Asian
  • C. Italian
  • D. None

Explanation: Kamala Harris was elected the first female vice president and the first Black and Asian-American vice president.

Correct answer: Asian
Fairly easy
  • A. Jacinda
  • B. Hanry Clinton
  • C. Kamala Harris
  • D. None

Explanation: Kamala Harris of California became the first woman to serve as vice president of the United States.

Correct answer: Kamala Harris
Fairly easy
  • A. Republican Party
  • B. None
  • C. Conservative Party
  • D. Democratic Party

Explanation: Joe Biden was the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in 2020 and became the party's president-elect after defeating Donald Trump.

Correct answer: Democratic Party
Hard
  • A. Pennsylvania
  • B. Delaware
  • C. Alaska
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Joe Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, although he later built his political career in Delaware.

Correct answer: Pennsylvania
Hard
  • A. 45th
  • B. 47th
  • C. 48th
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Biden served as the 47th vice president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obama.

Correct answer: 47th
Moderate
  • A. None of these
  • B. Donald Trump
  • C. Jo Jorgensen
  • D. Joe Bidden

Explanation: Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 US presidential election and became president-elect before taking office in January 2021.

Correct answer: Joe Bidden
Moderate
  • A. SOFIA
  • B. NasCom
  • C. Heliosphere
  • D. Molave

Explanation: NASA's SOFIA airborne observatory detected molecular water on the sunlit surface of the Moon in 2020.

Correct answer: SOFIA
Moderate
  • A. Despacito
  • B. Baby Shark Dance
  • C. Shape of You
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Baby Shark Dance surpassed Despacito in November 2020 to become YouTube's most-viewed video.

Correct answer: Baby Shark Dance
Moderate
  • A. Russia
  • B. US
  • C. China
  • D. Israel

Explanation: China launched an experimental 6G satellite in November 2020 to conduct in-orbit tests for future high-speed communications.

Correct answer: China
Very hard
  • A. 9 hours
  • B. 10 hours
  • C. 16 hours
  • D. 24 hours

Explanation: Japanese researchers reported that SARS-CoV-2 could remain infectious on human skin for about nine hours, much longer than ordinary…

Correct answer: 9 hours
Very hard
  • A. France
  • B. UK
  • C. US
  • D. India

Explanation: The United Kingdom brought the management of its nuclear warheads back under government control after the Lockheed Martin-led consortium’s…

Correct answer: UK
Moderate
  • A. Russia
  • B. Australia
  • C. United States
  • D. Germany

Explanation: Louise Glück was an American poet and essayist who received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Correct answer: United States
Moderate
  • A. ACT Party
  • B. Green Party
  • C. National Party
  • D. Labor Party

Explanation: Jacinda Ardern led New Zealand’s Labour Party, which is a centre-left political party.

Correct answer: Labor Party
Moderate
  • A. USA
  • B. China
  • C. Russia
  • D. UK

Explanation: Long March-5B is a Chinese heavy-lift rocket developed and launched by China.

Correct answer: China
Very hard
  • A. Marsc
  • B. Pluto
  • C. Jupiter
  • D. Uranus

Explanation: Pluto has mountain peaks covered with methane ice, producing a snow-capped appearance in images from the New Horizons mission.

Correct answer: Pluto
Easy
  • A. Monkey
  • B. Elephant
  • C. Donkey
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The donkey became the symbol of the US Democratic Party through 19th-century political cartoons.

Correct answer: Donkey