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Moderate
  • A. Ismail Haniyeh
  • B. Zalmay Khalilzad
  • C. Esmail qaani
  • D. Ahmed Hamzeh

Explanation: Ismail Haniyeh was the head of Hamas's political bureau during this period.

Correct answer: Ismail Haniyeh
Moderate
  • A. 54 Years
  • B. 47 Years
  • C. 35 Years
  • D. 60 Years

Explanation: Britain joined the European Communities in 1973 and left the European Union in 2020, a membership period of about 47 years.

Correct answer: 47 Years
Fairly easy
  • A. 1980
  • B. 1968
  • C. 1973
  • D. 1950

Explanation: The United Kingdom joined the European Economic Community, the EU's predecessor, on 1 January 1973.

Correct answer: 1973
Moderate
  • A. Turkey and Iran
  • B. Jordan and Egypt
  • C. Iraq and Lebanon
  • D. Somalia and Libya

Explanation: Egypt and Jordan are the two Arab states that had peace treaties with Israel at the time referenced.

Correct answer: Jordan and Egypt
Fairly easy
  • A. 30th January 2020
  • B. 31st January 2020
  • C. 1st February 2020
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The United Kingdom formally left the European Union at 11:00 p.m. GMT on 31 January 2020, a date widely referred to as Brexit Day.

Correct answer: 31st January 2020
Easy
  • A. Ireland
  • B. Scotland
  • C. Germany
  • D. UK

Explanation: The United Kingdom, comprising England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, officially left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

Correct answer: UK
Fairly easy
  • A. Good Tuesday Agreement
  • B. Good Thursday Agreement
  • C. Good Friday Agreement
  • D. none

Explanation: The Belfast Agreement is commonly known as the Good Friday Agreement because it was reached on Good Friday, 10 April 1998.

Correct answer: Good Friday Agreement
Very hard
  • A. Anti- drug Trafficking
  • B. Economic Interests
  • C. Infrastructure development
  • D. Marine security

Explanation: The Colombo Declaration in this context concerns cooperation against drug trafficking and related organised crime.

Correct answer: Anti- drug Trafficking
Moderate
  • A. 1960s
  • B. 1970s
  • C. 1980s
  • D. 1990s

Explanation: The Iran-Iraq War began in 1980, so Soleimani entered military service during the 1980s. The war lasted from 1980 to 1988.

Correct answer: 1980s
Moderate
  • A. Shiraz
  • B. Kerman
  • C. Tehran
  • D. Isfahan

Explanation: Qassem Soleimani was born in Kerman, where he was also buried after his death.

Correct answer: Kerman
Moderate
  • A. Parsabad Airport (PFQ)
  • B. Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA)
  • C. Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport (MHD)
  • D. Mehrabad Airport (THR)

Explanation: Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 took off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport before being shot down shortly after…

Correct answer: Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA)
Moderate
  • A. 7th January 2020
  • B. 8th January 2020
  • C. 6th January 2020
  • D. 5th January 2020

Explanation: Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashed shortly after take-off on January 8, 2020.

Correct answer: 8th January 2020
Fairly easy
  • A. Iran
  • B. Iraq
  • C. Turkey
  • D. Afghanistan

Explanation: Flight PS752 crashed near Tehran, Iran, on January 8, 2020, and all 176 people aboard were killed.

Correct answer: Iran
Fairly easy
  • A. Turkey
  • B. U.K
  • C. Afghanistan
  • D. Iran

Explanation: Iran fired ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases hosting US forces in retaliation for the killing of Qassem Soleimani.

Correct answer: Iran
Easy
  • A. Iran
  • B. Libya
  • C. Iraq
  • D. Syria

Explanation: Qassem Soleimani commanded Iran's Quds Force, an elite unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Correct answer: Iran
Easy
  • A. UK
  • B. Russia
  • C. USA
  • D. China

Explanation: A US drone strike near Baghdad International Airport killed Qasem Soleimani in January 2020.

Correct answer: USA
Fairly easy
  • A. General Tahir ibn Husayn
  • B. General Qasem Soleimani
  • C. General RohUllah
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Qasem Soleimani commanded Iran’s Quds Force and was killed in a US airstrike at Baghdad airport on 3 January 2020.

Correct answer: General Qasem Soleimani
Moderate
  • A. China
  • B. USA
  • C. Russia
  • D. South Korea

Explanation: Russia deployed the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle as part of its strategic defence system.

Correct answer: Russia
Very hard
  • A. 15,000
  • B. 20,000
  • C. 17,000
  • D. 10,000

Explanation: The UN mission in Mali, MINUSMA, operated with an authorized strength of roughly 15,000 personnel and suffered more hostile deaths than…

Correct answer: 15,000
Fairly easy
  • A. Sudan
  • B. Haiti
  • C. Syria
  • D. Mali

Explanation: The mission identified was MINUSMA, the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali.

Correct answer: Mali