All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

• A. CO2A
• B. CO2H
• C. CO2G
• D. CO2M

Explanation: CO2M is the planned European satellite mission designed to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions.

• A. UAE
• B. Saudi Arabia
• C. Bahrain
• D. Qatar

Explanation: The Barakah nuclear power plant is in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on the Gulf coast.

• A. South Korea
• B. Taiwan
• C. United Kingdom
• D. None of these

Explanation: Taiwan provisionally approved dexamethasone for use in treating severe COVID-19 cases.

• A. Suresh Raina
• B. MS Dhoni
• C. Zaheer Khan
• D. None of them
• E. A & B both

Explanation: MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina announced their international retirements on India's Independence Day, 15 August 2020.

• A. Tiktok
• B. Bigo
• C. WeChat
• D. None of these

Explanation: The order targeted TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, requiring it to divest TikTok's US assets.

• A. Fear
• B. Rage
• C. Dilemma
• D. Hatred

Explanation: Rage is Bob Woodward's 2020 book based on interviews and reporting about Donald Trump's presidency.

• A. Irfan Khan
• B. Ajmal Sultanpuri
• C. Rahat indori
• D. None of these

Explanation: Rahat Indori was a prominent Indian Urdu poet and lyricist who died on 11 August 2020 from COVID-19-related complications.

• A. 6th
• B. 5th
• C. 7th
• D. None of these

Explanation: The 2020 election gave Alexander Lukashenko a sixth consecutive presidential victory according to Belarusian official results.

• A. 3rd
• B. 4th
• C. 5th
• D. None of these

Explanation: Mahinda Rajapaksa became Sri Lanka's prime minister for the fourth time in August 2020.

• A. Makemake
• B. Pluto
• C. Ceres
• D. Eris

Explanation: Ceres is the dwarf planet identified by NASA scientists as an ocean world because evidence suggests a deep reservoir of salty liquid water…

• A. Sputnik IV
• B. Sputnik VII
• C. Sputnik VI
• D. Sputnik V

Explanation: Russia named its first registered COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, formally Gam-COVID-Vac, after the Soviet satellite programme.

• A. Sarah Palin
• B. Kamala Harris
• C. Rashida Talbi
• D. Geraldine Ferraro

Explanation: Kamala Harris became the first Black woman and the first South Asian American nominated for a major United States presidential ticket.

• A. Norway's
• B. Australia
• C. Spain's
• D. Belgium's

Explanation: Juan Carlos I, Spain’s former king, left the country for self-imposed exile in August 2020 amid scrutiny over his financial affairs.

• A. Nigeria
• B. Slovakia
• C. Sudan
• D. Turkey

Explanation: Volkan Bozkir was a Turkish diplomat and politician who became president of the 75th UN General Assembly session.

• A. Peter Thomson
• B. Maria Fernanda Espinosa
• C. Tijjani Muhammad Bande
• D. Volkan Bozkir

Explanation: Volkan Bozkir presided over the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, which ran from September 2020 to September 2021.

• A. Liva
• B. Gayana
• C. Sudan
• D. Ethopia

Explanation: Mohamed Irfaan Ali, whose name is misspelled in the question as Mohammad Irfan Ali, was elected president of Guyana in 2020.

• A. David Richard
• B. David L Goldfein
• C. Charles Q Brown
• D. None of thes

Explanation: General Charles Q. Brown Jr. became the first Black chief of staff of the US Air Force in 2020. David L.

• A. WeChat and Tinton
• B. TikTok and Telegram
• C. TikTok and Tinton
• D. TikTok and WeChat

Explanation: The Trump administration targeted TikTok and WeChat through executive orders, alleging that their Chinese ownership created…

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

Explanation: Operation Legend was launched by the United States in July 2020 as a federal law-enforcement response to violent crime and unrest in…

• A. Iran
• B. Saudi Arabia
• C. Egypt
• D. Oman

Explanation: An Egyptian court sentenced five women to two years in prison over TikTok videos, citing public morals and family values provisions.