All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

• A. Hope
• B. Mariner
• C. Colombio
• D. Perseverance

Explanation: NASA’s Perseverance rover was launched on 30 July 2020 to search for signs of ancient microbial life and collect samples on Mars.

• A. Venezuela
• B. Sudan
• C. North Korea
• D. Cuba

Explanation: The United States offered a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Venezuela’s Supreme Court…

• A. Arctic Region
• B. Antarctica
• C. Pacific Ocean
• D. Indian Ocean

Explanation: The methane seep was reported beneath the seafloor off East Antarctica, making Antarctica the relevant region.

• A. USA-UK
• B. USA-Pakistan
• C. China-Pakistan
• D. India-Israel

Explanation: India and Israel worked together on a rapid COVID-19 screening system designed to produce results in under 30 seconds.

• A. ANASIS-II
• B. ANASIS-I
• C. Skynet 5A
• D. None of Above

Explanation: ANASIS-II was South Korea’s first dedicated military communications satellite and was launched by SpaceX in July 2020.

• A. David Cameron
• B. Mark Honigsbaum
• C. Richard Skemp
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Pandemic Century was written by medical historian Mark Honigsbaum. The book examines major epidemics and pandemics from the 1918…

• A. 1940
• B. 1935
• C. 1949
• D. 1901

Explanation: Atatürk’s government decided to convert Hagia Sophia into a museum in 1934, and it formally opened as a museum in 1935.

• A. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
• B. Adbullah Gul
• C. Abdulhalik Renda
• D. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Explanation: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey, issued the decree that changed Hagia Sophia from a mosque…

• A. 23rd March 2020
• B. 24th July 2020
• C. 1st July 2020
• D. 15th July 2020

Explanation: The first Friday prayer after Hagia Sophia’s reconversion was held on 24 July 2020.

• A. Isha Prayer
• B. Asr Prayer
• C. Juma Prayer
• D. Ishraq Prayer

Explanation: The prayer was Juma, or Friday congregational prayer, which was held when Hagia Sophia reopened as a mosque.

• A. 92 Years
• B. 68 Years
• C. 86 Years
• D. 50 Years

Explanation: Muslim congregational prayers resumed after about 86 years, counting from Hagia Sophia’s conversion into a museum in 1934 to its reopening…

• A. Kim wing
• B. Malala Yousafzai
• C. Anglina Jolli
• D. Greta Thunberg

Explanation: Greta Thunberg received the inaugural Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity in 2020 for her climate activism.

• A. Qu Yuan
• B. Tianwen-1
• C. Dong Fang Hong-1
• D. None of these

Explanation: Tianwen-1 was China’s first independent Mars exploration mission and launched on 23 July 2020.

• A. India
• B. Nepal
• C. Bangladesh
• D. China

Explanation: Bangladesh was reported to have banned free internet services provided for social-media access.

• A. December 2021
• B. September 2021
• C. July 2022
• D. October 2021

Explanation: NASA postponed the James Webb Space Telescope’s launch to October 2021 because of delays linked to testing and the COVID-19 pandemic.

• A. 27 September
• B. 17 July
• C. 20 July
• D. 28 July

Explanation: World Hepatitis Day is observed on 28 July, the birth anniversary of Dr Baruch Blumberg, who discovered hepatitis B.

• A. KhalifaSat
• B. Falcon
• C. Hope
• D. None of these

Explanation: The UAE’s Mars probe was named Hope, or Al Amal in Arabic, and launched on 20 July 2020.

• A. August 14th
• B. none
• C. September 15th
• D. July 24th

Explanation: Asteroid 2020 ND made its closest approach to Earth on 24 July 2020, passing millions of kilometres away and posing no impact threat.

• A. Australia
• B. Russia
• C. China
• D. USA

Explanation: Australian researchers developed a blood test that could detect antibodies associated with novel coronavirus infection in about 20…

• A. Germany
• B. France
• C. Italy
• D. Russia

Explanation: The Lourdes shrine is in France, and it hosted the first e-pilgrimage when physical travel was restricted during the COVID-19 pandemic.