All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

• A. Garuda
• B. Apharan
• C. Vijay
• D. Shakti

Explanation: Apharan was the Indian Coast Guard’s anti-hijacking exercise conducted at Kochi Port.

• A. Pakistan
• B. Bangladesh
• C. China
• D. Russia

Explanation: China requested the UN Security Council’s closed-door discussion on Kashmir on 18 December 2019.

• A. 24th October 2019
• B. 25th October 2019
• C. 26th October 2019
• D. 30th October 2019

Explanation: ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed during the US raid known as Operation Kayla Mueller on 26 October 2019.

• A. SWAT
• B. CONAN
• C. Aeike
• D. None of these

Explanation: Conan was the Belgian Malinois involved in the U.S. raid that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

• A. Neptune
• B. Conan
• C. Kayla Mueller
• D. None of these

Explanation: The U.S. raid targeting Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was officially designated Operation Kayla Mueller, honouring the American aid worker killed…

• A. CENTER 2019
• B. SCO MISSION 2019
• C. PHANTOM FURY
• D. COBRA GOLD

Explanation: The SCO’s large-scale joint military exercise in Russia in September 2019 was called Centre 2019. Phantom Fury was associated with a U.S.

• A. Spring Rising
• B. Decisive storm
• C. Desert storm
• D. Peace Rising

Explanation: Saudi Arabia launched Operation Decisive Storm in Yemen in March 2015 with a coalition of Arab states against the Houthi movement.

• A. 31 March 2019
• B. 31 April 2019
• C. 31 August 2019
• D. 31 September 2019

Explanation: Hong Kong's anti-extradition movement began with a major protest on 31 March 2019, followed by another large demonstration on 28 April.

• A. Australia and Canada
• B. Australia and USA
• C. USA and Canada
• D. Mexico and USA

Explanation: The two professors were American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks, released by the Taliban in a prisoner exchange in November 2019.

• A. Sudan
• B. Lebanon
• C. Somalia
• D. Tunisia

Explanation: Al-Shabaab is an Islamist militant and insurgent group based mainly in Somalia, where it has fought the federal government and African…

• A. Syrians
• B. Yemenis
• C. Afghans
• D. Turks

Explanation: UN humanitarian reporting recorded more than 350,000 Afghans displaced during 2019, largely because of conflict and insecurity.

• A. 170KM
• B. 180KM
• C. 190KM
• D. None of these

Explanation: Lebanese protesters formed a human chain reported to stretch about 170 kilometres along the country’s coast.

• A. northeast
• B. northwest
• C. southeast
• D. none

Explanation: Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring began in northeastern Syria against Kurdish-led forces in October 2019.

• A. Kuwait
• B. Israel
• C. Turkey
• D. UAE

Explanation: Britain and Spain joined other countries in suspending or reviewing arms exports to Turkey after its military operation in northeastern…

• A. Turkey and Iraq
• B. Iran and Armenia
• C. Syria
• D. All of these

Explanation: The Kurds are concentrated across Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria, with smaller communities including one in Armenia.

• A. 3 October 2019
• B. 6 October 2019
• C. 9 October 2019
• D. 12 October 2019

Explanation: Turkey launched its military offensive in northeastern Syria on 9 October 2019.

• A. Peace Spring
• B. Save Syria
• C. Peace Border
• D. Peace for life

Explanation: Turkey named the northeastern Syria offensive Operation Peace Spring. The name was used for the campaign against the Kurdish-led Syrian…

• A. Syria
• B. Iraq
• C. Iran
• D. Saudi Arabia

Explanation: The tanker was the Iranian vessel Sabiti, which was struck in the Red Sea near Saudi Arabia on 11 October 2019.

• A. Israel
• B. Poland
• C. Germany
• D. Austria

Explanation: The attack occurred in Halle, Germany, during Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism.

• A. 1996 to 1998
• B. 1998 to 2000
• C. 2000 to 2002
• D. 2002 to 2004

Explanation: The Ethiopia-Eritrea border war lasted from 1998 to 2000. A peace agreement ended the main fighting, although the border dispute remained…