All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

• A. Uk
• B. Russia
• C. Usa
• D. Bolivia

Explanation: The 2020 AIBA Boxing World Cup was scheduled to be held in Russia. AIBA is the international governing body associated with amateur boxing.

• A. 19 February 2020
• B. 21 February 2020
• C. 24 February 2020
• D. 23 February 2020

Explanation: Mahathir Mohamad submitted his resignation as Malaysia’s prime minister on 24 February 2020.

• A. 5th
• B. 6th
• C. 7th
• D. 8th

Explanation: Patricia Scotland became the Commonwealth’s sixth secretary-general in 2016, succeeding Kamalesh Sharma.

• A. none
• B. Jamaica
• C. South Africa
• D. Saint Lucia

Explanation: Darren Sammy, the former West Indies captain, was born in Saint Lucia. He represented the West Indies internationally and later became a…

• A. One
• B. Two
• C. Three terms
• D. None

Explanation: The Commonwealth secretary-general may serve a maximum of two four-year terms. This gives a possible total tenure of eight years.

• A. Ireland
• B. Jamaica
• C. Dominica
• D. Ecuador

Explanation: Patricia Scotland was born in Dominica and later became a British politician and barrister.

• A. kampala sharma
• B. Coc Jolly Janson
• C. Don McKinnon
• D. Rt Hon Patricia

Explanation: The Commonwealth secretary-general in the period covered was Patricia Scotland.

• A. Storm Dennis
• B. Storm Kyar
• C. Storm Cirar
• D. Storm Habin

Explanation: Storm Dennis struck the United Kingdom in February 2020, bringing heavy rain, flooding and strong winds.

• A. 8
• B. 9
• C. 10
• D. 11

Explanation: Ten teams participated in the 2020 Kabaddi World Cup held in Lahore, Pakistan.

• A. 16.3°C
• B. 17.3°C
• C. None of these
• D. 18.3°C

Explanation: Antarctica’s record high temperature was 18.3°C, recorded at Argentina’s Esperanza research station on 6 February 2020.

• A. Second
• B. Third
• C. Fourth
• D. None of these

Explanation: Ashraf Ghani secured a second term as Afghanistan’s president after the disputed 2019 election. He had first become president in 2014.

• A. 40
• B. 47
• C. 50
• D. 48

Explanation: The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020, about 47 years after joining the European Communities in 1973.

• A. World Bank
• B. UN
• C. WHO
• D. UNDP

Explanation: The World Health Organization convened the global research and innovation forum in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

• A. None of these
• B. Zehra Erdogan
• C. Esma Erdogan
• D. Emine Erdogan

Explanation: Emine Erdoğan is the wife of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and has served as Turkey’s first lady since 2014.

• A. Chitetsu Watanabe
• B. Masazo Nonaka
• C. Kane Tanaka
• D. None of these

Explanation: Chitetsu Watanabe was recognised in February 2020 as the world’s oldest living man at age 112.

• A. NOVID-19
• B. COVID-19
• C. NCV-19
• D. None of these

Explanation: COVID-19 is the name WHO gave to the disease caused by the novel coronavirus; the virus itself was later designated SARS-CoV-2.

• A. bat
• B. civets
• C. Pangolins
• D. None of these

Explanation: Researchers at South China Agricultural University identified pangolins as a possible intermediate host in the transmission of the novel…

• A. Qatar
• B. Iraq
• C. Lebanon
• D. Jordan

Explanation: Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani was appointed Prime Minister of Qatar in February 2020, replacing Sheikh Abdullah bin…

• A. Joaquin Phoenix
• B. Brad Pitt
• C. Will Smith
• D. Tom Cruise

Explanation: Joaquin Phoenix won the 2020 Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Arthur Fleck in Joker.

• A. On the fair
• B. Parasite
• C. Mission
• D. Jojo Rabbit

Explanation: South Korea’s Parasite became the first non-English-language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.