All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

• A. Alpha Condé
• B. Umaro Cissoko
• C. Lansana Conté
• D. Ahmed Sékou Touré

Explanation: Umaro Sissoco Embaló became president of Guinea-Bissau after winning the 2019-20 presidential election.

• A. Indonesia
• B. Ghana
• C. Guinea Bissau
• D. Nigeria

Explanation: Umaro Sissoco Embaló was elected president of Guinea-Bissau in the country's 2019 presidential election and took office in February 2020.

• A. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan
• B. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
• C. Iran President Hassan Rouhani
• D. Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman

Explanation: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan was named the Muslim Man of the Year in the 2020 edition of The Muslim 500, published by Jordan's…

• A. 1955
• B. 1957
• C. 1960
• D. 1962

Explanation: Qasem Soleimani was born in 1957 in Kerman, Iran, and later rose to command the Quds Force.

• A. Takehiko Nakao
• B. Shinzo Abe
• C. Masatsugu Asakawa
• D. None of these

Explanation: Masatsugu Asakawa became ADB president in January 2020, succeeding Takehiko Nakao.

• A. South Korea
• B. India
• C. China
• D. Pakistan

Explanation: The US Federal Aviation Administration warned American carriers about operating in parts of Pakistan’s airspace because of heightened…

• A. General Qasim Sulaimani
• B. General Ismail Qaani
• C. General RohUllah
• D. None of these

Explanation: Brigadier General Esmail Qaani succeeded Soleimani as commander of Iran’s Quds Force after Soleimani’s death.

• A. United States
• B. Myanmar
• C. Taiwan
• D. None of these

Explanation: Taiwan’s top military chief, General Shen Yi-ming, died in a helicopter crash on 2 January 2020.

• A. None of these
• B. International Year of Fruits and Vegetables
• C. International Year of Indigenous Languages
• D. International Year of Plant Health

Explanation: The UN designated 2020 the International Year of Plant Health to highlight the protection of crops and ecosystems from pests and diseases.

• A. 29 September
• B. 21 May
• C. 20 August
• D. 25 December

Explanation: The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste is observed on 29 September.

• A. 20 August
• B. 21 May
• C. 23 March
• D. 29 September

Explanation: International Tea Day is observed annually on 21 May. The date recognises tea’s importance to production, trade, employment and rural…

• A. None of these
• B. World Cancer Day & World Radio Day
• C. International Day of UN Peacekeepers & Global Day of Parents
• D. International Tea Day & International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

Explanation: The two new UN observances introduced in 2020 were International Tea Day on 21 May and the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and…

• A. Indonesia
• B. Australia
• C. Iran
• D. None of these

Explanation: Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, suffered severe flooding beginning on New Year’s Day in 2020.

• A. American Scientist
• B. Chinese Scientist
• C. European scientist
• D. None of these

Explanation: He Jiankui, the scientist who announced the birth of gene-edited babies, was Chinese.

• A. China
• B. Pakistan
• C. India
• D. Nigeria

Explanation: UNICEF estimated that India recorded the world’s highest number of births on New Year’s Day 2020, at roughly 67,000 births.

• A. 151th
• B. 164th
• C. 166th
• D. 167th

Explanation: Pakistan ranked 164th out of 167 countries in the 2019 Women, Peace and Security Index.

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

Explanation: Kupol is Russia’s space-based missile-warning system, designed to detect ballistic missile launches.

• A. South Africa
• B. Algeria
• C. Somalia
• D. Nigeria

Explanation: General Ahmed Gaid Salah, Algeria’s powerful army chief and vice minister of defence, died in December 2019.

• A. Bikram Singh
• B. Deepak Kapoor
• C. VK Singh
• D. Bipin Rawat

Explanation: General Bipin Rawat became India’s first Chief of Defence Staff in January 2020.

• A. Ecuador
• B. Argentina
• C. Panama
• D. Iceland

Explanation: Ecuador declared an environmental emergency after a fuel spill threatened the Galapagos Islands in December 2019.