All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

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Very hard
  • A. Ibrahim Babangida
  • B. Yemi Osinbajo
  • C. Muhammadu Buhari
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Muhammadu Buhari was Nigeria’s president when this 2019 question was published, serving from 2015 to 2023.

Correct answer: Muhammadu Buhari
Moderate
  • A. Shahid Khan Afridi
  • B. David Warner
  • C. Kane Williamson
  • D. Chris Gayle

Explanation: Chris Gayle became the first batsman to hit at least 500 sixes in international cricket.

Correct answer: Chris Gayle
Fairly easy
  • A. Alastair Cook
  • B. Chris Gayle
  • C. James Anderson
  • D. Kevin Pietersen

Explanation: Former England Test captain Alastair Cook received his knighthood at Buckingham Palace in February 2019 for services to cricket.

Correct answer: Alastair Cook
Fairly easy
  • A. 18th Lok Sabha
  • B. 19th Lok Sabha
  • C. 17th Lok Sabha
  • D. 16th Lok Sabha

Explanation: India’s 2019 general election elected members of the 17th Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament.

Correct answer: 17th Lok Sabha
Easy
  • A. None of these
  • B. Indian national party
  • C. Congress
  • D. Bhartiya Jannata Party

Explanation: Narendra Modi is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, commonly abbreviated BJP.

Correct answer: Bhartiya Jannata Party
Fairly easy
  • A. 24 March 2019
  • B. 19 March 2019
  • C. 29 March 2019
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Thailand held its general election on 24 March 2019, its first national election after the 2014 military coup.

Correct answer: 24 March 2019
Fairly easy
  • A. Prof John Nash
  • B. Prof. Karen Uhlenbeck
  • C. Prof. Robert Langlands
  • D. Prof. Jacques Tits

Explanation: Karen Uhlenbeck received the 2019 Abel Prize for her foundational contributions to geometric partial differential equations and gauge…

Correct answer: Prof. Karen Uhlenbeck
Fairly easy
  • A. World Health Organization.
  • B. UNCTAD
  • C. UNICEF
  • D. United Nations Environment Assembly

Explanation: The United Nations Environment Assembly adopted resolutions addressing single-use plastics and sustainable nitrogen management.

Correct answer: United Nations Environment Assembly
Moderate
  • A. 18 March
  • B. 19 March
  • C. 20 April
  • D. 21 April

Explanation: Global Recycling Day is observed annually on 18 March to highlight recycling and the protection of the planet’s resources.

Correct answer: 18 March
Fairly easy
  • A. Viktor Axelsen
  • B. Kento Momota
  • C. Parupalli Kashyap
  • D. Srikanth Kidambi

Explanation: Japan’s Kento Momota won the men’s singles title at the 2019 All England Open Badminton Championships.

Correct answer: Kento Momota
Hard
  • A. Ludwig Niederstetter
  • B. Friedrich von Greuhm
  • C. Daniel Kriener
  • D. Rudolf Schleiden

Explanation: Germany’s ambassador to Venezuela, Daniel Kriener, was expelled by the Venezuelan government in March 2019 after Caracas accused him of…

Correct answer: Daniel Kriener
Fairly easy
  • A. Kazakhstan
  • B. Azerbijan
  • C. Tajikstan
  • D. Turkmenistan

Explanation: Nursultan Nazarbayev resigned as president of Kazakhstan in March 2019 after nearly three decades in power.

Correct answer: Kazakhstan
Moderate
  • A. Sparrows: Heroes of the Environment
  • B. I Love Sparrows
  • C. Save Sparrows
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The 2019 World Sparrow Day theme was “I Love Sparrows,” highlighting appreciation and protection of the common house sparrow.

Correct answer: I Love Sparrows
Hard
  • A. Ralph Joseph
  • B. Vijay Chadnrikar
  • C. Mohammed Hanif
  • D. Tinku Ghulf

Explanation: Mohammed Hanif wrote Red Birds, a satirical novel portraying the consequences and absurdities of US foreign policy.

Correct answer: Mohammed Hanif
Moderate
  • A. Hu Jintao
  • B. Ziang Zeimen
  • C. Wang Qishan
  • D. Guo Wengui

Explanation: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister met Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan in March 2019.

Correct answer: Wang Qishan
Moderate
  • A. Hasan Ali
  • B. Muhammad Nawaz
  • C. Wahab Riaz
  • D. DJ Bravo

Explanation: Hasan Ali received the Bowler of the Series award in PSL 4 because of his leading wicket-taking and match-winning performances for…

Correct answer: Hasan Ali
Moderate
  • A. Kamran Akmal
  • B. Shane Watson
  • C. Ahmed Shehzad
  • D. KA Pollard

Explanation: Shane Watson was named both Player of the Series and Batsman of the Series in PSL 4 after his major contribution to Quetta Gladiators’…

Correct answer: Shane Watson
Moderate
  • A. Ahmed Shehzad
  • B. Hassan Ali
  • C. Mohammad Hasnain
  • D. Kamran Akmal

Explanation: Mohammad Hasnain was Player of the Match in the PSL 4 final, where his three wickets helped Quetta Gladiators defeat Peshawar Zalmi.

Correct answer: Mohammad Hasnain
Moderate
  • A. Peace Award
  • B. Brave Award
  • C. Both A & B
  • D. National Award

Explanation: Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a national award for Naeem Rashid, who was martyred while attempting to confront the Christchurch…

Correct answer: National Award
Moderate
  • A. Finland
  • B. Swedon
  • C. Norway
  • D. France

Explanation: Greta Thunberg began her school climate strike outside the Swedish Parliament in Stockholm in August 2018.

Correct answer: Swedon