All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

• A. South Africa
• B. Argentine
• C. Chili
• D. Brazil

Explanation: The disaster occurred at a mining-waste dam in Brumadinho, in Brazil's Minas Gerais state, on 25 January 2019.

• A. 90
• B. 78
• C. 117
• D. 66

Explanation: India ranked 78th in Transparency International's 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index, with a score of 41 out of 100.

• A. Cricket
• B. Hockey
• C. Football
• D. Table tennis

Explanation: Ki Sung-yueng was a South Korean football midfielder and captain who announced his international retirement from football.

• A. Germany
• B. Pakistan
• C. USA
• D. Italy

Explanation: The UN launched the Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development in partnership with Italy.

• A. Qatar
• B. Pakistan
• C. India
• D. UAE

Explanation: Qatar won its first AFC Asian Cup by defeating Japan 3-1 in the 2019 final.

• A. ROSCOSMOS
• B. NASA
• C. JAXA
• D. SUPARCO

Explanation: Japan's space agency JAXA launched a satellite linked to the ALE project, which aimed to create an artificial meteor shower by releasing…

• A. South Africa
• B. New Zealand
• C. Australia
• D. Indonesia

Explanation: Australia recorded its hottest January on record in 2019, with temperatures reaching about 46.6°C during the country's severe heatwave.

• A. 18th
• B. None of them
• C. 16th
• D. 17th

Explanation: The 2019 tournament was the 17th AFC Asian Cup, following the 2015 edition held in Australia.

• A. UAE
• B. China
• C. Japan
• D. Qatar

Explanation: The United Arab Emirates hosted the 2019 AFC Asian Cup from 5 January to 1 February.

• A. Japan
• B. India
• C. UAE
• D. Iran

Explanation: The 2019 AFC Asian Cup was staged in the United Arab Emirates, with matches played across several UAE cities.

• A. Japan
• B. Iran
• C. UAE
• D. Qatar

Explanation: Qatar defeated Japan 3-1 in the final to win its first AFC Asian Cup title in 2019.

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

Explanation: China planned the Chang'e 5 mission to collect lunar samples, building on its earlier Chang'e lunar missions.

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

Explanation: Spektr-R, also known as RadioAstron, was a Russian space radio telescope launched to study astronomical objects using very long baseline…

• A. USA
• B. India
• C. Japan
• D. Canada

Explanation: Canadian citizen Robert Schellenberg was sentenced to death by a Chinese court in January 2019, intensifying tensions between Canada and…

• A. Australia
• B. West Indies
• C. South Africa
• D. Sri Lanka

Explanation: Australia hosted the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in 2020, which was won by the Australian team.

• A. India
• B. Australia
• C. England
• D. New Zealand

Explanation: Australia was scheduled to host the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2020. Although the event was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic…

• A. Indonesia
• B. Jordan
• C. Malaysia
• D. None of these

Explanation: Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah of Pahang became Malaysia's 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, or federal king, in January 2019.

• A. 4
• B. 5
• C. 11
• D. 12

Explanation: Five ambassadors received the Silk Road Super Ambassador Award on 24 January 2019.

• A. Purple Dots
• B. Blue Dots
• C. Green Dots
• D. Yellow Dots

Explanation: UNHCR and UNICEF called these child- and family-support centres Blue Dots.

• A. South Sudan
• B. Syria
• C. Somalia
• D. Nigeria

Explanation: Somalia ranked last in the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index, placing 180th with one of the world’s lowest scores.