All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

• A. First
• B. Third
• C. Second
• D. Fourth

Explanation: Sheikh Hasina won a third consecutive term as Prime Minister and a fourth term overall in the December 2018 election.

• A. Hind Khoury
• B. Huwaida Arraf
• C. Rashida Harbi Tlaib
• D. Ilhan Abdullahi Omar

Explanation: Rashida Harbi Tlaib became the first Palestinian-American woman elected to the US Congress in 2018.

• A. None of these
• B. France & Germany
• C. Belgium & Canda
• D. USA & Israel

Explanation: The United States and Israel formally withdrew from UNESCO on 1 January 2019, citing political bias and other disputes.

• A. Mumbai
• B. Dubai
• C. Singapore
• D. Gwadar

Explanation: Dubai launched the 10X initiative to place its government and economy roughly ten years ahead of other cities through innovation and…

• A. New Jersey
• B. California
• C. Texas
• D. Florida

Explanation: Pakistani-American Rabeea Collier became a judge in Texas. Her appointment was reported in connection with the state's judiciary, making…

• A. France
• B. Brazil
• C. UK
• D. Israel

Explanation: Israel joined the United States in leaving UNESCO effective 1 January 2019.

• A. London
• B. Paris
• C. Tokyo
• D. Los-Angeles

Explanation: Los Angeles will host the 2028 Summer Olympics. Paris was selected for 2024 and Tokyo for 2020, so those cities belong to different…

• A. Enda Kenny
• B. Michael D Higgins
• C. Mary McAleese
• D. Peter Casey

Explanation: Michael D. Higgins is Ireland's president, having first been elected in 2011 and re-elected in 2018.

• A. The Dreamers
• B. The Whistle-bowers
• C. The Guardians
• D. The Silence Breakers

Explanation: Time selected 'The Guardians', journalists and other truth-seekers who faced pressure or persecution while reporting the truth, as its…

• A. KSA
• B. Egypt
• C. Qatar
• D. UAE

Explanation: The United Arab Emirates completed the first nuclear reactor in the Arab world at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant.

• A. Gina Haspel
• B. Maria Fernanda
• C. Stacy Cunnigham
• D. Nadia Murad

Explanation: Gina Haspel became the first woman to serve as director of the CIA in 2018. Nadia Murad is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, not a CIA director.

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

Explanation: Russia launched the Akademik Lomonosov, the world's first floating nuclear power plant.

• A. USA
• B. CANADA
• C. GERMANY
• D. UK

Explanation: The United Kingdom ranked first in the 2018 Soft Power 30 index because of its cultural influence, diplomatic reach and institutional…

• A. Slovenia
• B. Turkey
• C. Poland
• D. Luxembourg

Explanation: Slovenia appointed Major General Alenka Ermenc as its army chief, making her the only female army chief in a NATO country at that time.

• A. Japan
• B. Australia
• C. Swedan
• D. Netherlands

Explanation: Australia was the first country to recognise orphanage trafficking as a form of modern slavery.

• A. Vietnam
• B. Nepal
• C. Bhutan
• D. Sri Lanka

Explanation: Ranil Wickremesinghe served as prime minister of Sri Lanka. His repeated returns to the office made him one of the country's most…

• A. Nevada
• B. Illinois
• C. Washington
• D. New York

Explanation: Nevada became the first U.S. state legislature in which women held a majority of seats.

• A. Switzerland
• B. Iceland
• C. Finland
• D. Non of these

Explanation: Iceland ranked first in the World Economic Forum's 2018 Global Gender Gap Index, continuing its long-standing lead in political…

• A. China
• B. Turkey
• C. USA
• D. Saudi Arabia

Explanation: The United States created the Iran Action Group in 2018 under Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to coordinate its Iran policy.

• A. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
• B. Yameen Abdul Gayoom
• C. Abdul Qawi Yousuf
• D. None

Explanation: Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won the 2018 Maldivian presidential election, defeating the incumbent Abdulla Yameen.