All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

• A. Turkey
• B. Malaysia
• C. Sudan
• D. Egypt

Explanation: Malaysia announced plans in 2018 to abolish the death penalty for all crimes and suspend pending executions.

• A. Somalia
• B. Djibouti
• C. Ethiopia
• D. Nigeria

Explanation: Ethiopia appointed Sahle-Work Zewde as its first female president in October 2018.

• A. UN Human Rights Council
• B. Transparency International
• C. Amnesty International
• D. None of these

Explanation: Amnesty International withdrew Aung San Suu Kyi's Ambassador of Conscience Award because of her failure to defend the rights of Myanmar's…

• A. Dijibouti
• B. Somalia
• C. Ethipoia
• D. Eritrea

Explanation: The UN Security Council lifted its sanctions on Eritrea in 2018 after the country's improved relations with Ethiopia and other regional…

• A. 58th
• B. 41th
• C. 45th
• D. 11th

Explanation: Andrés Manuel López Obrador became Mexico's 58th president when he took office on 1 December 2018.

• A. Saudi Arabia
• B. Qatar
• C. UAE
• D. Oman

Explanation: The United Arab Emirates decided that women would occupy half of the Federal National Council's seats from the next parliamentary term.

• A. None
• B. Angela Ponce
• C. Sarah Rose Summers
• D. Catriona Gray

Explanation: Catriona Gray of the Philippines won the Miss Universe 2018 title. Angela Ponce of Spain made history as the first openly transgender…

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

Explanation: Belgium won its first Men's Hockey World Cup in 2018 by defeating the Netherlands in a penalty shootout.

• A. Australia
• B. Netherlands
• C. Belgium
• D. India

Explanation: The Netherlands finished as runners-up at the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup after losing the final to Belgium on shootout penalties.

• A. Australia
• B. Netherlands
• C. Belgium
• D. India

Explanation: Belgium won the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup, defeating the Netherlands in the final. It was Belgium's first world title in men's hockey.

• A. Nairobi
• B. Mauritius
• C. Tanzania
• D. Burundi

Explanation: Burundi designated Gitega as its new political capital, replacing Bujumbura in that role. Bujumbura remained the country's economic capital.

• A. Srilanka
• B. India
• C. Pakistan
• D. Bangladesh

Explanation: Sri Lanka won the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup, defeating Pakistan in the final.

• A. Japan
• B. America
• C. Indonesia
• D. Malaysia

Explanation: Indonesia was struck by a tsunami on 22 December 2018 after an eruption and underwater landslide linked to Anak Krakatau.

• A. 11,000 feet
• B. 12,000 feet
• C. 13,000 feet
• D. 14,000 feet

Explanation: Irene O'Shea made her record-setting skydive from about 14,000 feet. Her jump was conducted to raise funds for motor neurone disease…

• A. 100
• B. 102
• C. 103
• D. 104

Explanation: Irene O'Shea was 102 when she made the widely reported record-setting skydive.

• A. Ainy
• B. Irene O'Shea
• C. Jimmy
• D. Angela

Explanation: The world's oldest active female skydiver in this report was Irene O'Shea of Australia.

• A. University of Dehli
• B. University of Dhaka
• C. None of these
• D. University of Ghana

Explanation: The statue of Mahatma Gandhi was removed from the University of Ghana campus in Accra after criticism that its presence represented…

• A. Fort Bent Independent School
• B. Westlake High School
• C. Carnegie Vanguard High School.
• D. None of these

Explanation: A school in Texas’s Fort Bend Independent School District was named in honour of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani education activist and…

• A. Russia
• B. France
• C. Belgium
• D. Italy

Explanation: Russia’s Yury Gazinsky scored the first goal of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the opening match against Saudi Arabia.

• A. France
• B. Belgium
• C. Italy
• D. Canada

Explanation: Belgium won the 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, defeating the Netherlands in a shoot-out after a 0-0 final.