All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

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Very hard
  • A. 20
  • B. 16
  • C. 12
  • D. 18

Explanation: France imposed travel bans on 18 Saudi nationals over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Correct answer: 18
Fairly easy
  • A. Canada
  • B. Russia
  • C. Spain
  • D. USA

Explanation: SVR stands for the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation.

Correct answer: Russia
Fairly easy
  • A. Economic Cooperation in terms of trade.
  • B. Technological Development in the field of AI.
  • C. Cooperation to curb the menace of terrorist attacks.
  • D. Support each other's bids for permanent seats on UNSC.

Explanation: The G4 comprises Brazil, Germany, India and Japan, which support one another's claims for permanent representation on the UN Security…

Correct answer: Support each other's bids for permanent seats on UNSC.
Fairly easy
  • A. Brazil, Germany, India & Japan.
  • B. China, Russia, Pakistan & Iran.
  • C. USA, Canada, France & UK.
  • D. UAE, Oman, Muscat & Iraq

Explanation: The G4 grouping consists of Brazil, Germany, India and Japan. It was formed to coordinate their bids for permanent seats on a reformed UN…

Correct answer: Brazil, Germany, India & Japan.
Moderate
  • A. Afghanistan
  • B. Australia
  • C. S.Africa
  • D. Srilanka

Explanation: The Mzansi Super League is a South African domestic Twenty20 cricket competition, with “Mzansi” being a popular name for South Africa.

Correct answer: S.Africa
Hard
  • A. Bangladesh
  • B. Pakistan
  • C. China
  • D. India

Explanation: The cited EPIC air-quality analysis placed India as the world's second-most polluted country, behind Bangladesh.

Correct answer: India
Hard
  • A. Pakistan
  • B. India
  • C. Srilanka
  • D. Bangladesh

Explanation: India announced plans to build walls or fencing along roughly 1,900 miles of railway track to reduce deaths caused by people crossing or…

Correct answer: India
Hard
  • A. Justice Nadia Omar
  • B. Justice Khadeeja Mushtaq
  • C. Justice Nenney Shushaidah
  • D. Justice Mehar Aalia

Explanation: Nenney Shushaidah was appointed Malaysia's first female Shariah High Court judge.

Correct answer: Justice Nenney Shushaidah
Hard
  • A. New Zealand
  • B. Switzerland
  • C. Netherlands
  • D. Norway

Explanation: Norway ranked first in the 2018 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders, reflecting its strong protections for…

Correct answer: Norway
Fairly easy
  • A. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
  • B. Abdullah Yameen
  • C. Ishrat Konaiz
  • D. Valdat Jabeer

Explanation: Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won the Maldives' 2018 presidential election and succeeded Abdulla Yameen.

Correct answer: Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Fairly easy
  • A. Beijing
  • B. Toronto
  • C. Singapore
  • D. Moscow

Explanation: APEC's secretariat is headquartered in Singapore. APEC is a forum of economies around the Pacific, but its administrative headquarters are…

Correct answer: Singapore
Moderate
  • A. 12
  • B. 21
  • C. 31
  • D. 41

Explanation: APEC has 21 member economies, a term it uses because Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei participate separately alongside sovereign states.

Correct answer: 21
Fairly easy
  • A. Ranveer Singh
  • B. Ranbir Kapoor
  • C. Shahid kapoor
  • D. None of above

Explanation: Deepika Padukone married Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh in 2018. Ranbir Kapoor was her former co-star and partner, which makes him the…

Correct answer: Ranveer Singh
Hard
  • A. Indonesia
  • B. UAE
  • C. India
  • D. Pakistan

Explanation: Dubai Police in the United Arab Emirates began training on electric hoverbikes or flying motorbikes for possible emergency and patrol use.

Correct answer: UAE
Fairly easy
  • A. Amnesty International UK Media Awards
  • B. United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
  • C. Ambassador of Conscience Award
  • D. Erasmus Prize

Explanation: Amnesty International withdrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s Ambassador of Conscience Award because of her failure to condemn the persecution of…

Correct answer: Ambassador of Conscience Award
Easy
  • A. Emmanuel Macron
  • B. Theresa May
  • C. Angela Merkel
  • D. Justin Trudeau

Explanation: Justin Trudeau became Canada’s prime minister in 2015 and remained in office during the period referenced by this question.

Correct answer: Justin Trudeau
Easy
  • A. Emmanuel Macron
  • B. Angela Merkel
  • C. Agnes Buzyn
  • D. Mamata Banerjee

Explanation: Emmanuel Macron has been France’s president since May 2017, after winning the presidential election as the candidate of En Marche.

Correct answer: Emmanuel Macron
Moderate
  • A. Nepal
  • B. Pakistan
  • C. Sri Lanka
  • D. Maldives

Explanation: Amjad Hussain B. Sial was a Pakistani diplomat who served as SAARC secretary-general from 2017 to 2020.

Correct answer: Pakistan
Easy
  • A. Enrique Peña Nieto
  • B. Binali Yildirim
  • C. Ahmet-Davutoglu
  • D. Recep Tayyib Erdogen

Explanation: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has served as Turkey’s president since 2014 and won the country’s first direct presidential election.

Correct answer: Recep Tayyib Erdogen
Moderate
  • A. None of these
  • B. Recep-Tayyib-Erdogen
  • C. Binali-Yildirim
  • D. Ahmet-Davutoglu

Explanation: Turkey abolished the office of prime minister after the 2018 constitutional transition to an executive presidency.

Correct answer: None of these