All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

• A. UK
• B. Russia
• C. China
• D. America

Explanation: The United Kingdom announced that women could serve in every military role, including frontline combat positions.

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

Explanation: Italy offered assistance to Aasia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman whose blasphemy-acquittal case attracted international attention.

• A. 4
• B. 3
• C. 2
• D. None

Explanation: Two Pakistani universities appeared in the QS Asia University Rankings 2019 top 100, including NUST and LUMS.

• A. EU
• B. China
• C. US
• D. Canada

Explanation: The European Parliament approved restrictions on several single-use plastic products, including straws, cutlery, cotton buds and balloon…

• A. Rex Tillerson
• B. Mike Pompeo
• C. Hillary Clinton
• D. John Kerry

Explanation: Mike Pompeo became US Secretary of State in April 2018 after Rex Tillerson left the post.

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

Explanation: The reported arrest of a dissident publisher occurred in Bangladesh, amid the country’s wider concerns over restrictions on expression and…

• A. 12
• B. 11
• C. 10
• D. 9

Explanation: The 2018 SAFF Championship had 12 matches in total: 9 group-stage matches, 2 semi-finals and 1 final. This makes option 12 correct.

• A. Olly
• B. Zabivaka
• C. Gauchito
• D. Rhino

Explanation: Olly, an olive ridley sea turtle, was the official mascot of the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup held in Bhubaneswar, India.

• A. Celebes Sea
• B. Java Sea
• C. Coral Sea
• D. Arafura Sea

Explanation: Lion Air Flight JT610 crashed in the Java Sea shortly after take-off from Jakarta.

• A. Red Sea
• B. Mediterranean Sea
• C. Black Sea
• D. Caspian Sea

Explanation: The remarkably well-preserved shipwreck was found in the Black Sea, where deep, oxygen-poor water slows decay.

• A. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
• B. Bashar al-Assad
• C. Michel Aoun
• D. Barham Salih

Explanation: Barham Salih became President of Iraq in October 2018. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Bashar al-Assad and Michel Aoun are leaders of Egypt, Syria…

• A. Mariano-Rajoy-Brey
• B. Pedro Sanchez
• C. Christine Lagarde
• D. None of these

Explanation: Pedro Sánchez became Spain's Prime Minister in June 2018 after Mariano Rajoy lost a parliamentary no-confidence vote.

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

Explanation: China successfully tested the FH-98, an unmanned cargo aircraft derived from the Y-5 transport aircraft.

• A. France
• B. Germany
• C. United States
• D. Canada

Explanation: Canada became the first G7 country to legalize recreational cannabis nationally in October 2018.

• A. Amritsar
• B. Delhi
• C. Bombay
• D. Calcutta

Explanation: The 19 October 2018 train tragedy occurred in Amritsar, where a crowd watching Dussehra celebrations was struck by a train.

• A. Stephy paul
• B. Jeny duke
• C. Anna Burns
• D. Nancy millein

Explanation: Anna Burns won the 2018 Man Booker Prize for her novel Milkman. She became the first writer from Northern Ireland to receive the prize.

• A. China
• B. South Korea
• C. India
• D. Japan

Explanation: The fourth IAAF World Relays were held in Yokohama, Japan, in 2019. Japan was selected as host after the event’s earlier editions in the…

• A. Novak Djokovic
• B. Borna Coric
• C. Roger Federer
• D. Andy Murray

Explanation: Novak Djokovic defeated Borna Coric in the 2018 Shanghai Masters final.

• A. Haruki Murakami
• B. Maryse Conde
• C. Neil Gaiman
• D. Kim Thuy

Explanation: Maryse Condé won the 2018 New Academy Prize in Literature, created in Sweden when the Nobel Literature Prize was suspended.

• A. China
• B. Pakistan
• C. none of these
• D. India

Explanation: India announced the National Dolphin Research Centre in Patna, intended to be Asia’s first dedicated dolphin research centre.