All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

• A. Iran
• B. China
• C. Egypt
• D. India

Explanation: The reported world’s largest dome was inaugurated in India. Such claims commonly refer to large religious or cultural structures, so the…

• A. Barham Salih
• B. Fuad Masum
• C. Jalal Talabani
• D. Mashal Ajil al-Yawer

Explanation: Barham Salih was elected president of Iraq on 2 October 2018, succeeding Fuad Masum.

• A. All of above
• B. Frances Arnold
• C. Greg Winter
• D. George Smith
• E. None of them

Explanation: The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was shared by Frances Arnold, George Smith and Gregory Winter for work in directed evolution and phage…

• A. Gérard Mourou
• B. All of these
• C. Donna Strickland
• D. Arthur Ashkin
• E. None of them

Explanation: Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland jointly received the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for advances involving optical tweezers…

• A. Both A & B
• B. Tasuku Honjo
• C. Michael W. Young
• D. James P. Allison
• E. None of them

Explanation: James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering cancer therapy based on inhibition of…

• A. Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege
• B. Yazidi campaigner Nadia Murad
• C. International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
• D. Both A and B
• E. Both A and D

Explanation: Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad jointly won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts against the use of sexual violence as a weapon of…

• A. Rabies: 100% Vaccine preventable
• B. Rabies: Share the message. Save a life!
• C. Rabies: Educate, Vaccinate, Eliminate
• D. Rabies: Zero by 30

Explanation: The 2018 World Rabies Day theme was “Rabies: Share the message. Save a life!”, stressing public awareness alongside prevention.

• A. 2021 to 2030
• B. 2020 to 2029
• C. 2019 to 2028
• D. 2022 to 2031

Explanation: The UN-declared Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace covers 2019 through 2028.

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

Explanation: Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission deployed the MINERVA-II1 rovers, making Japan the first country to place mobile robotic rovers on an asteroid’s…

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

Explanation: China was reported to have developed the ZKZM-500, a non-lethal laser assault rifle capable of burning targets at a distance.

• A. Belarus
• B. eSwatini
• C. Angola
• D. Moldova

Explanation: Swaziland adopted the official name Kingdom of Eswatini in 2018. The change restored the country’s traditional Swazi name and…

• A. Mexico
• B. Brazil
• C. Equador
• D. Argentine

Explanation: María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés is an Ecuadorian diplomat and politician.

• A. MH 370
• B. Mh 385
• C. NN 350
• D. MN 300

Explanation: Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared on 8 March 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

• A. NeymarNeymar
• B. Cristiano Ronaldo
• C. Antoine Griezmann
• D. Diego Maradona

Explanation: In 2018, Kathryn Mayorga filed a rape complaint against Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo in the United States.

• A. 10 Oct 2018
• B. 10 Nov 2018
• C. 20 Oct 2018
• D. 20 Dec 2018

Explanation: Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections were scheduled for 20 October 2018 after repeated delays caused by security and administrative…

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

Explanation: India hosted the 14th Men's Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar from 28 November to 16 December 2018.

• A. Neymar
• B. David Beckham
• C. Lionel Messi
• D. Cristiano Ronaldo

Explanation: David Beckham received the 2018 UEFA President's Award for his contribution to football and his wider social impact.

• A. Muttiah Muralitharan
• B. Anil Kumble
• C. Shane Warn
• D. Bishan Singh Bedi

Explanation: No Spin is Shane Warne's autobiography, written with Mark Nicholas, covering the Australian leg-spinner's career and controversies.

• A. 40 Million
• B. 50 Million
• C. 60 Million
• D. 70 Million

Explanation: Facebook initially reported that the September 2018 security breach affected about 50 million accounts, after attackers exploited the…

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

Explanation: Canada's Parliament unanimously voted to revoke Aung San Suu Kyi's honorary Canadian citizenship over the Rohingya crisis.