All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

• A. Three
• B. Four
• C. Five
• D. Two

Explanation: Sri Lanka had won the Asia Cup five times by 2018, making it the second-most successful team after India.

• A. Rashid Khan
• B. Mustafizur Rahman
• C. Kuldeep Yadav
• D. All of these

Explanation: Rashid Khan, Mustafizur Rahman and Kuldeep Yadav each took 10 wickets in the 2018 Asia Cup.

• A. 35
• B. 39
• C. 40
• D. 42

Explanation: The 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang featured 40 sports and 465 events.

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

Explanation: India's Supreme Court lifted the Sabarimala temple's traditional ban on women and girls aged 10 to 50.

• A. 28 October
• B. 28 November
• C. 29 September
• D. 28 April

Explanation: World Heart Day is observed annually on 29 September to promote awareness of cardiovascular diseases and their prevention.

• A. Weam Al Dakheel
• B. Krysia lenzo
• C. Fatima batool
• D. Mehwish mehmood

Explanation: Weam Al Dakheel became Saudi Arabia's first female evening news anchor when she presented the main bulletin on Saudi state television.

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

Explanation: Indian Air Marshal S. B. Deo, then Vice Chief of the Air Staff, accidentally shot himself while handling his personal firearm in September…

• A. 160
• B. 170
• C. 150
• D. 140

Explanation: The IAEA had 170 member states in 2018, reflecting its near-global membership.

• A. 1 years
• B. 2 years
• C. 3 years
• D. 5 years

Explanation: Pakistan was elected to the IAEA Board of Governors for a two-year term beginning in 2018.

• A. US
• B. INDIA
• C. UK
• D. FRANCE

Explanation: India announced Ayushman Bharat, also called the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, as the world's largest government-funded health…

• A. 12 April
• B. 29 July
• C. 29 March
• D. None of these

Explanation: The UK's originally scheduled Brexit date was 29 March 2019, under the two-year Article 50 process.

• A. Lake Baikal
• B. Lake Titicaca
• C. Lake Assal
• D. Lake Victoria

Explanation: The MV Nyerere ferry sank in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, on 20 September 2018, killing more than 200 people.

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

Explanation: Myanmar imprisoned Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo while they were investigating the killing and displacement of Rohingya…

• A. Bangladesh
• B. India
• C. Egypt
• D. Tajikistan

Explanation: The film referred to was from Egypt, reflecting the importance of Egyptian cinema in the Arab film industry.

• A. 10
• B. 15
• C. 35
• D. 55

Explanation: Saudi Arabia's public-cinema ban lasted about 35 years before cinemas reopened in 2018.

• A. All of above.
• B. Test Cricket.
• C. Twenty20 International cricket.
• D. One Day International (ODI).

Explanation: Justin Langer became Australia's men's head coach across all three major formats: Tests, ODIs and Twenty20 internationals.

• A. Shane Warne
• B. Anil Kumble
• C. James Anderson
• D. Muttiah Muralitharan

Explanation: James Anderson was the leading wicket-taker among fast bowlers in Test cricket in 2018, making him the most successful fast bowler in that…

• A. Sachin Tendulkar
• B. Brian Charles Lara
• C. Muhammad Yousaf
• D. Alastair Cook

Explanation: Alastair Cook scored a century in both his Test debut and his final Test, joining a very small group of batsmen to achieve this.

• A. Naomi Osaka
• B. Serena Williams
• C. Maria Sharapova
• D. Venus Williams

Explanation: Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams in the 2018 US Open women's singles final.

• A. Tiwan
• B. Thaliand
• C. Bosine
• D. None

Explanation: Thailand had the highest number of elephants used in tourism according to the cited report.