All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers
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141. The UN security council meeting was called to discuss Afghanistan current situation on________?
- A. 18 August
- B. 17 August
- C. 16 August
- D. 15 August
Explanation: The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on 16 August 2021 to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan after…
Correct answer: 16 August- A. 11August 2021
- B. 14 August 2021
- C. 15 August 2021
- D. None of these
Explanation: The Taliban captured Kabul on 15 August 2021, effectively returning to power nearly twenty years after their 2001 removal.
Correct answer: 15 August 2021- A. June 2, 1990
- B. July 2,1991
- C. August 2,1990
- D. June 2,1992
Explanation: Iraq invaded Kuwait on 2 August 1990 under Saddam Hussein, beginning the crisis that led to the U.S.-led Gulf War.
Correct answer: August 2,1990- A. 10 years
- B. 15 years
- C. 20 years
- D. 25 years
Explanation: US forces left Bagram Airfield in July 2021, roughly 20 years after the post-9/11 deployment began in Afghanistan.
Correct answer: 20 years- A. USA
- B. China
- C. Israel
- D. Russia
Explanation: Iron Dome is an Israeli mobile air-defence system designed primarily to intercept short-range rockets and artillery shells.
Correct answer: Israel- A. Gaza
- B. Hamas
- C. Al-Quds
- D. None of these
Explanation: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps named the approximately 200-kilometre-range drone Gaza as a tribute to Palestinians.
Correct answer: Gaza- A. Sudan
- B. Chad
- C. Afghanistan
- D. Nigeria
Explanation: FACT stands for the Front for Change and Concord in Chad, an armed rebel movement opposed to Chad's government.
Correct answer: Chad- A. Greece & Turkey
- B. Armenia & Azerbaijan
- C. Russia & Ukraine
- D. None of these
Explanation: Donbass is a region in eastern Ukraine containing Donetsk and Luhansk, where Russian-backed separatists fought Ukrainian forces.
Correct answer: Russia & Ukraine- A. Pakistan
- B. Iran
- C. Sri Lanka
- D. India
Explanation: China and Iran signed a 25-year comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement covering energy, infrastructure, trade and security.
Correct answer: Iran- A. Sri Lanka
- B. Afghanistan
- C. Bangladesh
- D. America
Explanation: Shantir Ogroshena 2021 was a multinational military exercise hosted by Bangladesh to mark its 50th independence anniversary.
Correct answer: Bangladesh- A. UAE
- B. France
- C. Israel
- D. None of these
Explanation: Palestine reportedly blocked the United Arab Emirates’ admission to the East Mediterranean Gas Forum in 2021.
Correct answer: UAE- A. Syria
- B. Iraq
- C. Turkey
- D. Afghanistan
Explanation: The US airstrikes targeted facilities in eastern Syria used by Iranian-backed militias.
Correct answer: Syria- A. Luca Attanasio(Italy)
- B. Alfrendo Pasto
- C. Luca kagil
- D. Mukato jalebi
Explanation: Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luca Attanasio, was killed in an attack near Goma in February 2021.
Correct answer: Luca Attanasio(Italy)- A. Illinios
- B. California
- C. New-York
- D. Wyoming
Explanation: New York was reported as the first US state to adopt a resolution recognizing 5 February as Kashmir-American Day.
Correct answer: New-York155. Which of the following country's military staged a coup and declared state emergency for one year?
- A. Ethpoia
- B. Thailand
- C. Myanmar
- D. Nepal
Explanation: Myanmar’s military seized power in February 2021, detained civilian leaders and declared a one-year state of emergency.
Correct answer: Myanmar156. Biden's administration reviews to withdraw remaining 2500 troops from Afghanistan upto________?
- A. May 2021
- B. March 2021
- C. August 2021
- D. None
Explanation: The Biden administration reviewed the withdrawal of the remaining US troops by May 2021, the deadline associated with the US-Taliban Doha…
Correct answer: May 2021- A. Suhrato
- B. Aung san
- C. Aung san suki
- D. None
Explanation: The coup targeted the elected civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint.
Correct answer: Aung san suki- A. Bukina fasso
- B. Mayanmar
- C. India
- D. None
Explanation: Myanmar’s military, known as the Tatmadaw, removed the civilian government and transferred power to a military administration in February…
Correct answer: Mayanmar- A. Russia
- B. Israel
- C. France
- D. None of these
Explanation: Russia announced its withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty after the United States had withdrawn in 2020.
Correct answer: Russia- A. Iran
- B. Saudi Arabia
- C. Qatar
- D. None of these
Explanation: Great Prophet 15 was a major Iranian military exercise involving missiles, drones and naval forces.
Correct answer: Iran