All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

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Moderate
  • A. UAE
  • B. North Korea
  • C. Iran
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The UAE was added to the FATF grey list in March 2022 because of concerns about weaknesses in preventing money laundering and terrorist…

Correct answer: UAE
Moderate
  • A. Buckingham Palace
  • B. Windsor Castle
  • C. Clarence House
  • D. Hillsborough Castle

Explanation: Queen Elizabeth II made Windsor Castle her permanent principal residence after the COVID-19 pandemic, while Buckingham Palace continued…

Correct answer: Windsor Castle
Moderate
  • A. China
  • B. Iran
  • C. Syria
  • D. Russia

Explanation: Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States and its allies imposed an unprecedented number of sanctions, making Russia the…

Correct answer: Russia
Very hard
  • A. Molybdenum-99
  • B. Thorium-88
  • C. Tetnium-87
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Iran reported converting 2.1 kilograms of 60%-enriched uranium into molybdenum-99, a medical isotope used in diagnostic procedures.

Correct answer: Molybdenum-99
Fairly easy
  • A. Australia
  • B. New Zealand
  • C. England
  • D. UAE

Explanation: The 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup was hosted by New Zealand from March to April 2022.

Correct answer: New Zealand
Fairly easy
  • A. BJP
  • B. Congress
  • C. AAP
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The Aam Aadmi Party won the 2022 Punjab state election in India, defeating the incumbent Congress government.

Correct answer: AAP
Fairly easy
  • A. Prince Harry
  • B. Prince Charles
  • C. Prince Philip
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped back from senior royal duties and settled in the United States.

Correct answer: Prince Harry
Very hard
  • A. Marc Hutten
  • B. Mario Teran Salazar
  • C. Gary Prado
  • D. None of the above

Explanation: Bolivian soldier Mario Terán Salazar is widely identified as the soldier who executed Che Guevara in 1967.

Correct answer: Mario Teran Salazar
Hard
  • A. One Months
  • B. Three Months
  • C. Two Months
  • D. None of these

Explanation: David Bennett, the first person to receive a genetically modified pig-heart transplant, died about two months after the operation…

Correct answer: Two Months
Moderate
  • A. Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030
  • B. None of these
  • C. Choose to Challenge
  • D. Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow

Explanation: The 2022 International Women’s Day theme was “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow,” linking women’s equality with climate…

Correct answer: Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow
Moderate
  • A. Cleopatra
  • B. Radwa Helmi
  • C. Menna
  • D. Eman

Explanation: Radwa Helmi became the first woman to serve as a judge on Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court.

Correct answer: Radwa Helmi
Moderate
  • A. Qatar
  • B. Sri Lanka
  • C. UAE
  • D. Azerbaijan

Explanation: The Financial Action Task Force placed the United Arab Emirates on its increased-monitoring, or grey, list in 2022.

Correct answer: UAE
Easy
  • A. Paris
  • B. Rome
  • C. Moscow
  • D. Los Angeles

Explanation: The 2028 Summer Olympics are scheduled to be held in Los Angeles, United States.

Correct answer: Los Angeles
Fairly easy
  • A. The International Olympic Committee
  • B. ICC
  • C. Security Council
  • D. European Union

Explanation: Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee recommended that sports bodies exclude Russian and Belarusian…

Correct answer: The International Olympic Committee
Fairly easy
  • A. Russia
  • B. Ukraine
  • C. India
  • D. Pakistan

Explanation: Ukraine formally applied for European Union membership in February 2022, soon after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.

Correct answer: Ukraine
Fairly easy
  • A. Tedros Adhanom
  • B. David Baltimore
  • C. Bill Gates
  • D. Elon Musk

Explanation: Bill Gates wrote How to Prevent the Next Pandemic, drawing on his experience in global health and pandemic preparedness.

Correct answer: Bill Gates
Fairly easy
  • A. China
  • B. France
  • C. Russia
  • D. Canada

Explanation: Canada approved Covifenz in 2022, making it the first plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine authorized for use.

Correct answer: Canada
Moderate
  • A. 2012
  • B. 2007
  • C. 2020
  • D. 2018

Explanation: The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, was first formed in 2007 by the United States, Australia, India and Japan.

Correct answer: 2007
Fairly easy
  • A. Elena Kagan
  • B. Neil M. Gorsuch
  • C. Ketanji Brown Jackson
  • D. Kanye West

Explanation: Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman to serve as an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court in 2022.

Correct answer: Ketanji Brown Jackson
Easy
  • A. Amy Coney Barrett
  • B. Stephen G. Breyer
  • C. Elena Kagan
  • D. John G. Roberts, Jr.

Explanation: John G. Roberts Jr. has served as Chief Justice of the United States since 2005.

Correct answer: John G. Roberts, Jr.