All Free International Current Affairs MCQs with Answers
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- A. China
- B. Nepal
- C. Pakistan
- D. India
Explanation: A 10-member Nepali team made the first successful winter ascent of K2 on 16 January 2021.
Correct answer: Nepal- A. It supported the US against Iraq
- B. Qatar was accused of supporting terrorist groups and being close to Iran
- C. Qatar had restricted the use of its massive airbase Al- Udeud
- D. None of these
Explanation: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt accused Qatar of supporting terrorism, maintaining close ties with Iran and interfering in…
Correct answer: Qatar was accused of supporting terrorist groups and being close to Iran- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 4
- D. None of these
Explanation: Saudi Arabia reopened its land border with Qatar in January 2021 after the roughly three-year Gulf blockade that began in June 2017.
Correct answer: 3- A. Afghanistan
- B. Armenia
- C. Kazakhstan
- D. None of these
Explanation: Kazakhstan ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR, which commits states to abolishing the death penalty.
Correct answer: Kazakhstan- A. Ethiopia
- B. Turkey
- C. Sudan
- D. Syria
Explanation: Sudan’s transitional government signed the Juba Peace Agreement with several rebel groups in October 2020.
Correct answer: Sudan- A. On 10th November 2020
- B. On 12th November 2020
- C. On 15th November 2020
- D. None of these
Explanation: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia signed the ceasefire statement on 10 November 2020, ending the active phase of the Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Correct answer: On 10th November 2020- A. Australia,US
- B. Japan,Australia
- C. Japan,South Koraa
- D. India,Japan
Explanation: Japan and Australia signed a landmark defence agreement in November 2020 to facilitate military cooperation and exercises.
Correct answer: Japan,Australia- A. US
- B. Armenia
- C. Azerbaijan
- D. Russia
Explanation: Armenia declared airspace restrictions over Nagorno-Karabakh during the 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.
Correct answer: Armenia- A. Pakistan,Sri Lanka
- B. Bangladesh, US
- C. Vietnam,US
- D. India,Bangladesh
Explanation: CARAT, meaning Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training, is a longstanding US naval exercise with Asian partners.
Correct answer: Bangladesh, US- A. Fat Man
- B. Little Boy
- C. Tall Boy
- D. Small Man
Explanation: Tallboy was a large British earthquake bomb used during World War II, and one found in Poland detonated underwater during an attempted…
Correct answer: Tall Boy- A. Azarbaijanian
- B. Armenian
- C. Mixed Population
- D. None
Explanation: Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, but its population was historically predominantly ethnic Armenian.
Correct answer: Armenian- A. Nagorno-Karabakh
- B. The Kura Aras
- C. Gegharkunik
- D. None
Explanation: The central dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan concerns Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory internationally recognised as Azerbaijani but…
Correct answer: Nagorno-Karabakh- A. ISIS-Houthis
- B. S.Arabia-Houthis
- C. Qatar-Houthis
- D. None of these
Explanation: Saudi Arabia’s coalition and Yemen’s Houthi rebels agreed to exchange prisoners as part of confidence-building efforts in the Yemen…
Correct answer: S.Arabia-Houthis- A. 12 July 2020
- B. 12 June 2020
- C. 12 August 2020
- D. None
Explanation: The clashes along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border began on 12 July 2020, near the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Correct answer: 12 July 2020- A. Solidarity contact
- B. Abraham Accords
- C. Contract of three
- D. Contract of new Moses
Explanation: The agreement establishing diplomatic relations between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain is associated with the Abraham Accords.
Correct answer: Abraham Accords- A. UAE
- B. Oman
- C. Bahrain
- D. Sudan
Explanation: Bahrain became the latest Arab state at that point to announce normalisation of relations with Israel, following the UAE.
Correct answer: Bahrain- A. First
- B. Second
- C. Third
- D. Fourth
Explanation: The UAE became the third Arab state to establish formal relations with Israel, after Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994.
Correct answer: Third- A. Saudi Arabia
- B. Egypt
- C. Jordan
- D. Both B & C
Explanation: Before the UAE, Egypt and Jordan had normalized relations with Israel through their respective peace treaties.
Correct answer: Both B & C- A. France
- B. Israel
- C. US
- D. None of These
Explanation: The reported conversions involved mosques in Israel that authorities or other Israeli institutions repurposed as synagogues or other…
Correct answer: Israel180. Israel and UAE agreed the historic agreement to work towards " full normalisation of relations" on:
- A. 12 August, 2020
- B. 13 August, 2020
- C. 14 August, 2020
- D. 15 Augusts, 2020
Explanation: Israel and the UAE announced their agreement to pursue full normalization of relations on 13 August 2020.
Correct answer: 13 August, 2020