Free Conflicts and Treaties MCQs with Answers
343 Conflicts and Treaties MCQs from International Current Affairs, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
Conflicts and Treaties covers the causes, key actors, timelines and consequences of major wars, civil conflicts, territorial disputes and humanitarian crises. It also examines ceasefires, peace agreements, arms-control arrangements and landmark treaties, distinguishing a treaty that creates legal obligations from a political statement or temporary truce.
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- A. Iran,Germany,and United States
- B. Russia,UK,China
- C. France,Iran and United States
- D. All of the above
Explanation: The JCPOA was the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement involving Iran and the P5+1 powers: the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. 74th
- B. 75th
- C. 76th
- D. None of these
Explanation: The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, making 6 August 2020 the 75th anniversary.
Correct answer: 75th- A. Usa
- B. Uk
- C. Russia
- D. China
Explanation: Russia successfully tested the Zircon, or Tsirkon, hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile.
Correct answer: Russia- A. 1433
- B. 1453
- C. 1425
- D. 1400
Explanation: Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks under Sultan Mehmed II on 29 May 1453, after which Hagia Sophia was converted into a mosque.
Correct answer: 1453- A. Israel
- B. Pakistan
- C. Afghanistan
- D. Iran
Explanation: Ra'ad-II is a Pakistani air-launched cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
Correct answer: Pakistan- A. China
- B. Iran
- C. Taiwan
- D. None of these
Explanation: Iran issued the warrant after the January 2020 US drone strike that killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani.
Correct answer: Iran- A. Pakistan
- B. India
- C. Iran
- D. China
Explanation: China decided to join the UN Arms Trade Treaty, an international agreement regulating the trade in conventional weapons.
Correct answer: China- A. Pau
- B. Peru
- C. Panama
- D. None of these
Explanation: The Sahel Coalition was announced at the January 2020 summit held in Pau, France.
Correct answer: Pau- A. China
- B. Bhutan
- C. Nepal
- D. Bangladesh
Explanation: Nepal’s parliament approved a constitutional amendment incorporating Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh into its official map.
Correct answer: Nepal- A. Italy
- B. Spain
- C. France
- D. USA
Explanation: Spain announced plans to withdraw its military forces from Iraq and Afghanistan by the beginning of 2021.
Correct answer: Spain- A. UK, Ireland
- B. Greece, Italy
- C. Sri Lanka, India
- D. India, Myanmar
Explanation: Greece and Italy agreed on a maritime-boundary deal in 2020, particularly concerning the delimitation of their exclusive economic zones in…
Correct answer: Greece, Italy- A. South Korea
- B. China
- C. Japan
- D. US
Explanation: North Korea cut military and political communication hotlines with South Korea in June 2020 amid worsening inter-Korean tensions.
Correct answer: South Korea- A. Kenya
- B. Congo
- C. Ethiopia
- D. South Sudan
Explanation: The UN Security Council extended sanctions, including a travel ban and arms embargo, relating to South Sudan until May 2021.
Correct answer: South Sudan194. Which country on 17 June 2020 launched "Operation Claw-Tiger" against Kurdish militants in Iraq?
- A. Iran
- B. Turkey
- C. Israel
- D. United States
Explanation: Turkey launched Operation Claw-Tiger in northern Iraq against positions of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK.
Correct answer: Turkey- A. 48
- B. 50.8
- C. 52.8
- D. 58
Explanation: The 2020 Global Report on Internal Displacement recorded 50.8 million people internally displaced worldwide at the end of 2019 because of…
Correct answer: 50.8- A. Iran
- B. North Korea
- C. Israel
- D. China
Explanation: The US State Department accused China of conducting low-yield underground nuclear tests and possibly violating the international testing…
Correct answer: China- A. UK
- B. Russia
- C. Japan
- D. US
Explanation: The United States announced its intention to leave the Open Skies Treaty in May 2020, alleging that Russia was violating the agreement's…
Correct answer: US- A. North Korea
- B. Israel
- C. China
- D. United States
Explanation: The country that announced its withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty was the United States.
Correct answer: United States- A. US
- B. Kyrgyzstan
- C. The Czech Republic
- D. Turkey
Explanation: Kyrgyzstan signed the Open Skies Treaty but had not ratified it, unlike the United States, the Czech Republic and Turkey.
Correct answer: Kyrgyzstan200. Afghan president Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah signed a "power sharing deal" on_________?
- A. 17 May,2020
- B. 19 May,2020
- C. 15 May,2020
- D. None of these
Explanation: Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah signed their Afghan power-sharing agreement on 17 May 2020 after months of dispute over the 2019…
Correct answer: 17 May,2020