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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Moderate
  • A. Ismail Haniyeh
  • B. Zalmay Khalilzad
  • C. Esmail qaani
  • D. Ahmed Hamzeh

Explanation: Ismail Haniyeh was the head of Hamas's political bureau during this period.

Correct answer: Ismail Haniyeh
Moderate
  • A. 54 Years
  • B. 47 Years
  • C. 35 Years
  • D. 60 Years

Explanation: Britain joined the European Communities in 1973 and left the European Union in 2020, a membership period of about 47 years.

Correct answer: 47 Years
Fairly easy
  • A. 1980
  • B. 1968
  • C. 1973
  • D. 1950

Explanation: The United Kingdom joined the European Economic Community, the EU's predecessor, on 1 January 1973.

Correct answer: 1973
Moderate
  • A. Turkey and Iran
  • B. Jordan and Egypt
  • C. Iraq and Lebanon
  • D. Somalia and Libya

Explanation: Egypt and Jordan are the two Arab states that had peace treaties with Israel at the time referenced.

Correct answer: Jordan and Egypt
Fairly easy
  • A. 30th January 2020
  • B. 31st January 2020
  • C. 1st February 2020
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The United Kingdom formally left the European Union at 11:00 p.m. GMT on 31 January 2020, a date widely referred to as Brexit Day.

Correct answer: 31st January 2020
Easy
  • A. Ireland
  • B. Scotland
  • C. Germany
  • D. UK

Explanation: The United Kingdom, comprising England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, officially left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

Correct answer: UK
Fairly easy
  • A. Good Tuesday Agreement
  • B. Good Thursday Agreement
  • C. Good Friday Agreement
  • D. none

Explanation: The Belfast Agreement is commonly known as the Good Friday Agreement because it was reached on Good Friday, 10 April 1998.

Correct answer: Good Friday Agreement
Very hard
  • A. Anti- drug Trafficking
  • B. Economic Interests
  • C. Infrastructure development
  • D. Marine security

Explanation: The Colombo Declaration in this context concerns cooperation against drug trafficking and related organised crime.

Correct answer: Anti- drug Trafficking
Moderate
  • A. 1960s
  • B. 1970s
  • C. 1980s
  • D. 1990s

Explanation: The Iran-Iraq War began in 1980, so Soleimani entered military service during the 1980s. The war lasted from 1980 to 1988.

Correct answer: 1980s
Moderate
  • A. Shiraz
  • B. Kerman
  • C. Tehran
  • D. Isfahan

Explanation: Qassem Soleimani was born in Kerman, where he was also buried after his death.

Correct answer: Kerman
Moderate
  • A. Parsabad Airport (PFQ)
  • B. Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA)
  • C. Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport (MHD)
  • D. Mehrabad Airport (THR)

Explanation: Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 took off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport before being shot down shortly after…

Correct answer: Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA)
Moderate
  • A. 7th January 2020
  • B. 8th January 2020
  • C. 6th January 2020
  • D. 5th January 2020

Explanation: Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashed shortly after take-off on January 8, 2020.

Correct answer: 8th January 2020
Fairly easy
  • A. Iran
  • B. Iraq
  • C. Turkey
  • D. Afghanistan

Explanation: Flight PS752 crashed near Tehran, Iran, on January 8, 2020, and all 176 people aboard were killed.

Correct answer: Iran
Fairly easy
  • A. Turkey
  • B. U.K
  • C. Afghanistan
  • D. Iran

Explanation: Iran fired ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases hosting US forces in retaliation for the killing of Qassem Soleimani.

Correct answer: Iran
Easy
  • A. Iran
  • B. Libya
  • C. Iraq
  • D. Syria

Explanation: Qassem Soleimani commanded Iran's Quds Force, an elite unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Correct answer: Iran
Easy
  • A. UK
  • B. Russia
  • C. USA
  • D. China

Explanation: A US drone strike near Baghdad International Airport killed Qasem Soleimani in January 2020.

Correct answer: USA
Fairly easy
  • A. General Tahir ibn Husayn
  • B. General Qasem Soleimani
  • C. General RohUllah
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Qasem Soleimani commanded Iran’s Quds Force and was killed in a US airstrike at Baghdad airport on 3 January 2020.

Correct answer: General Qasem Soleimani
Moderate
  • A. China
  • B. USA
  • C. Russia
  • D. South Korea

Explanation: Russia deployed the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle as part of its strategic defence system.

Correct answer: Russia
Very hard
  • A. 15,000
  • B. 20,000
  • C. 17,000
  • D. 10,000

Explanation: The UN mission in Mali, MINUSMA, operated with an authorized strength of roughly 15,000 personnel and suffered more hostile deaths than…

Correct answer: 15,000
Fairly easy
  • A. Sudan
  • B. Haiti
  • C. Syria
  • D. Mali

Explanation: The mission identified was MINUSMA, the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali.

Correct answer: Mali