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. Garuda
- B. Apharan
- C. Vijay
- D. Shakti
Explanation: Apharan was the Indian Coast Guard’s anti-hijacking exercise conducted at Kochi Port.
Correct answer: Apharan- A. Pakistan
- B. Bangladesh
- C. China
- D. Russia
Explanation: China requested the UN Security Council’s closed-door discussion on Kashmir on 18 December 2019.
Correct answer: China- A. 24th October 2019
- B. 25th October 2019
- C. 26th October 2019
- D. 30th October 2019
Explanation: ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed during the US raid known as Operation Kayla Mueller on 26 October 2019.
Correct answer: 26th October 2019- A. SWAT
- B. CONAN
- C. Aeike
- D. None of these
Explanation: Conan was the Belgian Malinois involved in the U.S. raid that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Correct answer: CONAN- A. Neptune
- B. Conan
- C. Kayla Mueller
- D. None of these
Explanation: The U.S. raid targeting Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was officially designated Operation Kayla Mueller, honouring the American aid worker killed…
Correct answer: Kayla Mueller- A. CENTER 2019
- B. SCO MISSION 2019
- C. PHANTOM FURY
- D. COBRA GOLD
Explanation: The SCO’s large-scale joint military exercise in Russia in September 2019 was called Centre 2019. Phantom Fury was associated with a U.S.
Correct answer: CENTER 2019- A. Spring Rising
- B. Decisive storm
- C. Desert storm
- D. Peace Rising
Explanation: Saudi Arabia launched Operation Decisive Storm in Yemen in March 2015 with a coalition of Arab states against the Houthi movement.
Correct answer: Decisive storm- A. 31 March 2019
- B. 31 April 2019
- C. 31 August 2019
- D. 31 September 2019
Explanation: Hong Kong's anti-extradition movement began with a major protest on 31 March 2019, followed by another large demonstration on 28 April.
Correct answer: 31 March 2019- A. Australia and Canada
- B. Australia and USA
- C. USA and Canada
- D. Mexico and USA
Explanation: The two professors were American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks, released by the Taliban in a prisoner exchange in November 2019.
Correct answer: Australia and USA- A. Sudan
- B. Lebanon
- C. Somalia
- D. Tunisia
Explanation: Al-Shabaab is an Islamist militant and insurgent group based mainly in Somalia, where it has fought the federal government and African…
Correct answer: Somalia- A. Syrians
- B. Yemenis
- C. Afghans
- D. Turks
Explanation: UN humanitarian reporting recorded more than 350,000 Afghans displaced during 2019, largely because of conflict and insecurity.
Correct answer: Afghans- A. 170KM
- B. 180KM
- C. 190KM
- D. None of these
Explanation: Lebanese protesters formed a human chain reported to stretch about 170 kilometres along the country’s coast.
Correct answer: 170KM253. Turkey launched a military operation in ___________ Syria on 8 October 2019 against Kurdish Forces ?
- A. northeast
- B. northwest
- C. southeast
- D. none
Explanation: Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring began in northeastern Syria against Kurdish-led forces in October 2019.
Correct answer: northeast- A. Kuwait
- B. Israel
- C. Turkey
- D. UAE
Explanation: Britain and Spain joined other countries in suspending or reviewing arms exports to Turkey after its military operation in northeastern…
Correct answer: Turkey- A. Turkey and Iraq
- B. Iran and Armenia
- C. Syria
- D. All of these
Explanation: The Kurds are concentrated across Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria, with smaller communities including one in Armenia.
Correct answer: All of these256. When Turkish forces invaded in north eastern Syria against Kurd Militia (Syrian Democratic Forces)?
- A. 3 October 2019
- B. 6 October 2019
- C. 9 October 2019
- D. 12 October 2019
Explanation: Turkey launched its military offensive in northeastern Syria on 9 October 2019.
Correct answer: 9 October 2019257. What code-name is given by Turkey to military operation in north eastern Syria against Kurd Militia?
- A. Peace Spring
- B. Save Syria
- C. Peace Border
- D. Peace for life
Explanation: Turkey named the northeastern Syria offensive Operation Peace Spring. The name was used for the campaign against the Kurdish-led Syrian…
Correct answer: Peace Spring- A. Syria
- B. Iraq
- C. Iran
- D. Saudi Arabia
Explanation: The tanker was the Iranian vessel Sabiti, which was struck in the Red Sea near Saudi Arabia on 11 October 2019.
Correct answer: Iran- A. Israel
- B. Poland
- C. Germany
- D. Austria
Explanation: The attack occurred in Halle, Germany, during Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism.
Correct answer: Germany- A. 1996 to 1998
- B. 1998 to 2000
- C. 2000 to 2002
- D. 2002 to 2004
Explanation: The Ethiopia-Eritrea border war lasted from 1998 to 2000. A peace agreement ended the main fighting, although the border dispute remained…
Correct answer: 1998 to 2000