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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Fairly easy
  • A. Pakistan-Afghanistan
  • B. Pakistan-Iran
  • C. Pakistan-India
  • D. Pakistan-China

Explanation: Pakistan's border-fencing project was being carried out along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border to curb cross-border infiltration and…

Correct answer: Pakistan-Afghanistan
Moderate
  • A. Russia
  • B. India
  • C. China
  • D. USA

Explanation: Russia was reported to have developed an interceptor attack drone designed to engage other drones and carry an explosive payload.

Correct answer: Russia
Fairly easy
  • A. Ukraine
  • B. India
  • C. Israel
  • D. Japan

Explanation: Ukraine imposed the restriction in November 2018 amid heightened tensions with Russia, particularly after the Kerch Strait incident.

Correct answer: Ukraine
Moderate
  • A. Mullah Muhammad Umer
  • B. Mullah Abdul Manan
  • C. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar
  • D. Zabihullah Mujahid

Explanation: Mullah Abdul Manan, a senior Taliban commander and shadow governor in Helmand, was killed in a joint Afghan-US operation in late 2018.

Correct answer: Mullah Abdul Manan
Moderate
  • A. because Romania got independence in 1918.
  • B. because Romania doubled its territory after the end of WWI.
  • C. because Romania secured its land in WWI.
  • D. None of these.

Explanation: Romania marked the centenary of the 1918 Great Union, when it acquired major territories such as Transylvania, Bukovina and Bessarabia…

Correct answer: because Romania doubled its territory after the end of WWI.
Very hard
  • A. Mohammad Ashraf Sehraie
  • B. Hafizullah Mir
  • C. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
  • D. All of the above

Explanation: Hafizullah Mir, a Tehreek-i-Hurriyat leader in Indian-administered Kashmir, was killed by unknown gunmen at his home on 20 November 2018.

Correct answer: Hafizullah Mir
Hard
  • A. 5000
  • B. 10000
  • C. 15000
  • D. 20000

Explanation: WHO estimates at the time placed Yemen's deaths since the Saudi-led intervention in March 2015 at around 10,000.

Correct answer: 10000
Moderate
  • A. Ronald E. Neumann
  • B. William Braucher
  • C. Robert Patrick John Finn
  • D. Zalmay Khalilzad

Explanation: Zalmay Khalilzad was appointed the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation and led efforts to negotiate with the Taliban.

Correct answer: Zalmay Khalilzad
Moderate
  • A. 500,000
  • B. 600,000
  • C. 700,000
  • D. 800,000

Explanation: UN reports stated that about 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar to Bangladesh after the 2017 military crackdown.

Correct answer: 700,000
Very hard
  • A. 55,000
  • B. 65,000
  • C. 75,000
  • D. 45,000

Explanation: Brown University’s Costs of War estimates placed Pakistan’s war-related deaths over the preceding 17 years at about 65,000.

Correct answer: 65,000
Hard
  • A. 1000
  • B. 2000
  • C. 3000
  • D. 4000

Explanation: UN agencies reported that more than 2,000 migrants died or went missing while crossing the Mediterranean in 2018.

Correct answer: 2000
Very hard
  • A. 70
  • B. 80
  • C. 90
  • D. 100

Explanation: Following the October 27, 2018 rocket attack, Israel reported striking about 80 Hamas military targets across Gaza.

Correct answer: 80
Moderate
  • A. Russia
  • B. America
  • C. China
  • D. UK

Explanation: The United States announced its withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, a Cold War-era arms-control agreement with…

Correct answer: America
Moderate
  • A. Marwan Barghouti
  • B. Yusef Urabi
  • C. Abu Maher Ghneim
  • D. Amin-al-Hindi

Explanation: Marwan Barghouti, a prominent Palestinian Fatah leader imprisoned by Israel, was associated with leading Palestinian prisoners' hunger…

Correct answer: Marwan Barghouti
Moderate
  • A. Qatar
  • B. Azerbijan
  • C. Saudi Arabia
  • D. UAE

Explanation: Saudi Arabia was reported as a venue for contacts involving Taliban representatives and Afghan government figures during the early…

Correct answer: Saudi Arabia
Hard
  • A. United Kingdom and United States
  • B. Mauritius and United Kingdom
  • C. Maldives and United States
  • D. Maldives and Mauritius

Explanation: The Chagos Archipelago is disputed between Mauritius and the United Kingdom, which administers the territory as the British Indian Ocean…

Correct answer: Mauritius and United Kingdom
Moderate
  • A. Iran
  • B. Iraq
  • C. Turkey
  • D. Libya

Explanation: The attack occurred in Iran during a military parade in Ahvaz on 22 September 2018, killing 25 people, including members of the Islamic…

Correct answer: Iran
Moderate
  • A. 27th September 2018
  • B. 29th September 2018
  • C. 1st October 2018
  • D. 2nd October 2018

Explanation: India marked the second anniversary of its claimed 2016 surgical strikes on 29 September 2018.

Correct answer: 29th September 2018
Easy
  • A. India
  • B. Iran
  • C. Iraq
  • D. Ireland

Explanation: The attack occurred during a military parade in Ahvaz, Iran, on 22 September 2018, and targeted members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…

Correct answer: Iran
  • A. 23 January 2025
  • B. 24 January 2025
  • C. 25 January 2025
  • D. 26 January 2025World Current Affairs

Explanation: Pakistan Navy assumed command of Combined Task Force 151 on 23 January 2025 for the 11th time.

Correct answer: 23 January 2025