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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Very hard
  • A. 20
  • B. 30
  • C. 36
  • D. None of These

Explanation: Indonesia’s Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo 2023 involved 36 participating countries.

Correct answer: 36
Moderate
  • A. 4 years
  • B. 7 years
  • C. 10 years
  • D. 13 years

Explanation: Saudi Arabia and Iran severed diplomatic relations in 2016, so their Beijing-brokered restoration agreement came after about seven years.

Correct answer: 7 years
Hard
  • A. 288
  • B. 803
  • C. 120
  • D. None of These

Explanation: The 2 June 2023 Odisha train crash killed 288 people according to the widely reported initial official toll.

Correct answer: 288
Fairly easy
  • A. May 15
  • B. June 15
  • C. July 15
  • D. August 15

Explanation: Nakba Day is observed on 15 May to commemorate the mass displacement of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

Correct answer: May 15
Fairly easy
  • A. Poland
  • B. Finland
  • C. Belarus
  • D. Ukraine

Explanation: Russia announced the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, its close ally and neighbour.

Correct answer: Belarus
Moderate
  • A. North Korea
  • B. China
  • C. The U.S
  • D. India

Explanation: North Korea claimed in 2023 that it had tested an underwater nuclear attack drone.

Correct answer: North Korea
Moderate
  • A. Mine Action Cannot Wait
  • B. Safe Ground, Safe Steps, Safe Home
  • C. Towards Zero Mine objective in the DRC: Challenges and Prospects
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The 2023 theme was “Mine Action Cannot Wait,” highlighting the urgent need to clear landmines and assist affected communities.

Correct answer: Mine Action Cannot Wait
Fairly easy
  • A. 7.6
  • B. 7.7
  • C. 7.8
  • D. None of These

Explanation: The first major earthquake in Türkiye on 6 February 2023 was reported at magnitude 7.8.

Correct answer: 7.8
Moderate
  • A. Pakistan & India
  • B. Pakistan & Afghanistan
  • C. Pakistan & China
  • D. Pakistan & Bangladesh

Explanation: Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to restore their friendship bus service, linking communities across the border.

Correct answer: Pakistan & Afghanistan
Very hard
  • A. Turkey and China
  • B. China and Saudi Arabia
  • C. China and UAE
  • D. None of these

Explanation: China and the United Arab Emirates requested an urgent UN Security Council meeting after Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the…

Correct answer: China and UAE
Moderate
  • A. Lebanon
  • B. Syria
  • C. Turkey
  • D. None of These

Explanation: Israel and Lebanon signed a US-brokered maritime boundary agreement in October 2022, despite having no formal diplomatic relations.

Correct answer: Lebanon
Moderate
  • A. South Korea
  • B. Japan
  • C. China
  • D. None of These

Explanation: On 4 October 2022, North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile that flew over Japan, causing alerts there.

Correct answer: Japan
Moderate
  • A. Australia, Japan, South Korea
  • B. US, Japan and South Korea
  • C. Australia, US and North Korea
  • D. None of These

Explanation: The October 2022 trilateral anti-submarine warfare drills were conducted by the United States, Japan and South Korea.

Correct answer: US, Japan and South Korea
Moderate
  • A. September 24, 2022
  • B. September 26, 2022
  • C. September 28, 2022
  • D. September 30, 2022

Explanation: Vladimir Putin formally announced Russia’s attempted annexation of four occupied Ukrainian regions on 30 September 2022.

Correct answer: September 30, 2022
Moderate
  • A. India
  • B. Vietnam
  • C. China
  • D. Australia

Explanation: Exercise KAKADU is a biennial multinational maritime exercise hosted by Australia.

Correct answer: Australia
Moderate
  • A. NATO
  • B. AUKUS
  • C. Royal Australian Navy
  • D. Indian navy

Explanation: KAKADU is hosted by the Royal Australian Navy, although it involves naval forces from several countries.

Correct answer: Royal Australian Navy
Very hard
  • A. USS Johnston
  • B. USS Sameul B.
  • C. USS Fletcher
  • D. USS Missouri (BB-63)

Explanation: The wreck found in the Western Pacific was USS Samuel B. Roberts, a US Navy destroyer escort sunk during the 1944 Battle off Samar.

Correct answer: USS Sameul B.
Hard
  • A. 1200
  • B. 1100
  • C. 1000
  • D. 900

Explanation: The June 2022 earthquake in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 1,000 people in the initial reports, with many more injured.

Correct answer: 1000
Moderate
  • A. Japan
  • B. South Korea
  • C. North Korea
  • D. Israel

Explanation: North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its eastern coast on June 5, 2022.

Correct answer: North Korea
Hard
  • A. U.S
  • B. French
  • C. German
  • D. Polish

Explanation: DEFENDER-Europe is a large-scale, US Army-led multinational exercise designed to improve the readiness and interoperability of American…

Correct answer: U.S