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. Thailand
  • B. UAE
  • C. Israel
  • D. China

Explanation: The Blue Diamond affair was a major diplomatic dispute between Saudi Arabia and Thailand after a Thai worker stole Saudi jewels in 1989.

Correct answer: Thailand
Moderate
  • A. 2%
  • B. 2.67%
  • C. 3.67%
  • D. 4%

Explanation: The JCPOA limited Iran's uranium enrichment to 3.67%, a level suitable for civilian nuclear use and far below weapons-grade enrichment.

Correct answer: 3.67%
Moderate
  • A. USA
  • B. Australia
  • C. Brazil
  • D. Russia

Explanation: Japan and Australia signed their Reciprocal Access Agreement in January 2022 to facilitate military cooperation and the movement of each…

Correct answer: Australia
Fairly easy
  • A. Israel
  • B. Iran
  • C. Ukraine
  • D. Afghanistan

Explanation: The Minsk agreements were negotiated to reduce the conflict in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists.

Correct answer: Ukraine
Moderate
  • A. USA
  • B. Russia
  • C. UK
  • D. France

Explanation: Russia published draft security agreements seeking guarantees from NATO and the United States in December 2021.

Correct answer: Russia
Hard
  • A. 50
  • B. 51
  • C. 52
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Bangladesh declared victory on 16 December 1971 after its Liberation War, so the 2021 anniversary marked 50 years.

Correct answer: 50
Moderate
  • A. Saudi Arabia
  • B. UAE
  • C. Qatar
  • D. Oman

Explanation: The name Jawad was contributed to the rotating cyclone-naming system by Saudi Arabia.

Correct answer: Saudi Arabia
Moderate
  • A. Russia-Crimea
  • B. Belarus-Poland
  • C. Russia-Belarus
  • D. Russia-Ukraine

Explanation: The Minsk II agreement was negotiated to halt fighting in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists.

Correct answer: Russia-Ukraine
Moderate
  • A. Russia and Ukraine
  • B. Israel and Morocco
  • C. Germany and Poland
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Russia and Ukraine heightened military alert levels and conducted combat exercises amid rising tensions in late 2021.

Correct answer: Russia and Ukraine
Moderate
  • A. Defense
  • B. Peace
  • C. Mutual
  • D. All of these

Explanation: Israel and Morocco signed a defence cooperation agreement in Rabat in November 2021, deepening their security relationship after…

Correct answer: Defense
Fairly easy
  • A. Islamabad
  • B. Doha
  • C. Beijing
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The second round of US-Taliban negotiations was scheduled in Doha, Qatar, which had become the main venue for the peace talks.

Correct answer: Doha
Very hard
  • A. 14 November 2021
  • B. 16 November 2021
  • C. 18 November 2021
  • D. 20 November 2021

Explanation: The Taliban held the parade in Kabul on 14 November 2021, displaying captured US-made weapons and helicopters.

Correct answer: 14 November 2021
Moderate
  • A. Walter Cronkite
  • B. Lester Holt
  • C. Anderson Cooper
  • D. Danny Fenster

Explanation: Myanmar sentenced US journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison on charges including incitement and unlawful associations.

Correct answer: Danny Fenster
Fairly easy
  • A. Andry Thomas
  • B. Maria Perry
  • C. Armin Blome
  • D. Thomas West

Explanation: Thomas West became the US Special Representative for Afghanistan, succeeding Zalmay Khalilzad in October 2021.

Correct answer: Thomas West
Moderate
  • A. SCO
  • B. SAARC
  • C. UNO
  • D. ASEAN

Explanation: The United Nations reported that staff members and their dependents had been detained in Addis Ababa amid Ethiopia's conflict and security…

Correct answer: UNO
Moderate
  • A. Saad Hariri
  • B. George Kordahi
  • C. Najib Mikati
  • D. None of these

Explanation: George Kordahi, Lebanon’s information minister, criticised the Saudi-led war in Yemen, provoking a diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and…

Correct answer: George Kordahi
Moderate
  • A. nuclear bombs
  • B. military drones
  • C. nuclear-powered submarines
  • D. None of these

Explanation: AUKUS initially focused on helping Australia acquire nuclear-powered, conventionally armed submarines.

Correct answer: nuclear-powered submarines
Very hard
  • A. six
  • B. seven
  • C. two
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Six Palestinian prisoners escaped Gilboa prison in Israel on 6 September 2021 through a tunnel dug from a cell.

Correct answer: six
Hard
  • A. 28 August 2021
  • B. 31 August 2021
  • C. 2 September 2021
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The United States completed its military withdrawal from Afghanistan on 31 August 2021, ending its 20-year military presence there.

Correct answer: 31 August 2021
Moderate
  • A. 15 August 2021
  • B. 16 August 2021
  • C. 14 August 2021
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The Taliban entered Kabul on 15 August 2021 after President Ashraf Ghani left the country, marking the collapse of the Afghan government.

Correct answer: 15 August 2021