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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Hard
  • A. 18 August
  • B. 17 August
  • C. 16 August
  • D. 15 August

Explanation: The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on 16 August 2021 to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan after…

Correct answer: 16 August
Moderate
  • A. 11August 2021
  • B. 14 August 2021
  • C. 15 August 2021
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The Taliban captured Kabul on 15 August 2021, effectively returning to power nearly twenty years after their 2001 removal.

Correct answer: 15 August 2021
Easy
  • A. June 2, 1990
  • B. July 2,1991
  • C. August 2,1990
  • D. June 2,1992

Explanation: Iraq invaded Kuwait on 2 August 1990 under Saddam Hussein, beginning the crisis that led to the U.S.-led Gulf War.

Correct answer: August 2,1990
Hard
  • A. 10 years
  • B. 15 years
  • C. 20 years
  • D. 25 years

Explanation: US forces left Bagram Airfield in July 2021, roughly 20 years after the post-9/11 deployment began in Afghanistan.

Correct answer: 20 years
Easy
  • A. USA
  • B. China
  • C. Israel
  • D. Russia

Explanation: Iron Dome is an Israeli mobile air-defence system designed primarily to intercept short-range rockets and artillery shells.

Correct answer: Israel
Very hard
  • A. Gaza
  • B. Hamas
  • C. Al-Quds
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps named the approximately 200-kilometre-range drone Gaza as a tribute to Palestinians.

Correct answer: Gaza
Very hard
  • A. Sudan
  • B. Chad
  • C. Afghanistan
  • D. Nigeria

Explanation: FACT stands for the Front for Change and Concord in Chad, an armed rebel movement opposed to Chad's government.

Correct answer: Chad
Easy
  • A. Greece & Turkey
  • B. Armenia & Azerbaijan
  • C. Russia & Ukraine
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Donbass is a region in eastern Ukraine containing Donetsk and Luhansk, where Russian-backed separatists fought Ukrainian forces.

Correct answer: Russia & Ukraine
Moderate
  • A. Pakistan
  • B. Iran
  • C. Sri Lanka
  • D. India

Explanation: China and Iran signed a 25-year comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement covering energy, infrastructure, trade and security.

Correct answer: Iran
Hard
  • A. Sri Lanka
  • B. Afghanistan
  • C. Bangladesh
  • D. America

Explanation: Shantir Ogroshena 2021 was a multinational military exercise hosted by Bangladesh to mark its 50th independence anniversary.

Correct answer: Bangladesh
Very hard
  • A. UAE
  • B. France
  • C. Israel
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Palestine reportedly blocked the United Arab Emirates’ admission to the East Mediterranean Gas Forum in 2021.

Correct answer: UAE
Fairly easy
  • A. Syria
  • B. Iraq
  • C. Turkey
  • D. Afghanistan

Explanation: The US airstrikes targeted facilities in eastern Syria used by Iranian-backed militias.

Correct answer: Syria
Hard
  • A. Luca Attanasio(Italy)
  • B. Alfrendo Pasto
  • C. Luca kagil
  • D. Mukato jalebi

Explanation: Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luca Attanasio, was killed in an attack near Goma in February 2021.

Correct answer: Luca Attanasio(Italy)
Hard
  • A. Illinios
  • B. California
  • C. New-York
  • D. Wyoming

Explanation: New York was reported as the first US state to adopt a resolution recognizing 5 February as Kashmir-American Day.

Correct answer: New-York
Fairly easy
  • A. Ethpoia
  • B. Thailand
  • C. Myanmar
  • D. Nepal

Explanation: Myanmar’s military seized power in February 2021, detained civilian leaders and declared a one-year state of emergency.

Correct answer: Myanmar
Hard
  • A. May 2021
  • B. March 2021
  • C. August 2021
  • D. None

Explanation: The Biden administration reviewed the withdrawal of the remaining US troops by May 2021, the deadline associated with the US-Taliban Doha…

Correct answer: May 2021
Fairly easy
  • A. Suhrato
  • B. Aung san
  • C. Aung san suki
  • D. None

Explanation: The coup targeted the elected civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint.

Correct answer: Aung san suki
Fairly easy
  • A. Bukina fasso
  • B. Mayanmar
  • C. India
  • D. None

Explanation: Myanmar’s military, known as the Tatmadaw, removed the civilian government and transferred power to a military administration in February…

Correct answer: Mayanmar
Fairly easy
  • A. Russia
  • B. Israel
  • C. France
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Russia announced its withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty after the United States had withdrawn in 2020.

Correct answer: Russia
Fairly easy
  • A. Iran
  • B. Saudi Arabia
  • C. Qatar
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Great Prophet 15 was a major Iranian military exercise involving missiles, drones and naval forces.

Correct answer: Iran