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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. China
- B. Nepal
- C. Pakistan
- D. India
Explanation: A 10-member Nepali team made the first successful winter ascent of K2 on 16 January 2021.
Correct answer: Nepal- A. It supported the US against Iraq
- B. Qatar was accused of supporting terrorist groups and being close to Iran
- C. Qatar had restricted the use of its massive airbase Al- Udeud
- D. None of these
Explanation: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt accused Qatar of supporting terrorism, maintaining close ties with Iran and interfering in…
Correct answer: Qatar was accused of supporting terrorist groups and being close to Iran- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 4
- D. None of these
Explanation: Saudi Arabia reopened its land border with Qatar in January 2021 after the roughly three-year Gulf blockade that began in June 2017.
Correct answer: 3- A. Afghanistan
- B. Armenia
- C. Kazakhstan
- D. None of these
Explanation: Kazakhstan ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR, which commits states to abolishing the death penalty.
Correct answer: Kazakhstan- A. Ethiopia
- B. Turkey
- C. Sudan
- D. Syria
Explanation: Sudan’s transitional government signed the Juba Peace Agreement with several rebel groups in October 2020.
Correct answer: Sudan- A. On 10th November 2020
- B. On 12th November 2020
- C. On 15th November 2020
- D. None of these
Explanation: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia signed the ceasefire statement on 10 November 2020, ending the active phase of the Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Correct answer: On 10th November 2020- A. Australia,US
- B. Japan,Australia
- C. Japan,South Koraa
- D. India,Japan
Explanation: Japan and Australia signed a landmark defence agreement in November 2020 to facilitate military cooperation and exercises.
Correct answer: Japan,Australia- A. US
- B. Armenia
- C. Azerbaijan
- D. Russia
Explanation: Armenia declared airspace restrictions over Nagorno-Karabakh during the 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.
Correct answer: Armenia- A. Pakistan,Sri Lanka
- B. Bangladesh, US
- C. Vietnam,US
- D. India,Bangladesh
Explanation: CARAT, meaning Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training, is a longstanding US naval exercise with Asian partners.
Correct answer: Bangladesh, US- A. Fat Man
- B. Little Boy
- C. Tall Boy
- D. Small Man
Explanation: Tallboy was a large British earthquake bomb used during World War II, and one found in Poland detonated underwater during an attempted…
Correct answer: Tall Boy- A. Azarbaijanian
- B. Armenian
- C. Mixed Population
- D. None
Explanation: Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, but its population was historically predominantly ethnic Armenian.
Correct answer: Armenian- A. Nagorno-Karabakh
- B. The Kura Aras
- C. Gegharkunik
- D. None
Explanation: The central dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan concerns Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory internationally recognised as Azerbaijani but…
Correct answer: Nagorno-Karabakh- A. ISIS-Houthis
- B. S.Arabia-Houthis
- C. Qatar-Houthis
- D. None of these
Explanation: Saudi Arabia’s coalition and Yemen’s Houthi rebels agreed to exchange prisoners as part of confidence-building efforts in the Yemen…
Correct answer: S.Arabia-Houthis- A. 12 July 2020
- B. 12 June 2020
- C. 12 August 2020
- D. None
Explanation: The clashes along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border began on 12 July 2020, near the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Correct answer: 12 July 2020- A. Solidarity contact
- B. Abraham Accords
- C. Contract of three
- D. Contract of new Moses
Explanation: The agreement establishing diplomatic relations between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain is associated with the Abraham Accords.
Correct answer: Abraham Accords- A. UAE
- B. Oman
- C. Bahrain
- D. Sudan
Explanation: Bahrain became the latest Arab state at that point to announce normalisation of relations with Israel, following the UAE.
Correct answer: Bahrain- A. First
- B. Second
- C. Third
- D. Fourth
Explanation: The UAE became the third Arab state to establish formal relations with Israel, after Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994.
Correct answer: Third- A. Saudi Arabia
- B. Egypt
- C. Jordan
- D. Both B & C
Explanation: Before the UAE, Egypt and Jordan had normalized relations with Israel through their respective peace treaties.
Correct answer: Both B & C- A. France
- B. Israel
- C. US
- D. None of These
Explanation: The reported conversions involved mosques in Israel that authorities or other Israeli institutions repurposed as synagogues or other…
Correct answer: Israel180. Israel and UAE agreed the historic agreement to work towards " full normalisation of relations" on:
- A. 12 August, 2020
- B. 13 August, 2020
- C. 14 August, 2020
- D. 15 Augusts, 2020
Explanation: Israel and the UAE announced their agreement to pursue full normalization of relations on 13 August 2020.
Correct answer: 13 August, 2020