Free Global Economy MCQs with Answers

448 Global Economy 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.

Global economy covers growth, inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, public debt, trade and employment across major economies. It also includes the work of the IMF, World Bank, WTO and central banks, along with oil and commodity prices, supply-chain disruptions, sanctions, trade agreements and the economic effects of international crises.

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Hard
  • A. China
  • B. India
  • C. USA
  • D. None

Explanation: The United States stopped a reported 12-million-dollar funding arrangement for the World Wide Fund for Nature, commonly called WWF.

Correct answer: USA
Moderate
  • A. Dubai Tower
  • B. Creek Tower
  • C. UAE Tower
  • D. Arab Tower

Explanation: Dubai Creek Tower was planned as a landmark taller than the Burj Khalifa, although its construction and completion timeline later became…

Correct answer: Creek Tower
Hard
  • A. Switzerland
  • B. China
  • C. USA
  • D. Japan

Explanation: Japan ranked first in the 2020 Global Climate Risk Index, which assessed the countries most affected by extreme weather over the preceding…

Correct answer: Japan
Easy
  • A. 9 billion
  • B. 7 billion
  • C. 6 billion
  • D. 8 billion

Explanation: The UN estimate for 2020 was about 7.8 billion people, so 8 billion is the closest option. The 9-billion milestone had not yet been reached.

Correct answer: 8 billion
Moderate
  • A. Saudi Arabia
  • B. UAE
  • C. Qatar
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The UAE introduced legislation requiring equal pay for men and women performing the same work in the private sector.

Correct answer: UAE
Hard
  • A. 28th September
  • B. 27th September
  • C. 22nd September
  • D. 29th September

Explanation: The UN-designated International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste is observed on 29 September.

Correct answer: 29th September
Moderate
  • A. FRANCE
  • B. USA
  • C. UAE
  • D. SAUDI ARABIA

Explanation: Saudi Arabia held the G20 presidency in 2020 and hosted the leaders’ summit virtually in November because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Correct answer: SAUDI ARABIA
Fairly easy
  • A. Black Sea
  • B. Red Sea
  • C. Baltic Sea
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Turkey announced its major natural-gas discovery in the Black Sea in August 2020.

Correct answer: Black Sea
Moderate
  • A. Russia
  • B. Turkey
  • C. Qatar
  • D. Greece

Explanation: Turkey discovered a large natural-gas reserve in the Black Sea in 2020, described at the time as the country’s biggest such discovery.

Correct answer: Turkey
Fairly easy
  • A. Google
  • B. Apple Inc.
  • C. Samsung
  • D. Oppo

Explanation: Apple removed nearly 29,800 apps from its Chinese App Store in response to tighter licensing requirements, including more than 26,000…

Correct answer: Apple Inc.
Very hard
  • A. Spain
  • B. Saudi Arabia
  • C. Usa
  • D. France

Explanation: SABIC's polycarbonate facility in Cartagena, Spain, was planned to use renewable power for all its operations.

Correct answer: Spain
Hard
  • A. Myanmar
  • B. Sri Lanka
  • C. India
  • D. Bangladesh

Explanation: India recorded the largest reduction in multidimensional poverty among the countries covered by the UNDP and OPHI report, with hundreds of…

Correct answer: India
Easy
  • A. Saudi Arabia
  • B. UAE
  • C. Bahrain
  • D. Qatar

Explanation: The United Arab Emirates became the first Arab country to produce nuclear energy when the Barakah nuclear plant began operating.

Correct answer: UAE
Moderate
  • A. Samsung
  • B. Apple
  • C. Oppo
  • D. Huawei

Explanation: Huawei overtook Samsung as the world’s largest smartphone seller in the second quarter of 2020, according to market research reports.

Correct answer: Huawei
Very hard
  • A. Iran
  • B. Kazakhstan
  • C. Turkmenistan
  • D. Uzbekistan

Explanation: Turkmenistan became the WTO’s 25th observer country in July 2020. Observer status is an initial step toward possible WTO membership and is…

Correct answer: Turkmenistan
Hard
  • A. Japan
  • B. Kenya
  • C. Sydney
  • D. China

Explanation: Alphabet's Loon project began its first commercial internet service in Kenya using high-altitude balloons.

Correct answer: Kenya
Hard
  • A. 37
  • B. 54
  • C. 73
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Pakistan was placed 73rd in JLL's 2020 Global Real Estate Transparency Index.

Correct answer: 73
Moderate
  • A. Pakistan
  • B. India
  • C. South Africa
  • D. Bangladesh

Explanation: Google announced a $10 billion investment and digitisation fund for India, covering digital infrastructure, education and technology.

Correct answer: India
Moderate
  • A. United Nations
  • B. World Bank
  • C. G 20
  • D. World Economic Forum

Explanation: The United Nations launched the Alliance for Poverty Eradication as COVID-19 threatened to push millions more people into poverty.

Correct answer: United Nations
Moderate
  • A. Zheng Hai
  • B. Pony Ma
  • C. Le Xin
  • D. Bang Won

Explanation: Pony Ma, founder of Tencent and also known as Ma Huateng, briefly became China’s richest person in June 2020, overtaking Jack Ma in wealth…

Correct answer: Pony Ma