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Global politics covers relations among states, major power competition, foreign policy, alliances and international organisations such as the United Nations, NATO and the European Union. It includes leadership changes, diplomatic alignments, sanctions, elections with international consequences, and the roles of permanent members and voting blocs in global decision-making.
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- A. General Ismail Qaani
- B. General Qasim Sulaimani
- C. General RohUllah
- D. None of these
Explanation: Brigadier General Esmail Qaani succeeded Soleimani as commander of Iran’s Quds Force after Soleimani’s death.
Correct answer: General Ismail Qaani- A. United States
- B. Myanmar
- C. Taiwan
- D. None of these
Explanation: Taiwan’s top military chief, General Shen Yi-ming, died in a helicopter crash on 2 January 2020.
Correct answer: Taiwan- A. International Year of Plant Health
- B. International Year of Fruits and Vegetables
- C. International Year of Indigenous Languages
- D. None of these
Explanation: The UN designated 2020 the International Year of Plant Health to highlight the protection of crops and ecosystems from pests and diseases.
Correct answer: International Year of Plant Health- A. 29 September
- B. 21 May
- C. 20 August
- D. 25 December
Explanation: The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste is observed on 29 September.
Correct answer: 29 September- A. 20 August
- B. 21 May
- C. 23 March
- D. 29 September
Explanation: International Tea Day is observed annually on 21 May. The date recognises tea’s importance to production, trade, employment and rural…
Correct answer: 21 May- A. International Tea Day & International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
- B. World Cancer Day & World Radio Day
- C. International Day of UN Peacekeepers & Global Day of Parents
- D. None of these
Explanation: The two new UN observances introduced in 2020 were International Tea Day on 21 May and the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and…
Correct answer: International Tea Day & International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste- A. Australia
- B. Indonesia
- C. Iran
- D. None of these
Explanation: Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, suffered severe flooding beginning on New Year’s Day in 2020.
Correct answer: Indonesia- A. American Scientist
- B. Chinese Scientist
- C. European scientist
- D. None of these
Explanation: He Jiankui, the scientist who announced the birth of gene-edited babies, was Chinese.
Correct answer: Chinese Scientist- A. China
- B. India
- C. Pakistan
- D. Nigeria
Explanation: UNICEF estimated that India recorded the world’s highest number of births on New Year’s Day 2020, at roughly 67,000 births.
Correct answer: India- A. 151th
- B. 164th
- C. 166th
- D. 167th
Explanation: Pakistan ranked 164th out of 167 countries in the 2019 Women, Peace and Security Index.
Correct answer: 164th- A. Israel
- B. China
- C. Russia
- D. USA
Explanation: Kupol is Russia’s space-based missile-warning system, designed to detect ballistic missile launches.
Correct answer: Russia- A. South Africa
- B. Somalia
- C. Algeria
- D. Nigeria
Explanation: General Ahmed Gaid Salah, Algeria’s powerful army chief and vice minister of defence, died in December 2019.
Correct answer: Algeria- A. Bikram Singh
- B. Bipin Rawat
- C. VK Singh
- D. Deepak Kapoor
Explanation: General Bipin Rawat became India’s first Chief of Defence Staff in January 2020.
Correct answer: Bipin Rawat- A. Panama
- B. Argentina
- C. Ecuador
- D. Iceland
Explanation: Ecuador declared an environmental emergency after a fuel spill threatened the Galapagos Islands in December 2019.
Correct answer: Ecuador- A. Muslims
- B. Hindus
- C. Christians
- D. Buddhist
Explanation: The 2019 amendment fast-tracked citizenship for persecuted non-Muslim minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, while Muslims…
Correct answer: Muslims- A. 55
- B. 56
- C. 57
- D. 60
Explanation: Fausta, a black rhinoceros in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area, died at the reported age of 57.
Correct answer: 57- A. Actress
- B. Astronaut
- C. Writer
- D. Ornithologist
Explanation: Anna Karina was a Danish-French actress best known for her roles in films by French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard.
Correct answer: Actress- A. USA
- B. India
- C. Turkey
- D. Russia
Explanation: The Committee to Protect Journalists reported Turkey as the world’s second-largest jailer of journalists after China in December 2019.
Correct answer: Turkey- A. Japan
- B. China
- C. Russia
- D. USA
Explanation: Japan launched the Suiso Frontier, the world’s first liquefied-hydrogen carrier, to support transport of hydrogen by sea.
Correct answer: Japan- A. India
- B. Spain
- C. China
- D. USA
Explanation: China required new mobile-phone users to undergo facial scans when registering service, citing identity verification and fraud prevention.
Correct answer: China