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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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Hard
  • A. 120th
  • B. 126th
  • C. 128th
  • D. 226th

Explanation: Japan's traditional imperial genealogy counts Emperor Naruhito as the 126th monarch.

Correct answer: 126th
Fairly easy
  • A. Syria
  • B. Iraq
  • C. Turkey
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani is a highly influential Shia religious authority based in Iraq, particularly in Najaf.

Correct answer: Iraq
Fairly easy
  • A. UAE
  • B. Qatar
  • C. Indonesia
  • D. None of These

Explanation: Qatar announced reforms aimed at ending the kafala sponsorship system and improving migrant workers' freedom to change jobs and leave the…

Correct answer: Qatar
Hard
  • A. Recep Tayyip Erdogan
  • B. Imran Khan
  • C. Mahatir Muhammad
  • D. None of These

Explanation: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan was named Muslim Man of the Year in the 2019 edition of the Jordan-based Royal Islamic Strategic…

Correct answer: Imran Khan
Moderate
  • A. 2nd
  • B. 3rd
  • C. 4th
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party won the 2019 Canadian election, enabling him to form a government for a second term as prime minister.

Correct answer: 2nd
Hard
  • A. China
  • B. India
  • C. Japan
  • D. None of these

Explanation: India was developing a nationwide automated facial-recognition system described as potentially the world's largest.

Correct answer: India
Fairly easy
  • A. Russia
  • B. USA
  • C. Germany
  • D. China

Explanation: China's Chang'e 4 mission made the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon in January 2019.

Correct answer: China
Fairly easy
  • A. Maldives
  • B. Morocco
  • C. Tunisia
  • D. Libya

Explanation: Kais Saied, a constitutional law professor and political outsider, was elected president of Tunisia in October 2019.

Correct answer: Tunisia
Hard
  • A. America
  • B. India
  • C. Pakistan
  • D. China

Explanation: Pakistan denied entry to Steven Butler, the Committee to Protect Journalists' Asia coordinator, in 2019.

Correct answer: Pakistan
Moderate
  • A. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande
  • B. María Fernanda Espinosa
  • C. António Guterres
  • D. Coly Seck

Explanation: Coly Seck of Senegal served as president of the UN Human Rights Council in 2019.

Correct answer: Coly Seck
Very hard
  • A. 95
  • B. 96
  • C. 97
  • D. 98

Explanation: Turkey observed its 96th Republic Day on 29 October 2019, counting from the proclamation of the republic in 1923.

Correct answer: 96
Fairly easy
  • A. West Kalimantan
  • B. East Kalimantan
  • C. North Kalimantan
  • D. South Kalimantan

Explanation: Indonesia selected East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo as the site for its new capital.

Correct answer: East Kalimantan
Easy
  • A. NASA
  • B. Tesla
  • C. SpaceX
  • D. Roscosmos

Explanation: SpaceX pioneered operational reusable orbital rocket technology through the landing and reuse of Falcon 9 boosters.

Correct answer: SpaceX
Hard
  • A. USA
  • B. Russia
  • C. China
  • D. Iran

Explanation: Russia enacted its sovereign internet law to give authorities greater control over domestic internet routing and the ability to isolate…

Correct answer: Russia
Fairly easy
  • A. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qorashi.
  • B. Ayman al zawahiri
  • C. Abu ali al ambari
  • D. Abu slaeh al obaidi

Explanation: Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi was announced as the Islamic State’s new leader after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death.

Correct answer: Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qorashi.
Hard
  • A. 157
  • B. 167
  • C. 121
  • D. 134

Explanation: The Liberals won 157 of the 338 seats in Canada’s 2019 federal election, becoming the largest party but falling short of a majority.

Correct answer: 157
Moderate
  • A. Dan Brouillette
  • B. Mark Esper
  • C. Kevin Macaleen
  • D. Henry Roots

Explanation: Dan Brouillette was nominated by President Trump to replace Rick Perry as US Secretary of Energy.

Correct answer: Dan Brouillette
Moderate
  • A. first
  • B. second
  • C. third
  • D. fourth

Explanation: Angela Merkel became Germany’s chancellor in 2005 and was re-elected in 2009, 2013 and 2018, making the 2018 election her fourth term.

Correct answer: fourth
Easy
  • A. Kim Collins
  • B. Usain Bolt
  • C. Dwain Chambers
  • D. Justin Gatlin

Explanation: Usain Bolt holds the men’s 100-metre and 200-metre world records and is widely recognised as the fastest man in recorded athletics.

Correct answer: Usain Bolt
Moderate
  • A. Margaret Atwood
  • B. Lucy Ellmann
  • C. Bernardine Evaristo
  • D. Chigozie Obioma

Explanation: Bernardine Evaristo became the first Black woman to win the Booker Prize, sharing the 2019 award with Margaret Atwood.

Correct answer: Bernardine Evaristo