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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. 22nd October 2019 ✓
  • B. 23rd October 2019
  • C. 24th October 2019
  • D. 25th October 2019

Explanation: Emperor Naruhito’s formal enthronement ceremony was held on 22 October 2019 in Tokyo.

Correct answer: 22nd October 2019 ✓
Moderate
  • A. Iran
  • B. Iraq
  • C. Brazil
  • D. Qatar

Explanation: More than 3,000 Iranian women attended a football match in Tehran in October 2019, ending a restriction that had largely kept women out of…

Correct answer: Iran
Moderate
  • A. James peebles
  • B. Michel Mayor
  • C. Didier Queloz
  • D. All of these

Explanation: The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics was shared by James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz for discoveries about the universe and an…

Correct answer: All of these
Moderate
  • A. Cuba
  • B. Somalia
  • C. Kenya
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The United States formally reopened its embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 2019 after diplomatic operations had been absent there for about…

Correct answer: Somalia
Very hard
  • A. Shoaib Malik
  • B. Darren Sammy
  • C. Jasson Holder
  • D. Chris Gayle

Explanation: Shoaib Malik captained the Guyana Amazon Warriors during the 2019 Caribbean Premier League season.

Correct answer: Shoaib Malik
Hard
  • A. 10 Oct, 2019
  • B. 11 Oct, 2019
  • C. 12 Oct, 2019
  • D. 9 Oct, 2019

Explanation: Alexei Leonov died on 11 October 2019, aged 85. He had become the first person to conduct a spacewalk during the Soviet Union’s Voskhod 2…

Correct answer: 11 Oct, 2019
Fairly easy
  • A. Heart electric pulses
  • B. Vaccine for AIDS
  • C. How cells use Oxygen
  • D. Artificial cell production

Explanation: The 2019 medicine laureates were recognised for explaining how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability.

Correct answer: How cells use Oxygen
Moderate
  • A. Poland
  • B. Serbia
  • C. Austria
  • D. Australia

Explanation: Peter Handke is an Austrian novelist, playwright and translator. Although of mixed Austrian and Slovenian background, he is identified…

Correct answer: Austria
Moderate
  • A. Adel al-Jubeir
  • B. Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah
  • C. Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud
  • D. None of them

Explanation: Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud became Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister in October 2019, replacing Adel al-Jubeir, who became minister of state…

Correct answer: Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud
Easy
  • A. Peter Handke
  • B. Olga Tokarczuk
  • C. Kazuo Ishiguro
  • D. Bob Dylan

Explanation: The 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature went to Austrian writer Peter Handke.

Correct answer: Peter Handke
Moderate
  • A. Peter Handke
  • B. Olga Tokarczuk
  • C. Kazuo Ishiguro
  • D. Bob Dylan

Explanation: Olga Tokarczuk won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced in 2019 after the Swedish Academy postponed the award.

Correct answer: Olga Tokarczuk
Moderate
  • A. Pakistan
  • B. India
  • C. Turkey
  • D. Iran

Explanation: KAZIND is a bilateral military exercise conducted by Kazakhstan and India. Its name combines the country abbreviations, Kazakh and Indian.

Correct answer: India
Moderate
  • A. 26 September
  • B. 29 September
  • C. 22 September
  • D. 27 September

Explanation: The International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is observed annually on 26 September.

Correct answer: 26 September
Moderate
  • A. Iran
  • B. Malaysia
  • C. Pakistan
  • D. China

Explanation: Iran won the 2019 Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship. The tournament was organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation and Iran…

Correct answer: Iran
Hard
  • A. Free democratic party
  • B. Social democratic party
  • C. Green party
  • D. Swiss peoples party

Explanation: Switzerland’s Green Party made historic gains in the 20 October 2019 federal election, reflecting strong public concern about climate…

Correct answer: Green party
Moderate
  • A. Babar Azam
  • B. Virat Kohli
  • C. Ben Stokes
  • D. Hashim Amla

Explanation: Ben Stokes was named the Professional Crickers’ Association Men’s Player of the Year for 2019.

Correct answer: Ben Stokes
Moderate
  • A. Andy Murray
  • B. Rafael Nadal
  • C. Novak Djokovic
  • D. Roger Federer

Explanation: Novak Djokovic won the 2019 Japan Open, defeating John Millman in the final. It was Djokovic’s first appearance at the Tokyo tournament.

Correct answer: Novak Djokovic
Hard
  • A. laser
  • B. Cosmology
  • C. Neutrino Oscilliations
  • D. None of These

Explanation: The 2019 Physics Nobel recognised discoveries in physical cosmology and the first exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star.

Correct answer: Cosmology
Easy
  • A. England
  • B. Ireland
  • C. Australia
  • D. New Zealand

Explanation: Sarah Taylor is an English cricketer who represented England internationally as a wicketkeeper-batter.

Correct answer: England
Moderate
  • A. John B. Goodenough
  • B. M. Stanley Wittingham
  • C. Akiroa yoshino
  • D. All of them

Explanation: All three named scientists shared the 2019 Chemistry Nobel: Whittingham and Goodenough developed key electrode materials, while Yoshino…

Correct answer: All of them