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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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Very hard
  • A. 30
  • B. 35
  • C. 40
  • D. 45

Explanation: The 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang featured athletes from 45 nations.

Correct answer: 45
Very hard
  • A. 80
  • B. 88
  • C. 92
  • D. 98

Explanation: The PyeongChang Winter Olympics had participation from 92 nations, making it one of the largest Winter Olympic editions at that time.

Correct answer: 92
Moderate
  • A. Pakistan
  • B. Britain
  • C. Japan
  • D. India

Explanation: Great Britain won the 2018 Sultan of Johor Cup junior hockey tournament.

Correct answer: Britain
Hard
  • A. Chile, Colombia and Mexico
  • B. Brazil, Argentine and Canada
  • C. Mexico, USA and Brazil
  • D. Chile, UK and USA

Explanation: After the August 2018 drone attack, Nicolás Maduro accused Chile, Colombia, and Mexico of involvement.

Correct answer: Chile, Colombia and Mexico
Fairly easy
  • A. Argentine
  • B. USA
  • C. Chili
  • D. Brazil

Explanation: Brazil's 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro was devastated by fire on 2 September 2018.

Correct answer: Brazil
Easy
  • A. Indigenious day
  • B. Election day
  • C. Central excise day
  • D. World peace day

Explanation: 21 September is the International Day of Peace, commonly called World Peace Day.

Correct answer: World peace day
Fairly easy
  • A. Indonesia
  • B. Laos
  • C. Thailand
  • D. Vietnam

Explanation: Trần Đại Quang was the president of Vietnam from 2016 until his death in September 2018.

Correct answer: Vietnam
Very hard
  • A. Hazrat ullah
  • B. M.shahzad
  • C. Gylee
  • D. shaid afridi

Explanation: Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai made the fastest fifty of the 2018 Afghanistan Premier League, reaching the mark in 12 balls.

Correct answer: Hazrat ullah
Moderate
  • A. Moroco
  • B. Nigeria
  • C. Senegal
  • D. Ghana

Explanation: Senegal was selected to host the 2022 Summer Youth Olympic Games, making it the first African country to host an Olympic event.

Correct answer: Senegal
Very hard
  • A. USA
  • B. UK
  • C. France
  • D. Japan

Explanation: The United States was associated with the early development of bio-electronic medicine, which uses implanted electrical devices to…

Correct answer: USA
Easy
  • A. Turkey
  • B. Iran
  • C. Russia
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Khabib Nurmagomedov is a Russian mixed martial artist from Dagestan, Russia.

Correct answer: Russia
Hard
  • A. Iran
  • B. Scot Land
  • C. Ire land
  • D. Iraq

Explanation: Iraq’s prime minister used an online application system to find candidates for ministerial posts while trying to form a government.

Correct answer: Iraq
Fairly easy
  • A. Turky
  • B. Iran
  • C. Saudi Arabia
  • D. Egypt

Explanation: Jamal Khashoggi was a Saudi journalist and critic of the Saudi government who was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October…

Correct answer: Saudi Arabia
Hard
  • A. Pakistan
  • B. South Korea
  • C. North Korea
  • D. Malaysia

Explanation: Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak received a 15-year prison sentence for corruption on 5 October 2018.

Correct answer: South Korea
Hard
  • A. India
  • B. China
  • C. Egypt
  • D. Iran

Explanation: The reported world’s largest dome was inaugurated in India. Such claims commonly refer to large religious or cultural structures, so the…

Correct answer: India
Fairly easy
  • A. Barham Salih
  • B. Fuad Masum
  • C. Jalal Talabani
  • D. Mashal Ajil al-Yawer

Explanation: Barham Salih was elected president of Iraq on 2 October 2018, succeeding Fuad Masum.

Correct answer: Barham Salih
Fairly easy
  • A. George Smith
  • B. Frances Arnold
  • C. Greg Winter
  • D. All of above
  • E. None of them

Explanation: The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was shared by Frances Arnold, George Smith and Gregory Winter for work in directed evolution and phage…

Correct answer: All of above
Fairly easy
  • A. Gérard Mourou
  • B. Arthur Ashkin
  • C. Donna Strickland
  • D. All of these
  • E. None of them

Explanation: Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland jointly received the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for advances involving optical tweezers…

Correct answer: All of these
Moderate
  • A. James P. Allison
  • B. Tasuku Honjo
  • C. Michael W. Young
  • D. Both A & B
  • E. None of them

Explanation: James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering cancer therapy based on inhibition of…

Correct answer: Both A & B
Moderate
  • A. Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege
  • B. Yazidi campaigner Nadia Murad
  • C. International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
  • D. Both A and B
  • E. Both A and D

Explanation: Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad jointly won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts against the use of sexual violence as a weapon of…

Correct answer: Both A and B