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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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Easy
  • A. Chad
  • B. South Africa
  • C. Kenya
  • D. Sudan

Explanation: South Africa’s ANC lost its parliamentary majority in the 2024 election for the first time since the end of apartheid.

Correct answer: South Africa
Moderate
  • A. Khertek Anchimaa-Toka
  • B. Claudia Sheinbaum
  • C. Isabel Paron
  • D. Agatha Barbara

Explanation: Claudia Sheinbaum became Mexico’s first female president when she won the 2024 presidential election.

Correct answer: Claudia Sheinbaum
Hard
  • A. Chile
  • B. Japan
  • C. Sweden
  • D. Nigeria

Explanation: Tomoko Akane of Japan became President of the International Criminal Court in March 2024.

Correct answer: Japan
Hard
  • A. Tomoko Akane
  • B. Chile Eboe-Osuji
  • C. Robert Frem
  • D. Sang-Hyun Song

Explanation: Tomoko Akane was elected President of the International Criminal Court for the 2024–2027 term.

Correct answer: Tomoko Akane
Moderate
  • A. Land restoration, Desertification and Drought resilience
  • B. Anti Land grabbing , Deforestation and Rain Rescuing
  • C. Land Sliding , Avalanching and Sold waste managing
  • D. Organic farming ,Tilting and Green Manuring

Explanation: World Environment Day 2024 focused on “Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience,” under the broader slogan “Our land.

Correct answer: Land restoration, Desertification and Drought resilience
Moderate
  • A. Antonio Guterres
  • B. Dennis Francis
  • C. Csaba Kőrösi
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Dennis Francis of Trinidad and Tobago was President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in 2023–24.

Correct answer: Dennis Francis
Moderate
  • A. The promise of Playful Parenting
  • B. Family, Parenthood and Climate changes
  • C. A Well-aware Parent makes an Artful Child
  • D. Parenthood is the base of a Child

Explanation: The 2024 Global Day of Parents theme was “The promise of playful parenting,” stressing play as an important part of children’s development…

Correct answer: The promise of Playful Parenting
Fairly easy
  • A. Obama
  • B. Donald Trump
  • C. Biden
  • D. None of These

Explanation: Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a criminal offence, after a New York jury found him guilty in May…

Correct answer: Donald Trump
Fairly easy
  • A. Grow food, not tobacco
  • B. Protecting Children from Tobacco Industry Interference
  • C. Tobacco: Threat to our Environment
  • D. None of These

Explanation: The 2024 World No-Tobacco Day theme was “Protecting children from tobacco industry interference,” highlighting efforts to prevent tobacco…

Correct answer: Protecting Children from Tobacco Industry Interference
Fairly easy
  • A. German
  • B. UK
  • C. French
  • D. USA

Explanation: The French Parliament suspended lawmaker Sébastien Delogu after he displayed a Palestinian flag during a debate on recognising Palestinian…

Correct answer: French
Fairly easy
  • A. China
  • B. Russia
  • C. Japan
  • D. North Korea

Explanation: North Korea’s Malligyong-1-1 reconnaissance satellite launch failed when the rocket exploded during its first-stage flight.

Correct answer: North Korea
Easy
  • A. Kolkata Knight Riders
  • B. Sunrisers Hyderabad
  • C. Chennai Super Kings
  • D. Gujarat Titans

Explanation: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final to win IPL 2024. It was KKR’s third IPL title.

Correct answer: Kolkata Knight Riders
Hard
  • A. 10
  • B. 15
  • C. 24
  • D. 25

Explanation: Macron’s May 2024 visit was the first French presidential state visit to Germany in 24 years.

Correct answer: 24
Fairly easy
  • A. 3
  • B. 5
  • C. 7
  • D. 9

Explanation: The NPT formally recognises five nuclear-weapon states: the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France and China.

Correct answer: 5
Easy
  • A. UAE And England
  • B. USA And West Indies
  • C. USA And Canada
  • D. South Africa And West Indies

Explanation: The 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was jointly hosted by the United States and the West Indies.

Correct answer: USA And West Indies
Moderate
  • A. The USA and the UAE
  • B. France and the UAE
  • C. KSA and the USA
  • D. The UK and the UAE

Explanation: France and the United Arab Emirates agreed on a strategic artificial-intelligence partnership to deepen cooperation in AI investment…

Correct answer: France and the UAE
Moderate
  • A. Walkley Awards
  • B. One World Media Award
  • C. World Press Freedom Hero
  • D. Pulitzer Prize

Explanation: Wael Dahdouh received the World Press Freedom Hero award for his journalism during the Gaza war and the personal losses suffered by his…

Correct answer: World Press Freedom Hero
Fairly easy
  • A. Spain, Austria and Germany
  • B. Norway, France and Iceland
  • C. Norway, Ireland and Spain
  • D. Ireland, Belgium and Italy

Explanation: Norway, Ireland and Spain announced on May 22 that they would formally recognize Palestine on May 28.

Correct answer: Norway, Ireland and Spain
Moderate
  • A. 15th
  • B. 20th
  • C. 25th
  • D. 30th

Explanation: Kami Rita Sherpa reached Everest for the 30th time in May 2024, extending his own record for the most successful ascents of the mountain.

Correct answer: 30th
Fairly easy
  • A. Bhutan
  • B. Pakistan
  • C. Nepal
  • D. India

Explanation: Kami Rita Sherpa is a Nepali mountaineer from the Himalayan Sherpa community. His nationality is Nepal, not Bhutan or India.

Correct answer: Nepal