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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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Fairly easy
  • A. Temperate Cyclone
  • B. Typhoon
  • C. Extra tropical Cyclone
  • D. Tropical Cyclone

Explanation: Mocha was a tropical cyclone in the North Indian Ocean, specifically classified by India's meteorological service as an extremely severe…

Correct answer: Tropical Cyclone
Easy
  • A. BIPARJOY
  • B. Mocha
  • C. Tazuni
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Cyclone Mocha severely affected coastal Bangladesh and Myanmar in May 2023, especially the areas around Cox's Bazar and Rakhine State.

Correct answer: Mocha
Moderate
  • A. China
  • B. Pakistan
  • C. Russia
  • D. United States of America

Explanation: China brokered the March 2023 agreement that restored diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran after years of rivalry.

Correct answer: China
Fairly easy
  • A. Abdel Fattah AL-Burhan
  • B. Omar Al-Bashir
  • C. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Omar al-Bashir ruled Sudan from 1989 until his ouster in April 2019, making him the country's longest-serving president in the modern…

Correct answer: Omar Al-Bashir
Moderate
  • A. Abdel Fattah AL-Burhan
  • B. Omar Al-Bashir
  • C. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
  • D. None of these

Explanation: General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan headed Sudan's ruling Sovereignty Council and was widely treated as the de facto national leader after the…

Correct answer: Abdel Fattah AL-Burhan
Easy
  • A. Myanmar
  • B. India
  • C. Nepal
  • D. Bhutan

Explanation: Cyclone Mocha affected both Bangladesh and Myanmar after making landfall near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border area.

Correct answer: Myanmar
Easy
  • A. 12 May
  • B. 12 April
  • C. 12 march
  • D. 12 February

Explanation: International Nurses Day is observed on 12 May, the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale.

Correct answer: 12 May
Moderate
  • A. Hamid Khan
  • B. Humza Yousaf
  • C. Saqib khan
  • D. None of These

Explanation: Humza Yousaf became Scotland’s first Muslim first minister in March 2023.

Correct answer: Humza Yousaf
Very hard
  • A. The US
  • B. Japan
  • C. China
  • D. Spain

Explanation: Japan’s Basic Plan on Ocean Policy provides the country’s framework for managing marine resources, maritime security and ocean…

Correct answer: Japan
Moderate
  • A. Afghanistan
  • B. China
  • C. India
  • D. North Korea

Explanation: North Korea ranked last in RSF’s 2023 World Press Freedom Index, at 180th place.

Correct answer: North Korea
Hard
  • A. Europe
  • B. Middle East and North Africa
  • C. South America
  • D. Asia

Explanation: RSF identifies the Middle East and North Africa as the world’s most dangerous region for journalists because of conflict, repression and…

Correct answer: Middle East and North Africa
Fairly easy
  • A. Norway
  • B. China
  • C. Vietnam
  • D. North Korea

Explanation: Norway ranked first in the 2023 World Press Freedom Index, reflecting strong legal protections, media independence and public access to…

Correct answer: Norway
Very hard
  • A. Norway
  • B. China
  • C. Vietnam
  • D. North Korea

Explanation: North Korea was ranked 180th and last in the 2023 index. Its tightly controlled state media and severe restrictions on independent…

Correct answer: North Korea
Hard
  • A. Journalism without fear or favour
  • B. Shaping a future of rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights
  • C. Journalism under digital siege
  • D. Information as a public good.

Explanation: The 2023 World Press Freedom Day theme was “Shaping a future of rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights.” It…

Correct answer: Shaping a future of rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights
Moderate
  • A. Abdul Mansoor
  • B. Muhammad Shahabuddin Chuppu
  • C. Abdul Hamid
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Mohammed Shahabuddin, commonly written Muhammad Shahabuddin Chuppu, became Bangladesh’s president in April 2023.

Correct answer: Muhammad Shahabuddin Chuppu
Moderate
  • A. Giuseppe-Conto
  • B. Giorgia Meloni
  • C. Mario Draghi
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Giorgia Meloni became Italy’s prime minister in October 2022 and remains the intended answer.

Correct answer: Giorgia Meloni
Moderate
  • A. Kenya
  • B. Nigeria
  • C. Democratic Republic of Congo
  • D. India

Explanation: The first recorded human case of monkeypox was identified in 1970 in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Correct answer: Democratic Republic of Congo
Very hard
  • A. Adam Milne
  • B. Matt Henry
  • C. Luckie Frugson
  • D. Tim Southee

Explanation: Matt Henry took a hat-trick for New Zealand against Pakistan in the first T20 International of the 2024 series.

Correct answer: Matt Henry
Hard
  • A. Newyork
  • B. Virginia
  • C. Montana
  • D. Minneapolis

Explanation: Minneapolis became the first major US city to permit the adhan, or Muslim call to prayer, to be broadcast five times daily without special…

Correct answer: Minneapolis
Hard
  • A. Animal Day
  • B. Sound Day
  • C. Nakba Day
  • D. None of These

Explanation: The UN marked Nakba Day officially for the first time in 2023, commemorating the displacement of Palestinians during the creation of…

Correct answer: Nakba Day