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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. Elisabeth Borne
  • B. Jean castex
  • C. Mario Daroghi
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Élisabeth Borne became France’s Prime Minister in May 2022 under President Emmanuel Macron.

Correct answer: Elisabeth Borne
Moderate
  • A. lovbot
  • B. FluBot
  • C. freetrial
  • D. None of These

Explanation: FluBot was a major Android malware and phone scam network dismantled by an international law-enforcement operation.

Correct answer: FluBot
Fairly easy
  • A. Emmanuel Macron
  • B. Jean Castex
  • C. Élisabeth Borne
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Élisabeth Borne was appointed France’s prime minister in May 2022, becoming the second woman to hold the office.

Correct answer: Élisabeth Borne
Moderate
  • A. People Peace Progress: The Power of Partnerships
  • B. Peace for All
  • C. Planet Peace Partnerships
  • D. None of These

Explanation: The 2022 International Day of UN Peacekeepers theme was “People Peace Progress: The Power of Partnerships,” stressing cooperation in…

Correct answer: People Peace Progress: The Power of Partnerships
Moderate
  • A. 25 May 2022
  • B. 20 May 2022
  • C. 22 May 2022
  • D. None

Explanation: An Indian court sentenced Yasin Malik to life imprisonment on 25 May 2022 in a terrorism-financing case.

Correct answer: 25 May 2022
Easy
  • A. china
  • B. India
  • C. Canada
  • D. USA

Explanation: The Buffalo supermarket massacre occurred in Buffalo, New York, in the United States, on 14 May 2022. It was a racially motivated attack.

Correct answer: USA
Moderate
  • A. French
  • B. U.S
  • C. Canadian
  • D. German

Explanation: Boris Johnson’s father, Stanley Johnson, obtained French citizenship in 2022 after applying following Brexit.

Correct answer: French
Moderate
  • A. Jen Psaki
  • B. Karine Jean-Pierre
  • C. Symone Sanders
  • D. Anita Dunn

Explanation: Karine Jean-Pierre became the first Black woman and first openly LGBTQ person to serve as White House press secretary in May 2022.

Correct answer: Karine Jean-Pierre
Hard
  • A. November 3, 2004
  • B. December 7, 2005
  • C. September 6, 2006
  • D. October 8, 2003

Explanation: Sheikh Khalifa became President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi on 3 November 2004 after the death of his father, Sheikh Zayed bin…

Correct answer: November 3, 2004
Moderate
  • A. 3rd
  • B. 1st
  • C. 2nd
  • D. 4th

Explanation: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan was the UAE’s second president, succeeding the federation’s founding president, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan…

Correct answer: 2nd
Hard
  • A. 1947
  • B. 1948
  • C. 1950
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan was born in 1948 in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. He became the UAE’s second president in 2004.

Correct answer: 1948
Hard
  • A. 73 years
  • B. 75 years
  • C. 77 years
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Sheikh Khalifa died on 13 May 2022 at the age of 73. His half-brother Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed succeeded him as UAE president.

Correct answer: 73 years
Hard
  • A. May 9, 2022
  • B. May 11, 2022
  • C. May 12, 2022
  • D. May 13, 2022

Explanation: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE’s second president, died on 13 May 2022.

Correct answer: May 13, 2022
Fairly easy
  • A. Lithuania
  • B. Estonia
  • C. Sweden
  • D. Romania

Explanation: Gitanas Nausėda has served as the president of Lithuania since 2019. Estonia’s president is a different Baltic head of state, so it is the…

Correct answer: Lithuania
Fairly easy
  • A. The New York Times
  • B. The Mirror
  • C. Al Jazeera
  • D. The Washington Post

Explanation: Shireen Abu Akleh was a prominent Palestinian-American correspondent for Al Jazeera’s Arabic service.

Correct answer: Al Jazeera
Moderate
  • A. Lga swiatek
  • B. Maria sherapova
  • C. Sania Mirza
  • D. Serena Williams

Explanation: Iga Świątek won the 2022 Italian Open women’s singles title by defeating Ons Jabeur in the final.

Correct answer: Lga swiatek
Fairly easy
  • A. Novak djokovic
  • B. Rafael Nadal
  • C. Andy Murray
  • D. Stefanos Tsitsipas

Explanation: Novak Djokovic won the 2022 Italian Open men’s singles title, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final.

Correct answer: Novak djokovic
Moderate
  • A. Gotabaya Rajapaksa
  • B. Ranil Wickremesinghe
  • C. Shiranthi Rajapaksa
  • D. Mahinda Rajapaksa

Explanation: Ranil Wickremesinghe became Sri Lanka’s prime minister for the fifth time in May 2022 during the country’s severe economic and political…

Correct answer: Ranil Wickremesinghe
Very hard
  • A. USA
  • B. RUSSIA
  • C. CHINA
  • D. UK

Explanation: The United Kingdom promoted the idea of a broader or “Global NATO” involving partners beyond the alliance’s traditional North Atlantic…

Correct answer: UK
Fairly easy
  • A. Chrystia Freeland
  • B. Mélanie Joly
  • C. David Lametti
  • D. None of the above

Explanation: Mélanie Joly was Canada’s foreign minister in the 2022 context of this question, having taken the portfolio in October 2021.

Correct answer: Mélanie Joly