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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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Moderate
  • A. Comrade Marathon
  • B. All of these
  • C. 2020 Summer Olympics
  • D. World T20 2020

Explanation: The Comrades Marathon was cancelled, the 2020 T20 World Cup was postponed, and the Tokyo Summer Olympics were postponed because of…

Correct answer: All of these
Moderate
  • A. India, Pakistan, England
  • B. Sri Lanka, West Indies
  • C. All of the above are winner
  • D. None of the above

Explanation: India, Pakistan and England had each won once, while Sri Lanka and the West Indies had also won the tournament.

Correct answer: All of the above are winner
Hard
  • A. Sixth
  • B. Ninth
  • C. Eighth
  • D. Seventh

Explanation: The 2020 T20 World Cup, scheduled in Australia, was the seventh edition of the tournament.

Correct answer: Seventh
Moderate
  • A. COVID-19
  • B. Non-availability of grounds
  • C. Management Issue
  • D. Terrorism

Explanation: The COVID-19 situation made it impractical for India to host the 2021 tournament as planned, so the event was moved to the UAE and Oman.

Correct answer: COVID-19
Moderate
  • A. Australia
  • B. England
  • C. U.A.E.
  • D. India

Explanation: Because of India's COVID-19 conditions, the ICC was considering the United Arab Emirates as the alternative venue in June 2021.

Correct answer: U.A.E.
Moderate
  • A. Niger
  • B. Mali
  • C. Taiwn
  • D. Congo

Explanation: Anatole Collinet Makosso became Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo in May 2021.

Correct answer: Congo
Moderate
  • A. China
  • B. Russia
  • C. Germany
  • D. Japan

Explanation: China's Tianwen-1 mission landed the Zhurong rover on Mars on 15 May 2021, making China the second country to land and operate a rover on…

Correct answer: China
Moderate
  • A. Russia
  • B. China
  • C. Brazil
  • D. U.S A

Explanation: China became the first country to place synthetic cannabinoids and many related substances under a blanket control system in 2021.

Correct answer: China
Moderate
  • A. USA
  • B. India
  • C. Japan
  • D. China

Explanation: China reported the world's first confirmed human infection with H10N3 avian influenza in Jiangsu province in 2021.

Correct answer: China
Very hard
  • A. 2nd June 2021
  • B. 1st June 2021
  • C. 31st May 2021
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Tajik President Emomali Rahmon began his two-day official visit to Islamabad on 2 June 2021.

Correct answer: 2nd June 2021
Easy
  • A. Ashraf Ghani
  • B. Emomali Rahmon
  • C. Shavkat Mirziyoyev
  • D. Sadyr Japarov

Explanation: Emomali Rahmon has been Tajikistan’s president since 1994 and remains in office.

Correct answer: Emomali Rahmon
Moderate
  • A. Heisei
  • B. Showa
  • C. Reiwa
  • D. All of the above

Explanation: Reiwa is Japan’s current imperial era name, which began in May 2019 after Emperor Naruhito succeeded Emperor Akihito.

Correct answer: Reiwa
Moderate
  • A. None of these
  • B. First Female Vice President
  • C. First Female Senator
  • D. First Female Presidential Candidate

Explanation: Victoria Woodhull became the first woman to run for the U.S. presidency, receiving the Equal Rights Party’s nomination in 1872.

Correct answer: First Female Presidential Candidate
Moderate
  • A. First
  • B. Second
  • C. Third
  • D. Fourth

Explanation: Kamala Harris became the first woman, first Black person and first person of South Asian descent to serve as U.S. vice president.

Correct answer: First
Hard
  • A. 8
  • B. 9
  • C. 10
  • D. 11

Explanation: Trump became the 11th U.S. president to seek another term but fail to win re-election, following figures such as John Adams, Herbert…

Correct answer: 11
Very hard
  • A. 15th
  • B. 16th
  • C. 17th
  • D. 18th

Explanation: Biden is commonly described as the 16th Democratic president when Grover Cleveland’s two non-consecutive presidencies are counted…

Correct answer: 16th
Moderate
  • A. 114th
  • B. 115th
  • C. 116th
  • D. 117th

Explanation: The 117th U.S. Congress began its term on January 3, 2021, and served until January 3, 2023.

Correct answer: 117th
Very hard
  • A. First Prime Minister
  • B. Fourth Prime Minister
  • C. Third Prime Minister
  • D. Second Prime Minister

Explanation: Golda Meir became Israel’s fourth prime minister in 1969 and remains the country’s only woman to have held that office.

Correct answer: Fourth Prime Minister
Very hard
  • A. Aleksander Alevy
  • B. Ekkarat Lessen
  • C. Andrii Beshta
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Andrii Beshta was Ukraine’s ambassador to Thailand and died in May 2021 while staying on the Thai island of Ko Lipe.

Correct answer: Andrii Beshta
Moderate
  • A. Nepal
  • B. Bhutan
  • C. Japan
  • D. China

Explanation: Zhang Hong is a Chinese mountaineer who became the first blind person from Asia to reach Mount Everest’s summit in 2021.

Correct answer: China