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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. Mexico
  • B. Cuba
  • C. Peru
  • D. Combodia

Explanation: The San Isidro Movement emerged in Cuba as a protest movement led largely by artists and activists demanding greater freedom of…

Correct answer: Cuba
Moderate
  • A. England
  • B. South Africa
  • C. Australia
  • D. None of these

Explanation: India recorded its lowest Test total, 36 all out, against Australia at Adelaide in December 2020.

Correct answer: Australia
Fairly easy
  • A. Norway
  • B. Ireland
  • C. India
  • D. Switzerland

Explanation: Norway ranked first in the 2020 Human Development Report’s Human Development Index.

Correct answer: Norway
Fairly easy
  • A. Libya
  • B. Kuwait
  • C. Morocco
  • D. Oman

Explanation: Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah was reappointed Prime Minister of Kuwait in December 2020.

Correct answer: Kuwait
Very hard
  • A. 2
  • B. 6
  • C. 4
  • D. None

Explanation: Four Arab League members established or restored recognition of Israel in 2020: the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco.

Correct answer: 4
Hard
  • A. Zareef Ahmed
  • B. Ehsan Mahsood
  • C. Ashraf Mohbi
  • D. Mahboobullah Mohebi

Explanation: Mahboobullah Mohebi, Kabul’s deputy governor, was killed in a targeted blast in December 2020.

Correct answer: Mahboobullah Mohebi
Moderate
  • A. Australia
  • B. Austria
  • C. Bulgaria
  • D. France

Explanation: Austria’s Constitutional Court lifted the blanket headscarf ban for girls in elementary schools, finding it discriminatory.

Correct answer: Austria
Moderate
  • A. USA
  • B. Australia
  • C. New Zealand
  • D. Germany

Explanation: New Zealand’s Parliament declared a climate emergency by a vote of 76 to 43.

Correct answer: New Zealand
Easy
  • A. Kenya
  • B. Tnaziana
  • C. Uganda
  • D. None

Explanation: Bobi Wine challenged Uganda’s long-serving president Yoweri Museveni in the 2021 election.

Correct answer: Uganda
Moderate
  • A. Iran
  • B. Russia
  • C. USA
  • D. China

Explanation: China powered up its experimental nuclear-fusion device known as an artificial sun, the EAST tokamak.

Correct answer: China
Moderate
  • A. "Recover Better - Stand Up for Human Rights".
  • B. "Resilience and Impact"
  • C. "Grow, nourish, sustain. Together. Our actions are our future."
  • D. "Time for Nature"

Explanation: The 2020 Human Rights Day theme was “Recover Better - Stand Up for Human Rights,” linking the COVID-19 recovery with equality and human…

Correct answer: "Recover Better - Stand Up for Human Rights".
Fairly easy
  • A. Russia
  • B. China
  • C. United States
  • D. None of these

Explanation: China became the second country to place its national flag on the Moon, after the United States.

Correct answer: China
Fairly easy
  • A. Covid-19
  • B. Sanitize
  • C. Quarantine
  • D. Pandemic

Explanation: Cambridge Dictionary selected “quarantine” as its 2020 Word of the Year because the term became central to everyday life during the…

Correct answer: Quarantine
Moderate
  • A. Megan Schutt
  • B. Alyssa Heala
  • C. Megg Lanning
  • D. Ellyse Perry

Explanation: Ellyse Perry was named the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Decade, recognising her sustained excellence for Australia in both Test and…

Correct answer: Ellyse Perry
Fairly easy
  • A. USA
  • B. Russia
  • C. China
  • D. Pakistan

Explanation: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signed legislation granting former presidents immunity from criminal prosecution for acts committed…

Correct answer: Russia
Very hard
  • A. Russia
  • B. China
  • C. US
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The United States announced plans for a small fission reactor that could provide power on the Moon, with a demonstration targeted for the…

Correct answer: US
Hard
  • A. Sudan
  • B. Turkey
  • C. Egypt
  • D. Syria

Explanation: Muneer Al Jundi, the designer associated with the door of the Holy Kaaba, was from Syria.

Correct answer: Syria
Very hard
  • A. Asifa Akhtar
  • B. Atta-ur-Rahman
  • C. Dr Yasir Waheed
  • D. None of them

Explanation: Pakistan-born molecular biologist Asifa Akhtar received the 2021 Leibniz Prize, Germany’s most prestigious research funding award.

Correct answer: Asifa Akhtar
Hard
  • A. Conor McGregor
  • B. Tony Furguson
  • C. Khabib Nurmagomedov
  • D. Muha

Explanation: Khabib Nurmagomedov was voted BBC Sports Personality’s World Sport Star of the Year for 2020 after retiring undefeated from professional…

Correct answer: Khabib Nurmagomedov
Fairly easy
  • A. China
  • B. United States
  • C. Russia
  • D. United Kingdom

Explanation: The United Kingdom brought forward its planned ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars to 2030 as part of its net-zero strategy.

Correct answer: United Kingdom