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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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- A. Republican Party
- B. None
- C. Conservative Party
- D. Democratic Party
Explanation: Joe Biden was the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in 2020 and became the party's president-elect after defeating Donald Trump.
Correct answer: Democratic Party- A. Pennsylvania
- B. Delaware
- C. Alaska
- D. None of these
Explanation: Joe Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, although he later built his political career in Delaware.
Correct answer: Pennsylvania- A. 45th
- B. 47th
- C. 48th
- D. None of these
Explanation: Biden served as the 47th vice president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obama.
Correct answer: 47th- A. None of these
- B. Donald Trump
- C. Jo Jorgensen
- D. Joe Bidden
Explanation: Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 US presidential election and became president-elect before taking office in January 2021.
Correct answer: Joe Bidden1545. Which of the following observatory of NASA has discovered Water On A Sunlit Surface Of The Moon?
- A. SOFIA
- B. NasCom
- C. Heliosphere
- D. Molave
Explanation: NASA's SOFIA airborne observatory detected molecular water on the sunlit surface of the Moon in 2020.
Correct answer: SOFIA- A. Despacito
- B. Baby Shark Dance
- C. Shape of You
- D. None of these
Explanation: Baby Shark Dance surpassed Despacito in November 2020 to become YouTube's most-viewed video.
Correct answer: Baby Shark Dance- A. Russia
- B. US
- C. China
- D. Israel
Explanation: China launched an experimental 6G satellite in November 2020 to conduct in-orbit tests for future high-speed communications.
Correct answer: China- A. 9 hours
- B. 10 hours
- C. 16 hours
- D. 24 hours
Explanation: Japanese researchers reported that SARS-CoV-2 could remain infectious on human skin for about nine hours, much longer than ordinary…
Correct answer: 9 hours- A. France
- B. UK
- C. US
- D. India
Explanation: The United Kingdom brought the management of its nuclear warheads back under government control after the Lockheed Martin-led consortium’s…
Correct answer: UK- A. Russia
- B. Australia
- C. United States
- D. Germany
Explanation: Louise Glück was an American poet and essayist who received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Correct answer: United States- A. ACT Party
- B. Green Party
- C. National Party
- D. Labor Party
Explanation: Jacinda Ardern led New Zealand’s Labour Party, which is a centre-left political party.
Correct answer: Labor Party1552. Which of the following countries successfully launched its most powerful rocket "Long March-5B" ?
- A. USA
- B. China
- C. Russia
- D. UK
Explanation: Long March-5B is a Chinese heavy-lift rocket developed and launched by China.
Correct answer: China- A. Marsc
- B. Pluto
- C. Jupiter
- D. Uranus
Explanation: Pluto has mountain peaks covered with methane ice, producing a snow-capped appearance in images from the New Horizons mission.
Correct answer: Pluto- A. Monkey
- B. Elephant
- C. Donkey
- D. None of these
Explanation: The donkey became the symbol of the US Democratic Party through 19th-century political cartoons.
Correct answer: Donkey- A. Pakistan
- B. Iran
- C. India
- D. Sudan
Explanation: The United States removed Sudan from its State Sponsors of Terrorism list in December 2020, following Sudan’s agreement to normalise…
Correct answer: Sudan- A. Quarantine
- B. Lockdown
- C. Covid-19
- D. Pandemic
Explanation: Cambridge Dictionary selected “quarantine” as its 2020 Word of the Year because of its widespread use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Correct answer: Quarantine- A. India
- B. Sri-Lanka
- C. Bangladesh
- D. Turkey
Explanation: Sri Lanka’s 20th Constitutional Amendment, passed in 2020, restored broad presidential powers, including authority to dissolve Parliament…
Correct answer: Sri-Lanka- A. Black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity
- B. Of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy
- C. Both A & B
- D. None of these
Explanation: The 2020 Physics Nobel recognised Roger Penrose’s work showing that black-hole formation follows from general relativity, and Reinhard…
Correct answer: Both A & B1559. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020 has been awarded "for the discovery of _________?
- A. Hepatitis A virus
- B. Hepatitis B virus
- C. Both B & C
- D. Hepatitis C virus
Explanation: The 2020 Medicine Nobel honoured Harvey Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles Rice for discovering the hepatitis C virus.
Correct answer: Hepatitis C virus- A. Barack Obama
- B. Donald Trump
- C. Bill Clinton
- D. George Bush
Explanation: Donald Trump was nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian parliamentarian Christian Tybring-Gjedde.
Correct answer: Donald Trump