Free Global Politics MCQs with Answers

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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. 160
  • B. 165
  • C. 175
  • D. 180

Explanation: South Korea’s Democratic Party-led alliance won 180 of the National Assembly’s 300 seats in the April 2020 election.

Correct answer: 180
Moderate
  • A. Apr 13,2020
  • B. Apr 14,2020
  • C. Apr 15,2020
  • D. Apr 16,2020

Explanation: South Korea held its parliamentary election on 15 April 2020. It was notable because electoral reform lowered the voting age from 19 to 18…

Correct answer: Apr 15,2020
Hard
  • A. Dr Imtiaz Hussain
  • B. Dr Saud Anwar
  • C. Dr Ejaz Khan
  • D. Dr Shahid Anwar

Explanation: Dr Saud Anwar, a Pakistani-American physician and Connecticut state senator, helped develop a ventilator system capable of supporting…

Correct answer: Dr Saud Anwar
Moderate
  • A. Siderophore
  • B. Siphonophore
  • C. Sirhonophore
  • D. Physlia

Explanation: The animal was a siphonophore, a colonial organism made up of many specialised zooids that function together.

Correct answer: Siphonophore
Fairly easy
  • A. Babar Azam
  • B. Eoin Morgan
  • C. Virat Kohli
  • D. Ben Stokes

Explanation: Wisden named Ben Stokes its Leading Cricketer in the World in the 2020 edition, recognising his outstanding 2019 performances.

Correct answer: Ben Stokes
Fairly easy
  • A. Reuven Rivlin
  • B. Benjamin Netanyahu
  • C. Benny Gantz
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Benjamin Netanyahu became Israel’s prime minister for a fifth time when the unity government was sworn in on 17 May 2020.

Correct answer: Benjamin Netanyahu
Moderate
  • A. Germany
  • B. Jordon
  • C. Israel
  • D. Japan

Explanation: China’s ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, was found dead at his residence in Israel on 17 May 2020.

Correct answer: Israel
Moderate
  • A. May 15,2020
  • B. May 16,2020
  • C. May 17,2020
  • D. May 18,2020

Explanation: Israel’s parliament approved Netanyahu’s unity government on 17 May 2020, ending three inconclusive elections and a prolonged political…

Correct answer: May 17,2020
Moderate
  • A. Chang Ve
  • B. Xi Due
  • C. Du Wei
  • D. Ni Leping

Explanation: Du Wei was China’s ambassador to Israel and was found dead at his residence in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv, on 17 May 2020.

Correct answer: Du Wei
Moderate
  • A. India
  • B. China
  • C. United States
  • D. North Korea

Explanation: Facebook’s government data-request reports placed the United States at the top, ahead of India and other countries.

Correct answer: United States
Very hard
  • A. South Korea
  • B. Israel
  • C. South Africa
  • D. United States

Explanation: MeerKAT is a South African radio-telescope array operated by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, not a satellite.

Correct answer: South Africa
Moderate
  • A. Australia
  • B. India
  • C. England
  • D. Pakistan

Explanation: Cricket Australia’s COVID-19 guidance prohibited the use of saliva and sweat to shine the ball, reflecting the concern that bodily fluids…

Correct answer: Australia
Very hard
  • A. Shin-Chan
  • B. Simpsons
  • C. Sazae-San
  • D. San-Sae

Explanation: Sazae-san, a long-running Japanese anime based on a family cartoon, temporarily relied on reruns during the COVID-19 production…

Correct answer: Sazae-San
Moderate
  • A. Finland
  • B. Norway
  • C. Belgium
  • D. Germany

Explanation: Germany amended its law to make the public burning of the EU flag or another country’s flag punishable by up to three years in prison.

Correct answer: Germany
Moderate
  • A. 130th
  • B. 150th
  • C. 200th
  • D. 25th

Explanation: Florence Nightingale was born in 1820, so International Nurses Day in 2020 marked her 200th birth anniversary.

Correct answer: 200th
Fairly easy
  • A. Canada
  • B. Thailand
  • C. New Zealand
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Canada banned assault-style firearms in May 2020 after the Nova Scotia mass shooting, which was the deadliest in Canadian history.

Correct answer: Canada
Moderate
  • A. Ben Taub
  • B. Barry Blitt
  • C. Jericho Brown
  • D. Colson Whitehead

Explanation: Colson Whitehead won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Nickel Boys.

Correct answer: Colson Whitehead
Easy
  • A. Bird
  • B. Fish
  • C. Insect
  • D. Reptile

Explanation: Tuna are marine fish belonging to the mackerel family, Scombridae. World Tuna Day highlights their ecological and economic importance…

Correct answer: Fish
Moderate
  • A. Soth Africa
  • B. Brazil
  • C. Germany
  • D. Russia

Explanation: Denis Goldberg was a South African anti-apartheid activist and Rivonia Trial figure who died in 2020.

Correct answer: Soth Africa
Fairly easy
  • A. New Zealand
  • B. Australia
  • C. Canada
  • D. Iceland

Explanation: Canada announced a ban covering roughly 1,500 models and variants of assault-style firearms on 1 May 2020.

Correct answer: Canada