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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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Easy
  • A. Bernie Sanders
  • B. Mr Lee David
  • C. Kenny Rogers
  • D. Elsa Ispa

Explanation: Bernie Sanders suspended his 2020 Democratic presidential campaign on 8 April, leaving Joe Biden as the party’s presumptive nominee.

Correct answer: Bernie Sanders
Moderate
  • A. 1st January 2020
  • B. 1st February 2020
  • C. 1st March 2020
  • D. 1st April 2020

Explanation: India’s new Jammu and Kashmir domicile rules came into force on 1 April 2020 after notification at the end of March.

Correct answer: 1st April 2020
Moderate
  • A. Ontario
  • B. Quebec
  • C. British Colombia
  • D. Nova Scotia

Explanation: The April 2020 mass shooting by Gabriel Wortman occurred in Nova Scotia, Canada, and became the country’s deadliest such incident.

Correct answer: Nova Scotia
Moderate
  • A. 66 days
  • B. 76 days
  • C. 80 days
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Wuhan’s lockdown was lifted on 8 April 2020 after about 76 days, having begun on 23 January.

Correct answer: 76 days
Hard
  • A. France
  • B. Italy
  • C. Spain
  • D. Dominican Republic

Explanation: The Dominican Republic held the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council in April 2020.

Correct answer: Dominican Republic
Hard
  • A. Kangaroo
  • B. Koala
  • C. Emu
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Australia warned that the koala could become endangered because habitat destruction, disease and climate-related disasters were reducing…

Correct answer: Koala
Hard
  • A. Flood
  • B. Cyclone
  • C. Wild fires
  • D. Tsunami

Explanation: Australia experienced devastating bushfires, commonly called the Black Summer fires, during 2019 and early 2020.

Correct answer: Wild fires
Hard
  • A. Source of Nation
  • B. Source of Light
  • C. Source of Action
  • D. Source of Passion

Explanation: Archewell was derived from the Greek word “arche,” associated with a source or beginning, and was explained by the couple as meaning…

Correct answer: Source of Action
Very hard
  • A. 106th
  • B. 109th
  • C. 100th
  • D. 103rd

Explanation: The Davis Cup began in 1900, and the 2020 competition was listed as its 109th edition.

Correct answer: 109th
Hard
  • A. UK
  • B. USA
  • C. UAE
  • D. India

Explanation: The first reported COVID-19 infection in a tiger was recorded at the Bronx Zoo in New York, United States.

Correct answer: USA
Hard
  • A. India
  • B. China
  • C. Pakistan
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The 3rd Asian Youth Games were scheduled for Shantou, China, in 2021. China was therefore the host country, not India or Pakistan.

Correct answer: China
Hard
  • A. Wuhan
  • B. Shenzhen
  • C. Guangzhou
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Shenzhen became the first Chinese city to prohibit the consumption of dog and cat meat in 2020.

Correct answer: Shenzhen
Hard
  • A. Iraq
  • B. Libya
  • C. Turkey
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Mahmoud Jibril was a former Prime Minister of Libya and died after contracting COVID-19 in Egypt.

Correct answer: Libya
Fairly easy
  • A. sadiq khan
  • B. keir starmer
  • C. Angela Rayner
  • D. johnson

Explanation: Keir Starmer was elected leader of the UK Labour Party in April 2020, succeeding Jeremy Corbyn.

Correct answer: keir starmer
Hard
  • A. 20 times
  • B. 15 times
  • C. 10 times
  • D. 5 times

Explanation: Hypersonic weapons are generally defined as travelling at Mach 5 or faster, meaning at least five times the speed of sound.

Correct answer: 5 times
Easy
  • A. Cricket
  • B. Football
  • C. Hockey
  • D. Golf

Explanation: The Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method is a mathematical system used to revise targets in rain-affected cricket matches.

Correct answer: Cricket
Very hard
  • A. Sundeep
  • B. Sunfire
  • C. SunRise
  • D. Poineer

Explanation: SunRISE stands for the Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment, a NASA mission designed to study giant solar particle storms and their…

Correct answer: SunRise
Moderate
  • A. Germany
  • B. Portugal
  • C. Poland
  • D. Dominican Republic

Explanation: The UN Security Council presidency rotates monthly among its members, and the Dominican Republic held it in April 2020.

Correct answer: Dominican Republic
Moderate
  • A. Germany
  • B. Spain
  • C. Italy
  • D. Uk

Explanation: Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma, a member of the Spanish royal family, was reported as the first royal to die from COVID-19.

Correct answer: Spain
Moderate
  • A. CHINA
  • B. CUBA
  • C. RUSSIA
  • D. USA

Explanation: Tan Re Qing, a traditional Chinese medicine preparation, was promoted by China during the COVID-19 response.

Correct answer: CHINA