All Free International Relations MCQs with Answers

• A. Genocide
• B. Mass killing
• C. Homicide
• D. Ethnic-cleansing

Explanation: Genocide means the deliberate and systematic attempt to destroy a national, ethnic, racial or religious group.

• A. Mass killing
• B. Ethnic cleansing
• C. Jews cleansing
• D. Holocaust

Explanation: The Holocaust was the Nazi regime’s systematic murder of approximately six million Jews during the Second World War.

• A. Ronald / Venetiaan
• B. Desi Bouterse
• C. Charles Taylor
• D. Robert Mugabe

Explanation: Desi Bouterse led the 1980 military coup in Suriname and subsequently became the country’s dominant political and military figure.

• A. Hess
• B. Bismarck
• C. Hitler
• D. Papen

Explanation: Adolf Hitler had aspired to become an artist before entering politics and becoming Germany’s authoritarian Chancellor in 1933.

• A. Uganda
• B. Zimbabwe
• C. Kenya
• D. Rwanda

Explanation: Idi Amin Dada ruled Uganda from 1971 until he was overthrown in 1979. His regime became known for military repression and serious…

• A. Peru
• B. Colombia
• C. Chile
• D. Argentina

Explanation: Juan Perón rose to power in Argentina after the military coup of 1943 and later won the presidency in 1946.

• A. Thailand
• B. Myanmar
• C. Indonesia
• D. North Korea

Explanation: Than Shwe was a senior military ruler of Myanmar, formerly Burma, and headed its ruling military council during the 1990s and 2000s.

• A. Noriega
• B. Morales
• C. Duval
• D. Batista

Explanation: Fidel Castro overthrew Fulgencio Batista, whose authoritarian regime collapsed during the Cuban Revolution in January 1959.

• A. Pol Pot
• B. Kim II Sung
• C. Nicolai Ceausescu
• D. Fidel Castro

Explanation: Saloth Sar adopted the name Pol Pot and led the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, when genocidal violence caused the…

• A. 1967
• B. 1960
• C. 1867
• D. None of these

Explanation: The 1967 Greek-Turkish crisis, linked mainly to the Cyprus dispute, brought the two countries close to war before diplomatic efforts and…

• A. 32 days
• B. 34 days
• C. 36 days
• D. 38 days

Explanation: The 2006 Lebanon War between Israel and Hezbollah lasted 34 days, from 12 July to 14 August 2006.

• A. Chinese Communist
• B. George W. Marshall
• C. John W. Regan
• D. All of these

Explanation: The Long March of 1934 to 1935 was undertaken by the Chinese Communist forces during the Chinese Civil War.

• A. World War I
• B. World War II
• C. Cold War
• D. None of these

Explanation: Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 prompted Britain and France to declare war, marking the start of World War II in…

• A. 1904
• B. 1908
• C. 1910
• D. 1914Geographic Reference

Explanation: World War I began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo triggered a wider European conflict.

• A. 1946
• B. 1947
• C. 1948
• D. None of them

Explanation: The first Arab-Israeli War began after Israel declared independence in May 1948, when neighbouring Arab states intervened.

• A. Babrak Kernal
• B. Najib Ullah
• C. Noor Muhammad Tarakai
• D. Burlanuddin Rebbeni

Explanation: Noor Muhammad Tarakai became president after the 1978 Saur Revolution, in which Daud Khan was overthrown and killed.

• A. 69 Nations
• B. 65 Nations
• C. 62 Nations
• D. 67 Nations

Explanation: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was opened for signature on 1 July 1968, with 62 countries initially signing it.

• A. Balkan War
• B. Opium War
• C. Battle of Mycale
• D. Boer War

Explanation: The 1839–1842 conflict between Britain and China was the First Opium War.

• A. Noor Muhammad Taragai
• B. Babrak Kermal
• C. Najib Ullah
• D. Muhammad Daud

Explanation: Babrak Karmal became Afghanistan’s leader after the Soviet invasion in December 1979, replacing Hafizullah Amin.

• A. World War I
• B. World War II
• C. WTO
• D. League of Nations

Explanation: The term Big Four in the World War II context refers to the major Allied powers that shaped the post-war settlement, including the United…