All Free International Relations MCQs with Answers
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- A. Diosdado Macapagal
- B. Ferdinand Marcos
- C. Ramon Magsaysay
- D. Elpidio Quirino
Explanation: Ferdinand Marcos was the Philippine president whose wife, Imelda Marcos, became famous for her extensive shoe collection.
Correct answer: Ferdinand Marcos- A. his daughter
- B. his son
- C. his brother
- D. his nephew
Explanation: Fidel Castro’s brother, Raúl Castro, succeeded him as Cuba’s leader. His daughter and son were not designated as successors, making the…
Correct answer: his brother- A. Rota Onorio
- B. Tion Otang
- C. Ata Teaotai
- D. Ieremia Tabai
Explanation: Ieremia Tabai became Kiribati’s first president after the country gained independence in 1979.
Correct answer: Ieremia Tabai- A. Iceland
- B. Mexico
- C. Romania
- D. Madagascar
Explanation: Nicolae Ceaușescu ruled Romania as president from 1974 until his overthrow and execution during the 1989 Romanian Revolution.
Correct answer: Romania- A. Sri Lanka
- B. Madagascar
- C. Malaysia
- D. New Zealand
Explanation: Albert Zafy was president of Madagascar from 1993 to 1996, approximately a three-year term.
Correct answer: Madagascar- A. Jose Domingo De Obaldia
- B. Manuel Amador Guerrero
- C. Carlos Antonio Mendoza
- D. Federico Boyd
Explanation: Manuel Amador Guerrero became Panama’s first constitutional president after independence from Colombia in 1903.
Correct answer: Manuel Amador Guerrero- A. Adolf Scharf
- B. Franz Jonas
- C. Abulfez Elchibey
- D. Thomas Klestil
Explanation: Franz Jonas served as Austria’s federal president from 1965 to 1974, matching the dates in the question.
Correct answer: Franz Jonas- A. Uzbekistan
- B. Iraq
- C. Chad
- D. Nigeria
Explanation: Lol Mohamed Shawa was a Chadian political and military figure who served as president of Chad in 1975.
Correct answer: Chad- A. 1 January 1901
- B. 15 January 1901
- C. 14 January 1901
- D. 21 January 1901
Explanation: The Commonwealth of Australia was established on 1 January 1901 through the federation of the Australian colonies.
Correct answer: 1 January 1901- A. 1 February 1979
- B. 21 February 1979
- C. 24 February 1979
- D. 26 February 1979
Explanation: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran from exile on 1 February 1979, marking a decisive moment in the Iranian Revolution.
Correct answer: 1 February 1979- A. 18 March 1913
- B. 4 March 1913
- C. 14 March 1913
- D. 24 March 1913
Explanation: Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated as the 28th US president on 4 March 1913, the standard inauguration date at that time.
Correct answer: 4 March 1913- A. 6 June 1977
- B. 2 June 1977
- C. 26 June 1977
- D. 16 June 1977
Explanation: Leonid Brezhnev became chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on 16 June 1977, adding the Soviet head-of-state position to his…
Correct answer: 16 June 1977- A. Sam Nujoma
- B. Daniel arap Moi
- C. Jomo Kenyatta
- D. Kwame Nkrumah
Explanation: Jomo Kenyatta led Kenya's nationalist movement and became its first prime minister and later president at independence in 1963.
Correct answer: Jomo Kenyatta- A. Enver Pasha
- B. Abdul Hamid
- C. Talat Pasha
- D. Mustafa Kemal
Explanation: Atatürk's original name was Mustafa Kemal; he later received the surname Atatürk, meaning 'Father of the Turks.' Enver Pasha and Talat…
Correct answer: Mustafa Kemal- A. Bolivia
- B. Argentina
- C. Chile
- D. Ireland
Explanation: Bernardo O'Higgins was Chile's independence leader and became its first head of state.
Correct answer: Chile- A. King Bhumibol
- B. King Juan Carlos
- C. King Gyanendra
- D. King Tupou IV
Explanation: King Bhumibol Adulyadej was Thailand's revered monarch and was widely regarded as a unifying embodiment of the Thai nation.
Correct answer: King Bhumibol- A. Ivan the Terrible
- B. peter the Great
- C. Joseph Stalin
- D. Nicholas II
Explanation: Peter the Great modernised Russia's military and administration, built a navy and expanded access to Europe, helping turn Russia into a…
Correct answer: peter the Great- A. Ulyanov
- B. Dzhugashvili
- C. Kerenski
- D. Dzerzhinsky
Explanation: Stalin was a revolutionary pseudonym used by Ioseb Jughashvili, commonly rendered in English as Joseph Dzhugashvili.
Correct answer: Dzhugashvili- A. Nikita Khrushchev
- B. Yuri Andropov
- C. Konstantin Chernenko
- D. Mikhail Gorbachev
Explanation: Yuri Andropov succeeded Leonid Brezhnev as Soviet leader in November 1982 after Brezhnev's death.
Correct answer: Yuri Andropov- A. Hungary
- B. Czechoslovakia
- C. Bulgaria
- D. Yugoslavia
Explanation: Josip Broz Tito became Prime Minister of Yugoslavia in 1945 and later served as its president.
Correct answer: Yugoslavia