TestUstad

All Free International Relations MCQs with Answers

Every International Relations question in the bank, across all chapters, each with the correct answer and a written explanation. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.

1,618 questions · page 26 of 81

501. Romania's dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife were executed on Christmas Day in 1989. What was the first name of his wife?

  • A. Angela
  • B. Elena
  • C. Olivia
  • D. Nicoletta

Explanation: Nicolae Ceausescu's wife was Elena Ceausescu, who was executed with him after Romania's 1989 revolution.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Elena

502. What former top politician of the USSR came to power in Georgia after a coup in 1992?

  • A. Mikhail Saakashvili
  • B. Eduard Shevardnadze
  • C. Gnadi Timushenko
  • D. Viktor Yushchenko

Explanation: Eduard Shevardnadze, a former Soviet foreign minister, became Georgia's leader after the 1992 overthrow of Zviad Gamsakhurdia.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Eduard Shevardnadze

503. Cuba's Fidel Castro appointed his own brother Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces in 1959, and Vice President in 1976. What's the name of Fidel's brother?

  • A. Haimar
  • B. Fulgencio
  • C. Raul
  • D. Lufs

Explanation: Fidel Castro's brother was Raul Castro, who served as Cuba's defence minister and later succeeded Fidel as president.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Raul

504. What was the real name of Haiti's notorious Papa Doc?

  • A. Tonton Macoute
  • B. Jean-Claude Duvalier
  • C. Francois Duvalier
  • D. Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Explanation: Papa Doc was the nickname of François Duvalier, who ruled Haiti from 1957 to 1971. His son, Jean-Claude Duvalier, was known as Baby Doc.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Francois Duvalier

505. Of what country was Manuel Noriega the dictator form 1983 to 1989?

  • A. Panama
  • B. Guatemala
  • C. Nicaragua
  • D. El Salvador

Explanation: Manuel Noriega was Panama's military ruler from 1983 until his removal by the United States in 1989.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Panama

506. Which Christian belief began with the teachings of monk Martin Luther?

  • A. Lutheranism
  • B. New Church
  • C. Protestant
  • D. England Church

Explanation: Martin Luther’s reform movement produced Lutheranism, a Christian denomination based on his teachings.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Lutheranism

507. After an outbreak of the violence, African National Congress was banned in 1961 by the government of South Africa. Name its leader who was sentenced to life imprisonment?

  • A. Robert McNamara
  • B. Robert Mugabe
  • C. Kofi Annan
  • D. Nelson Mandela

Explanation: Nelson Mandela was the ANC leader sentenced to life imprisonment at the Rivonia Trial in 1964 and released in 1990.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Nelson Mandela

508. Who became the first black president of South Africa?

  • A. Nelson Mendela
  • B. Robert Mogabe
  • C. Eddi Amin
  • D. Martin Luther King

Explanation: Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s first Black president after the country’s first inclusive elections in 1994.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Nelson Mendela

509. Apartheid system separates whites from non-whites, nonwhites from each other and each individual Banu group. In the early 1990s the system was completely dismantled from South Africa. When black majority rule was established?

  • A. 1994
  • B. 1995
  • C. 1998
  • D. 1991

Explanation: Black majority rule began in 1994 when South Africa held its first democratic, non-racial elections and Mandela became president.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: 1994

510. In an act of protest against the continuing British taxation of tea, a group of American colonists disguised as Indians, boarded a ship and threw a cargo of tea into Bostan harbour. This act is known as Bostan Tea Party. When did it take place?

  • A. 10th December, 1777
  • B. 18th December, 1778
  • C. 16th December, 1773
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The Boston Tea Party took place on 16 December 1773, when colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxation without…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: 16th December, 1773

511. Which movement in modern art, mainly in Germany in 20th century, aims to express the feelings of the artist?

  • A. Impressionism
  • B. Surrealism
  • C. Expressionism
  • D. Liberalism

Explanation: Expressionism emphasizes the artist’s inner emotions and subjective experience, often through distorted forms and intense colours.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Expressionism

512. What is called the U.S. conservative Protestant movement which upholds religious extremism against modernism?

  • A. Protectionism
  • B. Neo-protestants
  • C. Fundamentalism
  • D. Neo-conservatism

Explanation: Fundamentalism is a U.S. conservative Protestant movement that insists on strict religious beliefs and resists modernist interpretations.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Fundamentalism

513. Richard Nixon was only President of USA who resigned from his post. When did he resign?

  • A. 9 August, 1972
  • B. 9 August, 1973
  • C. 9 August, 1975
  • D. 9 August, 1974

Explanation: Richard Nixon resigned on 9 August 1974 amid the Watergate scandal, becoming the only U.S. president to resign from office.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: 9 August, 1974

514. What is commonly known the series of scandals in America involving President Richard Nixon and his administration?

  • A. Watergate scandal
  • B. Nixon Scandal
  • C. Serial Scandal
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The Watergate scandal was the series of political scandals involving President Richard Nixon’s administration, culminating in his…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Watergate scandal

515. Which of the following is known as "The Bible of English Constitution"?

  • A. Magna Carta
  • B. British Constitution
  • C. US Constitution
  • D. None of them

Explanation: Magna Carta is often called the “Bible of the English Constitution” because it established important principles limiting arbitrary royal…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Magna Carta

516. When Joseph Stalin died in 1953 it was global news. Do you known which famous Russian composer also died that day?

  • A. Rostropovich
  • B. shostakovich
  • C. Rimsky-Korsakov
  • D. Prokofiev

Explanation: Sergei Prokofiev died on 5 March 1953, the same day as Joseph Stalin, although Stalin’s death received far greater international…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Prokofiev

517. Bertie Ahern became PM in 1997 of what country?

  • A. Northern Ireland
  • B. Ireland (Irish Republic)
  • C. Canada
  • D. Scotland

Explanation: Bertie Ahern became Taoiseach, or prime minister, of the Republic of Ireland in 1997.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Ireland (Irish Republic)

518. Jan Peter Balkenende became PM in 2002 of what country?

  • A. Belgium
  • B. Netherlands
  • C. Luxembourg
  • D. Liechtenstein

Explanation: Jan Peter Balkenende became prime minister of the Netherlands in 2002 and remained in office through several coalition governments.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Netherlands

519. Jean Chretien became PM in 1993 of what country?

  • A. Canada
  • B. Switzerland
  • C. France
  • D. Monaco

Explanation: Jean Chrétien served as prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. His name is especially associated with Canada's federal Liberal Party…

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Canada

520. Mikulas Dzurinda became PM 1998 of what country?

  • A. Slovakia
  • B. Czech Republic
  • C. Slovenia
  • D. Ukraine

Explanation: Mikuláš Dzurinda became prime minister of Slovakia in 1998 and later led the country into NATO and the European Union.

Read the full explanation →
Correct answer: Slovakia
Start Free International Relations Practice MCQs Test