Current Affairs MCQ's Flashcards
IPCC stands for
(A) International Program on Climate Change
(B) International Program to Curtail Change
(C) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(D) None of these
C) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Corruption Perception Index is annual report by which organisation
(A) Amnesty International
(B) European Union
(C) United Nations
(D) Transparency International
Transparency International
Which country recently put on FATF Grey List?
(A) Oman
(B) Vietnam
(C) South Korea
(D) United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates UAE
In Feb 2022, there were massive protests against
(A) inflation
(B) taxation
(C) pension deduction
(D) Covid Vaccine
Covid Vaccine`
Who recently donated 5.7 Billion USD to charity
(A) Bill Gates
(B) Elon Musk
(C) Larry Page
(D) Mark Zuckerberg
Elon Musk
Donbas War is fought in
(A) Serbia
(B) Ukraine
(C) Syria
(D) Lebanon
Ukraine
Parts of South East Ukraine are occupied by rebels backed by which country
(A) Serbia
(B) Israel
(C) Russia
(D) United States
Russia
Russia Foreign Affairs Ministers name is
(A) Vladimir Putin
(B) Sergey Vyazalov
(C) Sergei Lavrov
(D) None of these
Sergei Lavrov
Brazil, Germany, India, Japans alliance to support each other for permanent seat on UN Security Council is called
(A) Alliance 4
(B) G 4
(C) Big 4
(D) None of these
G4
What price index is considered benchmark price in oil industry globally
(A) Opec Basket
(B) Mars US
(C) Brent Crude
(D) WTI Crude
Brent Crude (Used by 2/3rd of world oil trade)
What price index does US use for Oil Price?
(A) Opec Basket
(B) Mars US
(C) Brent Crude
(D) WTI Crude
WTI Crude (West Texas Intermediate)
Winter Olympics 2022 held in which country?
(A) China
(B) Japan
(C) Russia
(D) South Korea
China
South China sea is important for? A) Oil B) Oil & Gas C) Trade Route D) Oil, Gas, Trade route, & Fishing
D) Oil, Gas, Trade Route, Fishing
Current PM of Israel
(A) Yair Lapid
(B) Isaac Herzog
(C) Naftali Bennett
(D) Benjamin Netanyahu
Naftali Bennet
In 2022, anti govt protests broke out in which Central Asian country?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Azerbaijan
(C) Turkmenistan
(D) Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
How many countries are member of AUKUS Pact 2021?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
3
Which countries are part of AUKUS?
(A) Australia, USA, UK
(B) New Zealand, USA, UK
(C) United States
(D) United Kingdom
Australia, USA, UK
When was AUKUS pact signed?
15th September 2021
James Webb space telescope launched on what date?
(A) 19 December 2021
(B) 21 December 2021
(C) 23 December 2021
(D) 25 December 2021
25th Dec, 2021
How many years did Angela Merkel serve as Chancellor?
16
What date did Angela Merkel retire
8th December, 2021
Time magazine announced person of year on 13th Dec, 2021. Who was announced?
Elon Musk
India & Russia signed agreements related to what on 6th Dec 2021? A) Trade B) Arms C) Political D) Trade & Arms
D) Trade & Arms
In 2021, Nobel peace prize in literature given to
(A) Alice Munro
(B) Abdulrazak Gurnah
(C) Louise Gluck
(D) Peter Handke
AbdulRazak Gurnah
Dimitry Muratov & Maria Ressa won 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to safeguard
(A) human rights
(B) women’s rights
(C) freedom of media
(D) freedom of expression
Freedom of Expression
Vice President of USA is
Kamala Harris
Which country won most medals in Tokyo olympics 2020 (these were held in 2021)
USA
Which countries are members of QUAD
Australia, India, Japan, USA
The real name of QUAD is
Quadilateral Security Dialogue (QSD)
As of 2021, only country constructing nuclear powered icebreaker is
(A) Sweden
(B) Russia
(C) Norway
(D) United States
Russia
Which country is largest uranium producer
(A) Canada
(B) Brazil
(C) Australia
(D) Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
IPCC presented its annual report on ___, ___, 2021
9th Aug
15 aug
17 aug
9th August, 2021
Headquarter of ADB is located in which country?
Phillippine
AUKUS is a trilateral pact for? A) Cultural exchange B) Economy C) Security D) Transport
Security
AUKUS will help Australia acquire what military equipment?
Nuclear Powered submarines
Which european country objected strongly to AUKUS?
France
Currently, worlds most valuable company is?
Apple
Crimea is under the control of which country?
Russia
Dayton Agreement (1995 )was a peace agreement between which countries?
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Who won Australian Open 2022
Rafael Nadal
Collective Security Treaty Organization has which 6 members currently?
Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Krygyzstan, Tajikistan, & Russia
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is military alliance led by which country?
Russia
The world largest telescope is?
James Webb Telescope
Current Chancellor of Germany is?
Olaf Sscholz
SIPRI Stands for?
(A) S&P
(B) Statistica
(C) Stockholm
(D) Scotland
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Which country has largest nuclear weapons stockpile?
Russia
How many countries are recognised nuclear weapon states?
5: US, Russia, UK, France, China
4 unrecognised are: Pak, India, Israel, N Korea
Worlds largest arms importer is
Saudi Arabia
Worlds largest arms supplier is
USA
Current Secretary of state of USA is
Antony Blinken
Greta thunberg is from which country
Sweden
2021 Nobel Prize in economics won by? A) Warren Buffet B) Angus Deaton C) Paul R Milgrom, Robert Wilson D) David Card, Joshua Angrist, Guido Imbens
D) David Card, Joshua Angrist, Guido Imbens
Benjamin List and David MacMillan won Nobel prize 2021 in Chemistry for their contributions in development of:
(A) method for genome editing
(B) lithium ion batteries
(C) asymmetric organocatalysis
(D) phage display of peptides and antibodies
C) asymmetric organocatalysis
Dmitry Muratov and Maria Ressa won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to safeguard (A) human rights (B) women’s rights (C) freedom of media (D) freedom of expression
D) Freedom of Expression
The 2021 best football club award is won by (A) Barcelona (B) Liverpool (C) Chelsea (D) Manchester United
Chelsea
Ballon D’or 2021 won by
Lionel Messi
In 2019, in which country there was a widespread protest against an Extradition Amendment Bill? (A) Venezuela (B) Sri Lanka (C) Hong Kong (D) Taiwan
Hong Kong
The headquarter of Human Rights Watch is located in (A) Washington (B) New York (C) Berlin (D) Brussels
New York
Which country has the largest reserves of oil? (A) Saudi Arabia (B) China (C) Russia (D) Venezuela
Venezuela
Which country is the largest producer of oil? (A) Saudi Arabia (B) China (C) Russia (D) Venezuela
Saudi Arabia
Which country has the largest reserves of gas? (A) Saudi Arabia (B) Iran (C) Russia (D) Qatar
Russia
Which country is the largest producer of gas? (A) Saudi Arabia (B) Iran (C) Russia (D) Qatar
Russia
The Paris agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is to limit global warming well below (A) 1.0 °C (B) 1.5 °C (C) 2.0 °C (D) 2.5 °C
2.0
The FIFA World Cup 2022 will be hosted in (A) UAE (B) Qatar (C) Brazil and Argentina (D) Canada, Mexico, and United States
(B) Qatar
United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan on (A) 28 August 2021 (B) 31 August 2021 (C) 2 September 2021 (D) 5 September 2021
(B) 31 August 2021
After 20 years, Taliban re-captured Afghanistan on (A) 15 June 2021 (B) 15 July 2021 (C) 15 August 2021 (D) 15 September 2021
(C) 15 August 2021