World Current Affairs MCQs

The World Food Programme (WFP) has its HQ in ____________?

A. Paris, France
B. Rome, Italy
C. New York, USA
D. Vienna, Austria

The World Food Programme is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations. It is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, the largest one focused on hunger and food security, and the largest provider of school meals. Founded in 1961, it is headquartered in Rome and has offices in 80 countries. Wikipedia
Headquarters: Rome, Italy
Founded: 1961
Parent organization: United Nations General Assembly

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 has been awarded “for the discovery of ______”?

A. Black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity
B. Of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy
C. Both A & B
D. None of these

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 was divided, one half awarded to Roger Penrose “for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity”, the other half jointly to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez “for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020 has been awarded “for the discovery of _________?

A. Hepatitis A virus
B. Hepatitis B virus
C. Hepatitis C virus
D. Both B & C

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice “for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus”.

Who Won the Noble Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel 2020?A. Paul R.Milgram
B. Robert B.Wilson
C. Both A and B
D. None of above

 

Which of the following USA President nominated for Noble Peace Prize 2021?A. Barack Obama
B. Donald Trump
C. Bill Clinton
D. George Bush

 

Which tech giant selected by NASA to build 4G LTE Mobile Network on the Moon?

A. Samsung
B. Oppo
C. Nokia
D. Huawei

NASA Selects Nokia to Build First-Ever Cellular Network on the Moon. LTE/4G technology promises to revolutionize lunar surface communications by delivering reliable, high data rates while containing power, size, and cost.

Which of following becomes 1st country to use facial recognition to pay taxes?

A. USA
B. China
C. Singapore
D. Switzerland

Singapore becomes 1st country to use facial recognition to pay taxes. Singapore became the World’s First Country to attach Facial verification in the National Identification Database. The function is called “SingPass Face Verification”.

The Prime Minister of which nation won a landslide victory in the recent General Elections held in October 2020?

A. Newzealand
B. Mali
C. Maxico
D. Burkina faso

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won a landslide victory in the country’s general election.

which tournament was cancelled this year for the first time since World War 2?

A. Olympics
B. Grand Slam
C. Wimbledon
D. None of these

1st UAE Commercial flight land in Israel on________?

A. 19 October 2020
B. 10 October
C. 11 October
D. None of these

The first commercial passenger flight to Israel by a carrier from the United Arab Emirates landed near Tel Aviv on Monday, further cementing a normalisation deal between the two countries.
Etihad Airways Flight No. 9607 landed at Israel’s Ben-Gurion international airport