World Current Affairs MCQs

Which of the following among the most expensive city for expats?

A. Mumbai
B. Hong Kong
C. Paris
D. None of these

According to Mercer’s 2020 Cost of Living Survey, Hong Kong tops the list of most expensive cities for expatriates, followed by Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in second position. Tokyo and Zurich remain in third and fourth positions, respectively, whereas Singapore is in fifth, down two places from last year.

Activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has graduated from which of the following university?

A. University of Cambridge
B. University of Oxford
C. Stanford University
D. None of these

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist who was shot and almost killed by the Taliban for promoting girls’ right to an education and who, at age 17, became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize, graduated from Oxford University this weekend. Human rights activist Malala Yousafzai is celebrating the completion of her degree at the University of Oxford. Her graduation comes eight years after Yousafzai survived being shot by the Pakistani Taliban.

After how many years World leaders won’t gather at United Nations for first time ?

A. 70 years
B. 75 years
C. 78 years
D. None of these

World Leaders Won’t Gather for the U.N. General Assembly for First Time in Its 75-Year History. The president of the U.N. General Assembly said Monday that world leaders will not be coming to New York for their annual gathering in late September for the first time in the 75-year history of the United Nations because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But Tijjani Muhammad-Bande told a news conference that he hopes to announce in the next two weeks how the 193 heads of state and government will give their speeches on pressing local and world issues during the assembly’s so-called General Debate.

Which country topped the Environmental Performance Index2020 (EPI)?

A. Denmark
B. China
C. Finland
D. Singapore

What is the rank of Pakistan in Environmental Performance Index2020?

A. 169th
B. 170th
C. 120th
D. 142nd

Several lawmakers from around the world have formed an Inter-Parliamentary Alliance to counter which nation?A. United States
B. Iran
C. China 
D. Israel

A new cross-parliamentary alliance has been launched by senior lawmakers from eight democracies, including the US, help counter what they say is the threat China’s growing influence poses to global trade, security and human rights.

 

Which two nations have decided to sign an agreement on maritime boundaries?A. UK, Ireland
B. Greece, Italy 
C. Sri Lanka, India
D. India, Myanmar

Greece and Italy will sign an agreement on maritime boundaries during a visit of Italian Foreign Minister to Athens on June 9, 2020. The deal follows months of tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean region over natural resources.
The deal is “an important development” and shows Greece’s constant goal is to delimit maritime zones with all its neighbors, with valid agreements that adhere to international law — unlike Turkey’s agreement with Libya, Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Dendias said in Athens, following the signing of the accord with his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio.
The agreement is an extension of a 1977 accord and opens the way for Greece and Italy to issue licenses for the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbon resources. The deal also paves the way for Greece to reach a similar deal with neighboring Albania.
The agreement comes amid tensions in the eastern Mediterranean over natural resources. The region has become an energy hot spot with big finds for EU member Cyprus, as well as for Israel and Egypt in recent years, and Turkey’s push to secure a of the resources in those waters has been seen as exacerbating strains in an already tumultuous region.

 

President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of over a quarter of US troops from which nation in June 2020??A. Japan
B. Germany 
C. France
D. Israel

US President Donald Trump has approved a plan to withdraw 9,500 American troops from bases in Germany by September, US media say.
Mr Trump, who has long complained that European members of Nato should spend more on their own defence, reportedly wants US troop levels capped at 25,000.
Troops would either be redeployed elsewhere or return home, US media report, citing a government official.
On Friday 5 June 2020, Mr Trump directed the Pentagon to permanently remove what would amount to 27.5% of the country’s troops currently based in Germany, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing an unnamed administration official.

 

North Korea has cut off its hotlines with which nation in june 2020?A. South Korea
B. China
C. Japan
D. US

North Korea has said that it is cutting communication hotlines with South Korea. At least 49 hotlines have been set up between the two nations for diplomatic talks, discussions over economy and military operations and for coordination of air and sea traffic.

 

Which among the following international organisations has completed 75 years in 2020?A. WHO
B. World Bank
C. UN
D. NATO

The UN turns 75
For their first podcast of 2020, our UNcomplicated hosts, Sinduja Srinivasan and Jason DeWall, celebrate a milestone year for the UN, as it turns 75.
WHO Founded: April 7, 1948 (72 years)
World Bank Founded: July 1944 76 years
UN Founded: October 24, 1945 (75 years)
NATO Founded: April 4, 1949 (71 years)