World Current Affairs MCQs

Which European country has voted in favour of banning full facial coverings in public places ?A. Germany
B. Switzerland
C. Poland
D. Spain

Switzerland has narrowly voted in favour of banning face coverings in public, including the burka or niqab worn by Muslim women.

 

Nice is a city of __________?

A. France
B. Russia
C. Canada
D. UK

Besides Indonesia which other country of the world is building its new as yet unnamed Capital Since 2015 ?

A. Bangladesh
B. Egypt
C. Argentina
D. Nigeria

Note: Egypt has been building its new, as-yet-unnamed new capital since 2015 about 28 miles east of Cairo. The government hopes to start operating in the city as early as next year, although the project is facing reported delays

Indonesia choose to shift its capital from Jakarta to jungle-covered area of eastern Borneo for its new capital due to__________?

A. Overcrowded & Conjested
B. Sinking of Jakarta into Java sea
C. Both A & B
D. None of these

Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko has died of cancer at the age of 56 in which of the following country?

A. USA
B. Germany
C. France
D. UK

Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko has died of cancer in a German hospital. He had a long media and political career in the West African nation.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the _________ bridge to strengthen connectivity with Bangladesh?

A. Bogibeel Bridge
B. Maitri Setu
C. Mahatma Gandhi Setu
D. None of these

The AZD1222 Covid-19 vaccine has been developed by ___________?

A. Oxford-Astrazeneca
B. Pfizer-BioNTech
C. SinoVac
D. None of these

WHO recognises _______ as the healthiest city in the world?

A. China
B. America
C. Pakistan
D. Madina

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recognized the city of Medina in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, among the world’s healthiest cities, in 25 January 2021 on Monday.
The city is believed to be the first city with a population of more than 2 million to be recognised under the organization’s healthy cities program.
The city’s integrated program, according to the publication, included a strategic partnership with Taibah University to record government requirements on an electronic platform for the organisation’s review.
It gained the accreditation after a visiting WHO team said that it complies with the global standards required to be included in the list of the world’s healthiest cities.