World Current Affairs MCQs

Pfizer which recently produces Covid-19 vaccine is a/an _________ pharmaceutical company?

A. American
B. British
C. German
D. Russian

Bill introduced in US House to terminate designation of _______ as Major non-NATO ally?

A. Tunisia
B. Brazil
C. Pakistan
D. Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: On the first day of the 117th Congress, a lawmaker has introduced a bill in the US House of Representatives
to terminate the designation of Pakistan as a Major non-NATO Ally.
Introduced by Republican Congressman Andy Biggs, the bill removes Pakistan’s designation as a major non-NATO ally, a status that allows for various benefits such as access to excess US defense supplies and participation in cooperative defense research
and development projects.
It also seeks a presidential certification that Pakistan has taken steps to demonstrate its commitment to prevent the Haqqani Network from using any Pakistani territory as a safe haven and that the Pak government actively coordinates with Afghanistan to restrict the movement of militants, such as the Haqqani Network, along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
Pakistan was named a Major non-NATO ally during the Bush Administration in 2004. Currently, there are 17 Major non-NATO ally. Brazil was the last country to given this designation by President Donald Trump in 2019. The designation gives the countries to entry into cooperative research and development projects with the Department of Defense (DoD) on a d-cost basis, participation in certain counter-terrorism initiatives, purchase of depleted uranium anti-tank rounds, priority delivery of military surplus (ranging from rations to ships).

Which Country has changed its national anthem in a bid to reflect 60,000 years of Indigenous history?

A. Morroco
B. Australia
C. Swedon
D. Austria

Australia has changed its national anthem in a bid to reflect 60,000 years of Indigenous history. Australia woke up to a new year on Friday — and a slightly different national anthem.

Who has been named as the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade?

A. Babar Azam
B. Rashid Khan
C. Muhammad Amir
D. MS Dhoni

Afghanistan leg-sner Rashid Khan has been named as the ICC Men’s T20I Player of the Decade. Afghanistan leg-sner Rashid Khan has been named as the ICC Men’s T20I Player of the Decade. He has an incredible record to date in the format, having amassed 89 wickets in 48 games, at an average of just 12.62

Who has been named as the ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade and ODI Cricketer of the Decade?

A. M S Dhoni
B. Virat Kohli
C. Steve Smith
D. David Warner

According to Dutch consulting firm To70, The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes in 2020 stood at_________ Worldwide?A. 150
B. 184
C. 299
D. None of these

The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes in 2020 stood at 299 worldwide, even as the number of crashes fell by more than 50 per cent, a Dutch consulting firm said on Friday.
Aviation consulting firm To70 said in 2020 there were 40 accidents involving large commercial passenger planes, five of which were fatal, resulting in 299 fatalities. In 2019 there were 86 accidents, eight of which were fatal, resulting in 257 fatalities.
Large commercial airplanes had 0.27 fatal accidents per million flights in 2020, To70 said, or one fatal crash every 3.7m flights — up from 0.18 fatal accidents per million flights in 2019.

 

Emma Alam is a dedicated young girl from _________ wins global memory competition?

A. Iraq
B. Qatar
C. Libya
D. Pakistan

Pakistan decides to import Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine from which country?

A. China
B. US
C. U.K
D. Russia

Pakistan to purchase 1.2m doses of coronavirus vaccine from China’s Sinopharm. Pakistan has decided to purchase 1.2 million doses of coronavirus vaccine from Chinese manufacturer Sinopharm, Federal Science Minister Fawad Chaudhry confirmed on Thursday.
“The Cabinet Committee has decided to initially purchase 1.2 million doses of the vaccine from the Chinese company Sinopharm, which will be provided free of cost to frontline workers in the first quarter of 2021,” the science minister announced on Twitter.

Who has won the ‘Crown Player of the Century’ award at the Globe Soccer Awards 2020?

A. Zinedine Zidane
B. Lionel Messi
C. Cristiano Ronaldo
D. None of these

Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo has won the ‘Player of the Century’ award at the Globe Soccer Awards. Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and former player Ronaldinho were also in the race to bag the accolade but the Portuguese outclassed all to clinch the award.

What was the magnitude of the earthquake occurred in Croatia on Dec 29, 2020?

A. 5.5
B. 6.4
C. 7.8
D. None of above