International (MCQs)
Categories: All World
Q.1. Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project (PMP), sometimes seen in the news, is a bi-national hydropower project between which two countries?
(A) India and Bhutan
(B) India and Nepal
(C) India and Bangladesh
(D) India and Afghanistan
Answer: B (India and Nepal)
Q.2. Recently, which two countries formally opposed the adoption of Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) agreement?
(A) India and Singapore
(B) India and South Africa
(C) India and China
(D) India and Russia
Answer: B (India and South Africa)
Q.3. Recently, Maldives has signed a defense agreement with which country for obtaining non-lethal weapons and training?
(A) Russia
(B) India
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) China
Answer: D (China)
Q.4. Recently, which country became the 32nd member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
(A) Egypt
(B) Sweden
(C) India
(D) Malaysia
Answer: B (Sweden)
Q.5. Barberton Greenstone Belt, recently seen in the news, is located in which country?
(A) Western Australia
(B) Canada
(C) South Africa
(D) Russia
Answer: C (South Africa)
Q.6. Which tropical cyclone recently hit the northern territory of Australia, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds?
(A) Cyclone Sigma
(B) Cyclone Onslow
(C) Cyclone Megan
(D) Cyclone Monica
Answer: C (Cyclone Megan)
Q.7.Which country’s lawmakers recently passed a new national security law that gives government more power to curb dissent, treason and insurrection?
(A) Hong Kong
(B) Iran
(C) Vietnam
(D) Egypt
Answer: A (Hong Kong)
Q.8. ‘INTERACT project’, recently seen in news, is funded by which organization?
(A) European Union
(B) International Labour Organization
(C) United Nations Development Programme
(D) World Bank
Answer: A (European Union)
Q.9. Which country recently declared the EL-Nino induced drought a national disaster?
(A) Botswana
(B) Namibia
(C) Mozambique
(D) Zimbabwe
Answer: D (Zimbabwe)
Q.10. Which country has supported the BIMSTEC Charter recently?
(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Myanmar
Answer: A (Nepal)