Top international Affairs MCQs

Correct Answer: C [Indonesia]

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In a United Nations Security Council resolution put forth by Indonesia, India has co-sponsored for full, effective and meaningful participation of women personnel in peacekeeping operations.
India is one of the largest contributors of troop to UN peacekeeping missions. In June 2020, India was elected non-permanent member of UN Security Council for a term of 2 years beginning January 1, 2021.

Correct Answer: D [Bangladesh]

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Google has partnered with Bangladesh for development of a comprehensive flood warning services in the country.
Presently it has covered more than 40 million people in Bangladesh and it is proposed to expand its service to the whole of the country. The flood warning services would double the lead time so that people have an extra day to prepare in case of floods.

Correct Answer: B [China]

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China has successfully launched a solid-propellant carrier rocket from a ship in the Yellow Sea and successfully sent nine satellites into orbit.
This is the country’s second such sea-based launch mission. The tenth rocket of the Long March 11 family, the Long March 11-HY2 was launched carrying nine remote-sensing satellites belonging to the Jilin-1 Gaofen 03-1 group.

Correct Answer: B [Russia]

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Russia recently announced that it has successfully tested a new hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile named ‘Tsirkon’.
The Tsirkon missile was fired from the White Sea in the Russian Arctic and it successfully hit its target 450 kilometres away in the Barents Sea. The missile has also reached a speed of Mach 8 – eight times the speed of sound.

Correct Answer: C [Singapore]

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Singapore is to become the world’s first country to use facial verification in its national identification database.
Under the scheme, millions of people will be able to access government agencies and other services with a quick face scan. However, privacy advocates are apprehensive about the security and privacy threats.

Correct Answer: C [Ethiopia]

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United Nations has recently warned that around nine million people are at the risk of displacement in Ethiopia.
As per the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA report, about 6 lakh people depend on food aid. Due to the declaration of emergency by the Ethiopian government, there was blockage in food and other aid.

Correct Answer: C [Nepal]

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Nepal has recently released a pictorial anthology on Mahatma Gandhi titled Maile Bujheko Gandhi or the Gandhi as I understood. It has been released in Nepali language by the country’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
This special anthology was launched to mark Gandhi’s 151st birth anniversary. The book has been published by the Embassy of India along with the B P Koirala India-Nepal Foundation.

Correct Answer: B [Rohingya Crisis]

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The United Nations has adopted a resolution tabled by the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) and European Union (EU), which called for an urgent solution of the Rohingya crisis.
The resolution was adopted by a majority of 132 countries voting in favour. The resolution called for granting citizenship and ensuring return to their homes by creating a safe environment to Rohingya and other minorities.

Correct Answer: A [United Nations]

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The United Nations Humanitarian Chief has released 25 million US dollars from its emergency fund to support women-led organisations fighting gender-based violence.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will receive USD 17 million and UN Women will get USD 8 million. The funding was announced at the beginning of the ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence’, from November 25 to December 10.

Correct Answer: C [United Kingdom]

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The United Kingdom is set to impose a new competition regime next year to prevent Google and Facebook from using their dominance on smaller firms.
The regime is set to be enforced by a unit within the Britain’s competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Google and Facebook accounted for around 80% of 14 billion pounds spent in the country in 2019.