Current Affairs MCQs

Current Affairs sample questions

Current Affairs MCQs: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

1.

Secretary General UNO Ban-Ki-Mon belongs to __________.

A.
South Korea.
B.
North Korea
C.
Japan
D.
China

2.

Currently, there are __________ member states of the United Nations.

A.
190
B.
193
C.
196
D.
197

3.

Currently, __________ countries hold the status of Observer States in the United
Nations.
A.
2
B.
3
C.
4
D.
5

4.

There are __________ members of SAARC.

A.
5
B.
6
C.
7
D.
8

5.

Secretary General SAARC Ahmed Salem belongs to __________.

A.
Pakistan
B.
India
C.
Maldives
D.
Bhutan

6.

Which from the following countries does NOT yeild veto-power?

A.
United States
B.
United Kingdom
C.
Canada
D.
France

7.

Which from the following countries is NOT a non-permanent member of Security

Council.
A.
Azerbaijan
B.
India
C.
Pakistan
D.
Sweden

8.

Al-Jazeera TV Channel belongs to ___________.

A.
Qatar
B.
Kuwait
C.
Egypt
D.
Bahrain

9.

The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline was officially inaugurated on _______.

A.
March 11, 2013
B.
March 13, 2013
C.
March 15, 2013
D.
March 17, 2013

10. The IranPakistan gas pipeline is also called __________.

A.
friendship pipeline
B.
future pipeline
C.
peace pipeline
D.
unity pipeline
ANSWERS: CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. A
10. C

Current Affairs Quiz

Current Affairs sample questions
Current Affairs Quiz: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
11. Which from the following countries has no armed forces?
A.
Niger
B.
Nigeria
C.
Iceland
D.
Latvia
12. Who is Secretary General of NATO?
A.
Lord Ismay
B.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
C.
Willy Claes
D.
Hillary Clinton
13. 2016 Olympics will held in ________.
A.
London
B.
Rio de Janeiro
C.
Doha
D.
Beijing
14. 2022 FIFA world cup will held in _________.
A.
Qatar
B.
Russia
C.
UK
D.
not decided yet
15. European Union has __________ member states.
A.
22
B.
27
C.
30
D.
35
16. The Euro currency is used by __________ countries.
A.
17
B.
19
C.
21
D.
23
17. "Kashmir" is a disputed area between __________.
A.
India and Sri Lanka
B.
India and Bangladesh

C.
D.

India and Pakistan

Bangladesh and Pakistan

18. "Northern Cyprus" is a disputed area between __________.

A.
Cyprus and Czech Republic
B.
Cyprus and United Kingdom
C.
Cyprus and Greece
D.
Cyprus and Turkey
19. The secretary general of OIC is _________.
A.
Ahmed Saleem
B.
Syed Ali Mousavi
C.
Prince Salman
D.
Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
20. The official languages of NATO are ___________.
A.
English and French
B.
English and German
C.
English and Spanish
D.
English, French and German

ANSWERS: CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ

11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

C
B
B
A
B
A
C
D
D
A

21. The Taj Mahal in India, was built by Mughal emperor __________.
A.
Aurangzaib
B.
Shah Jahan
C.
Akbar
D.
Humayun
22. The Sino-Indian War between China and India was occurred in __________.
A.
1956
B.
1959
C.
1962
D.
1965
23. The 2013 Summer Universiade was held in ________.
A.
Moscow
B.
Kazan
C.
Astana
D.
Beijing
24. In London Olympics 2012, the most medals were won by _________.
A.
America
B.
Russia
C.
China
D.
United Kingdom
25. The River Thames is located in __________.
A.
England
B.
Scotland
C.
Ireland
D.
Finland
26. In London Olympics 2012, the gold medal, in Men's Field Hockey was won by
__________.
A.
Germany
B.
Holland
C.
Australia
D.
India
27. The Most populous city in the world is __________.
A.
Beijing
B.
Buenos Aires
C.
Shanghai
D.
Tokyo
28. US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan is __________ .
A.
Seth Jones
B.
John Kerry
C.
Richard Holbrooke

D.

James Dobbins

29. The secretary general of OIC is _________.

A.
Ahmed Saleem
B.
Syed Ali Mousavi
C.
Prince Salman
D.
Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
30. The head of state of the United Kingdom is _________ .
A.
Queen Elizabeth I
B.
Queen Elizabeth II
C.
Queen Elizabeth III
D.
Queen Elizabeth IV
ANSWERS: CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZZES
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

B
C
B
A
A
A
C
D
D
B

31.
US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan is __________ .
A.
James Dobbins
B.
John Kerry
C.
Joe Biden
D.
John Mccain
32. India has constructed Baglihar Dam on _________ River.
A.
Sindh
B.
Ravi
C.
Chenab
D.
Sutluj
33. The first Muslim Nobel Laureate was _________ .
A.
Anwar Sadat
B.
Dr. Abdul Salam
C.
Dr. Muhammad Younus
D.
Yasir Arafat
34. Qantas is an airline of __________ .
A.
Australia
B.
Sudan
C.
Malaysia
D.
France
35. AFP is a news agency of __________ .
A.
Switzerland
B.
France
C.
Germany
D.
Sweden
36. The oldest news agency in the world is _________ .
A.
AFP
B.
WAFA
C.
BBC
D.
CNN
37. The headquarter of Transparency International is located in _________.
A.
New York
B.
Washigton
C.
Paris
D.
Berlin
38. NATO is a/an __________ alliance.
A.
military
B.
economic
C.
regional
D.
cultural
39. The Suez Canal is in __________ .
A.
Nigeria

B.
C.
D.

Libya
Egypt
Palistine

40. The Suez Canal connects the __________ .

A.
Red Sea and the Arabian Sea
B.
Red Sea and the North Sea
C.
Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea
D.
Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

ANSWERS: WORLD AFFAIRS MCQs

31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.

A
C
A
A
B
A
D
A
C
D

41.
World's oldest operational space launch facility is located in ________.
A.
America
B.
Russia
C.
Kazakhstan
D.
India
42. The first human who traveled into space was _________ .
A.
Neil Armstrong
B.
Yuri Gagarin
C.
Sergei Korolev
D.
John Glenn
43. In which country It is mandatory for all male citizens aged 1827 to serve 1 year in
Armed Forces?
A.
America
B.
Canada
C.
Russia
D.
Israel
44. Which country is the world's top supplier of weapons?
A.
America
B.
Russia
C.
Israel
D.
Germany
45. Which from the following countries is NOT the member of BRIC?
A.
America
B.
Russia
C.
China
D.
India
46. The President of India is __________ .
A.
Sonia Gandhi
B.
Dr. Abdul Kalam
C.
Chidambaram
D.
Pranab Mukherjee
47. The headquarter of Human Rights Watch is located in __________ .
A.
Washington
B.
New York
C.
Berlin
D.
Brussels
48. North Atlantic Treaty, that formed NATO, was signed in __________ .
A.
1949
B.
1955
C.
1961
D.
1967
49. World War II began by German invasion on __________ .

A.
B.
C.
D.

Russia
France
United Kingdom
Poland

50. __________ has the world's largest natural gas reserves.

A.
Saudi Arabia
B.
Iran
C.
Russia
D.
Canada

ANSWERS: WORLD AFFAIRS QUIZ

41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.

C
B
C
B
A
D
B
A
D
C