World Current Affairs MCQs Practice Test

Question 1

China landed an un-crewed, the Chang’e-6, spacecraft on the South Pole-Aitken Basin on __________, to retrieve the world’s first rock and soil samples from the dark lunar hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

B. June 2, 2024

Question 2

Which country’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party lost its three-decade-old “absolute majority” in 2024 elections?.

Accepted Answer

B. South Africa

Question 3

____________became the first woman to win Mexico’s Presidency?

Accepted Answer

B. Claudia Sheinbaum

Question 4

Which country hosted the 2024 World Environment Day global celebrations?

Accepted Answer

B. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Question 5

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in on __________, 2024, for a third term.

Accepted Answer

C. June 9

Question 6

Over two dozen countries signed a wishful “declaration of peace with the ocean” on ________, 2024, in Costa Rica.

Accepted Answer

D. June 8

Question 7

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in on June 9, 2024, for a __________ term.

Accepted Answer

B. 3rd

Question 8

How many time Narendra Modi became The PM of India?

Accepted Answer

B. Three Time

Question 9

Which former US astronaut who took the historic ‘Earthrise’ photo from space over 55 years ago, died in a plane crash on June 7, 2024, at the age of 90.

Accepted Answer

B. William Anders

Question 10

____________has become the latest central European country to formally recognize Palestinian statehood.

Accepted Answer

A. Slovenia

Question 11

According to the V-Dem Institute’s Democracy Report 2024, what percentage of the world’s population lives in autocracies?

Accepted Answer

B. 71%

Question 12

International Criminal Court (ICC), chief prosecutor _________, who has been investigating the war crimes taking place in the Israel-Palestine conflict, had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant along with three Hamas leaders.

Accepted Answer

B. Karim Ahmad Khan

Question 13

Which two states on May 21, 2024, signed a “strategic partnership” on artificial intelligence (AI) aimed at boosting cooperation between them.

Accepted Answer

B. France and the UAE

Question 14

Palestinian journalists covering the war in Gaza, Wael Dahdouh, whose wife, son, daughter and grandson were killed in an Israeli airstrike in October 2023, have been awarded the 2024 ____ award.

Accepted Answer

C. World Press Freedom Hero

Question 15

Three European nations _________ on May 22, 2024, announced their intention to recognize a Palestinian state on May 28, 2024.

Accepted Answer

C. Norway, Ireland and Spain

Question 16

A 54-year-old climber, Kami Rita Sherpa, has reached the peak of the world’s highest mountain for a record ___ time in May 2024.

Accepted Answer

D. 30th

Question 17

Kami Rita Sherpa, known as “Everest Man”, who reached the peak of the Mt. Everest for a record 30th time, belongs to:

Accepted Answer

C. Nepal

Question 18

What was the theme of ” World Environment Day 2024 ” ?

Accepted Answer

A. Land restoration, Desertification and Drought resilience

Question 19

French President Emmanuel Macron latest visit to Germany in May 2024 is the first French presidential state visit to Germany in _______ years.

Accepted Answer

C. 24

Question 20

International Conference on Nuclear Security ( ICON) 2024 held in _____________?

Accepted Answer

A. Vienna