Q1. Rwanda is a landlocked East African country with a green, mountainous landscape. What is the currency of Rwanda?
(a) Dirham
(b) Dollar
(c) Rand
(d) Shilling
(e) Franc
S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. Rwanda is a landlocked East African country with a green, mountainous landscape. Its renowned Volcanoes National Park is home to mountain gorillas and golden monkeys. Rwanda Capital: Kigali, Currency: Rwandan franc.
Q2. European Union (EU) and Japan have signed the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) recently. Who is the present European Parliament president?
(a) Jim Yong Kim
(b) Antonio Tajani
(c) Donald Tusk
(d) Jean-Claude Juncker
(e) Khalid Bin Ahmed
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. European Union (EU) and Japan have signed the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). It was signed at EU-Japan summit in Tokyo by EU Presidents Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Antonio Tajani is the present European Parliament president.
Q3. What is the capital city of Bahrain?
(a) Riyadh
(b) Muscat
(c) Doha
(d) Manama
(e) Kuwait City
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Manama, the modern capital of the Arabian Gulf island nation of Bahrain.
Q4. Kampala is the capital city of-
(a) Senegal
(b) Ghana
(c) Uganda
(d) Morocco
(e) Nigeria
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Kampala is Uganda’s national and commercial capital.
Q5. Where is the Headquarters of the European Union?
(a) Paris
(b) Brussels
(c) London
(d) Bern
(e) Lisbon
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Headquarters of the European Union is located in Brussels, Belgium.
Q6. Mohammad Abdul Hamid is the current President of-
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Pakistan
(d) Iran
(e) Qatar
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Mohammad Abdul Hamid is the current President of Bangladesh.
Q7. The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres constituted a High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation recently. It is currently made up of how many countries?
(a) 189
(b) 164
(c) 188
(d) 195
(e) 193
S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres constituted a High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation. It is currently made up of 193 Member States.
Q8. Who is the present Prime Minister of Sweden?
(a) Annie Loof
(b) Fredrik Reinfeldt
(c) Gustav Fridolin
(d) Jimmie Akesson
(e) Stefan Lofven
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Stefan Lofven is the current Prime Minister of Sweden since 2014 and Leader of the Social Democrats.
Q9. Prakash Javadekar represents the Bharatiya Janata Party and is the incumbent Minister of Human Resource Development of Government of India. He is present Rajyasabha Member of Parliament (MP) from-
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
(e) Gujarat
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Prakash Javadekar is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and is the incumbent Union Minister of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. He was elected to the upper house Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament from Maharashtra in 2018.
Q10. The United Nations is an international organization founded in-
(a) 1945
(b) 1944
(c) 1946
(d) 1943
(e) 1952
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. It is currently made up of 193 Member States. The mission and work of the United Nations are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter.
Q11. Brexit Secretary David Davis has resigned from the UK government recently. Who is the present Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
(a) Mark Rutte
(b) David Cameron
(c) Theresa May
(d) Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon
(e) Geert Wilders
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Brexit Secretary David Davis has resigned from the UK government. Theresa May is the present Prime Minister of UK.
Q12. Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport is an international airport. It is located in-
(a) India
(b) Singapore
(c) Thailand
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) China
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport is an international airport serving southeast Sri Lanka.
Q13. Who is Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli?
(a) Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal
(b) President of Nepal
(c) Leader of opposition in Nepal
(d) Prime Minister of Nepal
(e) chairmen of the Nepal Communist Party
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli is the current Prime Minister of Nepal.
Q14. Pakistan has been placed on the grey list by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for failing to curb anti-terror financing despite its diplomatic efforts to avert the decision recently. The FATF is an inter-governmental body established in-
(a) 1993
(b) 1987
(c) 1989
(d) 1991
(e) 1985
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Pakistan has been placed on the grey list by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for failing to curb anti-terror financing despite its diplomatic efforts to avert the decision. The decision was taken at the global financial watchdog Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) plenary session in Paris where Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar represented Pakistan.The FATF is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.
Q15. Where is the capital of Australia?
(a) Adelaide
(b) Canberra
(c) Brisbane
(d) Sydney
(e) Melbourne
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Canberra is the capital city of Australia.