Top international Affairs MCQs

Correct Answer: B [United Nations]

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The United Nations is to release USD 100 million as emergency funding to seven countries at risk of famine in Africa and the Middle East.
The UN humanitarian office is releasing funds amid conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic. USD 80 million will go to Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Congo, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen. Another USD 20 million has been allotted to counter hunger in Ethiopia.

Correct Answer: B [France]

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The Government of France has decided to re-introduce tax on big Digital firms like Facebook, Amazon, Google etc.
In the early 2020, France suspended the tax on such big digital firms in exchange for a promise by USA to reduce taxation on French products. Since the US administration pulled out of the negotiation, France has decided to reintroduce levy of tax on digital firms.

Correct Answer: B [Pandemic]

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US based- Merriam-Webster, known for its dictionaries, has recently announced ‘pandemic’ as its 2020 word of the year.
As per the company, when the World Health Organisation declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic on March 11, the searches on the site for ‘pandemic’ rose hugely. The word has roots in Latin and Greek. It is a combination of pan, meaning all, and demos, meaning people.

Correct Answer: C [Australia]

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“Go for zero” is a policy proposal released by Grattan Institute, a non-profit think tank that advises the government.
As a part of the policy, the Australian Government introduced several measures with the goal of eventually reaching zero new cases and not just to flatten the curve. As a result, the country passed three weeks without any local transmission of Covid-19.

Correct Answer: C [United Kingdom]

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The United Kingdom became the first country in the world to start using the COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech was approved by the regulators.
Several hubs across the country are vaccinating the people. The vaccine is given as two injections with 21 days apart. The complete immunity is said to be reached seven days after the second dose.

Correct Answer: D [Qatar]

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India and Qatar have announced to set up a Task Force on Energy. This move aims to promote investments of Qatar in the Energy sector of India.
Earlier, Prime Minster of India has a discussion with the Qatar’s counterpart regarding FDIs in India. Both the countries have agreed to move beyond a buyer-seller relation to investment partnership.

Correct Answer: C [UNICEF]

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The UNICEF has recently launched a Covid-19 vaccine market dashboard. It is an interactive tool to display the developments of the coronavirus vaccine market.
It also showcases the global research and development overview, the projected production capacity and supply agreements. It will also provide details on status of procurement by the UNICEF and others participating in the COVAX Facility, in 2021.

Correct Answer: D [United Kingdom]

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The United Kingdom has raised USD 1 billion from global donors to fund COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in developing countries.
This fund is including the USD 744.5 million of the pledged UK aid, with the remaining fund from global donors, under COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC). It aims to distribute one billion doses of coronavirus vaccines to 92 developing countries.

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United States House of Representatives has voted to impeach President Donald Trump after the riots at the Capitol building.
With this round of impeachment, the Donald Trump becomes the only US president to be impeached a second time. The House impeached him on the charge of incitement of insurrection for his role in the recent riot by his supporters, at the US Capitol.

Correct Answer: B [Russia]

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Alexei Navalny, the leader of opposition of Russia has been remanded to a 30-day custody by the Russian government. He was arrested at the Moscow Airport.
Alexei Navalny had earlier spent 5 months at Germany recovering from alleged nerve poisoning and had just returned to Russia where he was arrested.