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 World Geography Questions (MCQs) for UPSC, State PCS and SSC Examinations

World Geography Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) Quiz for State and UPSC Civil Services Examinations. Objective Questions on Physical Geography and World Geography for competitive examinations.

 

1.When is the International Customs Day (ICD) celebrated annually across the world?

[A] January 24
[B] January 25
[C] January 26
[D] January 27

Answer: C

 

2.Which country recently unveiled the historic coin with the inscription “Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations” and the date of 31 January 2020?

[A] Russia
[B] China
[C] United Kingdom
[D] United States

Answer: C

 

3.The term “Batterygate”, recently in news, is related to which of the following tech giants?

[A] Google
[B] Samsung
[C] Apple
[D] Microsoft

Answer: C

 

4.What is the name of the tropical Storm, that has made heavy rains, flood and landfall in New Jersey?

[A] Franklin
[B] Fay
[C] Freeze
[D] Fana

Answer: B

 

5.Which country has allowed flights from all countries to cross its skies to reach the UAE?

[A] India
[B] Pakistan
[C] Saudi Arabia
[D] Turkey

Answer: C

 

6.Pakistan is said to have decided to elevate which region to a full-fledged province status?

[A] Gilgit-Baltistan
[B] Skardu
[C] Karimabad
[D] Bandipora

Answer: A

 

7.Which country has launched the world’s first hydrogen powered double-decker buses?

[A] Switzerland
[B] Scotland
[C] New Zealand
[D] United Arab Emirates

Answer: B

 

8.What is the new name of the Central Bank of Saudi Arabia, formerly known as Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority?

[A] Saudi Arabian Financial Authority
[B] Saudi Central Bank
[C] Reserve Bank of Saudi
[D] Saudi Gulf Reserve

Answer: B

 

9.Which country rolled out the first vaccine in the world?

[A] United States
[B] New Zealand
[C] United Kingdom
[D] Germany

Answer: C

 

10.Nation State Law, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which country?

[A] Tibet
[B] Israel
[C] Italy
[D] Chile

Answer: B

 

11.Which country has partnered with global drug maker Moderna for 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine?

[A] China
[B] India
[C] United States
[D] Israel

Answer: C

 

12.Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP), which was seen in news recently, is an initiative of which country?

[A] India
[B] New Zealand
[C] United States
[D] Australia

Answer: C

 

13.World Health Organization (WHO) has declared which region as free of Polio disease?

[A] Asia
[B] Africa
[C] Australia
[D] Europe

Answer: B

 

14.Which country has amended its labour laws and raised the minimum wages to labourers by 25%?

[A] UAE
[B] Saudi Arabia
[C] Qatar
[D] Oman

Answer: C

 

15.Which country has recently adopted the “No Mask, No Service” policy?

[A] Pakistan
[B] China
[C] USA
[D] Bangladesh

Answer: D

16.Crown Prince Akishino has been proclaimed as the first in line as heir to the throne in which country?

[A] Vietnam
[B] Japan
[C] United Arab Emirates
[D] Thailand

Answer: B

 

17.Which country passed a bill to boost nuclear activity, after the assassination of its nuclear physicist?

[A] Iran
[B] North Korea
[C] Libya
[D] Chile

Answer: A

 

18.Which country rolled out the first vaccine in the world?

[A] United States
[B] New Zealand
[C] United Kingdom
[D] Germany

Answer: C

 

19.Which company has partnered with French publishers, to make digital copyright payments for online news content?

[A] Facebook
[B] Google
[C] Amazon
[D] Walmart

Answer: B

 

20.Giuseppe Conte, who recently resigned, was the Prime Minister of which country?

[A] France
[B] Brazil
[C] Italy
[D] Peru

Answer: C

 

21.Benjamin Netanyahu, who was making news recently, was the Prime Minister of which country?

[A] Brazil
[B] Israel
[C] Italy
[D] Germany

Answer: B

 

22.Which country passed a resolution that allows its Coast Guards to fire on foreign vessels, to prevent threats?

[A] North Korea
[B] China
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Thailand

Answer: B

 

23.WHO approves emergency use of Sinopharm vaccine, developed by which country?

[A] China
[B] Russia
[C] India
[D] Israel

Answer: A

 

24.VIPER, which is seen in news regarding space exploration, is a robot proposed by which agency?

[A] NASA
[B] ISRO
[C] ESA
[D] Roscosmos

Answer: A

 

25.Which country became the second in the world after the USA to achieve 20 crore vaccination?

[A] USA
[B] China
[C] India
[D] UK

Answer: C

 

26.Kharg, the largest warship of which country, has recently caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Oman?

[A] Iraq
[B] Iran
[C] Oman
[D] Qatar

Answer: B

 

27.Which is the first country to formally adopt ‘Bitcoin’ as legal tender?

[A] Switzerland
[B] El Salvador
[C] Venezuela
[D] Italy

Answer: B

 

28.As per WHO, which country has recently declared an end to the Ebola outbreak?

[A] Nigeria
[B] Algeria
[C] New Zealand
[D] Guinea

Answer: D

 

29.“Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together” is the updated motto of which of the following events?

[A] BRICS Summit
[B] G 20 Summit
[C] Olympics 2021
[D] Monsoon session of Indian Parliament

Answer: C

 

30.Who is/was the first Indian Prime Minister to chair UNSC debate?

[A] Indira Gandhi
[B] Dr. Manmohan Singh
[C] Narendra Modi
[D] Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Answer: C

 

31.Which country announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in China?

[A] Russia
[B] USA
[C] UK
[D] France

Answer: B

 

32.Where is the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization located?

[A] Paris
[B] London
[C] New York
[D] Nairobi

Answer: B

 

33.Moyuka Uchijima, who recently won the Women’s ITF singles title, is from which country?

[A] China
[B] Japan             
[C] South Korea
[D] United Kingdom

Answer: B

 

34.India has paid USD 29.9 million in budget assessments of which institution?

[A] World Bank
[B] United Nations
[C] ADB
[D] BRICS Bank

Answer: B

 

35.IMF has urged which country to drop Bitcoin from its status as legal currency?

[A] Switzerland
[B] Venezuela
[C] El Salvador
[D] Sri Lanka

Answer: C

 

36.European Organization for Nuclear Research –CERN has recently suspended the observer status of which country?

[A] USA
[B] Russia
[C] Ukraine
[D] Belarus

Answer: B

 

37.Which global association released the ‘Declaration on Privacy and the protection of personal data’?

[A] G-20
[B] European Union
[C] G-7
[D] NATO

Answer: B

 

38.Gilbert F. Houngbo has been elected as the Director-General of which global organisation?

[A] UNEP
[B] ILO
[C] IMF
[D] WEF

Answer: B

 

39.The European Commission has launched proceedings on which country for breaching rule-of-law standards?

[A] Russia
[B] Hungary
[C] Poland
[D] Finland

Answer: B

 

40.Anthony Albanese has won the Presidential Elections of which country?

[A] United Kingdom
[B] France
[C] Australia
[D] New Zealand

Answer: C

 

41.Which country has successfully tested a new laser missile-defence system ‘Iron Beam’?

[A] Russia
[B] North Korea
[C] Israel
[D] France

Answer: C

 

42.Which country has added Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei and Macau to a human trafficking blacklist?

[A] India
[B] USA
[C] China
[D] Russia

Answer: B

 

43.Which is the first country in the world to make period products free for all?

[A] New Zealand
[B] Scotland
[C] Germany
[D] Finland

Answer: B

 

44.Isaac Herzog, who was seen in the news, is the President of which country?

[A] Canada
[B] Israel
[C] Italy
[D] France

Answer: B

 

45.‘Bibi: My Story’ is the title of the memoir of which country’s former Prime Minister?

[A] Afghanistan
[B] Pakistan
[C] Israel
[D] Iran

Answer: C

 

46.Which country has exited the European Union’s enhanced surveillance framework?

[A] Italy
[B] Greece
[C] Norway
[D] Finland

Answer: B

 

47.Which country has opened a new canal for ships to sail from Baltic Sea to Vistula Lagoon ports?

[A] Russia
[B] Poland
[C] Belarus
[D] Kazakhstan

Answer: B

 

48.‘Natasa Pirc Musar’ has been elected as the first female President of which country?

[A] Norway
[B] Finland
[C] Slovenia
[D] Syria

Answer: C

 

49.Mark Rutte, who apologised for the country’s historical role in slavery and slave trade, is the Prime Minister of which country?

[A] USA
[B] Canada
[C] Germany
[D] Netherlands

Answer: D

 

50.United Nations Security Council urged which country to release Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders?

[A] India
[B] Myanmar
[C] Nepal
[D] Bhutan

Answer: B

 

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