World Current Affairs MCQs with Explanations

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Table Tennis Mixed Doubles is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.

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Turkey is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.

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Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country’s vice-president has announced. Magufuli was first elected president in 2015

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11 December is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.

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Toxic is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.

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The US Congress has passed a bill named after Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai that expands the number of scholarships to women in Pakistan under a merit and needs-based programme, according to the information posted on the congressional website. The ‘Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act’ was passed by the House of Representatives in March 2020, and the US Senate adopted it by a voice vote on January 1, 2021.The bill now heads to the White House for US President Donald Trump to sign into law. The bill requires the US Agency for International Development to award at least 50 per cent of scholarships under a Pakistan-based higher education scholarship programme to Pakistani women, from 2020 to 2022, across a range of academic disciplines and in accordance with existing eligibility criteria.

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Palestinian rivals including Hamas and Fatah agreed to form a unity government at talks hosted by China, Beijing said on Tuesday, a deal meant to deliver a post-war Gaza administration but quickly rejected by Israel as it seeks to crush Hamas.

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Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was shut down in March 2023 by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. Based in Santa Clara, California, the bank was shut down after its investments greatly decreased in value and its depositors withdrew large amounts of money, among other factors.

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Tiktok is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.

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Polish glider pilots Sebastian Kawa and Sebastian Kot Lampart made aviation history on July 20 by becoming the first to fly a glider over K2, the world’s second-highest peak, standing at 8,611 meters above sea level.