World Current Affairs MCQs with Explanations

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Australia’s top cricket body appointed Andrew McDonald as the national coach on Wednesday, two months after the shock departure of Justin Langer.

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Kuwait’s crown prince dissolved parliament on Wednesday and called for early elections amid a feud between the government and elected assembly that has hindered fiscal reform, a move welcomed by opposition lawmakers to end the standoff.

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Iran 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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Virat Kohli was the player of the tournament and also scored the most runs; Mohammed Shami was the leading wicket-taker. A total of 1,250,307 spectators attended matches, the highest number in any Cricket World Cup to-date.

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Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire.

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Colombo 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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Labour Party candidate Robert Abela elected as 14th prime minister of Malta with 57.9% of the vote. He defeated his closest rival Chris Fearne. He will replace Joseph Muscat, who resigned over the murder of a journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia.

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Austria 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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In June 2013, the Taliban officially opened their office in Doha, Qatar.

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