Olete.in – MCQs, Mock Tests & Government Job Prep | CSS[FPSC-U.S. Civil Service Commission]-USA [USA] Current Affairs 2021 Set 2

Recently, how much area of bush, forest, and parks was burned in massive bushfires across Australia?

1. 80,000 sq km
2. 90,000 sq km
3. 100,000 sq km
4. 110,000 sq km

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which country has the largest reserves of oil?

1. United States
2. China
3. Russia
4. Venezuela

✅ Correct Answer: 4

In which country it is mandatory for all male citizens aged 18, 27 to serve 1 year in Armed Forces?

1. America
2. Canada
3. Russia
4. Israel

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which country is the worlds top supplier of weapons?

1. America
2. Russia
3. Israel
4. Germany

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which from the following countries is NOT the member of BRICS?

1. United States
2. Russia
3. China
4. India

✅ Correct Answer: 1

In which US state there was a massive wildfire in 2019?

1. Arizona
2. Florida
3. Texas
4. California

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The headquarter of Human Rights Watch is located in

1. Washington
2. New York
3. Berlin
4. Brussels

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which country is the largest producer of oil?

1. Saudi Arabia
2. China
3. Russia
4. Venezuela

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which country has the largest reserves of gas?

1. Saudi Arabia
2. Iran
3. Russia
4. Qatar

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which country is the largest producer of gas?

1. Saudi Arabia
2. Iran
3. Russia
4. Qatar

✅ Correct Answer: 3

After UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020. The European Union has now ________ member states.

1. 27
2. 28
3. 29
4. 30

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The Euro currency is used by ________ countries.

1. 17
2. 18
3. 19
4. 20

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Kashmir is a disputed region between

1. India and Sri Lanka
2. India and Bangladesh
3. India and Pakistan
4. Bangladesh and Pakistan

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Northern Cyprus is a disputed region between

1. Cyprus and Czech Republic
2. Cyprus and United Kingdom
3. Cyprus and Greece
4. Cyprus and Turkey

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who is the secretary general of OIC?

1. Iyad bin Amin Madani
2. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
3. Prince Salman
4. Dr. Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The official languages of NATO are

1. English and French
2. English and German
3. English and Spanish
4. English, French and German

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which country has the largest coal reserves?

1. United States
2. Russia
3. China
4. Venezuela

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which country is the largest producer of coal?

1. United States
2. Russia
3. China
4. Venezuela

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Universiade is an international student and youth competition. The 2019 Winter Universiade were held in

1. Moscow
2. Kazan
3. Krasnoyarsk
4. Beijing

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The 2019 Summer Universiade were held in

1. Naples
2. Kazan
3. Beijing
4. Moscow

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Parliament of India passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 on

1. 11 November 2019
2. 11 December 2019
3. 11 January 2020
4. 11-Feb-20

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 stipulates all _____ to prove their Indian citizenship.

1. Muslims
2. Hindus
3. Christians
4. Buddhist

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The Most populous city in the world is

1. Beijing
2. Buenos Aires
3. Shanghai
4. Tokyo

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who is Justin Trudeau?

1. President of Australia
2. Prime Minister of Australia
3. President of Canada
4. Prime Minister of Canada

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The capital of Ukraine is

1. Kazan
2. Aden
3. Crimea
4. Kiev

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The Euro Football Cup 2020 held on 12 July 2021 was won by

1. France
2. Italy
3. Germany
4. England

✅ Correct Answer: 2

President of which country was assassinated on 7 July 2021?

1. Afghanistan
2. Columbia
3. Haiti
4. Venezuela

✅ Correct Answer: 3

President of Haiti was killed by a hit squad from

1. Afghanistan
2. Columbia
3. Cuba
4. Venezuela

✅ Correct Answer: 2

United States has set the deadline _____ to leave Afghanistan.

1. 31 July 2021
2. 15-Aug-21
3. 11-Sep-21
4. 31-Dec-21

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which party on 1 July 2021 celebrated its 100th anniversary?

1. Chinas communist party
2. UKs labour party
3. US democratic party
4. US republican party

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The aerospace company Blue Origin was founded by

1. Elon Musk
2. Jeff Bezos
3. Bill Gates
4. Larry Page

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Who is Lloyd Austin?

1. Prime Minister of Netherlands
2. Prime Minister of Israel
3. US Secretary of State
4. US Secretary of Defense

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who is the current US Secretary of State?

1. Antony Blinken
2. Jake Sullivan
3. Lloyd Austin
4. Mike Pompeo

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Who won the 2021 Iranian presidential election?

1. Ebrahim Raisi
2. Mohsen Rezaee
3. Abdolnaser Hemmati
4. Amir-Hossein Hashemi

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which country is the largest producer of Palm Oil in the world?

1. Malaysia
2. Indonesia
3. Thailand
4. Vietnam

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which region of the world was declared free of wild polio in August 2020?

1. Africa
2. North Africa
3. Nigeria
4. DR Congo

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Line of Actual Control (LAC) is a disputed border-line between

1. China and India
2. China and Pakistan
3. India and Pakistan
4. China, India, and Nepal

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Africas most influential evangelist TB Joshua died on 5 June 2021. He belonged to

1. Algeria
2. Nigeria
3. Niger
4. Sudan

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Following are the members of QUAD:

1. USA, Australia, India, Japan
2. USA, Indonesia, India, New Zealand
3. USA, UK, Australia, Japan
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 1

BECA stands for:

1. Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement
2. Bilateral Engagement and Cooperation Agreement
3. Bilateral Engagement and Counter Arrangement
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Nagorno-Karabakh is the territorial conflict between:

1. Turkey and Syria
2. Turkey and Greece
3. Armenia and Azerbaijan
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 3

2020 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to

1. Abiy Ahmed Ali
2. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad
3. World Food Program
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Brexit referendum in the UK was held under the premiership of

1. David Cameron
2. Theresa May
3. Boris Johnson
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 1

EIA notes that _____ has the biggest natural gas reserves.

1. United States
2. Russia
3. Turkmenistan
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which state is the member of SCO?

1. Azerbaijan
2. Turkmenistan
3. Turkey
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The candidate requires minimum _____ electoral votes to win the US Presidential election.

1. 262
2. 266
3. 268
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 4

About how much worlds maritime shipping passes through the South China Sea?

1. 23%
2. 33%
3. 43%
4. 53%

✅ Correct Answer: 2

About how much of global trade passes through the Seas or Oceans?

1. 60%
2. 70%
3. 80%
4. 90%

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The South China Sea is connected with the Indian ocean through

1. Dover Strait
2. Luzon Strait
3. Strait of Hormuz
4. Strait of Malacca

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The South China Sea is in the ____ ocean.

1. Atlantic
2. Pacific
3. Arctic
4. Indian

✅ Correct Answer: 2