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
