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World Affairs: BPSC Prelims MCQs

55 practice questions on World Affairs. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. Current Affairs 2025–26

   The New START treaty, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the USA and Russia, expired on:

   1. A5 February 2026
   2. B1 January 2026
   3. C5 February 2021
   4. D26 March 2026
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. Current Affairs 2025–26

   The first Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START-I) was signed between the USA and the USSR in:

   1. A1987
   2. B2010
   3. C1991
   4. D1972
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Which of the following is true of Greenland?

   1. AIt is an autonomous territory of Denmark, outside the European Union
   2. BIt is an autonomous region of Canada, inside NATO
   3. CIt is a territory of Norway, inside the European Union
   4. DIt is an independent country and a member of the European Union
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. Current Affairs 2025–26

   What is the capital of Greenland?

   1. ATórshavn
   2. BNuuk
   3. CCopenhagen
   4. DReykjavik
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Arrange the world's four largest islands in descending order of area:

   1. AGreenland, Borneo, New Guinea, Madagascar
   2. BGreenland, New Guinea, Borneo, Madagascar
   3. CNew Guinea, Greenland, Madagascar, Borneo
   4. DGreenland, Madagascar, Borneo, New Guinea
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Borneo, the largest island of Asia, is shared by which three countries?

   1. AMalaysia, Singapore and Indonesia
   2. BIndonesia, the Philippines and Brunei
   3. CMalaysia, Thailand and Indonesia
   4. DMalaysia, Brunei and Indonesia
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. Current Affairs 2025–26

   In January 2026 the United States announced its withdrawal from how many international organisations?

   1. A56
   2. B60
   3. C76
   4. D66
   Answer and explanation →

8. 8. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Which of the following was among the organisations the USA said it would leave in January 2026?

   1. AThe International Solar Alliance
   2. BThe International Monetary Fund
   3. CNATO
   4. DThe World Bank
   Answer and explanation →

9. 9. Current Affairs 2025–26

   The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) began charging for imports from:

   1. A1 October 2023
   2. B1 January 2025
   3. C1 January 2026
   4. D1 January 2030
   Answer and explanation →

10. 10. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which of the following sectors is NOT covered by the EU's CBAM in its first phase?

    1. AFertilisers
    2. BTextiles
    3. CIron and steel
    4. DAluminium
    Answer and explanation →

11. 11. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Monroe Doctrine of 1823, recalled in news of the "Donroe Doctrine", was announced by:

    1. AJohn Quincy Adams, the 6th President of the USA
    2. BJames Monroe, the 5th President of the USA
    3. CThomas Jefferson, the 3rd President of the USA
    4. DJames Madison, the 4th President of the USA
    Answer and explanation →

12. 12. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which of the following statements about the "Donroe Doctrine" is correct?

    1. AIt is an official foreign policy doctrine adopted by the US Congress
    2. BIt is a treaty signed by the USA and Latin American countries
    3. CIt is a doctrine of non-intervention in Latin America
    4. DIt is an informal name for Donald Trump's policy on the Western Hemisphere
    Answer and explanation →

13. 13. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA), signed into law on 4 July 2025, is a law of:

    1. Athe European Union, on artificial intelligence and data
    2. BArgentina, on public spending cuts and privatisation
    3. Cthe United States, on tax cuts and border and defence spending
    4. Dthe United Kingdom, on immigration and asylum
    Answer and explanation →

14. 14. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Northwood Declaration of 2025 is an agreement on nuclear deterrence between:

    1. Athe United Kingdom and France
    2. Bthe USA and the United Kingdom
    3. CFrance and Germany
    4. Dthe USA and Japan
    Answer and explanation →

15. 15. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Alcatraz, the prison US President Donald Trump said he wanted to reopen, is on an island in:

    1. ANew York Harbor
    2. BSan Francisco Bay
    3. CChesapeake Bay
    4. Dthe Gulf of Mexico
    Answer and explanation →

16. 16. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The first life-size statue of Swami Vivekananda in the USA was unveiled in 2026 in:

    1. ASeattle
    2. BSan Francisco
    3. CChicago
    4. DNew York
    Answer and explanation →

17. 17. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Under "Operation Wings of Dawn", Israel flew 240 members of which community from India to Israel?

    1. ACochin Jews, of Kerala
    2. BBaghdadi Jews, of Kolkata
    3. CBene Israel, of Maharashtra
    4. DBnei Menashe, of Mizoram and Manipur
    Answer and explanation →

18. 18. Current Affairs 2025–26

    "Operation Ghazab Lil Haq" was launched by:

    1. AAfghanistan, against Pakistani posts on the Durand Line
    2. BIsrael, against Hezbollah bases in southern Lebanon
    3. CPakistan, against militants it says are based in Afghanistan
    4. DIran, against militants in Balochistan
    Answer and explanation →

19. 19. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Gen-Z protests in Nepal in September 2025 were set off by:

    1. Athe arrest of the Mayor of Kathmandu
    2. Ba new citizenship law
    3. Ca rise in fuel prices
    4. Da ban on 26 social media platforms
    Answer and explanation →

20. 20. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Pax Silica, which India joined in February 2026, is a US-led initiative on:

    1. Aa common digital currency for Indo-Pacific trade
    2. Bcutting farm subsidies under WTO rules
    3. Csecure supply chains for chips, critical minerals and AI
    4. Dpeace talks between Israel and its neighbours
    Answer and explanation →

21. 21. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, code-named "Little Boy", used:

    1. Auranium-235
    2. Buranium-238
    3. Cthorium-232
    4. Dplutonium-239
    Answer and explanation →

22. 22. Current Affairs 2025–26

    What are the survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki called in Japan?

    1. ARonin
    2. BHibakusha
    3. CHikikomori
    4. DKamikaze
    Answer and explanation →

23. 23. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's second series of nuclear tests at Pokhran in 1998 was code-named:

    1. ASmiling Buddha
    2. BOperation Vijay
    3. COperation Shakti
    4. DOperation Trishul
    Answer and explanation →

24. 24. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Nuclear fission was discovered in 1938–39 by:

    1. AEnrico Fermi and Niels Bohr
    2. BOtto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann
    3. CErnest Rutherford and James Chadwick
    4. DJ. Robert Oppenheimer and Edward Teller
    Answer and explanation →

25. 25. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which was the first foreign country to adopt India's UPI (Unified Payments Interface)?

    1. AFrance
    2. BNepal
    3. CSingapore
    4. DBhutan
    Answer and explanation →

26. 26. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became the first Caribbean country to adopt India's BHIM-UPI?

    1. ATrinidad and Tobago
    2. BBarbados
    3. CJamaica
    4. DGuyana
    Answer and explanation →

27. 27. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Abraham Accords, first signed in 2020, are mainly about:

    1. Aa military alliance of Gulf states against Iran
    2. Bnormalising ties between Israel and Arab states
    3. Cclimate cooperation among the Gulf states
    4. Dnuclear disarmament in West Asia
    Answer and explanation →

28. 28. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which Muslim-majority country recently joined the Abraham Accords?

    1. ASaudi Arabia
    2. BIndonesia
    3. CKazakhstan
    4. DPakistan
    Answer and explanation →

29. 29. Current Affairs 2025–26

    According to the UN's World Urbanization Prospects 2025, which is the world's most populous city?

    1. AJakarta
    2. BDhaka
    3. CTokyo
    4. DDelhi
    Answer and explanation →

30. 30. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which hydroelectric project was inaugurated during PM Narendra Modi's visit to Bhutan in November 2025?

    1. AChukha (336 MW)
    2. BMangdechhu (720 MW)
    3. CKholongchhu (600 MW)
    4. DPunatsangchhu-II (1,020 MW)
    Answer and explanation →

31. 31. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Kafala system, which Saudi Arabia decided to replace with a contract-based model, is:

    1. Aa system of Islamic banking without interest
    2. Ba sponsorship system that ties migrant workers to one employer
    3. Ca quota for hiring nationals in private companies
    4. Da tax on foreign remittances
    Answer and explanation →

32. 32. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Daruma doll, presented to PM Narendra Modi in Japan, is linked to which Indian monk?

    1. AAtisha Dipankara of Bengal
    2. BNagarjuna of Andhra
    3. CBodhidharma of Kanchipuram
    4. DPadmasambhava of Swat
    Answer and explanation →

33. 33. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Takasaki city, regarded as the birthplace of Daruma dolls, is in which prefecture of Japan?

    1. AGunma
    2. BKyoto
    3. CHokkaido
    4. DNara
    Answer and explanation →

34. 34. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The "Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity" (TRIPP), agreed in the Armenia–Azerbaijan peace deal, links:

    1. AArmenia with Iran, through Nakhchivan
    2. Bmainland Azerbaijan with Turkey, through Iran
    3. CArmenia with Georgia, through Azerbaijan
    4. Dmainland Azerbaijan with Nakhchivan, through Armenia
    Answer and explanation →

35. 35. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Nagorno-Karabakh region, at the centre of the Armenia–Azerbaijan conflict, is internationally recognised as part of:

    1. AIran
    2. BArmenia
    3. CGeorgia
    4. DAzerbaijan
    Answer and explanation →

36. 36. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement of 17 September 2025, under which aggression against one is aggression against both, was signed between:

    1. ASaudi Arabia and Turkey
    2. BIran and Pakistan
    3. CSaudi Arabia and Pakistan
    4. DPakistan and China
    Answer and explanation →

37. 37. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India and the United Kingdom signed a free trade agreement in July 2025 called:

    1. Athe Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
    2. Bthe Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
    3. Cthe Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA)
    4. Dthe Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA)
    Answer and explanation →

38. 38. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India and the Maldives released joint stamps on the "Uru" and the "Vadhu Dhoni" to mark 60 years of diplomatic ties. The Uru is:

    1. Aa snake boat of Kerala's boat races
    2. Ba wooden dhow built at Beypore, Kerala
    3. Ca Maldivian fishing boat
    4. Da sailing canoe of Lakshadweep
    Answer and explanation →

39. 39. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The India–USA "TRUST" initiative is about:

    1. Aa joint fund for climate adaptation in the Indo-Pacific
    2. Ba trade agreement on dairy and farm products
    3. Ccooperation in critical and emerging technologies
    4. Dfaster visas for students and researchers
    Answer and explanation →

40. 40. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The "No Kings" movement, with rallies across the USA, is:

    1. Aa farmers' movement against land grabs in Latin America
    2. Ba US protest movement against rulers acting above the law
    3. Ca campaign to abolish monarchies in Europe
    4. Da royalist movement that opposes the British Parliament
    Answer and explanation →

41. 41. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which country became the first to formally recognise Somaliland as a sovereign state?

    1. AIsrael
    2. BEthiopia
    3. CTaiwan
    4. DUnited States
    Answer and explanation →

42. 42. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Under the treaty signed in May 2025, the United Kingdom agreed to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to:

    1. AMadagascar
    2. BMaldives
    3. CSeychelles
    4. DMauritius
    Answer and explanation →

43. 43. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Hanoi Convention, signed by 72 countries in October 2025, is a UN treaty against:

    1. Acybercrime
    2. Bhuman trafficking at sea
    3. Cillegal fishing
    4. Dplastic pollution
    Answer and explanation →

44. 44. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The South Pars gas field, attacked during the Israel–Iran hostilities, shares one geological reservoir with which field?

    1. ARumaila of Iraq
    2. BGhawar of Saudi Arabia
    3. CBurgan of Kuwait
    4. DNorth Dome (North Field) of Qatar
    Answer and explanation →

45. 45. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which country is the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG)?

    1. ARussia
    2. BAustralia
    3. CUnited States
    4. DQatar
    Answer and explanation →

46. 46. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site damaged in the 2025 strikes, is in:

    1. ADamascus, Syria
    2. BTehran, Iran
    3. CBaghdad, Iraq
    4. DIsfahan, Iran
    Answer and explanation →

47. 47. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, the Arab world's first commercial nuclear plant, is in:

    1. AEl Dabaa, Egypt
    2. BDimona, Israel
    3. CAbu Dhabi, UAE
    4. DBushehr, Iran
    Answer and explanation →

48. 48. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Port of Salalah, reported hit by a drone attack during the regional hostilities, is in:

    1. AOman
    2. BDjibouti
    3. CYemen
    4. DBahrain
    Answer and explanation →

49. 49. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with:

    1. Athe Caspian Sea
    2. Bthe Gulf of Aden
    3. Cthe Red Sea
    4. Dthe Gulf of Oman
    Answer and explanation →

50. 50. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait connects the Red Sea with:

    1. Athe Mediterranean Sea
    2. Bthe Gulf of Aden
    3. Cthe Persian Gulf
    4. Dthe Gulf of Oman
    Answer and explanation →

51. 51. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Ebola virus disease, in the news for outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, was first identified in:

    1. A1994, in Sierra Leone
    2. B2014, in Guinea
    3. C1981, in Uganda
    4. D1976, in present-day DRC
    Answer and explanation →

52. 52. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Ebola virus belongs to which family of viruses?

    1. ACoronaviridae
    2. BFiloviridae
    3. CFlaviviridae
    4. DParamyxoviridae
    Answer and explanation →

53. 53. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which country first enforced a minimum age of 16 for holding social media accounts, from 10 December 2025?

    1. AAustralia
    2. BFrance
    3. CNew Zealand
    4. DUnited Kingdom
    Answer and explanation →

54. 54. Current Affairs 2025–26

    In the Taliban administration of Afghanistan, Sirajuddin Haqqani holds which post?

    1. AForeign Minister
    2. BDefence Minister
    3. CInterior Minister
    4. DPrime Minister
    Answer and explanation →

55. 55. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The "Gauri Bahadur Karki Commission" in Nepal is linked to:

    1. Athe study of the India–Nepal border dispute
    2. Bthe delimitation of electoral seats
    3. Cthe inquiry into the Gen-Z protests
    4. Dthe drafting of a new constitution
    Answer and explanation →