{"id":17352,"date":"2018-06-27T16:33:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T11:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/jwt2015\/?p=17352"},"modified":"2019-11-19T15:38:33","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T10:38:33","slug":"national-international-mcqs-april-may-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/studykit\/mcqs\/national-international-mcqs-april-may-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"National & International MCQs (April \u2013 May 2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"National<\/a><\/h1>\n

National<\/span><\/h1>\n

1. On Apr 16, the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, declared Pakistan the world’s largest host of refugees with their number reaching ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) 1.25 million\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) 1.45 million<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) 2.32 million\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) 3.29 million<\/p>\n

2. The current Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Raja Farooq Haider Khan<\/strong><\/span>
\n(b) Raja Muhammad Naseer Khan
\n(c) Yaseen Gulshan
\n(d) Ahmed Raza Qadri<\/p>\n

3. On Apr 16, the government launched savings certificates for ____.<\/strong>
\n(a) Teachers\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Pensioners
\n(c) Special people<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Businessmen<\/p>\n

4. On April 16, ______ government approved the province’s first-ever agriculture and youth policies.<\/strong>
\n(a) Sindh\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>(b) Punjab
\n(c) Balochistan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) KP<\/p>\n

5. On Apr 16, , the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) issued its annual report the \u201cState of Human Rights in 2017\u201d that was dedicated to ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Madeeha Gohar\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Asma Jehangir<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) IA Rehman\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Malala Yousafzai<\/p>\n

6. On Apr 16, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan approved the elevation of Justice Munib Akhtar of _____ High Court as a judge of the Supreme Court.<\/strong>
\n(a) Lahore\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Peshawar
\n(c) Balochistan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Sindh<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

7. On April 18, China and Pakistan Media Forum was held in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Shanghai\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Beijing<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Islamabad\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Karachi<\/p>\n

8. On Apr 19, ______ Pakistani peacekeepers who laid down their lives for global peace and security were honoured with the UN medal.<\/strong>
\n(a) Seven<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Eight
\n(c) Nine\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Eleven<\/p>\n

9. On Apr 20, the government received the Commonwealth Government Award for Women’s ______ Empowerment.<\/strong>
\n(a) Economic<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Social
\n(c) Political\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Financial<\/p>\n

10. On Apr 20, the ______ government decided to provide District Management Group training to new officers of provincial civil services.<\/strong>
\n(a) KP\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Balochistan<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Punjab\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Sindh<\/p>\n

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11. ______ led the Pakistani delegation that participated in the IMF\/World Bank Spring Meetings 2018. <\/strong>
\n(a) Waqar Ahmed\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Younas Dhaga
\n(c) Ahsan Khalid\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(d) Miftah Ismail<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

12. On Apr 22, the HEC appointed ______ permanent Director General for its Quality Assurance Division.<\/strong>
\n(a) Uzma Qureshi\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Farmanullah Anjum<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Saadia Abbasi\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Alia Zaidi<\/p>\n

13. On Apr 22, Nimroz Khan, former vice-president of the _____, died.<\/strong>
\n(a) JUI-F\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) ANP<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) PML-N\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) PTI<\/p>\n

14. On Apr 22, _____ retained the Mohenjo-Daro by winning the 17th Sindh Games.<\/strong>
\n(a) Larkana\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Hyderabad
\n(c) Karachi<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>(d) Sukkur<\/p>\n

15. On Apr 23, a moot of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was held in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Islamabad\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Karachi
\n(d) Shanghai\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(d) Beijing<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

16. The CCI formally approved the National Water Policy on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Apr 18\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Apr 20
\n(c) Apr 24<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Apr 26<\/p>\n

16. Ajoka Theatre was founded by noted playwright and actor ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Alia Gohar\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Faryal Gohar
\n(c) Savera Ali\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Madeeha Gohar<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

17. During FY 2017-18, Pakistan’s economy grew at ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) 5.2 percent\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) 5.8 percent<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) 6.8 percent\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) 6.2 percent<\/p>\n

18. Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif was disqualified for not disclosing his salary drawn from a ______ company.<\/strong>
\n(a) Saudi\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Chinese
\n(c) Qatari\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(d) UAE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

19. The current PML-N government presented its sixth budget on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Apr 25\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Apr 26
\n(c) Apr 27\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span>(d) Apr 28<\/p>\n

20. On Apr 27, Marriyum Aurangzeb, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and ______ were given the status of federal ministers.<\/strong>
\n(a) Laila Khan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Anusha Rehman<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Talal Chaudhry\u00a0 \u00a0(d) Daniyal Aziz<\/p>\n

21. The first-ever Science Festival for schoolchildren in Gwadar district was held on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Apr 27\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Apr 28<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Apr 29\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Apr 30<\/p>\n

22. On Apr 30, Pakistan became the hottest place on earth when the temperature crossed 50 degrees Celsius in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Multan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Nawabshah<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Sibbi\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Larkana<\/p>\n

23. The Islamabad International Airport, Pakistan’s largest and the first greenfield airport, was inaugurated on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Apr 28\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Apr 30
\n(c) May 01<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) May 03<\/p>\n

24. On May 02, National Human Development Report (NHDR) \u2013 Unleashing the Potential of a Young Pakistan was released by ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Ministry of Youth Affairs\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Ministry of Finance
\n(c) Ministry of Education\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(d) UNDP<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

25. On May 03, the resolution calling for renaming the Physics department of QAU Islamabad after Abu al Fatah Abdul Rehman Al-Khazini was presented by ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Maiza Hameed\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Captain (R) Safdar<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Marvi Memion\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Laila Khan<\/p>\n

26. On May 05, Noor Fatima, an Assistant Professor at IIUI won the prestigious Martin Luther King Junior Award, becoming the ______ South Asian woman to receive this honour.<\/strong>
\n(a) First\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> (b) Second
\n(c) Third\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Fourth<\/p>\n

27. On May 05, the ______ annual Judicial Conference, organised by the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan, was held in Islamabad.<\/strong>
\n(a) Fifth\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Seventh
\n(c) Eighth<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>(d) Eleventh<\/p>\n

28. ______ and Pakistan have signed $200 million cooperation agreement to execute Phase III of UAEPAP.<\/strong>
\n(a) UAE<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) China
\n(c) Afghanistan\u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Turkey<\/p>\n

29. On May 06, Federal Areas defeated ______ by 5 wickets and retained their Cool & Cool presents Pepsi Pakistan Cup title.<\/strong>
\n(a) KP\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0(b) Punjab
\n(c) PIA\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Sindh<\/p>\n

30. On May 07, ______ was made the 40th chief of the Intelligence Bureau, the civilian spy agency of the country.<\/strong>
\n(a) Aftab Sultan Cheema
\n(b) Dr Mohammad Suleman Khan<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) Syed Ziaullah Shah
\n(d) Munib Akhtar Sial<\/p>\n

31. Justice (R) Mehta Kalash Nath Kohli is the current chairman of ______ Public Service Commission.<\/strong>
\n(a) Punjab\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Sindh
\n(c) Balochistan<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>(d) KP<\/p>\n

32. On May 07, the Punjab government revived 20 percent public sector job quota for 3 divisions of south Punjab \u2013 Multan, Bahawalpur and DG Khan \u2013 besides the districts of Bhakkar and ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Kamalia\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Mianwali<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Rajanpur\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Layyah<\/p>\n

33. On May 08, the SCP suspended the notification of Senator-elect ______ for his failure to appear in court despite repeated summons.<\/strong>
\n(a) Saadia Abbasi\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Ishaq Dar<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Ch. Sarwar\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Nehal Hashmi<\/p>\n

34. On May 08, Daraz Group, Pakistan’s leading online retailer announced its complete acquisition by ______ Group.<\/strong>
\n(a) BidPay\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) In-Q-Tel
\n(c) NexTag\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Alibaba<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

35. On May 10, the COAS Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was ranked the ______ most powerful person in the world.<\/strong>
\n(a) 68th<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) 70th
\n(c) 74th\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) 75th<\/p>\n

36. On May 11, _____ won the first Pakistan Super Kabaddi League.<\/strong>
\n(a) Peshawar Haiders\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Multan Sikandars
\n(c) Gujrat Warriors\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>(d) Faisalabad Sherdils<\/p>\n

37. On May 12, the government appointed ______ the Chairman SECP.<\/strong>
\n(a) Shaukat Hussain\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0(b) Murad Ali
\n(c) Ghazanfar Ali\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Zafar Alvi<\/p>\n

38. On ______, Rao Tehsin Ali Khan was appointed DG Radio Pakistan.<\/strong>
\n(a) May 11\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) May 12
\n(c) May 14\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(d) May 15<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

39. On May 15, Brig (Retd) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar was re-elected as the president ______ for a second term.<\/strong>
\n(a) PHF\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) PCB
\n(c) PKL\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) PSB<\/p>\n

40. Arif Nawaz Khan is the incumbent Inspector General of Police ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Sindh\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Punjab<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Balochistan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) KP

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<\/div>\n

International\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n

1. ______ countries participated in Joint Gulf Shield-1 military drill held in Saudi Arabia’s Jubail city.<\/strong>
\n(a) 18\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) 20
\n(c) 24<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) 26<\/p>\n

2. On Apr 16, _______ was appointed a Commonwealth Youth Ambassador.<\/strong>
\n(a) Prince Charles\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) Prince Harry<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Meghan Markle\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Prince Williams<\/p>\n

3. Former US first lady Barbara Bush, who died on Apr 17, was the wife of the 41st US president, George H.W. Bush, and mother of the______, George W. Bush.<\/strong>
\n(a) 42nd\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) 43rd<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) 44th\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) 45th<\/p>\n

4. On Apr 18, President Erdogan of Turkey called snap elections in his country to be held on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) June 24<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) June 26
\n(c) June 28\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) June 30<\/p>\n

5. On Apr 18, Saudi Arabia launched its first commercial movie theatre with screening of the movie ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) X-Men\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Black Panther<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Deadpool 2\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Avatar<\/p>\n

6. Sooronbai Jeenbekov is the current president of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Ukraine\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Solvakia
\n(c) Kyrgyzstan\u00a0<\/span> <\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Azerbaijan<\/p>\n

7. Moroni is the capital of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) South Sudan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Chad
\n(c) Comoros<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>(d) Senegal<\/p>\n

8. On Apr 19, Iran, Iraq, Syria and ______ held a meeting of military and security officials in Baghdad.<\/strong>
\n(a) Russia<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) China
\n(c) France\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Germany<\/p>\n

9. On Apr 19, Miguel Diaz-Canel was elected as the new president of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Brazil\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) Cuba<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Argentina\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Venezuela<\/p>\n

10. On Apr 19, the Commonwealth Summit kicked off in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Dublin\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Canberra
\n(c) London<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>(d) Toronto<\/p>\n

11. On Apr 19, the king of Swaziland announced that his country had changed its name to ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Rhodes\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) eSwatini<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Comoron\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Swazica<\/p>\n

12. North and South Korea opened a hotline between their leaders on ____.<\/strong>
\n(a) Apr 18\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Apr 19
\n(c) Apr 20<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Apr 22<\/p>\n

13. Blue House is the official residence of the President of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) North Korea\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) South Korea<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Thailand\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Mongolia<\/p>\n

14. On Apr 20, an Indian court acquitted ______ who was sentenced to 28 years in jail in 2012 over the killing of 97 Muslims in the worst massacre during Gujarat riots.<\/strong>
\n(a) Narendra Modi\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) Maya Kodnani<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Nirmala Panday\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Nanavati Mehta<\/p>\n

15. On Apr 21, India’s cabinet approved the death penalty for rapists of girls below ______ of age.<\/strong>
\n(a) 10 years\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) 12 years<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) 14 years\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) 16 years<\/p>\n

16. On Apr 21, Indian veteran Rahil Gangjee won the Panasonic Open that was held in ___.<\/strong>
\n(a) Japan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span>(b) China
\n(c) Nepal\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Australia<\/p>\n

17. On Apr 21, ______ centre-left Social Democrats elected Andrea Nahles as the first woman leader of the 155-year-old party.<\/strong>
\n(a) Germany’s<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 (b) France’s
\n(c) Sweden’s\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Norway’s<\/p>\n

18. On Apr 23, Mario Abdo Benitez was elected the president of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Vietnam\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Paraguay<\/span><\/strong>
\n(b) Brazil\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (c) Peru<\/p>\n

19. On Apr 23, ______ world champion Marc Marquez won his 6th MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas.<\/strong>
\n(a) German\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Spanish<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) British\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Australian<\/p>\n

20. Covering an area of roughly 1,249,000 sq km, the East China Sea is a part of the ______ Ocean.<\/strong>
\n(a) Pacific\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong> (b) Indian
\n(c) Arctic\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Atlantic<\/p>\n

21. On Apr 25, the United Nations launched a project to support youth-driven initiatives in education, science, culture and the media in Jordan, Libya, Morocco and ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Tajikistan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Afghanistan
\n(c) Tunisia\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span> (d) Pakistan<\/p>\n

22. On Mar 28, ______ signed the largest arms procurement deal in its history, with the United States.<\/strong>
\n(a) UAE\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Kuwait
\n(c) Poland<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Malaysia<\/p>\n

23. On Apr 26, the ICC announced that all its 104-member nations \u2013 both men and women’s team \u2013 will be granted ______ status.<\/strong>
\n(a) Test\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) T20I<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) ODI\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) T10I<\/p>\n

24. On Apr 26, former CIA director ___ was approved as secretary of state.<\/strong>
\n(a) Gina Haspel\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Gary Cohn
\n(c) Mike Pompeo<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Joe Hagin<\/p>\n

25. A historic summit between the leaders of North and South Korea was held on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Apr 27<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Apr 28
\n(c) Apr 29\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Apr 30<\/p>\n

26. The world’s only handwritten newspaper is ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Nawa-i-Islam\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) The Musalman<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Islami Akhbar\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) The Muslim<\/p>\n

27. Saudi Aramco, the world\u2019s largest oil and gas company by revenue, is based in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Riyadh\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Jeddah
\n(c) Dhahran<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Makkah<\/p>\n

28. On Apr 29, Rafael Nadal won his ______ career clay-court title.<\/strong>
\n(a) 55th\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0(b) 58th
\n(c) 60th\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) 64th<\/p>\n

29. On Apr 30, Japan and its top trade partner in the Middle East, ___, signed an investment protection agreement.<\/strong>
\n(a) Qatar\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Saudi Arabia
\n(c) UAE<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>(d) Iraq<\/p>\n

30. The world’s oldest known spider that died in Australia on Apr 30, was named ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Number 16\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span> (b) Sudan
\n(c) Bluey\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Tuatara<\/p>\n

31. On Apr 30, British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed Sajid Javid the Britain’s ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Interior Minister<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>(b) Foreign Minister
\n(c) Justice Minister\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Finance Minister<\/p>\n

32. On May 01, Liverpool’s ______ forward Mohamed Salah was voted Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association (FWA).<\/strong>
\n(a) Saudi\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Iraqi
\n(c) Egyptian<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>(d) Jordanian<\/p>\n

33. On May 02, ______, the data firm embroiled in a scandal for handling Facebook user data ceased operations.<\/strong>
\n(a) SCL Elections\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(b) Cambridge Analytica<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) Oxford Observers\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Electobooks<\/p>\n

34. A per a WHO report, released on May 02, ______ is home to the world’s 14 most polluted cities.<\/strong>
\n(a) Pakistan\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) China
\n(c) India<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) Japan<\/p>\n

35. On May 05, Nasa launched its latest Mars lander, called ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) InSight<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Tess
\n(c) RedFace\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Challenger<\/p>\n

36. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 was held in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Canberra\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Montreal
\n(c) London<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>(d) Zurich<\/p>\n

37. On ______, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a new term that will see him in office until 2024.<\/strong>
\n(a) May 04\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) May 05
\n(c) May 06\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(d) May 07<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

38. On ______, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran Nuclear Deal.<\/strong>
\n(a) May 06\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) May 07
\n(c) May 08<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>(d) May 10<\/p>\n

39. On May 10, ______ was sworn in as the world’s oldest elected leader.<\/strong>
\n(a) Kim Yong-nam\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) Beji Caid Essebsi
\n(c) Mahathir Mohamad\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span>(d) Najib Razak<\/p>\n

40. On May 10, a 104-year-old Australian scientist ______ committed assisted suicide in Switzerland.<\/strong>
\n(a) Carol O’Neill\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(b) David Goodall<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) David William\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) F. G. Gregory<\/p>\n

41. On May 11, ______ Supreme Court ousted its chief justice, Maria Lourdes Sereno.<\/strong>
\n(a) Cambodian\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Thai
\n(c) The Philippine\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> <\/span>(d) Austrian<\/p>\n

42. On May 14, Kevin O’Brien scored ______ first hundred in Test Cricket.
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\n(c) Jamaica’s\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (d) Hong Kong’s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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