ASDEO Test Current Affairs MCQs with Answers (Part 10: Questions 1–50)
These Current Affairs MCQs are designed for ASDEO, PPSC, FPSC, NTS, CSS, PMS, and other competitive examinations.
1.
Pakistan is a member of:
A) United Nations (UN) ✅
B) European Union (EU)
C) ASEAN
D) G7
Answer: A) United Nations (UN)
2.
The headquarters of the United Nations (UN) is located in:
A) Geneva
B) Paris
C) New York ✅
D) London
Answer: C) New York
3.
The headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) is in:
A) New York
B) Geneva ✅
C) Paris
D) Rome
Answer: B) Geneva
4.
The headquarters of UNESCO is located in:
A) Vienna
B) Paris ✅
C) Brussels
D) Berlin
Answer: B) Paris
5.
The headquarters of NATO is in:
A) Brussels ✅
B) London
C) Washington, D.C.
D) Rome
Answer: A) Brussels
6.
The headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is located in:
A) New York
B) Washington, D.C. ✅
C) Geneva
D) London
Answer: B) Washington, D.C.
7.
Which organization is responsible for maintaining international peace and security?
A) UNESCO
B) WHO
C) United Nations (UN) ✅
D) WTO
Answer: C) United Nations (UN)
8.
The currency of China is:
A) Yen
B) Yuan (Renminbi) ✅
C) Won
D) Ringgit
Answer: B) Yuan (Renminbi)
9.
The currency of the United Kingdom is:
A) Euro
B) Pound Sterling ✅
C) Dollar
D) Franc
Answer: B) Pound Sterling
10.
The currency of Japan is:
A) Yuan
B) Won
C) Yen ✅
D) Peso
Answer: C) Yen
11.
Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?
A) China
B) Japan ✅
C) South Korea
D) Thailand
Answer: B) Japan
12.
The headquarters of the World Bank is located in:
A) Geneva
B) Washington, D.C. ✅
C) Paris
D) New York
Answer: B) Washington, D.C.
13.
Which country hosts the headquarters of the European Union?
A) France
B) Belgium ✅
C) Germany
D) Italy
Answer: B) Belgium
14.
Which organization regulates international trade?
A) WHO
B) WTO ✅
C) OPEC
D) IMF
Answer: B) WTO
15.
OPEC stands for:
A) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ✅
B) Organization of Power Export Countries
C) Oil Producing Economic Council
D) Organization of Petroleum Energy Council
Answer: A) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
16.
SAARC stands for:
A) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ✅
B) South Asian Alliance for Regional Council
C) South Asia Regional Council
D) South Asian Administrative Council
Answer: A) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
17.
Pakistan became a member of the United Nations in:
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1949
D) 1947 (30 September 1947) ✅
Answer: D) 1947 (30 September 1947)
18.
Which country is the largest by area?
A) China
B) Canada
C) Russia ✅
D) USA
Answer: C) Russia
19.
Which country has the largest population?
A) India ✅
B) China
C) United States
D) Indonesia
Answer: A) India
20.
The headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is in:
A) Doha
B) Riyadh
C) Jeddah ✅
D) Abu Dhabi
Answer: C) Jeddah
21.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is located in:
A) Geneva
B) The Hague ✅
C) Brussels
D) Vienna
Answer: B) The Hague
22.
Which continent has the largest number of countries?
A) Europe
B) Asia
C) Africa ✅
D) South America
Answer: C) Africa
23.
Which is the world's largest ocean?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean ✅
D) Arctic Ocean
Answer: C) Pacific Ocean
24.
Which country is famous for the Eiffel Tower?
A) Italy
B) Germany
C) France ✅
D) Spain
Answer: C) France
25.
Which city is known as the financial capital of the United States?
A) Los Angeles
B) Washington, D.C.
C) New York City ✅
D) Chicago
Answer: C) New York City
26.
The headquarters of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is located in:
A) Tokyo
B) Manila ✅
C) Bangkok
D) Seoul
Answer: B) Manila
27.
Which country is called the "Land of the Midnight Sun"?
A) Norway ✅
B) Sweden
C) Finland
D) Iceland
Answer: A) Norway
28.
The largest desert in the world is:
A) Sahara
B) Arabian
C) Antarctic Desert ✅
D) Gobi
Answer: C) Antarctic Desert
29.
Which organization issues the World Development Report?
A) IMF
B) World Bank ✅
C) WTO
D) UNDP
Answer: B) World Bank
30.
Which country has the most time zones?
A) Russia
B) United States
C) France ✅
D) Canada
Answer: C) France
31.
Which is the longest river in the world (traditional GK answer)?
A) Amazon
B) Nile ✅
C) Yangtze
D) Mississippi
Answer: B) Nile
32.
The headquarters of Interpol is located in:
A) Paris
B) Lyon ✅
C) Brussels
D) Rome
Answer: B) Lyon
33.
Which country is known as the "Land of a Thousand Lakes"?
A) Sweden
B) Finland ✅
C) Norway
D) Denmark
Answer: B) Finland
34.
The headquarters of UNICEF is in:
A) Geneva
B) New York ✅
C) Paris
D) Vienna
Answer: B) New York
35.
Which country is the largest producer of coffee?
A) Colombia
B) Brazil ✅
C) Vietnam
D) Ethiopia
Answer: B) Brazil
36.
Which country is famous for tulips and windmills?
A) Belgium
B) Netherlands ✅
C) Denmark
D) Switzerland
Answer: B) Netherlands
37.
The headquarters of Amnesty International is in:
A) London ✅
B) Paris
C) Geneva
D) New York
Answer: A) London
38.
Which country is known as the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean"?
A) Sri Lanka ✅
B) Maldives
C) Mauritius
D) Seychelles
Answer: A) Sri Lanka
39.
The headquarters of the International Labour Organization (ILO) is in:
A) Geneva ✅
B) Vienna
C) Rome
D) Brussels
Answer: A) Geneva
40.
Which is the smallest continent?
A) Europe
B) Antarctica
C) Australia ✅
D) South America
Answer: C) Australia
41.
The headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is in:
A) Rome ✅
B) Paris
C) Geneva
D) Madrid
Answer: A) Rome
42.
Which country is known as the "Land of Fire and Ice"?
A) Iceland ✅
B) Greenland
C) Norway
D) Canada
Answer: A) Iceland
43.
Which is the deepest ocean in the world?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean ✅
D) Arctic Ocean
Answer: C) Pacific Ocean
44.
The headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is located in:
A) Vienna ✅
B) Geneva
C) Paris
D) Brussels
Answer: A) Vienna
45.
Which country is known as the "Roof of the World"?
A) Nepal
B) Tibet ✅
C) Bhutan
D) Mongolia
Answer: B) Tibet
46.
Which country is the world's largest exporter of crude oil?
A) Russia
B) Saudi Arabia ✅
C) Iraq
D) UAE
Answer: B) Saudi Arabia
47.
Which canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?
A) Panama Canal
B) Kiel Canal
C) Suez Canal ✅
D) Corinth Canal
Answer: C) Suez Canal
48.
The headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is in:
A) Lausanne, Switzerland ✅
B) Paris, France
C) Athens, Greece
D) Geneva, Switzerland
Answer: A) Lausanne, Switzerland
49.
Which country has the largest Muslim population in the world?
A) Pakistan
B) Indonesia ✅
C) India
D) Bangladesh
Answer: B) Indonesia
50.
Which country is known as the "Land of the Thunder Dragon"?
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan ✅
C) Mongolia
D) Myanmar
Answer: B) Bhutan
End of Part 10 – Current Affairs MCQs (50 Questions)
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