Current Affairs MCQs January 8-14 2020 (Week 2)

Shahzad F. Malik

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Current Affairs MCQs January 8-14 2020 (Week 2)

Which city plays host to the annual ‘World Future Energy Summit’ of the year 2020?

(a) Jeddah
(b) Abu Dhabi
(c) Riyadh
(d) Tel Aviv
Answer: (b)

Who has been recently named as the new ruler/sultan of Oman?

(a) Sheikha Aisha bint Khalfan
(b) Sultan Qaboos
(c) Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
(d) Mohammed Alfazari
Answer: (c)

What is Pakistan’s GDP growth rate for the FY20, as estimated by the World Bank?

(a) 5.5
(b) 4.2
(c) 2.4
(d) 3.7
Answer: (c)

A devastating earthquake hit Puerto Rico recently. Which is the capital city of Puerto-Rico?

(a) Port Moresby
(b) San Juan
(c) Suva
(d) Valletta
Answer: (b)

Who has recently been appointed as the new Executive Director of Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi?

(a) Asim Munir
(b) Akbar Zaidi
(c) Dr. Assad
(d) Shehryar Bhatti
Answer: (b)

Daniele De Rossi, who announced his retirement recently, is a world-cup winning footballer of which country?

(a) Malta
(b) Luxemburg
(c) Italy
(d) Spain
Answer: (c)

Scientists recently discovered dwarf galaxies with massive black holes using Very Large Array (VLA) observatory. Where is the observatory situated?

(a) Russia
(b) Japan
(c) USA
(d) China
Answer: (c)

An international Film Festival with the theme of ‘Better Film, Better Audience and Better Society’, was recently inaugurated in which city?

(a) Colombo
(b) Manila
(c) Dhaka
(d) Hanoi
Answer: (c)

Kartarpur Gurdwara, recently seen in news is situated in which district?

(a) Sialkot
(b) Nankana Sahib
(c) Narowal
(d) Sheikhupura
Answer: (c)

Which city will play host to the 2022 Common Wealth Games?

(a) Nassau
(b) Birmingham
(c) Belmopan
(d) Pretoria
Answer: (b)

Who is the supreme leader of Iran?

(a) Zarif Javed
(b) Qasem soleimani
(c) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
(d) Hisbollah
Answer: (c)

Hyundai partnered with which ride-sharing company to develop electric air taxis?

(a) Lyft
(b) Didi
(c) Uber
(d) Grab
Answer: (c)

Which Middle East country recently announced multiple-entry tourist visas to people of all countries?

(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Oman
(c) UAE
(d) Qatar
Answer: (c)

Australia recently witnessed which disaster that killed many lives and caused huge destruction?

(a) Wild Fires
(b) Flood
(c) Tsunami
(d) Earthquake
Answer: (a)

Which film won the ‘Best Motion picture- drama’ award in the Golden Globe awards 2020?

(a) Parasite
(b) 1917
(c) Missing Link
(d) Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Answer: (b)

From which country Pakistan received $200 million for small- and medium-size businesses in Pakistan?

(a) USA
(b) China
(c) UAE
(d) Saudi Arabia
Answer: (c)

The Commonwealth Games 2022 will be held between ____ ?

(A) 25 June to 25 July 2022
(B) 27 July to 7 August 2022
(C) 29 September to 28 October 2022
(D) 20 November to 19 December 2022
Answer: (b)

Which famous actor won the ‘Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama’ award in the Golden Globe awards 2020?

(a) Dean-Charles
(b) Joaquin Phoenix
(c) George MacKay
(d) Brad Pitt
Answer: (b)

Which nation has recently banned the ‘ reef toxic’ Sunscreen?

(A) New Zealand
(B) Palau
(C) Australia
(D) Nauru
Answer: (b)

Which Pakistani Scientist is awarded “China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award” for year 2020?

(A) Dr. Abdul Qadir
(B) Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman
(C) Haroon Ahmed
(D) Nazir Ahmed
Answer: (b)

Pakistan and China have decided to develop which city as a major industrial hub?

(a) Faisalabad
(b) Gawadar
(c) Lahore
(d) Karachi
Answer: (a)

Russia has provided Pakistan sanctions free structure for strategic North-South Gas Pipeline with estimated cost of______ ?

(a) $1 Billion
(b) $2 Billion
(c) $4 Billion
(d) $9 Billion
Answer: (b)

Which Pakistani Squash player won U-15 British Junior Open 2020 ?

(a) Muhammad Hamza Khan
(b) Raheem Bakhsh
(c) Muhammad Ammad
(d) Sadaqat Ali
Answer: (a)

According to Henley Passport Index 2020, The Pakistani passport has been ranked as the _______ worst passport for international travelers?

(a) Third
(b) Fourth
(c) Fifth
(d) Sixth
Answer: (b)

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