International Current Affairs 10 solved MCQs for June 2012

Current International Affairs Quiz

1) Who among the following was appointed as the new President of the world Bank on 16th April 2012?

1) Jim Yong Kim

2) Robert Zoellick

3) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

4) Lumen Darcy

2) Anders Behring Breivik,Who killed 74 people in July 2011,faced prosecution in the case.Breivik a right wing fanatic belongs to which of the following nations?

1) Sweden

2) Switzerland

3) Spain

4) Norway

3) Nearly 127 people were killed in a crash of an airline in Pakistan on 21 April 2012.The accident took place at which of the following place of Pakistan?

1) Rawalpindi

2) Islamabad

3) Lahore

4) Karachi

4) A powerful earthquake hit Aceh Province of Indonesia on 11 April 2012,speaking a short-lived tsunami alert for much of the Indian ocean.What was the magnitude of the quake as recorded on the Richter Scale?

1) 8.7 

2) 8

3) 8.3

4) 7.1

5) Which Indian chief made news in April 2012 by Visiting the historic Kitchen of the White House Which prepares the food for US President Barack Obama his family and the large no of guests invited to the resident of the first family every day?

1) Ramesh Thakur

2) Vinay Gulati

3) Sanjeev Kapoor

4) Rajeev Sen

6) Two powerful earthquakes of 8.6 and 8.2 magnitude struck the coast of Sumatra on 12 April 2012.Sumatra is located in which of the following country?

1) Indonesia

2) Maldives

3) Myanmar

4) Sri Lanka

7) Which country on April 12,2012 announced to forgive about 3.7 billion of Myanmar's debt and Resume development aid as a way to support the country's democratic and economic reforms?

1) Japan

2) China

3) India

4) Malaysia

8) The security council on April 2012 unanimously approved a resolution expanding the number of U.N ceasefire observers in Which country from 30 to 300?

1) Syria

2) Iran

3) Israel

4) Iraq

9) Afghanistan and the United States in April 2012 agreed on the contents of a long-awaited deal to define their relationship after most foreign troops leave at the end of

1) 2012

2) 2013

3) 2014

4) 2015

10) The war crime tribunals of which country on April 26,2012,convicted the editor of mouthpiece of the Fundamentalist Jammat-e-Islami of contempt?

1) Bangladesh

2) Afghanistan

3) Pakistan

4) Saudi Arabia

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