World Current Affairs: A. Gran Telescopio Canarias B. Hobby-Eberly Telescope C. GREGOR, Teide Observatory

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WORLD CURRENT AFFAIRS

8th Feb, 2020

1. Which is the world’s largest solar telescope that recently captures its first image of the Sun in January
2020?

A. Gran Telescopio Canarias


B. Hobby-Eberly Telescope
C. GREGOR, Teide Observatory
D. Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope

2. Mohammed Allawi Appointed as a Prime Minister of____________ in February 2020?

A. Iraq
B. Syria
C. Egypt
D. Somalia

3. Which Country has discovered a massive natural gas reserve that is likely to hold up to 80 trillion cubic feet
of estimated reserves?

A. Qatar
B. UAE
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Kuwait

4. Which globle tech firm has launched a short video making application called” Tangi”which focuses on
creativity?

A. Google
B. Microsoft
C. Facebook
D. Instagrame

5. Which Country is second largest Contributor to UN after USA?

A. Russia
B. Saudi Arabia
C. China
D. France
6. Which country returns to Commonwealth nations after 40 months?

A. THAILAND
B. SINGAPORE
C. MALAYSIA
D. MALDIVES

7. Hamas is Palestinian Militant Group lead by__________?

A. Ismail Haniyeh
B. Zalmay Khalilzad
C. Esmail qaani
D. Ahmed Hamzeh

8. Britain remained member of EU for how many years?

A. 54 Years
b. 47 Years
C. 35 Years
D. 60 Years

9. UK (Britain) Joined EU in which year?

A. 1980
B. 1968
C. 1973
D. 1950

10. Which country cuts ties with World Wildlife Fund (WWF)?

A. Malaysia
B. Singapore
C. Indonesia
D. Thailand

12. which sea considered as huge source of green house gases?

A. yellow sea
B. black sea
C. red sea
D. Arabian sea

13. SARS Corona Virus (SARS-CoV) was 1st discovered in_________?

A. 2004
B. 2007
C. 2003
D. 2005
14. Which Two Countries have Peace deal with ISRAEL?

A. Turkey and Iran


B. Jordan and Egypt
C. Iraq and Lebanon
D. Somalia and Libya

15. How many countries are members of European Union?

A. 30
B. 27
C. 29
C. 28

16. Which Country has been Ranked as the World’s Second Largest Weapons Manufacturer?

A. USA
B. Russia
C. China
D. Pakistan

17. BREXIT Day (UK left EU) Celebrated On___________?

A. 30th January 2020


B. 1st Feb 2020
C. 1st February 2020
D. None of these

18. Who is Current Prime Minister of Sri Lanka?

A. Mahinda Rajapaksa
B. Maithripala Sirisena
C. Ranil Wickremesinghe
D. D.M.Jayaratne

19. Which airline was fined Rs. $50,000 by the US Department of Transportation to settle allegations it
discriminated against three Muslim passengers who were ordered off their planes.

A. Singapore Airlines
B. Delta Air Lines
C. Emirates
D. None of these

20. Which cricket team has been given demerit points in ICC Test Championship first time?

A. England
B. Australia
C. South Africa
D. None of these
21. Belfast Agreement is also called_____________? The Belfast Agreement is also known as the Good
Friday Agreement, because it was reached on Good Friday, 10 April 1998. It was a
peace agreement between the British and Irish governments

A. Good Tuesday Agreement


B. Good Thursday Agreement
C. Good Friday Agreement
D. none

22. Name of World’s Largest Twin Engine Jet?

A. Boeing 777X
B. Boeing 737 max
C. Boeing 999X
D. None of these

23. Which Company tested successful Twin engine maiden flight on 25th January 2020?

A. BAE Systems
B. Airbus
C. Boeing
D. None of these

24. Which Country is the FATF (Financial action task force ) President for 2019-20?

A. Nigeria
B. China
C. Germany
D. None of these

25. Which Country is the Vice-President of FATF for 2019-20?

A. Germany
B. China
C. Nigeria
D. None of these

26. Who is the current Foreign Minister of Iraq?

A. Mohamad Ali Alhakim


B. Abdul karim Hasham
C. Ayman Al safadi
D. None of these

27. The headquarter of World Economic forum is situated in which country ?

A. Davos
B. Zurich
C. Switzerland, city (Cologny)
D. None of thes
28. World Economic Forum was founded in which year?

A. January 1971
B. December 1981
C. February 1991
D. None of these

29. Imran Khan addressed to the 50th World Economic Forum annual meeting on________?

A. 19 January 2020
B. 21 January 2020
C. 22 January 2020
D. None of these

30. Who is the Current President of Croatia (this is country situated in south east Europe)?

A. Mariano Rajoy Brey


B. Zoran Milanovic
C. Kolinda-Grabar-Kitarović
D. None of these

31. What is the rank of India in Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) report 2020?

A. 80
B. 81
C. 82
D. None of these

32. Transparency International was founded in which year?

A. 1987
B. 1990
C. 1993
D. None of these

33. Which country first ever formally allow citizens to visit saudi Arabia?

A. Egypt
B. Israel
C. Iraq
D. France

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