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Current Affairs

Recent world events, anchored to the year they happened.

Politics, economy, science and international relations from recent years — every question tied to a specific year, so the answers stay true.

This is recent history rather than a live news feed, and the distinction matters. Questions here are anchored to the year the event happened — which summit was held where, which agreement was signed when, who took office in which year — because an unanchored question about who currently holds an office stops being true the moment someone else does. We rebuilt the set on that principle after finding questions that had quietly gone wrong as the world moved on. The coverage spans elections, conflicts and summits that made international front pages, climate and biodiversity agreements, major economic and regulatory decisions, and space and science milestones. Hard rounds reach for the detail that separates a serious news reader from a headline skimmer: the name of a framework rather than just its subject, the year a treaty was adopted rather than the decade. It is a useful drill for UPSC prelims, SSC, banking PO and state PSC aspirants, whose general-awareness sections lean heavily on exactly this kind of dated, verifiable fact. It is not a substitute for reading the news — nothing here tells you what happened this morning.

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10 questions per round

24 current affairs questions with answers

Across easy, medium and hard · reveal each answer to check yourself
  1. 01 In which country is Mount Everest located? easy

    • Nepal
    • India
    • Tibet
    • Bhutan
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    The correct answer is A. Nepal.

  2. 02 Which river is known as the 'Mother of All Rivers' in India? easy

    • Ganges
    • Yangtze
    • Amazon
    • Nile
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    The correct answer is A. Ganges.

  3. 03 What mountain range runs along the border of the United States and Canada? easy

    • Andes
    • Rockies
    • Himalayas
    • Alps
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    The correct answer is B. Rockies.

  4. 04 Which country is known for the Great Barrier Reef? easy

    • Australia
    • Mexico
    • Brazil
    • India
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    The correct answer is A. Australia.

  5. 05 What is the largest city in the United States? easy

    • Los Angeles
    • Chicago
    • Houston
    • New York City
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    The correct answer is D. New York City.

  6. 06 What is the currency of the United Kingdom? easy

    • Dollar
    • Euro
    • Pound
    • Yen
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    The correct answer is C. Pound.

  7. 07 Which country is famous for its sushi? easy

    • Japan
    • China
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
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    The correct answer is A. Japan.

  8. 08 What is the capital of France? easy

    • Berlin
    • London
    • Paris
    • Madrid
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    The correct answer is C. Paris.

  9. 09 Which city is the capital of Kenya? medium

    • a) Addis Ababa
    • b) Nairobi
    • c) Kampala
    • d) Dakar
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    The correct answer is B. b) Nairobi.

  10. 10 What is the currency used in Russia? medium

    • a) Ruble
    • b) Dollar
    • c) Euro
    • d) Krone
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    The correct answer is A. a) Ruble.

  11. 11 Which city served as the capital of the Roman Empire? medium

    • a) Athens
    • b) Rome
    • c) Constantinople
    • d) Carthage
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    The correct answer is B. b) Rome.

  12. 12 Which country is known as the Land of Fire and Ice? medium

    • a) Norway
    • b) Iceland
    • c) Greenland
    • d) Finland
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    The correct answer is B. b) Iceland.

  13. 13 Which country has a flag featuring a maple leaf? medium

    • a) Australia
    • b) Canada
    • c) United Kingdom
    • d) USA
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    The correct answer is B. b) Canada.

  14. 14 Which historic event marked the beginning of the French Revolution? medium

    • a) Storming of the Bastille
    • b) Declaration of Independence
    • c) Fall of the Berlin Wall
    • d) Signing of the Magna Carta
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    The correct answer is A. a) Storming of the Bastille.

  15. 15 Which continent is known for the Great Rift Valley? medium

    • a) Asia
    • b) Africa
    • c) Europe
    • d) Australia
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    The correct answer is B. b) Africa.

  16. 16 What is the capital city of Bhutan? medium

    • a) Kathmandu
    • b) Thimphu
    • c) Dhaka
    • d) Colombo
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    The correct answer is B. b) Thimphu.

  17. 17 What is the official currency of Israel? hard

    • a. Shekel
    • b. Dollar
    • c. Euro
    • d. Pound
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    The correct answer is A. a. Shekel.

  18. 18 Which mountain is the highest peak in North America? hard

    • a. Mount Rainier
    • b. Mount McKinley (Denali)
    • c. Mount Whitney
    • d. Mount Elbert
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    The correct answer is B. b. Mount McKinley (Denali).

  19. 19 What is the capital city of Bangladesh? hard

    • a. Dhaka
    • b. Colombo
    • c. Kathmandu
    • d. Islamabad
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    The correct answer is A. a. Dhaka.

  20. 20 Which country is known for the ancient site of Teotihuacan? hard

    • a. Guatemala
    • b. Peru
    • c. Mexico
    • d. Brazil
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    The correct answer is C. c. Mexico.

  21. 21 Which city is known as the 'City of Canals'? hard

    • a. Venice
    • b. Amsterdam
    • c. Bangkok
    • d. Bruges
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    The correct answer is A. a. Venice.

  22. 22 Which ancient city is known for its preserved Roman architecture? hard

    • a. Pompeii
    • b. Herculaneum
    • c. Athens
    • d. Rome
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    The correct answer is A. a. Pompeii.

  23. 23 Which desert is the largest in Asia? hard

    • a. Gobi Desert
    • b. Arabian Desert
    • c. Thar Desert
    • d. Kyzylkum Desert
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    The correct answer is B. b. Arabian Desert.

  24. 24 What is the capital of the Netherlands? hard

    • a. Amsterdam
    • b. The Hague
    • c. Rotterdam
    • d. Utrecht
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    The correct answer is A. a. Amsterdam.

The full current affairs pool runs to 340 questions — 112–114 questions per difficulty across easy, medium and hard. Each round you play is shuffled fresh, so the same ten never come up twice in a row. Pick a difficulty above to start a timed round, or scroll on for related categories.

Frequently asked questions

About the current affairs quiz
How current is the current affairs quiz?
It covers recent history rather than this week's news. Every question is anchored to the year its event happened, so nothing here goes stale — but nothing here is breaking either. For today's headlines, read the news; use this to test whether the last few years stuck.
Does it cover Indian or international affairs?
Both. The weighting tilts Indian for the easy and medium rounds, with international stories — elections, conflicts, summits — added to hard rounds.
Is this for UPSC and SSC current affairs preparation?
It's a useful drill alongside dedicated current-affairs publications (PIB, Yojana, monthly compilations from coaching institutes). The quiz format reinforces retention via active recall, but it's not a substitute for daily newspaper reading.
How often are questions refreshed?
There is no fixed schedule — questions are added and corrected by hand when the set needs it, not on a cycle. That is why they are written to be anchored to a year rather than to the present, so a gap between updates cannot make an answer wrong.