Free MCQs & Online Quiz Practice for Exams

Q: The 'FATF (Financial Action Task Force)' standard emphasizes the need for countries to regulate the transfer of funds through non-traditional systems such as:

A) Online banking platforms

B) Licensed money transfer services

C) Hawala and other informal value transfer systems

D) ATM and credit card networks

Q: The 'Global Stocktake' (GST), completed at COP28 and informing COP30, is the process of assessing global progress towards the goals of the:

A) Kyoto Protocol

B) Paris Agreement

C) Lisbon Treaty

D) Montreal Protocol

Q: The 'International Organization for Migration (IOM)' officially became an agency of the United Nations in which year?

A) 2000

B) 2010

C) 2016

D) 2020

Q: Which region saw the most military coups in the period of 2021-2024, continuing to fuel instability in 2025?

A) Middle East

B) West and Central Africa (Sahel)

C) Southeast Asia

D) Eastern Europe

Q: The 'Quad' (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) is often characterized as a democratic grouping intended to balance the influence of which country in the Indo-Pacific?

A) China

B) Russia

C) North Korea

D) India

Q: The 'African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)' is headquartered in which city?

A) Lagos, Nigeria

B) Cairo, Egypt

C) Accra, Ghana

D) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Q: The 'Treaty of Lisbon' (2009) fundamentally amended the constitutional basis of which political and economic union?

A) NATO

B) Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

C) African Union (AU)

D) European Union (EU)

Q: The 'International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)', a global body, has its headquarters located in:

A) Geneva, Switzerland

B) Bonn, Germany

C) London, UK

D) Abu Dhabi, UAE

Q: The 'Digital Silk Road' is an offshoot of the BRI that primarily focuses on:

A) Cultural exchange via online media

B) Digital taxation policies

C) Developing digital infrastructure like fiber optics and 5G networks

D) Regulating cryptocurrency exchanges

Q: The 'Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate' is designed to reduce which specific economic practice by multinational corporations?

A) Profit shifting to low-tax jurisdictions

B) Local employment

C) Investment in R&D

D) Environmental compliance costs

Q: The Indus Valley Civilization mainly flourished along the:

A) Ganges River

B) Indus River

C) Brahmaputra River

D) Kaveri River

Q: Mohenjo-Daro is located in present-day:

A) Punjab

B) Balochistan

C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

D) Sindh

Q: Harappa is located in modern:

A) Sindh

B) Punjab

C) Balochistan

D) Rajasthan

Q: The script of Indus Valley Civilization remains:

A) Decoded

B) Dead

C) Undeciphered

D) Translated

Q: The Rigveda is primarily associated with:

A) Hinduism

B) Buddhism

C) Jainism

D) Islam

Q: Buddhism was founded by:

A) Ashoka

B) Mahavira

C) Gautama Buddha

D) Chanakya

Q: Ashoka belonged to which dynasty?

A) Maurya

B) Gupta

C) Nanda

D) Kushan

Q: The capital of Ashoka was:

A) Taxila

B) Pataliputra

C) Varanasi

D) Ajmer

Q: Taxila was an important center of:

A) Agriculture

B) Industry

C) Shipbuilding

D) Education

Q: The founder of the Maurya Empire was:

A) Ashoka

B) Bindusara

C) Chandragupta Maurya

D) Chanakya