Current Affairs MCQs (page 19 of 25)
Pakistan and world current affairs from 2024 to late 2026: politics and the constitution, the economy and budget, foreign relations, conflicts, international organisations, sport, science and awards. Every question is tied to a date, so answers stay correct. Last updated November 2026.
500 questions. Select an option to check your answer, or open "Show answer". Showing 361–380.
- 361.
In the 2026 Commonwealth Games, which city was the host for a second time after 2014?
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Answer: A. Glasgow
Glasgow also hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2014.
- 362.
Who won the women's Ballon d'Or in 2025 for a third consecutive time?
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Answer: D. Aitana Bonmatí
Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí won in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
- 363.
The Ryder Cup golf competition held in September 2025 was won by:
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Answer: A. Europe
Europe beat the USA at Bethpage Black in New York.
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NASA's Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since 1972, was launched on:
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Answer: B. 1 April 2026
Artemis II flew four astronauts around the Moon and back.
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Artemis II carried a crew of four around the Moon. Which country's astronaut Jeremy Hansen was part of the crew?
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Answer: C. Canada
Jeremy Hansen became the first Canadian to fly around the Moon.
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Who commanded NASA's Artemis II mission?
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Answer: B. Reid Wiseman
Reid Wiseman commanded the crew, which also included Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.
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Which Artemis II crew member became the first woman to travel around the Moon?
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Answer: C. Christina Koch
Christina Koch flew as a mission specialist on Artemis II.
- 368.
Where did the Artemis II crew capsule splash down in April 2026?
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Answer: D. Pacific Ocean off San Diego
The Orion capsule splashed down safely off San Diego on 10 April 2026.
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NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth in March 2025 after an unplanned stay on the ISS of about:
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Answer: C. Nine months
Their eight-day Boeing Starliner mission stretched to about nine months.
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China's Chang'e-6 mission in 2024 was the first to return samples from the Moon's:
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Answer: D. Far side
Chang'e-6 brought back samples from the far side of the Moon in June 2024.
- 371.
In June 2025, Shubhanshu Shukla became the first Indian astronaut to visit the:
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Answer: A. International Space Station
He flew on the private Axiom-4 mission.
- 372.
In January 2025, a Chinese company released an AI model that shook global tech markets. The company is:
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Answer: B. DeepSeek
DeepSeek's R1 model matched leading Western models at much lower cost.
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 was awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for work on:
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Answer: A. Machine learning with artificial neural networks
Their foundational work enabled modern machine learning.
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 was shared by David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for work on:
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Answer: A. Protein design and structure prediction
Hassabis and Jumper developed AlphaFold; Baker designed new proteins.
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In April 2025, the US announced broad "reciprocal" tariffs. Which country faced the highest tariffs in the trade war that followed?
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Answer: A. China
US tariffs on Chinese goods rose above 100% before a truce in May 2025.
- 376.
In June 2026, the US agency NOAA declared the onset of which climate pattern?
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Answer: A. El Niño
NOAA declared El Niño conditions on 11 June 2026.
- 377.
According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, the warmest calendar year on record (as of 2025) was:
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Answer: D. 2024
2024 was the first year to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
- 378.
The Paris Agreement aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C and preferably to:
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Answer: B. 1.5°C
The 2015 agreement aims for 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
- 379.
Which country left the Paris Agreement for a second time after President Trump's 2025 executive order?
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Answer: D. United States
Trump ordered the withdrawal on his first day back in office in January 2025.
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Which company developed ChatGPT?
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Answer: D. OpenAI
OpenAI released ChatGPT in November 2022.