BPSC International Affairs — Previous Year Questions

This page has 20 solved questions on International Affairs across 4 papers (2023–2025). Every one is solved below — open a question for the answer, why it is right, and why each wrong option was written to tempt you.

BPSC's published Prelims syllabus does not name this as a separate field. These questions come under field 2 — "Current events of national and international importance".

1. 71st CCE (2025)Q17Afrikaners indicate the people :Answer: C
2. 71st CCE (2025)Q22What is true of the 18th G20 Summit?Answer: D
3. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q30Which of the following country is not a member of G7 ?Answer: B
4. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q35In which city was the G20 Summit 2023 held in India ?Answer: B
5. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q39Which country hosted the 2023 World Economic forum meeting ?Answer: B
6. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q45Who was re-elected as the President of France in 2022 ?Answer: B
7. 70th CCE Re-exam (2025)Q115Who is the Prime Minister of Italy as of 2024 ?Answer: B
8. 70th CCE (2024)Q6Where was the 13th Ministerial Conference of World Trade Organization (WTO) held in February 2024 ?Answer: A
9. 70th CCE (2024)Q24After remaining neutral for almost 200 years, which one of the following countries officially joined the NATO in March 2024 ?Answer: B
10. 70th CCE (2024)Q32In April 2024, how many members of the UN Security Council either rejected or abstained from voting for the proposal to allow Palestine to become a full member of the UN ?Answer: D
11. 70th CCE (2024)Q33Which one of the following is about Ruchira Kamboj, who was the first woman to become the Indian Ambassador to the United Nations who retired recently, is true ?Answer: D
12. 70th CCE (2024)Q91Name the place where Donald Trump was speaking at an election rally when an alleged Shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, shot and injured him.Answer: B
13. 70th CCE (2024)Q118Which country took over the chairmanship of BRICS on January 1, 2024 ?Answer: A
14. 70th CCE (2024)Q137Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah al-Ahmad al Sabah was appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country in April 2024 ?Answer: C
15. 70th CCE (2024)Q144Where was the top leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, assassinated on 31st July 2024, allegedly in an Israeli airstrike ?Answer: D
16. 69th CCE (2023)Q32The G20 members represent 1. around 85% of the global GDP 2. about 50% of the global trade 3. about two-thirds of the world population Which of the above statistics is/are correct?Answer: B
17. 69th CCE (2023)Q33Who is the Head of Russia’s Wagner Mercenary Group?Answer: B
18. 69th CCE (2023)Q35Which one of the following statements regarding Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is correct?Answer: A
19. 69th CCE (2023)Q38Consider the following statements regarding the ‘White House’ : 1. The address of the White House is 1800 Pennsylvania Avenue. 2. It is the official residence and workplace of the President of USA. 3. On November 1, 1800, John Adams became the first President to take residence in the building. 4. It is a symbol of American Democracy. Which of the above statements are correct?Answer: D
20. 69th CCE (2023)Q43Where did the former President of the USA give his interview recently?Answer: C