International Current Affairs MCQs

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The Prime Minister of Britain, Borris Johnson recently announced to increase the minimum wage of the workers by more than four times the rate of the inflation prevailing in UK. For the workers of age more than twenty-five, an increase of 6.2 % is to be provided so that the national living wage of 8.21 pounds would rise to 8.72 pounds. This decision, being the biggest increase since 2016, is taken at the back drop of economic uncertainty existing in the county.

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India has recently signed an agreement with Bangladesh to upgrade 50.58 km road between Ashuganj river port and Akhaura in Bangladesh into 4-lane highway. This is the part of $2 billion Line of Credit extended by India to Bangladesh in 2016.
Out of the 50.58 km, a stretch of 39 km would be upgraded by Roads and Highways Department (RHD) of Bangladesh and an Indian Company – Afcons Infrastructure Limited. The RHD and an India-Bangladesh joint venture firm will take up the work of upgrading the remaining part of the road. The project is expected to improve the road connectivity between the two countries and facilitate regional connectivity between South and South-east Asian countries.

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Indian-origin minister Suella Braverman recently sworn in as the Attorney General of the United Kingdom. She was appointed by the new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, after he reshuffled his cabinet.
Suella is only the second female to be appointed in the crucial role and she is also the first female Attorney General to be appointed by a Conservative Party government.

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The United Nations recently released $15 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to fund global efforts to tackle COVID-19 (coronavirus).
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently upgraded the global risk of the coronavirus outbreak to “very high”, which is the highest level of risk assessment. Recently the death toll touched 3000 and the cases of infections multiplied to several thousands.

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The President of the United States Donald Trump has recently accused the World Health Organisation (WHO) for allegedly supporting China during the initial stage of the pandemic of coronavirus.
As per the President, the WHO failed to investigate the conflicts between the official reports from the Chinese government and other reliable reports. He also highlighted that the US provides $400 million and $500 million per year to the WHO and announced that the funding would be stopped.

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The Chief of Staff of the President of Nigeria, Abba Kyari, recently passed away, after contracting the novel coronavirus.
Abbu Kyari was considered as one of the most powerful personnel in the country and he was also the top official advisor to the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. The spokesperson of the President confirmed his death.

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According to the recent data released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and its partners, seven million unintended pregnancies would occur in the coming months, as nearly 47 million women in low-income countries who would be unable to use modern contraceptives.
It also warned the number of women facing gender-based violence and other harmful practices would increase by several times. UNFPA is a UN organisation headquartered at New York, United States.

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The Prime Minister of the South African country Lesotho, Thomas Thabane has formally submitted his resignation. The 80-year-old chief has resigned after his coalition government collapsed.
He is the leader of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party and has been facing pressure to step down from his role, as he and his present wife are suspected of involvement in a murder case. This step will end a long-running political crisis in the country. Finance Minister Moeketsi Majoro is expected to replace Thabane.

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Member countries of the Group of 20 (G 20) recently pledged more than USD 21 billion to fight the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
Earlier in the month of March, the G20 countries injected more than $5 trillion into the global economy to fight the virus and its economic impact across the world. The member countries also urged the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to support the vulnerable countries.

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Israel has launched a new surveillance satellite named ‘Ofek 16’, that will provide high-quality surveillance for its military activities
The satellite was launched into space by its indigenously developed Shavit rocket, which was used to launch the previous versions of Ofek satellites. It is an advanced electro-optical surveillance satellite developed by Israel Aerospace Industries.