International (Current Affairs)

Total Questions: 50

41. Which country was the host of the 15ᵗʰ G20 Leaders' Summit 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 10.09.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) China
(b) India
(c) The USA
(d) Saudi Arabia

Correct Answer: (d) Saudi Arabia

Solution:

The 15th G20 Summit, 2020 was held via video conference from 21-22 November, 2020. This summit was hosted by Saudi Arabia Between 30-31 October 2021, the G-20 summit, 2021 was held in Italy. For the first time in the year 2023, the G-20 Leaders Summit will be held in India.

42. As on 2019, which is the largest multinational bank company in the world as measured by total assets? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 11.09.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Agricultural Bank of China
(b) Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
(c) National Savings Bank
(d) State Bank of India

Correct Answer: (b) Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

Solution:The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is the world's largest multinational bank company as measured by total assets as of 2019. The total assets of this bank in the year 2019 were 30,109.44 billion Yuan.

43. According to "World Language Database Ethnologue-2019", brought out in February 2020, which Indian language is the third most spoken language of the world in 2019? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 11.09.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Punjabi
(b) Tamil
(c) Hindi
(d) Telugu

Correct Answer: (c) Hindi

Solution:According to the World Language Database Ethnologue, 2019 brought out in February, 2020, the Indian language Hindi was the third most spoken language in the world in 2019. According to the World Language Database Ethnologue, 2021, Hindi is a language spoken by over 600 million people. According to this report, English ranks first among the most spoken. languages in the world, spoken by more than 1,348 million people in the world.

44. Who is the Chief Justice of Bangladesh as of May 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 11.09.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Syed Mahmud Hossain
(b) Sheikh Hasina
(c) Abdul Hamid
(d) Narender Batra

Correct Answer: (a) Syed Mahmud Hossain

Solution:The Chief Justice of Bangladesh in May 2020 was Syed Mahmood Hussain. The Chief Justice of Bangladesh since December 2021 is Hasan Foyez Siddiqui.

45. In 2020, India co-sponsored a security council resolution that calls for full, effective and meaningful participation of ________ personnel in peacekeeping operations. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) nursing
(b) medical
(c) women
(d) police

Correct Answer: (c) women

Solution:In 2020, India co-sponsored a Security Council resolution that calls for the full effective and meaningful participation of women personnel in peacekeeping operations.

46. Who among the following became the first Indian-Kiwi woman to become a minister in New Zealand in 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.09.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Anita Anand
(b) Priyanca Radhakrishnan
(c) Manisha Singh
(d) Seema Verma

Correct Answer: (b) Priyanca Radhakrishnan

Solution:

Priyanca Radhakrishnan becomes a minister in New Zealand in the year 2020. She is the first Indian Kiwi woman. He has been appointed a minister in the government of Jacinda Ardern.

47. Which of the following banks was declared as the 'Safest Bank in Asia' for the 12ᵗʰ consecutive year by New York-based trade publication 'Global Finance' in 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.09.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) ICBC
(b) HSBC
(c) ICICI
(d) DBS

Correct Answer: (d) DBS

Solution:DBS Bank has been declared the safest bank in Asia for the 12th year in a row by the New York based trade publication 2020 'Global Finance' in 2020. In the year 2022 as well, Singapore based DBS Bank has been declared as the safest bank in Asia by New York based business publication, 2022 Global Finance.

48. Who among the following won Poland's Presidential Election held on 12 July 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 13.04.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Rafal Trzaskowski
(b) Piotr Glinski
(c) Andrzej Duda
(d) Szymon Holownia

Correct Answer: (c) Andrzej Duda

Solution:Andrzej Duda won the Polish presidential election held on 12 July 2020. He has become the President of Poland for the second time in a row. Andrzej Duda was the candidate of the right-wing Law and Justice Party.

49. Which of the following nations 'unintentionally' shot down a Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft in January 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 13.04.2021 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) China
(b) Iran
(c) The US
(d) North Korea

Correct Answer: (b) Iran

Solution:Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards forces inadvertently shot down a Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 passenger plane in January 2020, shortly after take-off from Imam Khomeini International Airport. All 176 passengers and crew on board were killed.

50. Which of the following nations 'unintentionally' shot down a Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft in January 2020? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Syria
(b) Iran
(c) Iraq
(d) Saudi Arabia