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NTS / PTS Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

123 practice MCQs on Current Affairs for NTS / PTS tests. Think of your answer first, then open "Show answer and explanation". These are practice questions, not official examination papers.

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Q11. The first Pakistani to win a Nobel Prize was:

  1. Dr A.Q. Khan
  2. Malala Yousafzai
  3. Dr Abdus Salam
  4. Dr Ishrat Husain
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Correct answer: C. Dr Abdus Salam

Abdus Salam won the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Q12. Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize in:

  1. 2014
  2. 2018
  3. 2009
  4. 2012
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Correct answer: A. 2014

She shared the 2014 prize with Kailash Satyarthi and is the youngest laureate.

Q13. Dr Abdus Salam won the Nobel Prize in:

  1. Peace
  2. Physics
  3. Chemistry
  4. Medicine
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Correct answer: B. Physics

He shared the 1979 Physics prize for electroweak unification.

Q14. How many member states does the United Nations have?

  1. 200
  2. 193
  3. 185
  4. 195
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Correct answer: B. 193

The UN has 193 member states; Palestine and the Holy See are observers.

Q15. How many permanent members does the UN Security Council have?

  1. 5
  2. 7
  3. 10
  4. 15
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Correct answer: A. 5

The five are USA, UK, France, Russia and China.

Q16. How many members does the UN Security Council have in total?

  1. 12
  2. 10
  3. 15
  4. 20
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Correct answer: C. 15

Five permanent and ten elected non-permanent members.

Q17. The Paris Climate Agreement was adopted in:

  1. 2015
  2. 1997
  3. 2021
  4. 2009
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Correct answer: A. 2015

It was adopted at COP21 in December 2015.

Q18. COP29 climate summit was held in 2024 in:

  1. Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
  2. Baku, Azerbaijan
  3. Dubai, UAE
  4. Glasgow, UK
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Correct answer: B. Baku, Azerbaijan

COP29 took place in Baku in November 2024.

Q19. COP28 climate summit (2023) was hosted by:

  1. Egypt
  2. Azerbaijan
  3. Brazil
  4. UAE
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Correct answer: D. UAE

COP28 took place in Dubai.

Q20. COP30 climate summit (2025) was hosted by:

  1. South Africa
  2. India
  3. Germany
  4. Brazil
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Correct answer: D. Brazil

COP30 was held in Belem, Brazil, in November 2025.

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