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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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Q21. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in:

  1. 2005
  2. 2015
  3. 1997
  4. 1987
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Correct answer: C. 1997

It was adopted in December 1997 in Kyoto, Japan.

Q22. The 2024 Summer Olympics were held in:

  1. Paris
  2. Tokyo
  3. Los Angeles
  4. London
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Correct answer: A. Paris

Paris hosted the 2024 Games; Los Angeles hosts in 2028.

Q23. The 2028 Summer Olympics will be held in:

  1. Tokyo
  2. Brisbane
  3. Los Angeles
  4. Paris
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Correct answer: C. Los Angeles

Los Angeles hosts in 2028 and Brisbane in 2032.

Q24. The 2022 FIFA World Cup was held in and won by:

  1. Qatar; Argentina
  2. Brazil; Germany
  3. Russia; France
  4. Qatar; France
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Correct answer: A. Qatar; Argentina

Argentina beat France on penalties in the Lusail final.

Q25. The 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup was won by:

  1. Australia
  2. England
  3. India
  4. New Zealand
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Correct answer: A. Australia

Australia beat hosts India in the final in Ahmedabad.

Q26. The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was won by:

  1. Australia
  2. India
  3. South Africa
  4. England
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Correct answer: B. India

India beat South Africa in the Barbados final.

Q27. India became the first country to land near the Moon's south pole with its mission:

  1. Chandrayaan-2
  2. Mangalyaan
  3. Aditya-L1
  4. Chandrayaan-3
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Correct answer: D. Chandrayaan-3

Chandrayaan-3's lander touched down on 23 August 2023.

Q28. The James Webb Space Telescope was launched in:

  1. March 2023
  2. April 1990
  3. December 2021
  4. July 2015
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Correct answer: C. December 2021

JWST is an infrared telescope launched on 25 December 2021.

Q29. ChatGPT was launched by the company:

  1. OpenAI
  2. Meta
  3. Microsoft Research
  4. Google
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Correct answer: A. OpenAI

OpenAI released ChatGPT publicly in November 2022.

Q30. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2024 was awarded to:

  1. Han Kang
  2. Louise Gluck
  3. Abdulrazak Gurnah
  4. Annie Ernaux
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Correct answer: A. Han Kang

Han Kang of South Korea won the 2024 prize.

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