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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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Q51. The longest river in the world is generally considered to be:

  1. The Amazon
  2. The Indus
  3. The Yangtze
  4. The Nile
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Correct answer: D. The Nile

The Nile is about 6,650 km long, though the Amazon is sometimes measured longer.

Q52. The largest ocean of the world is:

  1. Arctic Ocean
  2. Atlantic Ocean
  3. Indian Ocean
  4. Pacific Ocean
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Correct answer: D. Pacific Ocean

The Pacific covers about one third of the Earth's surface.

Q53. The largest country in the world by area is:

  1. Russia
  2. USA
  3. Canada
  4. China
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Correct answer: A. Russia

Russia covers over 17 million sq km.

Q54. The most populous country in the world in 2023-24 was:

  1. Indonesia
  2. China
  3. India
  4. USA
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Correct answer: C. India

India overtook China in 2023 as per UN estimates.

Q55. The smallest country in the world by area is:

  1. Monaco
  2. San Marino
  3. Nauru
  4. Vatican City
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Correct answer: D. Vatican City

Vatican City covers about 0.44 sq km.

Q56. The UN Secretary-General's term of office is:

  1. 7 years
  2. 3 years
  3. 4 years
  4. 5 years (renewable)
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Correct answer: D. 5 years (renewable)

UN Secretaries-General serve five-year terms, usually renewed once.

Q57. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is located in:

  1. Brussels
  2. Geneva
  3. The Hague
  4. New York
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Correct answer: C. The Hague

The ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the UN.

Q58. The International Criminal Court (ICC) sits in:

  1. Paris
  2. Geneva
  3. The Hague
  4. Vienna
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Correct answer: C. The Hague

The ICC was established by the Rome Statute.

Q59. The Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court came into force in:

  1. 2002
  2. 2010
  3. 1945
  4. 1998
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Correct answer: A. 2002

It was adopted in 1998 and entered into force in July 2002.

Q60. The World Wide Web was invented by:

  1. Tim Berners-Lee
  2. Steve Jobs
  3. Bill Gates
  4. Vint Cerf
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Correct answer: A. Tim Berners-Lee

Berners-Lee proposed the Web at CERN in 1989.

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