August 2024 Edition
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August 2024 Current Affairs MCQs & Solutions
Top national & international current affairs questions for CSS, PMS, FPSC, PPSC, and NTS screening tests.
#2381
Pakistan and ______ signed an agreement on May 27, 2024 to boost job prospects for Pakistanis.
(a) Germany
(b) Qatar
(c) UAE
(d) None of these
#2382
Ethiopia announced an agreement with Somaliland to use the port of ______ in January 2024.
(a) Berbera
(b) Busan
(c) Keit Bandar
(d) None of these
#2383
Bernardo Arevalo was inaugurated as the 52nd president of ______ in January 2024.
(a) Guatemala
(b) Congo
(c) Luxemburg
(d) None of these
#2384
Bulgaria and ______ became Schengen members in March 2024 through sea and air routes.
(a) Hungary
(b) Romania
(c) Greece
(d) None of these
#2385
Which country mediated the ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel in 2024?
(a) Egypt
(b) United States
(c) Turkey
(d) None of these
#2386
In 2024, Ukraine launched its large winter offensive in which region?
(a) Donbas
(b) Korea
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of these
#2387
Which Pakistani city was rated the most polluted in the world in multiple global air quality indices (2023-2024)?
(a) Lahore
(b) Peshawar
(c) Karachi
(d) None of these
#2388
Which African country became the newest BRICS member in 2024?
(a) Nigeria
(b) Algeria
(c) Egypt
(d) None of these
#2389
What major development took place in Iran-Pakistan relations in January 2024?
(a) Joint pipeline agreement
(b) Military clashes followed by diplomacy
(c) Border trade expansion
(d) None of these
#2390
The U.S.-China trade and technology war escalated in 2024 after:
(a) The U.S. restricted advanced chip exports to China
(b) The U.S. banned Chinese steel
(c) China imposed tariffs on U.S. soybeans
(d) None of these
#2391
In 2024, which country's presidential election saw mass protests over alleged rigging?
(a) Russia
(b) India
(c) Bangladesh
(d) None of these
#2392
In 2024, the highest foreign direct investment (FDI) into Pakistan came from:
(a) Hong Kong
(b) China
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) None of these
#2393
What was the name of the joint military exercise conducted by Pakistan and Oman in 2024?
(a) Al Jabal Al Akhdar
(b) Washq Al Jabal
(c) Desert Shield
(d) None of these
#2394
Pakistan hosted the _____meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government (CHG) of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) from 15 to 16 October, 2024 in Islamabad.
(a) 23th
(b) 24th
(c) 25th
(d) 26th
#2395
The 18th annual BRICS summit was held in _____ to 22nd October, 2024.
(a) Shanghai, China
(b) Durban, South Africa
(c) Kazan, Russia
(d) Sao Paulo, Brazil
#2396
Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 has been awarded to:
(a) Bishop Tutu
(b) Nikan Mikhalko
(c) António Guterres
(d) None of the above
#2397
Who became the first ever US president to reach the century mark on October 1, 2024?
(a) George W. Bush
(b) Jimmy Carter
(c) Bill Clinton
(d) Ronald Reagan
#2398
World Health Organization presented which country the certificate of "trachoma free country" in a ceremony October 1, 2024?
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Germany
(d) France
#2399
On September 30, 2024, the final coal-fired power station in which country shut down, marking it as the first nation to completely eliminate coal from its electricity production?
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) Japan
(d) Canada
#2400
In January 2024, several countries suspended funding of which UN organization?
(a) UNICEF
(b) WHO
(c) WTO
(d) UNRWA