International Current Affairs 2025 MCQs with Answers
174+ solved International Current Affairs MCQs (January–July 2025) — covering Donald Trump as 47th US President, Schengen expansion, BRICS Indonesia, Pope Leo XIV, Mark Carney, Iran-Israel war, Russia recognising Taliban, Pahalgam attack, Chagos Islands, Pandemic Agreement and more. Practice for CSS, PMS, PPSC, FPSC & NTS.
International Current Affairs 2025 — Master MCQ Bank (January–July)
The first half of 2025 reshaped the international order — Donald Trump’s 47th-presidency reset, Israel–Hamas ceasefire and the Iran–Israel Twelve-Day War, the Pahalgam attack, Russia’s recognition of the Taliban, the Chagos Islands deal, the WHO Pandemic Agreement, the India–France Rafale deal, Pope Leo XIV (first US Pope), Mark Carney as Canada’s 24th PM, the UK–EU reset, and elections in Mexico, Belarus, Lebanon, Belgium, Germany, South Korea, Poland and beyond. This page consolidates all of it into 174+ solved MCQs with answers — the most comprehensive 2025 international current-affairs MCQ bank online for CSS, PMS, PPSC, FPSC, NTS, IBA, OTS and provincial PCS exams.
Topics Covered
- USA & Trump 2.0 — Trump as 47th President, Pete Hegseth (Defense), Marco Rubio (State), Tulsi Gabbard (DNI), Karoline Leavitt (youngest press secretary), Mike Waltz, USAID inspector firing, Colombia/Mexico/Canada tariffs, English as official language
- Europe & EU — Schengen (Romania & Bulgaria), Poland’s EU presidency, Mark Carney (Canada), Friedrich Merz (Germany), Karol Nawrocki (Poland), Bart De Wever (Belgium), UK–EU deal, Coalition of the Willing London summit
- Wars & conflicts — Israel-Hamas ceasefire (Jan), Iran-Israel war (June), Pahalgam attack (22 Apr), Pakistan-India crisis, Hungary’s media-censorship law, Imamoglu arrest (Türkiye)
- Middle East & Africa — Joseph Aoun (Lebanon President), Nawaf Salam (Lebanon PM), Naim Qassem (Hezbollah), Albania’s Bektashi Muslim state, Saudi-Italy Strategic Partnership, Egyptian Gaza reconstruction plan, Cyril Ramaphosa, Johannesburg G20
- Asia — Indonesia in BRICS, Philippines impeachments, India-China direct flights, India 4th nation in space docking, India-France Rafale deal, India-Bangladesh dynamics, Pakistan in China space station programme
- UN & multilateral — Pandemic Agreement, Chagos return, Witold Banka WADA, FATF grey list (Laos, Nepal), G20 Africa first, Klaus Schwab resignation, Karim Khan ICC chief prosecutor
- Religion & firsts — Pope Leo XIV (first American), Blaise Metreweli (first woman MI6 chief), Deepika Padukone (first Indian Hollywood Walk of Fame), Skype shutdown, Russia’s first foreign nation in China space station — Pakistan
- 2025 sports cross-overs — Olympic recognitions; Witold Banka WADA; FIFA Uzbekistan/Jordan first World Cup qualification
How to use this page: Skim the 1 Liner MCQs for fast revision, then take the timed Quiz Mode to test recall. Download the PDF before the exam. The 174 MCQs are sequenced January through July 2025 — you can revise the entire international half-year in one focused sitting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Donald Trump took oath as the 47th US President on 20 January 2025 — also becoming the oldest person ever to take the presidential oath.
On 8 May 2025, Cardinal Robert Prevost became the first Pope from the United States, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. He held his inaugural mass at St Peter’s Square on 18 May 2025.
Russia became the first country to formally recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan on 3 July 2025.
Israel launched strikes on Iran on 13 June 2025, beginning the 12-day Iran–Israel War. A US-brokered ceasefire was reached on 24 June 2025.
Yes — essential. International Current Affairs from January to July 2025 will dominate every CSS, PMS, PPSC, FPSC, NTS, IBA and provincial PCS Current Affairs / IR paper through 2026. Expect 8–15 MCQs from this exact six-month window per paper.
Yes. Click the Download PDF button in the hero or quiz section to get all 174+ MCQs as a branded QuizWing PDF for offline revision.