World Current Affairs MCQs – Set 32 – Oil, Serbia, Norway & Global Affairs

World Current Affairs MCQs – Set 32 covers the latest international developments, including the escalation in the Middle East, oil prices, Serbia's snap election, Norway's royal funeral, Ukraine, Canada-U.S. trade tensions, Hong Kong, Argentina's Falklands dispute and major global affairs.

1. Above which level did Brent crude oil rise on September 9, 2026, for the first time since July?

A) $90 per barrel

B) $95 per barrel

C) $100 per barrel

D) $105 per barrel

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Correct Answer: C) $100 per barrel

2. Which country's stock market was among those affected by the latest surge in oil prices and Middle East tensions?

A) European markets

B) Australian markets

C) Brazilian markets

D) South African markets

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Correct Answer: A) European markets

3. Which major European stock index fell about 0.7% on September 9 amid renewed inflation fears?

A) DAX

B) CAC 40

C) STOXX 600

D) FTSE 100

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Correct Answer: C) STOXX 600

4. Which precious metal rose by about 1% amid the latest global market uncertainty?

A) Silver

B) Gold

C) Platinum

D) Palladium

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Correct Answer: B) Gold

5. Around what level did gold trade on September 9, 2026?

A) $3,401 per ounce

B) $3,901 per ounce

C) $4,401 per ounce

D) $4,901 per ounce

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Correct Answer: C) $4,401 per ounce

6. Which country announced snap parliamentary elections for October 25, 2026?

A) Serbia

B) Croatia

C) Bulgaria

D) Romania

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Correct Answer: A) Serbia

7. Who dissolved Serbia's parliament and announced the October 2026 snap election?

A) Ana Brnabić

B) Aleksandar Vučić

C) Miloš Vučević

D) Đuro Macut

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Correct Answer: B) Aleksandar Vučić

8. For which position has Aleksandar Vučić's ruling Serbian Progressive Party nominated him?

A) President of Parliament

B) Foreign Minister

C) Prime Minister

D) Defence Minister

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Correct Answer: C) Prime Minister

9. Which city hosted the state funeral of Norway's King Harald V on September 9, 2026?

A) Bergen

B) Trondheim

C) Stavanger

D) Oslo

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Correct Answer: D) Oslo

10. How old was King Harald V of Norway when he died?

A) 84

B) 87

C) 89

D) 91

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Correct Answer: C) 89

11. Which Norwegian king succeeded Harald V?

A) Crown Prince Sverre Magnus

B) Haakon VIII

C) Olav V

D) Magnus VII

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Correct Answer: B) Haakon VIII

12. Which Ukrainian president attended the funeral of King Harald V in Oslo?

A) Volodymyr Zelenskyy

B) Petro Poroshenko

C) Viktor Yushchenko

D) Andrii Sybiha

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Correct Answer: A) Volodymyr Zelenskyy

13. Which issue was a key focus of talks between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre?

A) Arctic fishing rights

B) Ukraine's air defence

C) NATO membership for Sweden

D) European energy taxation

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Correct Answer: B) Ukraine's air defence

14. Which Moldovan president warned that Russia's frontline was moving further west after a strike near the Ukraine-Moldova border?

A) Maia Sandu

B) Igor Dodon

C) Nicu Popescu

D) Dorin Recean

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Correct Answer: A) Maia Sandu

15. Which former Hong Kong leader died at the age of 89 on September 8, 2026?

A) Donald Tsang

B) Leung Chun-ying

C) Tung Chee-hwa

D) Carrie Lam

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Correct Answer: C) Tung Chee-hwa

16. Tung Chee-hwa was the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong after the territory was handed over to which country?

A) Japan

B) China

C) Singapore

D) Taiwan

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Correct Answer: B) China

17. Which country began sanction proceedings against 60 people and companies over oil exploration in the Falkland Islands?

A) Chile

B) Argentina

C) Uruguay

D) Brazil

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Correct Answer: B) Argentina

18. The Falkland Islands are a British overseas territory claimed by which South American country?

A) Argentina

B) Chile

C) Peru

D) Bolivia

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Correct Answer: A) Argentina

19. In which French town were two Renoir paintings stolen from a museum on September 8, 2026?

A) Cannes

B) Nice

C) Cagnes-sur-Mer

D) Marseille

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Correct Answer: C) Cagnes-sur-Mer

20. Which two Renoir paintings remained missing after the French museum theft?

A) Madame Colonna Romano and Young Woman at the Well

B) Coco Reading and Madame Pichon

C) The Bathers and La Grenouillère

D) Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette and Luncheon of the Boating Party

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Correct Answer: A) Madame Colonna Romano and Young Woman at the Well

Editorial Note: This set focuses on major developments reported through September 9, 2026. Fast-changing conflicts, markets and political developments may change and will be updated in later sets.