Current World Leaders MCQs 2026

Which former Chilean President was nominated by Chile, Brazil and Mexico as a candidate for UN Secretary-General in early 2026

1. A Michelle Bachelet ✓
2. B Sebastian Pinera ✓
3. C Gabriel Boric ✓
4. D Ricardo Lagos ✓

Which country's government withdrew its support for Michelle Bachelet's UN Secretary-General candidacy in March 2026

1. A Brazil ✓
2. B Mexico ✓
3. C Chile ✓
4. D Argentina ✓

Who is the current President of Iran, who took office after the death of his predecessor in a helicopter crash

1. A Ebrahim Raisi ✓
2. B Masoud Pezeshkian ✓
3. C Hassan Rouhani ✓
4. D Ali Khamenei ✓

The President of the United Nations General Assembly during the 2026 UN Secretary-General selection process was

1. A Csaba Korosi ✓
2. B Dennis Francis ✓
3. C Annalena Baerbock ✓
4. D Volkan Bozkir ✓

Who is the current Field Marshal-rank army chief of Pakistan involved in mediating regional tensions with Iran in 2026

1. A Qamar Javed Bajwa ✓
2. B Asim Munir ✓
3. C Raheel Sharif ✓
4. D Ashfaq Kayani ✓

Whose term as UN Secretary-General is set to conclude on 31 December 2026

1. A Ban Ki-moon ✓
2. B Antonio Guterres ✓
3. C Kofi Annan ✓
4. D Javier Perez de Cuellar ✓

Who is the current President of Russia

1. A Dmitry Medvedev ✓
2. B Vladimir Putin ✓
3. C Mikhail Mishustin ✓
4. D Boris Yeltsin ✓

Who is the current Prime Minister of India

1. A Rahul Gandhi ✓
2. B Narendra Modi ✓
3. C Manmohan Singh ✓
4. D Amit Shah ✓

Who is the current President of China

1. A Li Qiang ✓
2. B Xi Jinping ✓
3. C Hu Jintao ✓
4. D Wang Qishan ✓

Who is the current President of India

1. A Ram Nath Kovind ✓
2. B Droupadi Murmu ✓
3. C Pratibha Patil ✓
4. D Pranab Mukherjee ✓

Droupadi Murmu is notable as the first President of India from which background

1. A A tribal community ✓
2. B A judicial background ✓
3. C A military background ✓
4. D A trade union background ✓

Who serves as the current Premier of China, the head of government

1. A Li Qiang ✓
2. B Xi Jinping ✓
3. C Li Keqiang ✓
4. D Wang Yi ✓

Who is the current President of France

1. A Emmanuel Macron ✓
2. B Francois Hollande ✓
3. C Nicolas Sarkozy ✓
4. D Jacques Chirac ✓

Who is the current Chancellor of Germany

1. A Olaf Scholz ✓
2. B Angela Merkel ✓
3. C Friedrich Merz ✓
4. D Frank-Walter Steinmeier ✓

Who is the current Prime Minister of Japan

1. A Fumio Kishida ✓
2. B Shigeru Ishiba ✓
3. C Sanae Takaichi ✓
4. D Yoshihide Suga ✓

Sanae Takaichi holds a notable distinction as Japan's

1. A Youngest ever Prime Minister ✓
2. B First female Prime Minister ✓
3. C First Prime Minister from Okinawa ✓
4. D Longest-serving Prime Minister ✓

Who is the current President of the United States

1. A Joe Biden ✓
2. B Donald Trump ✓
3. C Barack Obama ✓
4. D Kamala Harris ✓

Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

1. A Rishi Sunak ✓
2. B Boris Johnson ✓
3. C Andy Burnham ✓
4. D Keir Starmer ✓

Who holds the position of Supreme Leader of Iran, the country's head of state

1. A Masoud Pezeshkian ✓
2. B Mojtaba Khamenei ✓
3. C Hassan Rouhani ✓
4. D Ebrahim Raisi ✓

Chinese President also leads

1. A UK parliament ✓
2. B EU commission only ✓
3. C CCP and military commission context ✓
4. D NATO ✓

Japanese Emperor role is largely

1. A Absolute military ✓
2. B EU leader ✓
3. C UN SG ✓
4. D Ceremonial under constitution ✓

Australia PM leads

1. A Absolute monarchy ✓
2. B Direct military rule ✓
3. C EU ✓
4. D Westminster parliamentary government ✓

UK Prime Minister resides at

1. A 10 Downing Street ✓
2. B Buckingham Palace ✓
3. C White House ✓
4. D Elysee ✓

Russian President term length is

1. A Four years ✓
2. B Six years ✓
3. C Five years ✓
4. D Eight years ✓

Brazil is

1. A Monarchy ✓
2. B City-state ✓
3. C Emirate ✓
4. D Federal republic ✓

South Africa has

1. A One capital only ✓
2. B Three capital cities arrangement ✓
3. C No capital ✓
4. D Floating capital ✓

French President term is

1. A Five years ✓
2. B Four years ✓
3. C Six years ✓
4. D Life ✓

US President is head of

1. A Judiciary ✓
2. B Legislature only ✓
3. C Executive branch ✓
4. D UN ✓

Turkey is

1. A UK monarchy ✓
2. B Republic with presidential system ✓
3. C Emirate ✓
4. D City-state ✓

UN Secretary-General nationality rotates

1. A Only USA ✓
2. B Only Europe forever ✓
3. C Only Asia forever ✓
4. D By region informally ✓

German Chancellor leads

1. A Monarchy ✓
2. B EU only ✓
3. C UN ✓
4. D Federal government ✓

Saudi King is also

1. A Custodian of Two Holy Mosques ✓
2. B EU president ✓
3. C NATO SG ✓
4. D Pope ✓

Canada head of state is

1. A Elected president ✓
2. B UN chief ✓
3. C Monarch represented by Governor General ✓
4. D EU president ✓

Indian PM is appointed by

1. A President after Lok Sabha majority ✓
2. B Army chief ✓
3. C Supreme Court ✓
4. D UN ✓