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#1
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26 Jan 2026
What is the term for China’s use of Giant Pandas as a soft power diplomatic tool?
💡 Explanation:Panda Diplomacy is a foreign policy strategy where the People's Republic of China loans giant pandas to other countries to foster goodwill and diplomatic ties, serving as an example of cultural soft power.
#2
By TheQuizWire
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26 Jan 2026
Which dispute resolution mechanism involves scheduling games for a bilateral series across home and neutral venues?
💡 Explanation:The Hybrid Model is a logistics and dispute resolution mechanism in international sports, particularly cricket, where matches for a series or tournament are split between a primary host country and a neutral (or second host) country to circumvent political or security concerns preventing one country from hosting all matches.
#3
By TheQuizWire
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26 Jan 2026
What governance model uses neutral venues for politically sensitive team participation in a rival’s hosted global sporting event?
💡 Explanation:The 'Hybrid Model' is a compromise solution used by international organizations, such as the International Cricket Council (ICC), to allow a global tournament to proceed in a host country while enabling politically or security-sensitive participating nations to play their matches in a neutral, alternative venue.
#4
By TheQuizWire
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24 Jan 2026
Which Gorbachev policy allowed for increased public expression and transparency in the USSR?
💡 Explanation:Glasnost (meaning "openness") was the policy introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev in the late 1980s that aimed to increase government transparency, loosen state censorship, and permit greater freedom of expression and public criticism in the Soviet Union. This is distinct from Perestroika, which focused on economic and political restructuring.
#5
By TheQuizWire
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24 Jan 2026
Which NATO-led force operated in Afghanistan from 2003 until the end of 2014?
💡 Explanation:The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, mandated by the UN Security Council, with NATO assuming command in August 2003. Its primary combat and security role concluded at the end of 2014. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) was the US-government name for the first stage of the war. The Resolute Support Mission (RSM) succeeded ISAF in 2015 as a non-combat training mission.
#6
By TheQuizWire
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22 Jan 2026
Which former Prime Minister holds the record for being the longest-serving in Japan’s history?
💡 Explanation:Shinzo Abe holds the record as Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister, having served two non-consecutive terms: first from 2006 to 2007 and a second, longer term from 2012 to 2020. His combined tenure surpassed that of previous record-holder Eisaku Satō.
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22 Jan 2026
Which potent greenhouse gas class is the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol designed to phase down?
💡 Explanation:The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, adopted in 2016, is designed to phase down the production and consumption of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). HFCs are powerful greenhouse gases that were introduced as replacements for ozone-depleting substances (ODS) like CFCs and HCFCs, which were the original focus of the Protocol. The Amendment is expected to prevent up to 0.5 degrees Celsius of global temperature rise by 2100.
#8
By TheQuizWire
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22 Jan 2026
Untapped reserves of which resource in Greenland are crucial for electric vehicles and mobile phones?
💡 Explanation:Rare earth minerals are a group of 17 metallic elements essential for high-tech devices, including components in mobile phones, electric vehicle batteries, and advanced magnets, making them a significant factor in the strategic importance of Greenland.
#9
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21 Jan 2026
Greenland’s increasing strategic geopolitical importance is primarily driven by developments in which international forum or region?
💡 Explanation:Greenland's location as a large island in the North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean places it at the center of growing geopolitical and strategic interest, particularly concerning Arctic resource access, navigation routes, and climate change, which are key themes addressed by the Arctic Council and its member states.
#10
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20 Jan 2026
Greenland is constitutionally considered a constituent country within which northern European kingdom?
💡 Explanation:Greenland is an autonomous territory with a high degree of self-governance, forming one of the three constituent countries of the Danish Realm, alongside Denmark and the Faroe Islands.
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