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Issues in International Politics | Set 1

1. International terrorism uses……………………..

Correct : D. all of the above

2. In 2001, the world witnessed with disbelief and horror the terrorist attacks on the twin towers of World Trade Centre in …………………

Correct : B. usa

3. What is the legal nature of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)?

Correct : B. the udhr is a un general assembly resolution

4. The founder of Sierra Club Foundation ………………………..

Correct : A. david brower

5. The headquarters of Sierra Club Foundation was situated in……………………

Correct : C. san francisco

6. The National Green Tribunal Act was passed in ………………………….

Correct : C. 2010

7. The special tribunal to handle the expeditious disposal of the cases pertaining to environmental issues is called…………………..

Correct : A. national green tribunal

8. General Assembly of the United Nations meets in a regular session …………….

Correct : A. once a year

9. Which of the following is not one of the official languages of the U.N.O.?

Correct : D. italian

10. Who of the following was the U.N.O.'s first Secretary General from the African continent?

Correct : B. boutros boutros-ghali

11. The term “Inner Six” is related to................................

Correct : D. european community market (eec)

12. How many members are in the European Union?

Correct : B. 28

13. Which of the following country is not the member of the European Union?

Correct : C. switzerland

14. Who is the current President of the European Commission?

Correct : A. jean-claude juncker

15. Which of the following country is not a member of SAARC?

Correct : C. mauritius

16. The place” Kathmandu” is related to……………………..

Correct : A. saarc

17. The present strength of SAARC is …………….

Correct : C. 8

18. The SAARC was established in the year ……..

Correct : D. 1985

19. Afghanistan joined SAARC in …………………..

Correct : C. april 3, 2007

20. The formation of SAARC was held in which place?

Correct : A. dhaka

21. The 19th SAARC summit to be held in……………… was cancelled.

Correct : A. pakistan

22. Which of the following country is not the member of the SAARC?

Correct : A. myanmar

23. Which of the following SAARC member has the highest population?

Correct : B. pakistan

24. Which of the following SAARC member has best HDI rank in the whole group?

Correct : C. sri lanka

25. What was the theme of the SAARC in the year 2016-17?

Correct : D. year of cultural heritage

26. Who is the present Secretary General of the SAARC?

Correct : C. ahmed saleem

27. The headquarters of the SAARC is located in?

Correct : B. kathmandu

28. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation was established in………………..

Correct : A. 1985

29. Cambodia was joined in ASEAN in ……………………..

Correct : B. 1999

30. ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) was formed in………………..

Correct : C. november 2015

31. ……………………the name given to the regional framework for dialogue between the ten ASEAN member states and the three East Asian powers China, Japan and South Korea.

Correct : D. asean plus three

32. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) consists of………………….. Founding members.

Correct : B. five

33. Which one of the following country is not a founding member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization?

Correct : D. india

34. The present strength of Shanghai Cooperation Organization is ………………..

Correct : C. six

35. Uzbekistan joined Shanghai Cooperation Organization on ………………….

Correct : B. 2001

36. ……………….. is not a member of the SCO, on the grounds of its “permanent neutrality”, but attends Summits as a special guest of honour.

Correct : A. turkmenistan

37. Which of the following statement is NOT correct about the European Union?

Correct : D. all the member countries of the eu use euro as the currency of their state.

38. Which of the following two countries are not the participants of the euro zone?

Correct : B. denmark and the united kingdom

39. Where is the headquarters of the European Union located?

Correct : A. belgium

40. Which of the following was/were the objective of the European Union?

Correct : D. all of the above

41. The Head office of the International Court of Justice is situated at………………….

Correct : B. the hague

42. Which of the following is not an official language of United Nations?

Correct : D. portuguese

43. The total number of members represented in General assembly is ………………..

Correct : B. 193

44. Who was the only Secretary General of the UNO to have died while in office?

Correct : B. dag hammarskjöld

45. How many member countries did the UNO have on its formation in 1945?

Correct : C. 51

46. Which organ of the United Nations has suspended its operations since 1994?

Correct : A. trusteeship council

47. How many official languages does the United Nations have?

Correct : B. 6

48. UN Secretary General heads which principal organ of the United Nations Organisation?

Correct : D. the secretariat

49. Which organ of the UNO functions from Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands?

Correct : D. international court of justice

50. The Greenpeace was founded in ………………………….

Correct : A. 1971

51. The Greenpeace was founded by………………………………..

Correct : A. irving stowe and dorothy stowe

52. The Greenpeace conducts campaigning on worldwide issues such as …………..

Correct : D. all of the above

53. …………………. is a political ideology that aims to foster an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, nonviolence, social justice and grass root democracy.

Correct : B. green politics

54. Which one of the following is the outcome of the disintegration of USSR?

Correct : D. all of the above

55. Who was the successor of Mikhail Gorbachev?

Correct : A. boris yeltsin

56. …………………………was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as the first President of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 1999.

Correct : A. boris nikolayevich yeltsin

57. The Paris Agreement is related to…………………………….

Correct : B. climate change

58. The Paris Agreement entered into force on…………………………...

Correct : C. 4 november 2016

59. How many non-permanent members are there in the Security Council?

Correct : A. 10

60. What is the term of a judge of the International Court of Justice?

Correct : D. 9 years

61. Which organ of the United Nations Organisation is responsible for coordinating the work of its specialised agencies?

Correct : B. economic and social council

62. When was the United Nations Organisation founded?

Correct : C. october 24, 1945

63. Which of the following is not a specialized agency of the United Nations Organisation?

Correct : D. international monitory fund

64. How many members does the Economic and Social Council have?

Correct : D. 54

65. How many countries are the members of the U. N. O. at present?

Correct : C. 193

66. The United Nations agency concerned with the improvement of standards of education and strengthening international co-operation in this field is :

Correct : B. u n e s c o

67. Which of the following is an inactive organ of the U. N. O.?

Correct : C. trusteeship council

68. Which of the following is not main organ of United Nations?

Correct : D. international monetary fund

69. The UN day is celebrated every year on………………………

Correct : C. 24th october

70. Which of the following UN agencies focuses on poverty reduction and the improvement of living standards worldwide?

Correct : A. world bank

71. The UN Charter was signed on …………………

Correct : B. 26th june, 1945

72. How many permanent members are there in the Security Council?

Correct : B. five

73. How many Judges are there in the International Court of Justice?

Correct : D. 15

74. Trygve Lie was the first Secretary General of the United Nations from ……………

Correct : B. norway

75. Who was the first Indian to be the President of U. N. General Assembly?

Correct : C. smt. vijay laxmi pandit

76. Which of the following countries is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council?

Correct : D. spain

77. The non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected for a period of …………………………..

Correct : A. two years

78. Which is the 164th and last joined member of WTO in…………………………

Correct : C. july 2016

79. Where is the headquarters of the WTO?

Correct : C. geneva

80. The headquarters of GATT is also situated in …………………….

Correct : A. geneva

81. Which of the following statement is not true about the WTO?

Correct : D. wto was officially constituted on 1 january 1991.

82. Which of the following institutions is not part of the World Bank community?

Correct : D. the international finance corporation (ifc)

83. Which of the following country is not the member of the WTO?

Correct : D. none of these

84. Which of the following country is a member of the WTO?

Correct : D. all of the above

85. World Bank is also known as………………….

Correct : B. ibrd

86. Which of the following statements is not correct?

Correct : B. both imf & world bank are the known as the bretton woods twins.

87. India's share in the International Monetary Fund's vote share is……………..

Correct : A. 2.64%

88. IMF was founded in the year…………………….

Correct : A. 1946

89. Which of the following institution is associated with Bretton Woods Agreement?

Correct : A. world bank

90. Which of the following statement is not true about the International Monetary Fund?

Correct : D. currently 193 countries are the members of the imf

91. The duty of International Monetary Fund include…………………

Correct : D. all of the above

92. When was IMF established?

Correct : A. december 27,1945

93. The IMF was conceived at a UN conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States, in ………………

Correct : D. july 1944

94. Which of the following statement is NOT correct regarding the membership of the IMF?

Correct : B. all "member countries" of the imf are members of the united nations

95. The value of Special Drawing Right (SDR) is determined by the basket of ............................ currencies.

Correct : B. 5

96. The value of Special Drawing Right (SDR) is determined by the basket of 5 currencies like Japanese Yen, British Pound, Chinese Yuan and Euro and………………………

Correct : D. none of these

97. Which of the following currency has largest weightage in the determination of the value of the SDR?

Correct : C. us dollar

98. Which of the following is not the objective of the IMF?

Correct : D. to provide loan to private sectors

99. Which one of the following is the function of International Finance Corporation?

Correct : B. to provide loan to private sectors

100. Which of the following statement is NOT correct about the quota at the IMF?

Correct : A. voting power in the imf is based on a quota system