| 1. |
International terrorism uses…………………….. |
| A. | hijacking |
| B. | destruction of public property |
| C. | bomb blast |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» 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 ………………… |
| A. | china |
| B. | usa |
| C. | germany |
| D. | pakistan |
| Answer» B. usa | |
| 3. |
What is the legal nature of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)? |
| A. | the udhr is a multilateral treaty |
| B. | the udhr is a un general assembly resolution |
| C. | the udhr is a un security council resolution |
| D. | the udhr is a declaration adopted by several states at an international conference |
| Answer» B. the udhr is a un general assembly resolution | |
| 4. |
The founder of Sierra Club Foundation ……………………….. |
| A. | david brower |
| B. | dante |
| C. | smith |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. david brower | |
| 5. |
The headquarters of Sierra Club Foundation was situated in…………………… |
| A. | canada |
| B. | usa |
| C. | san francisco |
| D. | switzerland |
| Answer» C. san francisco | |
| 6. |
The National Green Tribunal Act was passed in …………………………. |
| A. | 2008 |
| B. | 2009 |
| C. | 2010 |
| D. | 2011 |
| Answer» C. 2010 | |
| 7. |
The special tribunal to handle the expeditious disposal of the cases pertaining to environmental issues is called………………….. |
| A. | national green tribunal |
| B. | supreme court |
| C. | high court |
| D. | lok pal |
| Answer» A. national green tribunal | |
| 8. |
General Assembly of the United Nations meets in a regular session ……………. |
| A. | once a year |
| B. | twice a year |
| C. | once in two years |
| D. | occasionally |
| Answer» A. once a year | |
| 9. |
Which of the following is not one of the official languages of the U.N.O.? |
| A. | french |
| B. | spanish |
| C. | arabic |
| D. | italian |
| Answer» D. italian | |
| 10. |
Who of the following was the U.N.O.'s first Secretary General from the African continent? |
| A. | kofi anan |
| B. | boutros boutros-ghali |
| C. | javier perez de cuellar |
| D. | ban ki-moon |
| Answer» B. boutros boutros-ghali | |
| 11. |
The term “Inner Six” is related to................................ |
| A. | g-24 organisation |
| B. | asean |
| C. | saarc |
| D. | european community market (eec) |
| Answer» D. european community market (eec) | |
| 12. |
How many members are in the European Union? |
| A. | 27 |
| B. | 28 |
| C. | 53 |
| D. | 17 |
| Answer» B. 28 | |
| 13. |
Which of the following country is not the member of the European Union? |
| A. | estonia |
| B. | denmark |
| C. | switzerland |
| D. | malta |
| Answer» C. switzerland | |
| 14. |
Who is the current President of the European Commission? |
| A. | jean-claude juncker |
| B. | herman van rompuy |
| C. | donald tusk |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. jean-claude juncker | |
| 15. |
Which of the following country is not a member of SAARC? |
| A. | afghanistan |
| B. | the maldives |
| C. | mauritius |
| D. | nepal |
| Answer» C. mauritius | |
| 16. |
The place” Kathmandu” is related to…………………….. |
| A. | saarc |
| B. | brics |
| C. | asean |
| D. | european union |
| Answer» A. saarc | |
| 17. |
The present strength of SAARC is ……………. |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 7 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» C. 8 | |
| 18. |
The SAARC was established in the year …….. |
| A. | 1967 |
| B. | 1995 |
| C. | 1953 |
| D. | 1985 |
| Answer» D. 1985 | |
| 19. |
Afghanistan joined SAARC in ………………….. |
| A. | april 3, 2005 |
| B. | april 3, 2006 |
| C. | april 3, 2007 |
| D. | april 3, 2008 |
| Answer» C. april 3, 2007 | |
| 20. |
The formation of SAARC was held in which place? |
| A. | dhaka |
| B. | delhi |
| C. | islamabad |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. dhaka | |
| 21. |
The 19th SAARC summit to be held in……………… was cancelled. |
| A. | pakistan |
| B. | india |
| C. | sri lanka |
| D. | nepal |
| Answer» A. pakistan | |
| 22. |
Which of the following country is not the member of the SAARC? |
| A. | myanmar |
| B. | bhutan |
| C. | nepal |
| D. | maldives |
| Answer» A. myanmar | |
| 23. |
Which of the following SAARC member has the highest population? |
| A. | bangladesh |
| B. | pakistan |
| C. | nepal |
| D. | afghanistan |
| Answer» B. pakistan | |
| 24. |
Which of the following SAARC member has best HDI rank in the whole group? |
| A. | india |
| B. | pakistan |
| C. | sri lanka |
| D. | bhutan |
| Answer» C. sri lanka | |
| 25. |
What was the theme of the SAARC in the year 2016-17? |
| A. | year for girls |
| B. | year for environment |
| C. | year of good governance |
| D. | year of cultural heritage |
| Answer» D. year of cultural heritage | |
| 26. |
Who is the present Secretary General of the SAARC? |
| A. | sheel kant sharma |
| B. | amjadhussain |
| C. | ahmed saleem |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. ahmed saleem | |
| 27. |
The headquarters of the SAARC is located in? |
| A. | manila |
| B. | kathmandu |
| C. | new delhi |
| D. | jakarta |
| Answer» B. kathmandu | |
| 28. |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation was established in……………….. |
| A. | 1985 |
| B. | 1982 |
| C. | 1975 |
| D. | 1970 |
| Answer» A. 1985 | |
| 29. |
Cambodia was joined in ASEAN in …………………….. |
| A. | 1998 |
| B. | 1999 |
| C. | 2000 |
| D. | 2001 |
| Answer» B. 1999 | |
| 30. |
ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) was formed in……………….. |
| A. | november 2013 |
| B. | november 2014 |
| C. | november 2015 |
| D. | november 2016 |
| Answer» 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. |
| A. | asean |
| B. | saarc |
| C. | european union |
| D. | asean plus three |
| Answer» D. asean plus three | |
| 32. |
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) consists of………………….. Founding members. |
| A. | four |
| B. | five |
| C. | six |
| D. | seven |
| Answer» B. five | |
| 33. |
Which one of the following country is not a founding member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization? |
| A. | china |
| B. | kazakhstan, |
| C. | kyrgyzstan |
| D. | india |
| Answer» D. india | |
| 34. |
The present strength of Shanghai Cooperation Organization is ……………….. |
| A. | four |
| B. | five |
| C. | six |
| D. | seven |
| Answer» C. six | |
| 35. |
Uzbekistan joined Shanghai Cooperation Organization on …………………. |
| A. | 2000 |
| B. | 2001 |
| C. | 2002 |
| D. | 2003 |
| Answer» 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. |
| A. | turkmenistan |
| B. | china |
| C. | kazakhstan, |
| D. | kyrgyzstan |
| Answer» A. turkmenistan | |
| 37. |
Which of the following statement is NOT correct about the European Union? |
| A. | germany is the founder member of the eu |
| B. | croatia is the latest member of the eu. |
| C. | among all the members of the eu, malta has smallest area |
| D. | all the member countries of the eu use euro as the currency of their state. |
| Answer» 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? |
| A. | luxembourg, malta |
| B. | denmark and the united kingdom |
| C. | austria, belgium |
| D. | slovenia, spain |
| Answer» B. denmark and the united kingdom | |
| 39. |
Where is the headquarters of the European Union located? |
| A. | belgium |
| B. | netherlands |
| C. | luxembourg |
| D. | greece |
| Answer» A. belgium | |
| 40. |
Which of the following was/were the objective of the European Union? |
| A. | establishing an economic and a monetary union |
| B. | implementing a common foreign and defence policy |
| C. | developing relations in the spheres of’ home affairs and justice |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 41. |
The Head office of the International Court of Justice is situated at…………………. |
| A. | geneva |
| B. | the hague |
| C. | new york |
| D. | paris |
| Answer» B. the hague | |
| 42. |
Which of the following is not an official language of United Nations? |
| A. | arabic |
| B. | spanish |
| C. | french |
| D. | portuguese |
| Answer» D. portuguese | |
| 43. |
The total number of members represented in General assembly is ……………….. |
| A. | 191 |
| B. | 193 |
| C. | 195 |
| D. | 197 |
| Answer» B. 193 | |
| 44. |
Who was the only Secretary General of the UNO to have died while in office? |
| A. | u thant |
| B. | dag hammarskjöld |
| C. | trygve lie |
| D. | kurt waldhiem |
| Answer» B. dag hammarskjöld | |
| 45. |
How many member countries did the UNO have on its formation in 1945? |
| A. | 45 |
| B. | 48 |
| C. | 51 |
| D. | 54 |
| Answer» C. 51 | |
| 46. |
Which organ of the United Nations has suspended its operations since 1994? |
| A. | trusteeship council |
| B. | economic and social council |
| C. | secretariat |
| D. | international court of justice |
| Answer» A. trusteeship council | |
| 47. |
How many official languages does the United Nations have? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» B. 6 | |
| 48. |
UN Secretary General heads which principal organ of the United Nations Organisation? |
| A. | general assembly |
| B. | security council |
| C. | economic and social council |
| D. | the secretariat |
| Answer» D. the secretariat | |
| 49. |
Which organ of the UNO functions from Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands? |
| A. | security council |
| B. | general assembly |
| C. | economic and social council |
| D. | international court of justice |
| Answer» D. international court of justice | |
| 50. |
The Greenpeace was founded in …………………………. |
| A. | 1971 |
| B. | 1972 |
| C. | 1973 |
| D. | 1974 by irving stowe and dorothy stowe |
| Answer» A. 1971 | |
| 51. |
The Greenpeace was founded by……………………………….. |
| A. | irving stowe and dorothy stowe |
| B. | george bush |
| C. | medha padker |
| D. | sundarlal bahuguna |
| Answer» A. irving stowe and dorothy stowe | |
| 52. |
The Greenpeace conducts campaigning on worldwide issues such as ………….. |
| A. | climate change |
| B. | deforestation |
| C. | over fishing |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» 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. |
| A. | geo politics |
| B. | green politics |
| C. | grass root democracy |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. green politics | |
| 54. |
Which one of the following is the outcome of the disintegration of USSR? |
| A. | dissolution of the soviet union into 15 independent republics |
| B. | conclusion of the cold war |
| C. | declaration of the creation of the russian federation by boris yeltsin |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 55. |
Who was the successor of Mikhail Gorbachev? |
| A. | boris yeltsin |
| B. | vladimir lenin |
| C. | gennady yunayev |
| D. | joseph stalin |
| Answer» A. boris yeltsin | |
| 56. |
…………………………was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as the first President of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 1999. |
| A. | boris nikolayevich yeltsin |
| B. | mikhail gorbachev |
| C. | joseph stalin |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. boris nikolayevich yeltsin | |
| 57. |
The Paris Agreement is related to……………………………. |
| A. | terrorism |
| B. | climate change |
| C. | poverty alleviation |
| D. | trade agreement |
| Answer» B. climate change | |
| 58. |
The Paris Agreement entered into force on…………………………... |
| A. | 4 november 2014 |
| B. | 4 november 2015 |
| C. | 4 november 2016 |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. 4 november 2016 | |
| 59. |
How many non-permanent members are there in the Security Council? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» A. 10 | |
| 60. |
What is the term of a judge of the International Court of Justice? |
| A. | 5 years |
| B. | 7 years |
| C. | 8 years |
| D. | 9 years |
| Answer» D. 9 years | |
| 61. |
Which organ of the United Nations Organisation is responsible for coordinating the work of its specialised agencies? |
| A. | general assembly |
| B. | economic and social council |
| C. | security council |
| D. | secretariat |
| Answer» B. economic and social council | |
| 62. |
When was the United Nations Organisation founded? |
| A. | august 9, 1945 |
| B. | october 24, 1944 |
| C. | october 24, 1945 |
| D. | december 10, 1945 |
| Answer» C. october 24, 1945 | |
| 63. |
Which of the following is not a specialized agency of the United Nations Organisation? |
| A. | world trade organisation |
| B. | world health organisation |
| C. | world meteorological organisation |
| D. | international monitory fund |
| Answer» D. international monitory fund | |
| 64. |
How many members does the Economic and Social Council have? |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 22 |
| C. | 36 |
| D. | 54 |
| Answer» D. 54 | |
| 65. |
How many countries are the members of the U. N. O. at present? |
| A. | 196 |
| B. | 189 |
| C. | 193 |
| D. | 169 |
| Answer» C. 193 | |
| 66. |
The United Nations agency concerned with the improvement of standards of education and strengthening international co-operation in this field is : |
| A. | unef |
| B. | u n e s c o |
| C. | unicef |
| D. | unedo |
| Answer» B. u n e s c o | |
| 67. |
Which of the following is an inactive organ of the U. N. O.? |
| A. | general assembly |
| B. | security council |
| C. | trusteeship council |
| D. | secretariat |
| Answer» C. trusteeship council | |
| 68. |
Which of the following is not main organ of United Nations? |
| A. | international court of justice |
| B. | economic and social council |
| C. | secretariat |
| D. | international monetary fund |
| Answer» D. international monetary fund | |
| 69. |
The UN day is celebrated every year on……………………… |
| A. | 24th september |
| B. | 28th september |
| C. | 24th october |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. 24th october | |
| 70. |
Which of the following UN agencies focuses on poverty reduction and the improvement of living standards worldwide? |
| A. | world bank |
| B. | imf |
| C. | who |
| D. | ilo |
| Answer» A. world bank | |
| 71. |
The UN Charter was signed on ………………… |
| A. | 24th june, 1945 |
| B. | 26th june, 1945 |
| C. | 24th july, 1945 |
| D. | 26th july, 1945 |
| Answer» B. 26th june, 1945 | |
| 72. |
How many permanent members are there in the Security Council? |
| A. | three |
| B. | five |
| C. | six |
| D. | four |
| Answer» B. five | |
| 73. |
How many Judges are there in the International Court of Justice? |
| A. | 9 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 11 |
| D. | 15 |
| Answer» D. 15 | |
| 74. |
Trygve Lie was the first Secretary General of the United Nations from …………… |
| A. | russia |
| B. | norway |
| C. | japan |
| D. | usa |
| Answer» B. norway | |
| 75. |
Who was the first Indian to be the President of U. N. General Assembly? |
| A. | natwar singh |
| B. | v. k. krishna menon |
| C. | smt. vijay laxmi pandit |
| D. | romesh bhandari |
| Answer» C. smt. vijay laxmi pandit | |
| 76. |
Which of the following countries is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council? |
| A. | usa |
| B. | uk |
| C. | france |
| D. | spain |
| Answer» D. spain | |
| 77. |
The non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected for a period of ………………………….. |
| A. | two years |
| B. | one year |
| C. | three years |
| D. | four years |
| Answer» A. two years | |
| 78. |
Which is the 164th and last joined member of WTO in………………………… |
| A. | july 2014 |
| B. | july 2015 |
| C. | july 2016 |
| D. | july 2017 |
| Answer» C. july 2016 | |
| 79. |
Where is the headquarters of the WTO? |
| A. | new york |
| B. | washington dc |
| C. | geneva |
| D. | austria |
| Answer» C. geneva | |
| 80. |
The headquarters of GATT is also situated in ……………………. |
| A. | geneva |
| B. | washington |
| C. | japan |
| D. | sweedan |
| Answer» A. geneva | |
| 81. |
Which of the following statement is not true about the WTO? |
| A. | wto is a permanent organisation |
| B. | uruguay round gave the birth to the wto |
| C. | ministerial conference is the highest policy making body of the wto |
| D. | wto was officially constituted on 1 january 1991. |
| Answer» D. wto was officially constituted on 1 january 1991. | |
| 82. |
Which of the following institutions is not part of the World Bank community? |
| A. | ibrd |
| B. | world trade organization wto |
| C. | international development association (ida) |
| D. | the international finance corporation (ifc) |
| Answer» D. the international finance corporation (ifc) | |
| 83. |
Which of the following country is not the member of the WTO? |
| A. | iran |
| B. | azerbaijan |
| C. | belarus |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 84. |
Which of the following country is a member of the WTO? |
| A. | iran |
| B. | serbia |
| C. | algeria |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 85. |
World Bank is also known as…………………. |
| A. | imf |
| B. | ibrd |
| C. | imf |
| D. | ifc |
| Answer» B. ibrd | |
| 86. |
Which of the following statements is not correct? |
| A. | both the imf & ibrd have headquarters in washington |
| B. | both imf & world bank are the known as the bretton woods twins. |
| C. | ibrd is known as world bank also |
| D. | india\s vote share in the international monetary fund is 10% |
| Answer» 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…………….. |
| A. | 2.64% |
| B. | 3% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 8% |
| Answer» A. 2.64% | |
| 88. |
IMF was founded in the year……………………. |
| A. | 1946 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1949 |
| Answer» A. 1946 | |
| 89. |
Which of the following institution is associated with Bretton Woods Agreement? |
| A. | world bank |
| B. | african union |
| C. | world trade organization |
| D. | united nations organization |
| Answer» A. world bank | |
| 90. |
Which of the following statement is not true about the International Monetary Fund? |
| A. | imf was established along with the word bank |
| B. | imf is the result of the bretton woods conference |
| C. | christine lagarde is the current chief executive officer of the imf |
| D. | currently 193 countries are the members of the imf |
| Answer» D. currently 193 countries are the members of the imf | |
| 91. |
The duty of International Monetary Fund include………………… |
| A. | working to foster global monetary cooperation |
| B. | facilitate international trade |
| C. | promote high employment and sustainable economic growth |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 92. |
When was IMF established? |
| A. | december 27,1945 |
| B. | january. 30, 1947 |
| C. | january.1, 1946 |
| D. | september. 24, 1947 |
| Answer» A. december 27,1945 | |
| 93. |
The IMF was conceived at a UN conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States, in ……………… |
| A. | july 1941 |
| B. | july 1942 |
| C. | july 1943 |
| D. | july 1944 |
| Answer» D. july 1944 | |
| 94. |
Which of the following statement is NOT correct regarding the membership of the IMF? |
| A. | currently its membership is 189 |
| B. | all "member countries" of the imf are members of the united nations |
| C. | all member countries of the imf are not sovereign states |
| D. | nauru is the latest member of the imf |
| Answer» 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. |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» 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……………………… |
| A. | indian rupees |
| B. | us dollar |
| C. | bangladesh taka |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 97. |
Which of the following currency has largest weightage in the determination of the value of the SDR? |
| A. | japanese yen |
| B. | euro |
| C. | us dollar |
| D. | british pound |
| Answer» C. us dollar | |
| 98. |
Which of the following is not the objective of the IMF? |
| A. | to promote international monetary cooperation |
| B. | to ensure balanced international trade |
| C. | to ensure exchange rate stability |
| D. | to provide loan to private sectors |
| Answer» D. to provide loan to private sectors | |
| 99. |
Which one of the following is the function of International Finance Corporation? |
| A. | to promote international monetary cooperation |
| B. | to provide loan to private sectors |
| C. | to ensure balanced international trade |
| D. | to ensure exchange rate stability |
| Answer» B. to provide loan to private sectors | |
| 100. |
Which of the following statement is NOT correct about the quota at the IMF? |
| A. | voting power in the imf is based on a quota system |
| B. | usa has highest quota in the imf |
| C. | germany has third highest quota in the imf |
| D. | indian quota in the imf stands at 2.79% of the total quotal quota |
| Answer» A. voting power in the imf is based on a quota system | |