190+ Issues in International Politics Solved MCQs

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
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