190+ Contemporary Issues in International Politics Solved MCQs

1.

The countries who engaged in cold war were-----

A. USA-Japan
B. USA-USSR
C. US-Britain
D. Italy-Germany
Answer» B. USA-USSR
2.

The cold war ended with the dissolution of -----

A. Germany
B. USA
C. UK
D. USSR
Answer» D. USSR
3.

The period of cold war was in between-----

A. 1945 - 1949
B. 1945 - 1991
C. 1918 - 1949
D. 1962 – 1990
Answer» B. 1945 - 1991
4.

The year of Cuban missile crisis was-----

A. 1945
B. 1953
C. 1962
D. 1973
Answer» C. 1962
5.

Who used the term ‘cold war’ for the first time?

A. Bernard Baruch
B. Winston Churchill
C. Walter Lippman
D. George Orwell
Answer» A. Bernard Baruch
6.

Cold war was-----

A. an open war
B. an ideological war
C. a nuclear war
D. war with modern weapons
Answer» B. an ideological war
7.

Which nation supplied the ‘Mujahadeens’ of Afghanistan with weapons?

A. USR
B. USA
C. China
D. Pakistan
Answer» B. USA
8.

The word’ Detente’ means-----

A. stoppage of war
B. tie between nations
C. relaxation of tension
D. intensive war
Answer» C. relaxation of tension
9.

Manhattan project is related with-----

A. Missiles
B. Atom-bombs
C. Hiroshima issue
D. Afghan invasion
Answer» B. Atom-bombs
10.

Arms race is a feature of ------

A. 1st world war
B. 2nd world war
C. cold war
D. India-China war
Answer» C. cold war
11.

ICBM stands for-----

A. International Continental Ballistic Missile
B. Inter Ceptal Ballistic Missile
C. International Controlling Ballistic Missile
D. Inter Continental Ballistic Missile
Answer» D. Inter Continental Ballistic Missile
12.

The bombard in Nagasaki took place on-----

A. 6th August 1945
B. 9th August 1945
C. 6th May 1949
D. 9th October 1945
Answer» B. 9th August 1945
13.

Militarisation of space is otherwise known as-----

A. Military space programme
B. Star wars programme
C. Military war programme
D. US space programme
Answer» B. Star wars programme
14.

The term Non-alignment itself was coined by-----

A. Nehru
B. Chou Enlai
C. Kenneth Kaunda
D. Nasser
Answer» A. Nehru
15.

Perestroika and Glasnost was the reforms put forward by------

A. Gorbachev
B. George Bush
C. Reagan
D. Kennedy
Answer» A. Gorbachev
16.

The star wars programme was the idea of -----

A. Reagan
B. Clinton
C. Kennedy
D. Nixon
Answer» A. Reagan
17.

Glasnost means-------

A. Restructure
B. Repetition
C. Openness
D. Overproduction
Answer» C. Openness
18.

In which conference NAM took its birth?

A. Kuala Lumpur
B. Doha
C. Bandung
D. Katmandu
Answer» C. Bandung
19.

‘To keep away from the power blocks’ are the idea of ------

A. NAM
B. ASEAN
C. UN
D. SAARC
Answer» A. NAM
20.

16th NAM summit took place in-------

A. London
B. Singapore
C. Tehran
D. Brunei
Answer» C. Tehran
21.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in the year?

A. 1924
B. 1948
C. 1945
D. 1991
Answer» B. 1948
22.

The world Human Rights day is-----

A. December 10
B. November 26
C. October 29
D. September 5
Answer» A. December 10
23.

The country which hosted the CHOGUM summit 2011 is-----

A. India
B. Srilanka
C. Singapore
D. Perth
Answer» D. Perth
24.

Who got the Nobel Prize for peace in 2012?

A. ASEAN
B. EU
C. SAARC
D. Obama
Answer» B. EU
25.

Which international organization formed with Maastricht Treaty?

A. EU
B. UN
C. ASEAN
D. SAARC
Answer» A. EU
26.

The Head Quarters of EU at----

A. Beijing
B. Belgium
C. Brazil
D. Bahrain
Answer» B. Belgium
27.

The idea of SAARC was put forward by ------

A. Nehru
B. Zia-Ur-Rahman
C. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
D. Khaleda Zia
Answer» B. Zia-Ur-Rahman
28.

GATT was signed in Geneva in the year of-----

A. 1947
B. 1945
C. 1948
D. 1946
Answer» A. 1947
29.

Name of the conference in which it is decided to transform GATT itself into a new world trade body called WTO is ---------

A. Uruguay Round
B. Doha Round
C. Singapore Round
D. US Round
Answer» A. Uruguay Round
30.

IMF was established in the year of------

A. 1924
B. 1944
C. 1945
D. 1948
Answer» B. 1944
31.

Which was the last of 8 members to the SAARC?

A. India
B. Myanmar
C. Afghanistan
D. Pakistan
Answer» C. Afghanistan
32.

Which treaty allows only underground test of nuclear weapons?

A. NPT
B. LTBT
C. NTBT
D. BWC
Answer» B. LTBT
33.

Which of the following countries are the signatories of Simla agreement in 1972?

A. India-china
B. India-Pakistan
C. India-Bangladesh
D. Pakistan-Bangladesh
Answer» B. India-Pakistan
34.

UNEP stands for-----

A. United Nations Economic Program
B. United Nation’s Earth Program
C. United Nation’s Environment Program
D. United Nation’s Education Program
Answer» C. United Nation’s Environment Program
35.

Among the following which was aimed to prevention of further depletion of ozone layer----

A. Izmir treaty
B. Montréal protocol
C. outer space treaty
D. Antarctic treaty
Answer» B. Montréal protocol
36.

The name of US president who has signed SALT 1 is ---------

A. Nixon
B. Jimmy carter
C. Bill Clinton
D. Kennedy
Answer» A. Nixon
37.

Among the following which is not a part of World Bank System?

A. IBRD
B. IDA
C. IMF
D. MIGA
Answer» C. IMF
38.

Which of the following is known as Britton wood twins?

A. WB&IMF
B. WB&WTO
C. IMF&IDA
D. IMF&MIGA
Answer» A. WB&IMF
39.

The number of permanent members to UN Security Council is -----

A. 5
B. 15
C. 10
D. 20
Answer» A. 5
40.

The UN was came into existence on -----------

A. 24th October 1924
B. 12th October 1924
C. 24th October 1945
D. 12th October 1945
Answer» C. 24th October 1945
41.

Which American president introduced the Guam Doctrine?

A. Richard Nixon
B. Johnson
C. Kennedy
D. Eisenhower
Answer» A. Richard Nixon
42.

The purpose of Guam doctrine was to------

A. resolve Vietnam issue
B. solve Cuban issue
C. solve Berlin issue
D. defeat USSR
Answer» A. resolve Vietnam issue
43.

The boundary line between north and South Korea is ------

A. MC Mahon line
B. 49th parallel line
C. 38th parallel line
D. Maginot line
Answer» C. 38th parallel line
44.

The boundary line between India &china is ---------

A. Durand line
B. Radcliff
C. Mc Mahon
D. Maginot line
Answer» C. Mc Mahon
45.

America’s foreign policy of providing economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey who were threatened by communism is known as ---

A. Marshall plan
B. Truman doctrine
C. Camp David accord
D. European recovery program
Answer» B. Truman doctrine
46.

The American program to aid Europe where the US gave monitory support to help and rebuild European economies after the end of world war 2nd in order to prevent the spread of soviet communism is -------

A. Marshall plan
B. Truman doctrine
C. Monroe doctrine
D. Eisenhower
Answer» A. Marshall plan
47.

The period of Korean War was in between_______

A. 1950-53
B. 1953-56
C. 1945-53
D. 1948-1950
Answer» A. 1950-53
48.

The nationalization of Suez Canal was in the year of _____

A. 1950
B. 1953
C. 1956
D. 1958
Answer» C. 1956
49.

The Egyptian ruler who nationalized Suez Canal is _____

A. Gamal Abdul Nasser
B. Titto
C. ElBaradei
D. Mohammed Murzi
Answer» A. Gamal Abdul Nasser
50.

What is the short name for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development?

A. Rio+20
B. G-20
C. UNEP
D. Sustainable development program
Answer» A. Rio+20
51.

The recent Rio+20 summit was held in _______

A. Brazil
B. Chile
C. Mexico
D. Indonesia
Answer» A. Brazil
52.

______ aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

A. Preservation
B. Environment protection
C. Sustainable development
D. Eco-social development
Answer» C. Sustainable development
53.

Agenda 21 is a non-binding voluntarily implemented action plan of the UN with regards to _________

A. Human Rights
B. Nuclear energy
C. Sustainable Development
D. Pollution
Answer» C. Sustainable Development
54.

Rio+20 is also known as _____

A. Energy summit
B. Summit on HR
C. Pollution reduction summit
D. Earth summit
Answer» D. Earth summit
55.

The first Earth summit was held in the year ____

A. 1978
B. 1976
C. 1992
D. 2012
Answer» C. 1992
56.

The international institution which co-ordinates United Nations environment activities is ________

A. UNEP
B. UNDP
C. UNESCO
D. ECOSOC
Answer» A. UNEP
57.

Stockholm Convention is an environment treaty on _________

A. Chemical weapons
B. Chemical fertilizers
C. Persistent organic pollutants
D. both a&b
Answer» C. Persistent organic pollutants
58.

In 2011 Endosulfan was added to the persistent chemicals list which was prepared at ______

A. Rio+20
B. Stockholm convention
C. UNEP
D. ASEAN
Answer» B. Stockholm convention
59.

A global militant Islamist organization founded by Osama Bin Laden is ____

A. Lashkar e Thaiba
B. Al Qaeda
C. Taliban
D. Jihad
Answer» B. Al Qaeda
60.

The code name for the United States CIA program to arm and finance Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet war in Afghanistan is ______

A. Operation X
B. Operation thunder
C. Operation Cyclone
D. Geronimo EKIA
Answer» C. Operation Cyclone
61.

The mutual defense treaty between 8 communist states of eastern Europe in existence during cold war was _____

A. NATO
B. WARSAW PACT
C. SEATO
D. CENTO
Answer» B. WARSAW PACT
62.

The Warsaw Pact which established in the year of 1955 was disestablished in the year of _______

A. 1962
B. 1990
C. 1991
D. 1998
Answer» C. 1991
63.

The headquarters of NATO is at ______

A. Brussels
B. Germany
C. Italy
D. USA
Answer» A. Brussels
64.

NATO was established in the year of ________

A. 1949
B. 1948
C. 1945
D. 1955
Answer» A. 1949
65.

Which was the convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal?

A. Geneva
B. Stockholm
C. Basel
D. Paris
Answer» C. Basel
66.

“One for all and all for one” is the watch word of ______

A. Collective security
B. UNO
C. Disarmament
D. Amnesty
Answer» A. Collective security
67.

Among the following which nation has ratified NPT which opened in the year of 1968?

A. India
B. China
C. Pakistan
D. Israel
Answer» B. China
68.

Which country ratified NPT and later withdrew from it in the year of 2003 following US allegations?

A. North Korea
B. South Korea
C. China
D. Israel
Answer» A. North Korea
69.

The US counterpart to Man Mohan Singh at the time of signing 123 Agreement was ________

A. Bill Clinton
B. George Bush
C. Obama
D. Hilary
Answer» B. George Bush
70.

In BRICS C stands for ____

A. Canada
B. China
C. Chile
D. Cuba
Answer» B. China
71.

The fourth BRICS summit venue was_____

A. Sanya
B. Brasilia
C. New-Delhi
D. Durban
Answer» C. New-Delhi
72.

The non member state in IBSA is which among the following

A. Australia
B. South Africa
C. India
D. Brazil
Answer» A. Australia
73.

The new capital of Sri Lanka is ____

A. Colombo
B. Sri Jayavardenapura Kotte
C. Jaffna
D. Mullatheve
Answer» B. Sri Jayavardenapura Kotte
74.

The present president of World Bank is ____

A. Robert Zollick
B. Paul Wolfowitz
C. Ban Ki moon
D. Jim Yong Kim
Answer» D. Jim Yong Kim
75.

El Nino is a term related with _____

A. Storm
B. Climate pattern
C. Code of nuclear explosion
D. A glacier
Answer» B. Climate pattern
76.

The legislature of China is known as ______

A. Congress
B. National Peoples Congress
C. Majlis
D. National Assembly
Answer» B. National Peoples Congress
77.

Mossad is the secret agency of _______

A. Iran
B. Israel
C. China
D. Russia
Answer» B. Israel
78.

Which among the following factors contribute to global warming?

A. De-forestation
B. Green house gases
C. Burning of fossil fuels
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
79.

Which is a green house gas among the following?

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Methane
C. Nitrous oxide
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
80.

The Iraqi leader who was captured and killed by US in 2006?

A. Ahmed Hassan Al baker
B. Saddam Hussein
C. Jalal Thalabani
D. Abdul Rahman Arif
Answer» B. Saddam Hussein
81.

The present president of Afghanistan is ____

A. Hamid Karzai
B. Burhanuddin Rabbani
C. Asif Ali Sardari
D. Mulla Mohammed Omar
Answer» A. Hamid Karzai
82.

Which organ of UN known as world parliament?

A. Security council
B. Secretariat
C. General assembly
D. ECOSOC
Answer» C. General assembly
83.

The International Court of Justice is located in ____

A. Holland
B. Spain
C. New York
D. Hague
Answer» D. Hague
84.

The number of official languages in UN is ____

A. 2
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8
Answer» C. 6
85.

The first Asian secretary general of UN was _____

A. Ban-Ki-moon
B. Trigve lie
C. U Thant
D. Kofi Annan
Answer» C. U Thant
86.

The state that attained “non- member observer state” position in UN is ____

A. Iran
B. Israel
C. Palestine
D. Afghanistan
Answer» C. Palestine
87.

The first secretary general of UN was _______

A. U Thant
B. Trigve Lie
C. Dag Hammerskjold
D. Harry S Truman
Answer» B. Trigve Lie
88.

The head quarters of UN is situated at _______

A. New York
B. London
C. Washington Dc
D. Paris
Answer» A. New York
89.

The head quarters of UNESCO is situated at _____

A. London
B. Paris
C. Washington
D. New York
Answer» B. Paris
90.

Global warming could affect ______

A. Climate
B. Food production
C. Melting of glaciers
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
91.

The primary cause of acid rain around the world is _______

A. carbon dioxide
B. sulfur dioxide
C. carbon monoxide
D. ozone
Answer» B. sulfur dioxide
92.

Ozone layer is present in ______

A. troposphere
B. stratosphere
C. mesosphere
D. thermosphere
Answer» B. stratosphere
93.

HIV is not likely to be transmitted by which of the following?

A. Sharing needles or injection equipment
B. Breast-feeding
C. Blood transfusion
D. Mosquito bites
Answer» D. Mosquito bites
94.

Cartagena Protocol which was adopted in the year of 2000 is on____

A. Toxic pesticides
B. Biological diversity
C. To eliminate pops
D. Law of the sea
Answer» B. Biological diversity
95.

In which war Agent Orange was used as a herbicide by USA?

A. Vietnam war
B. Korean war
C. Iraq war
D. Afghan war
Answer» A. Vietnam war
96.

Identify the nonrenewable source of energy from the following.

A. Coal
B. Fuel Cells
C. Wind power
D. Wave power
Answer» A. Coal
97.

The dodo was extinct due to _______

A. pollution
B. invasion of non-native species
C. over exploitation of resources
D. global environment change
Answer» B. invasion of non-native species
98.

Among the following which convention is related to wetlands?

A. Basel convention
B. Cartagena convention
C. Ramsar convention
D. Geneva
Answer» C. Ramsar convention
99.

Which institution deals with day to day operations of UN?

A. general assembly
B. trusteeship council
C. secretariat
D. security council
Answer» C. secretariat
100.

Which organ consists of all the member states of UN?

A. secretariat
B. general assembly
C. security council
D. international court of justice.
Answer» B. general assembly
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