McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (BA political science) .
| 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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