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) .
| 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 | |
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