world political, socio economic panorama & issues (international) MCQ section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following statements:

1. Antonio Guterres was nominated to serve as the next UN Secretary General.
2. Guterres joins a list of six mostly Eastern and Central European candidates to succeed Ban Ki-moon on January 1st, 2017
3. He served as Prime Minister in 1995-2002 and as UN Refugee Agency High Commissioner in 2005-2015

a) 1 & 3

b) 1 & 2

c) 2 & 3

d) All are correct

Question : 2

Which among the following country has announced the plan to install a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the Parliament Square?

a) United Kingdom

b) Russia

c) South Africa

d) USA

Question : 3

China is assisting for the construction of Pataukhali power plant. It is located in which country?

a) Bangladesh

b) Sri Lanka

c) Myanmar

d) Pakistan

Question : 4

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched:

1. Golan Heights : Syria
2. Mogadishu : Sudan
3. Dakar : Senegal

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1,2 and 3

Question : 5

Which of the following statements are correct about UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Trade and Investment Report 2014 (APTIR-2014)?

1. Trade of Asia-Pacific grew by more than 10 percent in 2013
2. North East Asia is the largest contributor in Asia-Pacific trade
3. FDI in new and small locations has increased

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Question : 6

Which countries are participating in the naval Exercise IBSAMAR 2016?

a) Brazil, India and South Africa

b) Australia, Bangladesh and Indonesia

c) India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

d) Indonesia, Bangladesh and South Korea