world political, socio economic panorama & issues (international) MCQ section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Who is Faud Masum?

a) President of Iraq

b) Prime Minister of Egypt

c) President of Egypt

d) Prime Minister of Iraq

Question : 2

Hifikepunye Pohamba, who won the prestigious Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership-2014, is the president of which country?

a) Botswana

b) Namibia

c) Cabo Verde

d) Mozambique

Question : 3

The first country to introduce laws to allow the creation of so called three-parent babies is___

a) Georgia

b) South Africa

c) Britain

d) USA

Question : 4

Nepal’s Parliament has approved a new constitution. Which of the following facts is/are correct about Nepal’s new constitution?

1. It establishes Nepal as Hindu democratic republic.
2. The constitution vest executive rights of the country on the Council of Ministers headed by Prime Minister.
3. It establishes uni-cameral federal parliament and split the country into ten federal provinces.
4. It establishes competitive multi-party democratic system with periodic elections.

a) 2 and 4 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 2, 3 and 4 only

d) All of these

Question : 5

Who among the following have been chosen to assist UN rights probe in Sri Lanka?

1. Martti Ahtisaari
2. Silvia Cartwright
3. Asma Jehangir

a) 2 and 3 Only

b) 1 and 3 Only

c) 1 and 2 Only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 6

Consider the following statements.

1. China announced the end of its hugely controversial one-child policy on 30th October, 2015.
2. An announcement issued by the ruling Communist Party after a four-day meeting in Shanghai on 30th October mentioned that one-child policy will be ended and the couples will be allowed to have two children.
3. The controversial one-child policy was introduced in 1978 and was officially enacted on 18th September 1980.

a) 3 only

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) All of these