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

Question : 1

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 : 2

Which of the following pairs of mountains with the places given are correct?

1. Mt Hermon : Syria
2. Mt Qasioun : Lebanon
3. Mt Sinjar : Iran
4. Mt Carpathian : Ukraine Codes:

a) 1 and 4 only

b) 3 and 4 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1, 2 and 3 only

Question : 3

Consider the following statements:

1. BRICS countries has signed an agreement with China to place the Headquarters of New Development Bank in Shanghai.
2. The agreement was signed by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and K V Kamath.
3. The bank also signed a separate Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the local Municipal government headed by Mayor Yang Xiong.
4. The new bank will start issuing loans to green energy ventures and infrastructure projects from April 2016.

a) 1, 3 & 4

b) 1, 2 & 3

c) 2, 3 & 4

d) All are correct

Question : 4

Who is Faud Masum?

a) President of Iraq

b) Prime Minister of Egypt

c) President of Egypt

d) Prime Minister of Iraq

Question : 5

Identify the name Indian American who invented E-mail 32 years back?

a) V.V. Annadurai

b) R.V. Ramalingam

c) V.A.Shiva Ayyadurai

d) A.V. Ramaswami

Question : 6

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