world political, socio economic panorama & issues (international) MCQ section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Who among the following has been appointed as new chairman of the African Union?

a) Morgan Tsvangirai

b) Olusegun Obasanjo

c) Robert Mugabe

d) Omar al-Bashir

Question : 2

Consider the following statements.

1. German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited India between 4th October and 6th October, 2015.
2. The Indo-German Summit 2015 was held in Mumbai on 6th October, 2015.
3. The Indo-German ICG was co-chaired by President Pranab Mukherjee and his visiting counterpart German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 1 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) None of them

Question : 3

Consider the Statements:

1. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Centre (GIPC) has released its third annual international intellectual property (IP) index list.
2. In this list India is placed at 15th rank among the 30 countries. While, US has been placed at the top in the list and Thailand at last position.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) None of the above

Question : 4

Consider the following statements.

1. The 9th edition of Group of 20 (G20) Summit started on 15th November 2015.
2. Istanbul (Turkey) is hosting this prestigious Summit.

a) 1 and 2 both

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) None of these

Question : 5

Consider the statements:

1. Carl Djerassi was a Chemist.
2. He was famously known as the father of the birth control pills.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) None of the above

Question : 6

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. India is a regular member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
2. China and India are members of East Asia Summit (EAS)

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) Neither 1 Nor 2