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

Question : 1

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 : 2

Which of the following statements are correct regarding G-20?

1. It was founded in 1999 as a forum for the governments of 20 major economies of the world.
2. The summit for 2014 is being held at Australia
3. The 2015 Summit will be presided by Turkey.
4. No African nation is a regular member of the group.

a) 1 and 4 only

b) 2, 3 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 only

d) All of these

Question : 3

Which country has recently developed the world’s first 3D-printed jet engine?

a) China

b) Germany

c) Australia

d) Japan

Question : 4

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 : 5

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

1. Mount Ontake : China
2. Mount Baker : USA
3. Mount Fuji : Japan
4. Mount Mayon : Philippines

a) 2 and 4 only

b) 3 and 4 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1, 2 and 4 only

Question : 6

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