world political, socio economic panorama & issues (international) MCQ section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following countries have observer status in CERN?

1. Russia
2. India
3. Pakistan
4. USA

a) 1, 2 and 4 only

b) 1 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 only

d) 2 and 4 only

Question : 2

Joko Widodo recently won the presidential election in which of the following countries?

a) Cambodia

b) Vietnam

c) Indonesia

d) philippines

Question : 3

Consider the following statements:

1. Solar Impulse 2 is a Swiss long-range solarpowered aircraft project.
2. The aircraft was piloted by Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg from its first halt Muscat, Oman.
3. It will stop in Ahmedabad and Delhi in India.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above

Question : 4

Arrange the below countries in chronological order starting from highest to lowest emitter of carbon dioxide?

1. USA
2. Russia
3. China
4. India

a) 1, 3, 2, 4

b) 3, 1, 4, 2

c) 1, 2, 3, 4

d) 3, 1, 2, 4

Question : 5

Consider the reasons why Nepal turned to the UN over ‘obstruction’ of trade point with India.

1. Nepal claims to be suffering from scarcity of essential goods like fuel and cooking gas due to the “undeclared blockade” of a key trade point at the border with India.
2. It also appealed to the international community to ensure effective and unhindered freedom of transit of land-locked countries is not curtailed.
3. India’s blockade is affecting the implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action from the year 2014 to 2024 of developing countries (LLDCs) like Nepal.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 6

Which among the following airports has become the world’s busiest airport for international traffic?

a) Dubai International Airport

b) Las Vegas Airport

c) London’s Heathrow Airport

d) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport