world political, socio economic panorama & issues (international) MCQ section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the Statements:

1. The 5th General Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has begun in Qatar.
2. India is not one of the 33 Permanent members of IRENA.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) None of the above

Question : 2

Albie Sachs Won Tang Prize for his anti-apartheid struggle. Tang Prize has origin in which country?

a) South Korea

b) Japan

c) Taiwan

d) China

Question : 3

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Tribe Country

1. Maasai Sudan
2. Yazidi Iraq
3. Vedda Srilanka

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 4

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Earth Hour?

1. It is observed on 28th March every year.
2. The initiative was taken in 2007 in New York to conserve the energy.
3. It is organised by World Wide Fund.

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of these

Question : 5

Burkina Faso, which was recently in a news, is a country located in which of the following region?

a) Europe

b) Africa

c) South America

d) Oceania

Question : 6

Consider the following statements.

1. The first-ever meeting between the Presidents of China and Taiwan was held in November 2015.
2. The historic meeting was held at Taipei.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) None of these