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

Question : 1

Which city/country has been ranked top in the 2015 The Energy Productivity and Economic Prosperity Index?

a) Singapore

b) Norway

c) UK

d) Hong Kong

Question : 2

The Dwekh Nawsha is a Christian militia brigade formed to fight against the Islamic State (IS) in which country?

a) Iraq

b) Australia

c) Japan

d) France

Question : 3

Consider the following statements.

1. The United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) announced its fourth annual International IP Index ‘Infinite Possibilities’, which measures the state of intellectual property (IP) environments around the world.
2. Pakistan ranked below India with 6.42 points on the index.
3. The top 10 countries with their indexes are UK (28.6 score), US (27.5), Germany (27.4), France (27.2), Sweden (27.1), Singapore (25.6), Switzerland (24.9), Australia (24.8), Japan (23.3) and South Korea (23.3).

a) 1 and 3

b) 1 only

c) 2 and 3

d) All of the above

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

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