world political, socio economic panorama & issues (international) MCQ section 6 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the following are the feature of Bilateral Security Agreement signed between the USA and Afghanistan?

1. All US and NATO troops will be called back from Afghanistan
2. NATO has agreed to fund Afghanistan’s police and security forces till 2017
3. Afghanistan and USA retain the right to withdraw from the agreement after two years

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 2

Which of the following statement(s) is/ are correct about International Economic Association (IEA)?

1. IEA is an inter-government association to promote mutual understanding among economists in different parts of the world.
2. IEA organize a congress every three years.
3. The 2014 International Congress was held at Jordan
4. Kaushik Basu became the first Indian to be president-elect of the association

a) 1 and 4 only

b) 3 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 only

d) 2 and 3 only

Question : 3

Which of the following has been selected to be the SAARC cultural capital for the year 2016-17?

a) Dhaka

b) Lahore

c) Ajanta

d) Bamiyan

Question : 4

King Juan Carlos I who abdicated to hand over the crown to his son was the king of?

a) Spain

b) Austria

c) Monaco

d) Luxemburg

Question : 5

Which of the following statements are correct about Global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)?

1. It is a legally-binding agreement.
2. It sets global standards for cross-border transfers of conventional weapons.
3. It prohibits transfer of uranium to Nonnuclear states.
4. India has already ratified the treaty in 2013.

a) 3 and 4 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1, 2 and 3 only

Question : 6

Consider the Statements:

1. Bangladesh has won the prestigious Women in Parliaments (WIP) Award for regional leadership in the South and Southeast Asia category for closing the gender gap in politics.
2. The award was presented by WIP Global Forum at annual summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) None of the above