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

Question : 1

Who among the following personalities have been included in 2015 Fortune magazine’s “50 greatest leaders” list?

1. Sonia Gandhi
2. Kailash Satyarthi
3. Narendra Modi
4. Raj Panjabi

a) 1 and 4 only

b) 2, 3 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 only

d) All of these

Question : 2

The “Minsk Peace Summit” seeks to end conflict and establish peace in which country?

a) Syria

b) Iraq

c) Ukraine

d) Yemen

Question : 3

Who among the following has won the 2015 Australia Grand Prix-Formula One World Championship?

a) Lewis Hamilton

b) Felipe Massa

c) Sebastian Vettel

d) Nico Rosberg

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

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