Socio Economic Panorama & Issues (international)(Indian General Awareness > World Political ) Questions and Answers

Question 1. The “One Belt, One Road initiative” has been proposed by China for __?
  1.    International Travel & Tourism
  2.    None of them
  3.    Investment and Trade Promotion
  4.    Defence Cooperation
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Investment and Trade Promotion
Answer: (c)The scheme aims to deepen economic connections between China and rest of the world.
Question 2. Consider the following statements:
  1. Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha was appointed Chief Justice of Pakistan.
  2. He has become the 3rd Hindu to hold highest judicial post in the Muslim-majority country.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    Both 1 and 2
  2.    2 only
  3.    1 only
  4.    Neither of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Neither of the above
Answer: (d)Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha was appointed Chief Justice of Bangladesh by President Mohammad Abdul Hamid. With this appointment, he has become the first Hindu to hold highest judicial post in the Muslim-majority country.
Question 3. Consider the following statements:
  1. BRICS countries has signed an agreement with China to place the Headquarters of New Development Bank in Shanghai.
  2. The agreement was signed by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and K V Kamath.
  3. The bank also signed a separate Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the local Municipal government headed by Mayor Yang Xiong.
  4. The new bank will start issuing loans to green energy ventures and infrastructure projects from April 2016.
Which of the above statements are correct?
  1.    1, 3 & 4
  2.    1, 2 & 3
  3.    2, 3 & 4
  4.    All are correct
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> All are correct
Answer: (d)All the above mentioned statements are correct.
Question 4. Consider the Statements:
  1. Bangladesh’s oil spill disaster is considered as ecological catastrophe which may threaten rare dolphins, other wildlife species and world’s largest mangrove forests in the Sundrban’s.
  2. The tanker carrying an estimated 350,000 litres of furnace oil partly sank in the Sundarban’s Shela River after it collided with another vessel.
  3. This disaster may be considered as an ecological catastrophe and can destroy the delicate ecology of the Sundarbans – a UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    1 and 3 only
  2.    2 and 3 only
  3.    1 and 2 only
  4.    All of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> All of the above
Answer: (d)
Question 5. What is the correct statement or statements for AntiDumping Duty?
  1. It is duty imposed by government on imported products which have prices less than their normal values or domestic price.
  2. Anti-Dumping Duty is imposed by a counter as a trade barrier under the multilateral WTO regime and varies from product to product and from country to country.
  3. Usually countries initiate anti-dumping probes to check if domestic industry has been hurt because of a surge in below-cost imports.
Codes
  1.    1 and 2
  2.    1 only
  3.    2 only
  4.    None
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> 1 and 2
Answer: (a)All the statements are true.
Question 6. The United Nations general assembly has declared the year 2015 as ____?
  1.    International Year of Soils
  2.    International Year of Food
  3.    International Year of Vegetables
  4.    International Year of Seas
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> International Year of Soils
Answer: (a)The International Year of Soils, 2015 (IYS 2015) was declared by the Sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly on December 20, 2013 after recognizing December 5 as World Soil Day
Question 7. Consider the statements regarding Maritime Silk Road (MSR):
  1. The 21st century MSR project is an initiative by China to resurrect the ancient maritime Silk Road.
  2. China has announced a USD 40 billion Silk Road fund which became operational in February 2015 for attracting small countries in the projects.
  3. The project will prioritize construction ports and infrastructure, industrial parks in strategically significant countries in Southeast Asia, the Mideast, Africa, Europe and the Indian Ocean region.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    1 and 3 only
  2.    2 and 3 only
  3.    1 and 2 only
  4.    All of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> All of the above
Answer: (d)
Question 8. Consider the following statements about World Wetland Day (WWD):
  1. Every year World Wetland Day (WWD) is observed on 2nd February.
  2. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands also called as Ramsar Convention on 2nd February 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar.
  3. The maximum Ramsar sites are located in Canada.
  4. The largest area covered by the Ramsar sites is in U.K
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    1, 3 and 4 only
  2.    1 and 2 only
  3.    1 only
  4.    All of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> 1 and 2 only
Answer: (b)The maximum Ramsar sites are located in UK i.e. 168. The largest area covered by the Ramsar sites is in Canada.
Question 9. Which among the following actress has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of UN Women?
  1.    Keira Knightley
  2.    Kate Winslet
  3.    Emily Blunt
  4.    Emma Watson
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Emma Watson
Answer: (d)Emma Watson, a British actress has been named as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador.
Question 10. Consider the following statements about the Ninth edition of Earth Hour.

  1. It was observed on 28 March 2015 across the World.

  2. It is an annual global event organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

  3. The initiative began in 2007 in New York, U.S.A and later became a global event.


 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    1 and 3 only
  2.    1,2 only
  3.    1 only
  4.    All of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> 1,2 only
Answer: (b)
The initiative began in 2007 in Sydney, Australia and later became global event.
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