2. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS

 1. Who was President of USSR when the Cold War began?

Ans. Joseph Stalin

2. NATO is a security alliance of:  

Ans. North America and Europe

3. Where is SAARC Energy Centre located?

Ans. Pakistan

4. When was African Union established?

Ans. 2002

5. When was European Union established?

Ans. 1993

6. When was Non-Aligned Movement established?

Ans. 1961

7. When was Nordic Council established?

Ans. 1952

8. When was International Court of Justice founded?

Ans. 1945

9. When was Amnesty International founded?

Ans. 1961

10. The Fourteen Points were enunciated at:

Ans. The conference of Versailles

11. Where is the Secretariat of the SAARC located?

Ans. Kathmandu

12. Helsinki is capital of:

Ans. Finland

13. How many members nations does UN Security Council have?

Ans. 15 members

14. What does G-7 refer?

Ans. Group of Seven Western Industrialized Countries

15. What is Apartheid?

Ans. A policy of racial discrimination

16. Cuban Missile Crisis took place in:

Ans.1962

17. When was USSR disintegrated?

Ans. 1991

18. During which period detente between USA and USSR started?

Ans. 1969-79

19. Who wrote the book ‘Politics among Nations’?

Ans. Hans Morgenthau 

20. In which continents is Faroe Island located?

Ans.  Europe

21. Where was the UN charter in 1945 drawn up?

Ans. San Francisco

22. Author of the famous book, “Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy” is: 

Ans.  Henry Kissinger

23. When was BIMSREC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sartorial Technical and Economic Cooperation founded?

Ans. 6 June, 1997

24. How many nations are members of Arab league?

Ans.22

25. Where is the headquarters of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) located?

Ans. Geneva

26. African Development Bank was established in:

Ans. 1964

27.Where is the headquarters of United Nations University?

Ans. Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

28. When did Switzerland join the UN?

Ans. 2002

29. When was Germany reunified?

Ans. 1990

30. How many members were in the United Nations initially?

Ans. 51

31. How many nations are members of United Nations at present?

Ans. 193

32. Where is the headquarters of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees located?

Ans. Amman, Jordan

33. Which year was Cuban Missiles Crisis occurred?

Ans. 1962

34. International Relations during 1648—1945 were characterized by:

Ans. Multi-polar system

35. How many per cent of the world children get vaccines supply through UN’s various agencies?

Ans. 45 per cent

36. Where is the headquarters of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization located?

Ans. Vienna, Austria

37.When did India government remove the barriers for investment in

India?

Ans. 1991

38. Where is the headquarters of International Organization for Migration situated?

Ans. Geneva, Switzerland

39. To cripple British Communication with India, Napoleon organized military expedition to Egypt in the year:

Ans.1798

40. When was the International court of justice constituted?

Ans. 26th June 1945

41. The Great Britain and Russia agreed to make Afghanistan a buffer State between their empires in:

Ans. 1879

42. Ante-governmental protests in China by students, workers and some government officials took place:

Ans. Tiananmen Square, in 1989

43. Strategic weapons are:

Ans. Long-range weapons

44. What are the weapons of mass destruction?

Ans. Nuclear, chemical and biological weapons

45. How far from a state’s coastline are territorial waters traditionally recognized?

Ans. 12 miles

46. Which are five permanent members of Security Council?

Ans.  China, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and United States of America and France

47. What does article 55 of the UN Charter promote?

Ans. Human Rights

48. How many states the Gulf Cooperation Council consists of?  

Ans. Six states

49. The Second World War started in:

Ans. September 1939

50. MI-5 is the secret agency of:

Ans.UK