International (Current Affairs – UPSC) (Part-I)

Total Questions: 50

21. The currency of the proposed European Monetary Union will be : [1998]

(a) Dollar
(b) Euro
(c) Guilder
(d) Mark

Correct Answer: (b) Euro

Solution:EMU is the agreement among the participating member states of the European Union to adopt a single hard currency and monetary system. The European Council agreed to name this single European currency as 'Euro'.

22. Assertion (A): The United States of America has threatened to ask the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to apply sanctions against the developing countries for the non-observance of ILO convention. [1998]

Reason (R): The United States of America itself has adopted and implemented those ILO conventions.

(a) Both A & R are true & R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A & R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true both R is false
(d) A is false but R is true

Correct Answer: (b) Both A & R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A

Solution:International labour law is not much known in USA. It works in its own context.

23. World Environment Conference to discuss global warming was held in 1997 in: [1998]

(a) Stockholm
(b) Riodejaneiro
(c) Paris
(d) Kyoto

Correct Answer: (d) Kyoto

Solution:World Environment conference to discuss global warming was held in 1997 in Kyoto of Japan.

24. The number of economically active women (excluding students and those doing domestic duties in their there homes) as a percentage of all women of working age (generally those aged 15-64 years) was the highest in 1996 in : [1998]

(a) USA
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) S. Korea

Correct Answer: (b) China

Solution:It was 43% in China in 1996.

25. The economic crisis in the later half of 1990s most seriously affected Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and South Korea. The cause of the crisis was: [1999]

(a) mismanagement of the financial resources and financial sector, in general.
(b) the prolonged over-valuation of local currencies vis-vis the western currencies.
(c) the downswing and recession in the western economies which earlier provided export market oriented countries.
(d) none of these

Correct Answer: (a) mismanagement of the financial resources and financial sector, in general.

Solution:Mismanagement of the financial resources and financial sector were major cause for the economic crisis in later half of 1990.

Fear of stoking inflation had meant that the reliance on the RBI was not complete the central bank's credit to government as a percentage of gross fiscal deficit, in fact, fell from 49% to 22% between 1980 and 1989 and external sources had to be explored.

26. In the November 1998 Composite Dialogue Process between India and Pakistan, three contentious issues listed below as 1, 2 and 3 were discussed. [ [1999]

1. Disengagement of troops

2. Settlement of boundary dispute

3. Sharing river water

Match the issue with the areas marked in the map as A, B and C and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

	A	B	C
(a)	2	1	3
(b)	2	3	1
(c)	1	3	2
(d)	3	2	1

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:In composite dialogue process between India and Pakistan in November 1998, three contentious issues were discussed i.e. settlement of Boundary issues in Rann of Kutch, marked A in the map, sharing of river water of Indus tributary marked B' map and disengagement of troops in Siyachin marked " C " in the map.

27. Which one of the countries labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the given may was granted membership of G-15 in its VII Summit at Kuala lumpur? [1999]

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

Correct Answer: (d) 4

Solution:Kenya was granted as the 16th member of G-15 countries, which is marked as ' 4' in the given map.

28. Match the international events listed below with their respective places labelled as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the given map and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list. [2000]

A. Venue of Commonwealth Conference held in 1999

B. Venue of World Trade Organisation meeting held in 1999

C. Place of Isreal-Syria Peace talks held in January, 2000

D. Place of military action by Russian troops in January, 2000

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	1	5	3
(b)	3	4	2	1
(c)	4	1	2	3
(d)	4	3	5	2

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:Venue of commonwealth conference held in 1999 was in Durban of South Africa which is marked as-4 in the given figure. Venue of world Trade Organisation meeting held in 1999 Was in Seattle, Washington of USA, which is marked 'l' in given map. Israel-Syria peace talks held in west Verginia, which is marked as 2' in given map. place of military action by Russia troops in January 2000 is in Chechenya which is marked as 3' in the given figure.

29. The best performance in terms of Human Development among Asian countries is by: [2000]

(a) China
(b) Malaysia
(c) Korea
(d) Philippines

Correct Answer: (c) Korea

Solution:Human development in a country depends on life expectancy of the individual and standard of living of the population. Among Asian countries Korea is the best performer in human development index. Its infant mortality rate is 6 and literacy rate is 98%.

30. Which one of the following countries occupies the first place in the "Global Competitive Report" of World Economic Forum? [2000]

(a) USA
(b) Singapore
(c) Hong Kong
(d) France

Correct Answer: (b) Singapore

Solution:According to Global Competitive Report of 'World Economic Forum' in 1999, Singapore occupies the first place with Index 2.12, India was at 52nd with Index - 1.30. Russia is at the bottom with Index - 2.02.

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