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

41. The Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Forum was held in the year 2001 in: [2002]

(a) Bangkok
(b) Hongkong
(c) Jakarta
(d) Shanghai

Correct Answer: (d) Shanghai

Solution:The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum was held on 20-21 October 2001 at Sanghai in China.

42. In the year 2001, India offered a grant of five million dollars to Tajikistan to: [2002]

(a) tackle the drought situation
(b) set up a Software Technology Park
(c) promote mineral exploration
(d) procure defence equipment

Correct Answer: (a) tackle the drought situation

Solution:To tackle the drought situation in Tajikistan, India offered a grant of five million dollars.

Tajikistan has suffered three years of low rainfall and snowfall and in September 2000 the International Federation launched an Emergency Appeal seeking CHF 22.6 million to assist 250,000 people with food, seeds, water and sanitation and public health activities.

43. A World Summit with representation from all the countries will be held in Johannesburg in September 2002 on the subject of: [2002]

(a) AIDS control
(b) global terrorism
(c) human rights
(d) sustainable development

Correct Answer: (d) sustainable development

Solution:In September 2002 in Johannesburg "World Conference on Sustainable Development" was held in which nearly 200 countries participated.

44. Match List-I (Country) with List-II (President) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2002]

List-I (Country)	List-II (Country)
A. Congo	1. Levy Mwanawasa
B. Nigeria	2. Joseph Kabila
C. Uganda	3. Olusegum Obasanjo
D. Zambia	4. Yoweri Museveni

Codes:

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

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The President of Congo is Joseph Kabila, President of Nigeria is Olusegum Obasanjo, President of Yuganda is Yoweri Museveni and President of Zambia is Levy Mwanawasa.

45. In the year 2001, NASA launched a spacecraft to Mars named: [2002]

(a) Mars Climate Orbiter
(b) Mars Global
(c) Mars Odyssey
(d) Mars Polar Lander

Correct Answer: (c) Mars Odyssey

Solution:In the year 2001, NASA launched a spacecraft named Mars Odyssey which expected cost of 297 million US$ on 7th April.

46. The main reason for unrest and violence in Zimbabwe in recent years is due to: [2002]

(a) conflict between different native ethnic groups
(b) prolonged crisis over land reforms
(c) economic crisis due to continuous drought and famine
(d) power struggle between political groups of white European settlers and native black community

Correct Answer: (c) economic crisis due to continuous drought and famine

Solution:Economic crisis due to continuous drought and famine.

47. The Basque people who are frequently in the news for their separatist activity live in: [their]

(a) France
(b) Italy
(c) Portugal
(d) Spain

Correct Answer: (d) Spain

Solution:The Basque people live in the north central Spain and frequently in news for their separist activity in Spain.

48. What was the main reason for a great civil strife in Argentina recently? [2003]

(a) Ethnic conflict between the native Red Indian tribes and others
(b) Economic crisis due to huge public debt
(c) The issue of using native languages as medium of instruction in schools
(d) Clashes between government troops and secessionist groups

Correct Answer: (b) Economic crisis due to huge public debt

Solution:Argentina faced economic crisis due to huge public debt caused a great civil strife and people became anxious about their future financial condition.

49. As per the Human Development Index given by UNDP, which one of the following sequences of South Asian countries is correct, in the order of higher to lower development? [2004]

(a) India-Sri Lanka-Pakistan-Maldives
(b) Maldives-Sri Lanka-India-Pakistan
(c) Sri Lanka-Maldives-India-Pakistan
(d) Maldives-India-Pakistan-Sri Lanka

Correct Answer: (b) Maldives-Sri Lanka-India-Pakistan

Solution:As per the human development index given by UNDP, Maldives ranked 84th, Sri lanka ranked 89th, India ranked 124th and Pakistan ranked 138th.

The HDI was created to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone. The HD! can also be used to question national policy choices, asking how two countries with the same level of GNI per capita can end up with different human development outcomes.

50. Which one of the following cities (they were in the news in recent times) is not correctly matched with its country? [2004]

(a) Salamanca : Spain
(b) Cannes : Italy
(c) Cancun : Mexico
(d) Bruges : Belgium

Correct Answer: (a) Salamanca : Spain

Solution:Cannes is a city organizing film festival every year is present in country France.