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

Total Questions: 50

11. Where has world's largest ever meet on HIV AIDS held in July, 2004? [2005]

(a) Bangkok
(b) Singapore
(c) New York
(d) Rome

Correct Answer: (a) Bangkok

Solution:AIDS has undoubtedly emerged as the history's biggest epidemic. To address this menace, around 20,000 policy makers, scientist, activists and celebrities attended the 15th International Aids Conference at Bangkok.

12. Recently, to which of the following countries did India offer to build a Buddha temple? [2005]

(a) China
(b) Myanmar
(c) Thailand
(d) Vietnam

Correct Answer: (a) China

Solution:Top religious officials and local people in central China's Henan province have warmly welcomed India's initiative to build a Buddhist temple in the historic city of Luoyang. During Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's recent visit to India, the two government signed the Memorandum on Construction of an Indian style Buddhist temple on the western side of the White Horse temple in Luoyang, Henan province.

13. In which one of the following countries did hundreds of people die in year 2004 as a result of flooding and mudslides triggered by Tropical Storm Jeanne? [2005]

(a) Columbia
(b) Haiti
(c) Sudan
(d) Ghana

Correct Answer: (b) Haiti

Solution:In Haiti hundreds of people died in the year 2004 as a result of flooding and mudslides triggered by tropical strom Jeanne.

14. Where do the Sahariya tribals, who were recently in the news, live? [2005]

(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Orissa

Correct Answer: (c) Rajasthan

Solution:Sahariya tribes are primitive tribes of Rajasthan. They mostly found in Kishanganj area of Baran District, of Rajasthan.

The Sahariya Tribe, one of the most backward and sidelined tribes in the country, resides in Baran district, along the south-eastern border of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Deprived of education, health facilities, and economic opportunities, this community was forced to surrender to bonded labour and meager wages decades ago.

15. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2005]

List-I (Distinguished Person)	List-II (Achievement/Known as)
A. Guenter Grass	1. First Woman Prime Minister of Canada
B. Trevor Huddleston	2. Nobel Prize Winner for literature
C. Dicky Dolma	3. Leading campaigner against apart held in South Africa
D. Kim Campbell	4. Youngest woman to climb the Mt. Everest
	5. American violinist

Codes:

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

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:Guenter Grass: The 71-year old German novelist who confronted his countrymen with their guilty silence after the Holocaust, won the Novelist Prize for Literature. Archbishop Trevor Huddleston the Anglican monk who led the British campaign to end apartheid in South Africa.

Dicky Dolma: 19 was the youngest woman in the world to climb Mt. Everest in 1993.

Kim Campball: In October 1993, Canadians elected a new Liberal government, and in December 1993 she resigned from the party and retired from electoral politics.

16. Which one of the following countries is the first country in the world to propose a carbon tax for its people to address global warming? [2006]

(a) Australia
(b) Germany
(c) Japan
(d) New Zealand

Correct Answer: (d) New Zealand

Solution:New Zealand is the first country in the world to propose a carbon tax for its people to address global warming in the year 2005.

17. Who among the following directed the film chosen as India official entry for of 2006 Academy Awards? [2006]

(a) Adoor Gopalakrishnan
(b) Amol Palekar
(c) Sanjay Leela Bhansali
(d) Kunal Kohli

Correct Answer: (b) Amol Palekar

Solution:Amol Palekar's directed film Paheli was India's official entry for Best Foreign Film at the 2006 Oscars.

18. What is Medicines Sans Frontieres (MSF)? [2006]

(a) An agency formed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to check misuse of the drugs by sportspersons.
(b) A non-governmental organization which specializes in international humanitarian aid and emergency medical assistance.
(c) An organization to develop applications of nanotechnology in medicine.
(d) An organization of medical practitioners funded by the European Union which carries out research against spread of AIDS.

Correct Answer: (b) A non-governmental organization which specializes in international humanitarian aid and emergency medical assistance.

Solution:Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders, is an international humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases. It was founded in France.

The organization is known in most of the world by its localized name or simply as MSF; in Canada and the United States the name Doctors without Borders is commonly used.

19. Zayed bin Sultan-al-Nahyan was a long serving President of which of the following? [2006]

(a) Oman
(b) Kuwait
(c) United Arab Emirates
(d) Saudi Arabia

Correct Answer: (c) United Arab Emirates

Solution:Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the principal driving force behind the formation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the ruler of Abu Dhabi and first President of the United Arab Emirates, a post which he held for over 33 years (1971-2004).

20. Where is Bundala Biosphere Reserve which has been recently added to the UNESCO's Man and Biosphere (MAB) network located? [2006]

(a) Russia
(b) India
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Bangladesh

Correct Answer: (c) Sri Lanka

Solution:The Bundala Biosphere Reserve is located on the southeast Coast of Sri Lanka. The core area of Bundala Biosphere is national park and includes brackish water lagoon. It is added to UNESCO's man and Biosphere.

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