International Events (Part-III)

Total Questions: 50

21. Who publishes Global Climate Risk Index Report? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (b) Germanwatch
Solution:Global Climate Risk Index Report is published by Germanwatch. The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 is the 16th edition of this annual analysis. India ranked 7th with 16.67 CRI Score in this edition. Global Climate Risk Index 2022 and 2023 was not published due to a temporary lack of data.

22. Who is the Head of Russia's Wagner Mercenary Group? [69th B.P.S.C. (Pre)2023]

Correct Answer: (b) Yevgeny Prigozhin
Solution:The Wagner Mercenary Group officially Known as PMC (Private Military Company). Wagner is a Russian state-funded private military company controlled until 2023 by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former close ally of Russia's president Vladimir Putin. The group emerged during the Donbas War in Ukrain, where it helped pro-Russian forces from 2014 to 2015.

23. What is the full form of GPT in ChatGPT, recently seen in the news? [69th B.P.S.C. (Pre)2023]

Correct Answer: (d) Generative Pre-Trained Transformer
Solution:ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre trained Transformer) is a chatbot developed by OpenAl and launched on November 30, 2022. Based on a large language model, it enables users to refine and steer a conversation towards a desired length, format, style, level of detail and language.

24. On which date, President of USA, Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (d) 6th December, 2017
Solution:On 6th December 2017, the President of USA, Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. At the same time the American embassy was shifted to Jerusalem.

25. In which country did US President Donald Trump meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on 12 June, 2018? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (c) Singapore
Solution:On June 12, 2018 the historic meeting between American President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was held at Sentosa Island, Singapore. The meeting was hosted by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

26. Donald Trump, President of the United States of America was the presidential candidate of - [60th and 62th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (b) Republican Party
Solution:In the US presidential election held in November 2016, Republican candidate and businessman Donald Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States. He took the oath of office on January 20, 2017. Joe Biden assumed the office as 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021. He belongs to Democratic Party.

27. During Trump Presidency, U.S. has withdrawn from which of the following treaties/agreements? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2016]

1. Iran Nuclear Deal

2. Paris Agreement

3. Open Skies Treaty

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Code:

Correct Answer: (a) All 1, 2 and 3
Solution:During Trump Presidency, U.S. has withdrawn from all the three mentioned treaties/agreements Iran Nuclear Deal, Paris Agreement and Open Skies Treaty. So the correct answer is option (a).

28. Which of the countries is a signatory to the Abraham Accord? [U.P.R.O/A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (c) Israel, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain
Solution:On September 15th, 2020, leaders from Bahrain, Israel, the United Arab Emirates signed the Abraham Accords. A few months later on December 10th, 2020, Israel and Morocco also signed a normalization agreement.

29. After Theresa May, who amongst the following was not among the last seven in the contest after the first round of voting in the Conservative Party to be the Prime Minister of the UK? [65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (d) Mark Harper
Solution:After Theresa May, Mark Harper was not among the last seven in the contest after the first round of voting in the Conservative Party to be the Prime Minister of the UK. Currently, Rishi Sunak is the Prime Minister of the UK since Octover, 2022.

30. On the basis of Panama Papers, the Prime Minister of which of the following countries was sentenced to 10 years in jail for corruption? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (c) Pakistan
Solution:In July 2018, an anti-corruption court of Pakistan sentenced the former Prime Minister of the country, Nawaz Sharif to 10 years of imprisonment. It is noteworthy that Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in July 2017 after he named in the Panama Papers Case.