International Events (Part-IV)

1. United Nations Organization has declared decade 2011-2020 as: [Chhatisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

(a) Decade on Biodiversity
(b) Decade on Pollution
(c) Decade on Space Technology
(d) Decade on Animal Health

Correct Answer: (a) Decade on Biodiversity

Solution:The years from 2011 to 2020 has been declared as the "United Nations Decade on Biodiversity" by the United Nations. The Decade was declared in order to contribute to the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020.

2. 2010 is the 'International Year of Youth' declared by the United Nations Federation. Which date did the International Year of Youth begin? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]

(a) 1 January, 2010
(b) 1 August, 2010
(c) 12 August, 2010
(d) 12 January, 2010

Correct Answer: (c) 12 August, 2010

Solution:2010 is the 'International Year of Youth' declared by the United Nations Federation begin on 12 August, 2010. Hence, option (c) is correct.

3. Which of the following is not correctly matched ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

Event	Date
(a) World Environment Day	5 June
(b) Earth Day	22 April
(c) No Tobacco Day	5 May
(d) Ozone Day	16 September

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:World No-Tobacco Day is observed every year on 31st May.

The sole purpose of this day is to make people aware of the ill effects of tobacco and encourage them to quit this bad habit.

Hence option (c) is not correctly matched. All other options are correctly matched. World No - Tobacco Day 2023 theme was "Grow Food, not Tabacco."

4. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

(Summit)	(Place)
(a) East Asia Summit, 2020	Singapore
(b) G-20 Summit, 2019	Osaka
(c) G-7 Summit, 2019	Biarritz
(d) East Asia Summit, 2019	Bangkok

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar represented India at the 15th East Asia Summit (EAS) on 14th November, 2020. The Summit was chaired by the Prime Minister of Vietnam H.E. Nyudyen Xuan Phuc, in his capacity as ASEAN Chair. All the 18 EAS countries participated in the virtual summit. Except (a), all options are correctly matched. However, the 17th East Asia Summit was held on 13 November, 2022 in Phnom Penh, chaird by Combodia. 18th East Asia Summit was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 6-7, 2023.

5. Consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2016]

India-Africa Summit

1. Which took place in 2015, was the third conference.

2. Was actually started by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only

Solution:The 'Third India-Africa Forum Summit' was held in Delhi between 26th-29th October, 2015. The first conference was held in Delhi (2008) and the second conference was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2011).

6. Emmerson Mnangagwa was elected the President of which country in the presidential election held in November, 2017? [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (c) Zimbabwe

Solution:The question mentioned that the presidential elections in Zimbabwe were held in November 2017, which is not correct. In fact, the presidential elections in Zimbabwe were concluded on July 30, 2018, in which Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared victorious. He had been serving as president since November 24, 2017.

7. Who among the following took over the office of President of Myanmar in March, 2016? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

(a) Aung San Suu-Kyi
(b) Htin Kyaw
(c) Henry Van Thio
(d) Thein Sein

Correct Answer: (b) Htin Kyaw

Solution:The presidential election was held in Myanmar on 15th March 2016, in which the National League for Democracy (NDL) party candidate Htin Kyaw was elected Myanmar's first civilian President. Kyaw got 390 votes out of 664 in both Houses of Myanmar's Parliament. It is noteworthy that he was the first civilian President of Myanmar appointed after the 1962 military coup. The current President is Myint Swe, who assumed the presidency in an acting capacity through a military coup d'etat on 1st February 2021.

8. Recently Htin Kyaw has been elected President of: [U.P. Lower Sub (Mains) 2015]

(a) Thailand
(b) Myanmar
(c) Taiwan
(d) South Korea

Correct Answer: (b) Myanmar

Solution:The presidential election was held in Myanmar on 15th March 2016, in which the National League for Democracy (NDL) party candidate Htin Kyaw was elected Myanmar's first civilian President. Kyaw got 390 votes out of 664 in both Houses of Myanmar's Parliament. It is noteworthy that he was the first civilian President of Myanmar appointed after the 1962 military coup. The current President is Myint Swe, who assumed the presidency in an acting capacity through a military coup d'etat on 1st February 2021.

9. In which country was the Emergency implemented for the last two years ended on July 20, 2018? [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (c) Turkey

Solution:In July 2018, the Turkish government announced the end of emergency imposed in the country for the past two years. It is noteworthy that in the year 2016, the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FTO) carried out several Turkish attacks, in which around 250 people died and around 2200 people were injured.

10. In which country was the Emergency imposed due to outbreak of Polio in June, 2018? [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (a) Papua New Guinea

Solution:The government of Papua New Guinea declared a public health emergency in the country on 26th June 2018, after the Polio Virus infection was confirmed in the country.