International Events (Part-IX)

21. Which of the following countries is credited with establishing 'Uranium City'? [Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Main) 2006]

(a) Australia
(b) Canada
(c) Russia
(d) United States of America

Correct Answer: (b) Canada

Solution:Canada is credited with establishing a 'Uranium City', Canada established Uranium City in the year 1952. It is located at 230 meters (750 Ft) above sea level.

22. In March 2004, about 200 people were killed and more than 1000 injured in series bombings at three railway stations. It happened in : [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]

(a) Indonesia
(b) Sweden
(c) Spain
(d) Thailand

Correct Answer: (c) Spain

Solution:In March 2004, about 200 people were killed and more than 1000 injured in series bombings at three railway stations. It happened in Spain. Hence, option (c) is correct.

23. In January 2004, 12th SAARC Summit was held in: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2004]

(a) Pakistan
(b) Nepal
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) India

Correct Answer: (a) Pakistan

Solution:The conference of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) with a membership of eight countries India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Afghanistan of South Asia was held in January 2004 in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. It was established in 1985. The SAARC conference was held on 10th-11th November, 2011 in Addu city in the Maldives. This was its 17th conference. The 18th conference was held in Kathmandu, Nepal in November, 2014. The 19th SAARC conference was to be held in Islamabad, Pakistan in the year 2016 but due to the refusal of member countries to attend this conference after the Uri terror attack in September 2016, its dates have been extended.

24. Where was the SAARC Summit held in November, 2011? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Pre) 2010]

(a) Maldives
(b) Myanmar
(c) Nepal
(d) Sri Lanka

Correct Answer: (a) Maldives

Solution:The conference of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) with a membership of eight countries India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Afghanistan of South Asia was held in January 2004 in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. It was established in 1985. The SAARC conference was held on 10th-11th November, 2011 in Addu city in the Maldives. This was its 17th conference. The 18th conference was held in Kathmandu, Nepal in November, 2014. The 19th SAARC conference was to be held in Islamabad, Pakistan in the year 2016 but due to the refusal of member countries to attend this conference after the Uri terror attack in September 2016, its dates have been extended.

25. Where was the 17th SAARC Summit (2011) held? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012, R.A.S./R.T.S. 2012]

(a) Male
(b) Dhaka
(c) Colombo
(d) Addu City

Correct Answer: (d) Addu City

Solution:The conference of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) with a membership of eight countries India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Afghanistan of South Asia was held in January 2004 in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. It was established in 1985. The SAARC conference was held on 10th-11th November, 2011 in Addu city in the Maldives. This was its 17th conference. The 18th conference was held in Kathmandu, Nepal in November, 2014. The 19th SAARC conference was to be held in Islamabad, Pakistan in the year 2016 but due to the refusal of member countries to attend this conference after the Uri terror attack in September 2016, its dates have been extended.

26. The first Asian countries summit was held on 14th December, 2005 in: [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2004]

(a) Kuala Lumpur
(b) Jakarta
(c) Manila
(d) Singapore

Correct Answer: (a) Kuala Lumpur

Solution:The first East Asian countries summit was held on 14th December, 2005 in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur. A total of 16 countries participated in this conference. It included India, Japan, China, South Korea and Australia and New Zealand along with ten ASEAN countries. It was chaired by the President of ASEAN. The 16th Summit of East Asia Summit held at Brunei in November 2021. The 17th East Asia Summit (EAS) was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 13th November, 2022. The 18th the East Asia Summit was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 6-7, 2023.

27. Stephen Hawking, who delivered the Albert Einstein Lecture in Delhi in January, 2001 : [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2002, U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]

1. Walks in a motorized wheel chair.

2. Uses a speech synthesizer.

3. Has a portable computer with him.

4. It a noted Australian cosmological scientist.

Which of these statements are correct?

Code:

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

Correct Answer: (c) 1, 2 and 3

Solution:Stephen Hawking, who delivered the Albert Einstein Lecture in Delhi in January, 2001 - walks in a motorized wheel chair, uses a speech synthesizer & has a portable computer with him. Hence, option (c) is correct.

28. In February, 2011 Time Magazine released its "25 Political Icons of All Time" world list. Who of the following tops the list? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]

(a) Alexander the Great
(b) Emperor Akbar
(c) Mao Zedong
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

Correct Answer: (d) Mahatma Gandhi

Solution:Mahatma Gandhi was ranked first in the world list of "25 All- Time Politician Icons" released by Time Magazine in February, 2011.

29. Who among the following has been chosen 'Person of the year, 2015' by Time Magazine? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Barack Obama
(b) Ab. Al. Bagdadi
(c) Francois Hollande
(d) Angela Merkel

Correct Answer: (d) Angela Merkel

Solution:In December 2015, Time Magazine selected German Chancellor, Angela Merkel as 'Person of the year, 2015'.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is Time Magazine's 2022 Person of the Year. Time Magazine has named Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and "the spirit of Ukraine" as its 2022 Person of the Year. Taylor Swift was named TIME's 2023 Person of the year making has the hirst woman to appear twice on a person of the year cover since it was began 1927.

She was also named Person of the year in 2017.

30. Anna Hazare got which place in the list of 36 demonstrators released by TIME now? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

(a) First
(b) Fifth
(c) Tenth
(d) Fifteenth

Correct Answer: (c) Tenth

Solution:In December 2011, Time Magazine declared 'The Protesters' as 'Person of the Year'. In this context, Peter Hapak travelled around the world to create a portfolio of 36 paintings related to protesters. In this portfolio, the picture of social activist Anna Hazare of India is ranked 10th in the order. It is noteworthy that no list of 36 protesters was released by Time Magazine in 2011. However, in December 2011, Time Magazine released a list of the world's top 10 news stories, placing Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement in tenth place.