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International Events (Part-IX)

📆 March 8, 2025

Total Questions: 50

31. Mr. Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]

Correct Answer: (a) On 11 February, 1990
Solution:Mr. Nelson Mandela was released from prison on 11th February 1990, after 27 years. Mandela was the President of South Africa from May 10, 1994 to June 14, 1999. He died on 5th December, 2013.

32. Which of the following Indian (native-born) doctors received a medical degree at the age of 17 from Mount Sinai Medical College New York? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

Correct Answer: (b) Bal Murli Ambati
Solution:Bal Murli Ambati an Indian (native-born) doctor received a medical degree at the age of 17 from Mount Sinai Medical College New York. Hence, option (b) is correct.

33. The host country, China, did not grant Visas to residents of one state of the Indian delegation to the Fourth World Women's Conference. Name the State? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

Correct Answer: (c) Arunanchal Pradesh
Solution:The host country, China, did not grant Visas to residents of Arunanchal Pradesh of the Indian delegation to the Fourth World Women's Conference. Hence, option (c) is correct.

34. Jurassic Park is : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]

Correct Answer: (e) A novel & High tech film
Solution:Jurassic Park is a science fiction novel written in the year 1990 by Michael Crichton. The high-tech film Jurassic Park, produced in 1993, based on this novel, won 3 Oscar Awards.

35. Which of the following teams has won the Newton-Bhabha Fund for the project on Groundwater Atomic Research in Ganga River Basin? [63rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (b) India - UK Joint Team
Solution:In March, 2018, a joint team of the India-United Kingdom won the Newton-Bhabha Fund for Groundwater Arsenic Research Project in the Ganges River Basin. The Department of Science and Technology has collaborated with the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), UK, to find solutions to the water challenges faced in the extensively arsenic affected Ganga River basin.

36. Which country has provided political asylum to Julian Assange, the head Wikileaks? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

Correct Answer: (c) Ecuador
Solution:In June 2012, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange took refuge in the UK based Ecuadorian embassy to escape extradition to Sweden. In November 2010, Interpol named Assange in the Red List of wanted Persons, based on the prosecution of sexual misconduct in Sweden.

37. The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Boutros Ghali, is a citizen of: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (a) Egypt
Solution:Former UN Secretary-General, Boutros Boutros Ghali was an Egyptian citizen, while the current Secretary General, Antonio Guterres is a citizen of Portugal.

38. Mr. Kofi Annan's special representative for Iraq is : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (b) Prakash Shah
Solution:Mr. Kofi Annan's special representative for Iraq was Prakash Shah. Hence, option (b) is correct.

39. First lady, other than the queen of Britain who had addressed both Houses of British Parliament is : [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

Correct Answer: (d) Aung San Suu Kyi
Solution:The first lady to address both Houses of British Parliament is Auug San Suu Kyi, besides the queen of Britain. Aung San Suu Kyi has also received the Nobel Prize. After the military coup in Myanmar in 2021, Aung San Suukyi was sent to prison.

40. Which of the following countries was affected by Hurricane Sandy in 2012? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (c) USA
Solution:USA was affected by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Hence, option (c) is correct.
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