International Events (Part-V)

Total Questions: 50

21. According to the World Health Organisation, which of the following countries was affected by the most outbreaks of measles in the world in January 2020? [U.P.B.E.O. (Pre) 2019]

(a) Benin
(b) Senegal
(c) Democratic Republic of the Congo
(d) Nicaragua

Correct Answer: (c) Democratic Republic of the Congo

Solution:According to the World Health Organization, in January 2020, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was affected by the most outbreaks of measles in the world.

22. Which of the following neighbouring countries of India banned free Internet service for social media in July, 2020? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Myanmar
(d) Bangladesh

Correct Answer: (d) Bangladesh

Solution:In July 2020, Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issued orders to telecom companies to ban free Internet services for social media to their customers.

23. 'The Fortaleza Declaration', recently in the news, is related to the affairs of: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2015]

(a) ASEAN
(b) BRICS
(c) OECD
(d) WTO

Correct Answer: (b) BRICS

Solution:The 6th BRICS conference was held on July 15, 2014 in Fortaleza, Brazil. In this conference, the proclamation issued by the BRICS countries is called 'Fortaleza Declaration'.

24. According to Fortaleza Declaration (Brazil 2014) of sixth BRICS Summit, what is the initial subsidized capital to be equally shared among founding members to establish new development bank and for addressing infrastructure gaps and sustainable development needs? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

(a) 200 billion U.S. dollars
(b) 150 billion U.S. dollars
(c) 100 billion U.S. dollars
(d) 50 billion U.S. dollars

Correct Answer: (d) 50 billion U.S. dollars

Solution:According to the Fortaleza Declaration (Brazil, 2014) there are four articles in the agreement for the establishment of the New Development Bank (NDB). According to Article 2, the initial subsidized capital, of NDB will be 50 billion U.S. dollars and the initial authorized capital will be 100 billion U.S. dollars.

25. Who was nominated as 'Goodwill Ambassador' by 'U.N. Women' - a forum of the United Nations, for its 'He for She' campaign in July, 2014? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

(a) J.K. Rowling
(b) Julia Roberts
(c) Maria Sharapova
(d) Emma Watson

Correct Answer: (d) Emma Watson

Solution:In July 2014, the United Nations Forum 'U.N. Women' appointed British actress Emma Watson as its Goodwill Ambassador for its 'He for She' campaign. Farhan Akhtar and Sania Mirza are Goodwill Ambassador of U.N. Women for South Asia.

26. Who was the Permanent Representative of Indian to the UN before Syed Akbaruddin? [Bihar P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

(a) Hardeep Singh Puri
(b) Shashi Tharoor
(c) Asoke Kumar Mukerji
(d) Nirupam Sen
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (c) Asoke Kumar Mukerji

Solution:In January 2016, Syed Akbaruddin, India's senior diplomat and former spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, took over as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (New York). He replaced Ashok Kumar Mukherjee. Prior to this, Syed was Additional Secretary in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.

On April 29, 2020 Senior Indian Foreign Service officer T.S. Tirumurti appointed as the new Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations by the Central Government. He succeeded Syed Akbaruddin in this post. Later Ruchira Kamboj was appointed to this post in August, 2022. Also, recently in January 2024 Arindam Bagchi has been appointed as the permanent Reprensentative of India to UN.

27. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Report of July, 2014 which one of the following countries has effectively reduced its stockpile of enriched Uranium? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

(a) North Korea
(b) Iran
(c) Iraq
(d) Libya

Correct Answer: (b) Iran

Solution:According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Report of July, 2014 Iran has effectively reduced its stockpile of enriched Uranium. Hence, option (b) is correct.

28. Who among the following won the presidential election of Syria for the third time in 2014? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

(a) Abdel Fattah El sisi
(b) Basher-Al-Assad
(c) Nuri Abu Sahmein
(d) Noori-Al-Maliki

Correct Answer: (b) Basher-Al-Assad

Solution:Bashar-Al-Assad won for the third time in the Syrian presidential election held in June 2014. Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party candidate Asad got a total of 10,319,723 votes (88.7%). He is currently serving as 19th President of Syria.

29. In which country the Teacher's Day called 'Hari Guru'? [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Malayasia
(b) India
(c) Nepal
(d) Thailand

Correct Answer: (a) Malayasia

Solution:According to the options given in the above question, Teacher's Day in Malaysia is called 'Hari Guru'. In Malaysia, Teacher's Day is celebrated on 16th May and on this day schools are kept open for educational activities, where a programme is organized to express gratitude to the teacher and the people involved in academic activities, in which the teacher and students participate.

30. In the year 2012, the value of which of the following Indian crops has increased the most in the world market? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Sugarbeet
(b) Soyabean
(c) Guar Gum
(d) Peanut

Correct Answer: (c) Guar Gum

Solution:In the year 2012, the value of Indian crop called 'Guar Gam' has increased the most (from 30% to 50%) in the world-market. It is noteworthy that India ranks first in the production of Guar Gum in the world. It produces about 80% (about 8,50,00 tons) of the total Guar Gum production in the World (of which about 72% comes from Rajasthan). It is a predominantly exported crop.

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