International Events (Part-VII)

Total Questions: 50

31. Who is Pushp Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (c) PM of Nepal
Solution:Pushp Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' (UPCN-Maoist) became the first Prime Minister of Republic of Nepal in August 2008. On 15th February 2018, CPN-UML President Khadag Prasad The current Prime Minister of Nepal is Pushpa Kamal Dahal since December 2022.

32. The '5 plus 5' summit includes: The duration of this commission was three year (June 2005 to October 2008). [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]

Correct Answer: (b) Five European and five North African countries
Solution:The first '5 Plus 5' Summit held in December 2003 included five European countries. Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Malta and five North African countries. Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia and Mauritania.

33. The Shangai Cooperation Organization met recently in: [U.P.P.C.S. (GIC) 2010]

Correct Answer: (b) Moscow
Solution:The Shangai Co-operation Organization met in Moscow on 29th May 2003. The 22nd summit of SCO, 2022 was held in Samarkhand, Uzbekistan. India's has chaired the SCO virtual Summit in July 2023. During this 23rd Summit, Iran officially joined SCO as the 9th member country.

34. The Global Speciesism Conference was held in April 2009 in : [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008]

Correct Answer: (b) Geneva
Solution:The Global Speciesism Conference was held in April 2009 in Geneva. Hence, option (b) is correct.

35. Basque Separatist Organization E.T.A. is active in : [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]

Correct Answer: (c) Spain
Solution:The Basque Separatist Organization E.T.A. is active in Spain and France. This organization has been demanding a separate country in Spain since the 60s.

36. A 999 km oil pipeline has been built recently between Russia and China (August-September, 2010). It will start from Angarsk in Russia to which place in China? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 1999]

Correct Answer: (d) Daqing
Solution:A 999 km oil pipeline has been built between Russia and China (August-September, 2010). It will start from Angarsk in Russia to Daqing in China . Hence, option (d) is correct.

37. How many years has it been since the 'World Wide Web' was established in 2009? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008]

Correct Answer: (c) 20 years
Solution:Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN. The Web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world. The basic idea of the WWW was to merge the evolving technologies of computers, data networks and hypertext into a powerful and easy to use global information system.

38. Which among the following countries attended as observers at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit held on 16 June, 2009? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]

1. Russia

2. India

3. Pakistan

4. Iran

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Correct Answer: (d) 2, 3 and 4
Solution:India, Pakistan & Iran attended as observers at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit held on 16 June, 2009. Hence, option (d) is correct.

39. The countries between which the "Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)" was signed in April, 2010 are: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]

Correct Answer: (a) USA and Russia
Solution:The "Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)" was signed in April, 2010 between USA and Russia. Hence, option (a) is correct.

40. In the US presidential election held in 2008, who did the Republican candidate declare his Vice President? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (c) Sarah Palin
Solution:In the US presidential election held in 2008 Sarah Palin the Republican candidate declared as Vice President. Hence, option (c) is correct.