International Events (Part-VIII)

1. The recent General Elections in Nepal were : [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2001]

(a) For National Assembly
(b) For National Panchayat
(c) For Lower House of Parliament
(d) For Constituent Assembly

Correct Answer: (d) For Constituent Assembly

Solution:The recent General Elections in Nepal were for Constituent Assembly. Hence, option (d) is correct.

2. Recently, the parliament of which country has given a six-month extension to the Constituent Assembly to form a new constitution? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

(a) Bhutan
(b) Nepal
(c) China
(d) None of these

Correct Answer: (b) Nepal

Solution:The parliament of Nepal has given a six-month extension to the Constituent Assembly to form a new constitution. Hence, option (b) is correct.

3. Abd Rabbah Mansur Hadi, who has been in the news since January, 2015 was the President of : [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

(a) Palestine
(b) Qatar
(c) Yemen
(d) Libya

Correct Answer: (c) Yemen

Solution:Abd Rabbah Mansur Hadi, who has been in the news since January, 2015 was the President of Yemen. Hence, option (c) is correct.

4. In July 2012, Enrique Pena Nieto was elected President of : [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

(a) Bolivia
(b) Columbia
(c) Honduras
(d) Mexico

Correct Answer: (d) Mexico

Solution:In July 2012, Enrique Pena Nieto was elected President of Mexico. However the current president of Mexico is Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador since 1 December 2018.

5. Where is the headquarters of the displaced Tibetan government located? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

(a) Mussoorie
(b) Dehradun
(c) Shimla
(d) Dharamshala

Correct Answer: (d) Dharamshala

Solution:The headquarters of the displaced Tibetan government is located in Dharmshala, Himachal Pradesh since 1960.

6. From where Nicolas Maduro is elected President? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Albania
(b) Mexico
(c) Venezuela
(d) Peru

Correct Answer: (c) Venezuela

Solution:Nicolas Maduro is the elected President of Venezuela since 19 April 2013. In December 2022, three of the four main political parties (Justice First, Democratic Action and A new Era) backed and approved a reform to dissolve the interim government and create a commission of five members to manage foreign assets.

7. The President of Sri Lanka is : [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]

(a) Chandrika Kumaratunga
(b) Mahinda Rajapaksa
(c) Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
(d) Ranil Wickremesinghe

Correct Answer: (b) Mahinda Rajapaksa

Solution:Mahinda Rajapaksa was the President of Sri Lanka during the question time. Maitripala Sirisena has been elected the President in the elections held in January, 2015. Ranil Wickremesinghe has been made Prime Minister since 9th January, 2015. Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as the President of Sri Lanka on 12st July 2022.

8. Who is Mahinda Rajapaksa? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

(a) Sri Lankan Ambassador to India
(b) Sri Lankan Foreign Minister
(c) Sri Lankan Chief of Army Staff
(d) Sri Lankan President

Correct Answer: (d) Sri Lankan President

Solution:Mahinda Rajapaksa is the Sri Lankan President. Hence, option (d) is correct.

9. What is the name of the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka who was dismissed after his impeachment in January, 2013? [U.P.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl.) (Mains) 2010]

(a) Chandrika Bandaranaike
(b) Shirani Bandaranayke
(c) Sunetra Bandaranaike
(d) Luisa Dias Bandaranaike

Correct Answer: (b) Shirani Bandaranayke

Solution:Sri Lanka Supreme Court Chief Justice, Shirani Bandaranayka was dismissed by impeachment. The ruling party has accused her of corruption. Sri Lankan opposition parties have opposed this decision. The impeachment proceeding was first imposed in the Supreme Court on Judge Veeraswamy in India, but it could not be passed in the Lok Sabha. P.D. Dinakaran (Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court) and Soumitra Sen (Judge of Calcutta High Court) were impeached, but they resigned before the proceedings. The 47th and present chief Justice of Srilanka is Jayantha Jaysuriya.

10. Out of the following who became the first lady President of South Korea in February, 2013? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Park Jong-Sun
(b) Park Geun-Hye
(c) Kang Ji-Won
(d) Kim Soon-Ja

Correct Answer: (b) Park Geun-Hye

Solution:In December 2012, the 60-year-old Park Geun-Hye was elected the 11th and first female President of South Korea in the elections for the new president election in South Korea and on 25th February 2013, she took over as President of South Korea, for 5 year term. Currently, Yoon-suk Yeol is the President of South Korea.