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International Events (Part-X)

📆 March 8, 2025

Total Questions: 50

41. Which country's parliament enacted a law on 14th September, 2010 and banned 'Burqas'? [53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]

Correct Answer: (b) France
Solution:On 14th September 2010, the French Parliament enacted a law prohibiting 'Burqas'. Under this law, wearing of masks and any kind of religious symbols is banned in any public places of the country. There currently 16 countries that have banned burga (not confused with Hijab) including Frame, Austria, SriLanka, Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark etc.

42. Which of the following superpowers of the world did not send his army to participate in the last Gulf War? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]

Correct Answer: (c) China
Solution:China did not send his army to participate in the last Gulf War.  Hence, option (c) is correct.

43. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer using codes given below the lists: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1993]

List-IList-II
(a) Gro Harlem Brundtland1. Prime Minister of Slovakia
(b) Stephen Hawking2. Russian Prime Minister
(c) Vladimir Mizer3. Environmentalist and Norwegian Prime Minister
(d) Viktor Chernomydrin4. Cosmologist

Code:

ABCD
(a)4321
(b)3421
(c)4312
(d)3412
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:
List-IList-II
(a) Gro Harlem Brundtland1. Environmentalist and Norwegian Prime Minister
(b) Stephen Hawking2. Cosmologist
(c) Vladimir Mizer3. Prime Minister of Slovakia
(d) Viktor Chernomydrin4. Russian Prime Minister

44. The Island Nation situated in the South Pacific Ocean, which suffered huge loss due to the earth-quake-generated Tsunami on February 6, 2013, is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (a) Solomon Island
Solution:On 6th February 2013, an earthquake measuring 8 on Richter scale struck the Solomon Islands, Northeast of Australia, in the South Pacific Ocean, causing about 1.5m (4.9 ft) high waves and local Tsunami also occurred. The disaster killed at least 13 people and caused heavy economic losses.

45. In which country did Hurricane IRENE cause extreme damage? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (d) United States of America
Solution:Hurricane Irene was a devastating tropical cyclone in 2011. This affected almost all of the Caribbean islands and the eastern part of the United States of America. It was a category-3 (195 km/h) storm. It was activated in the Atlantic Ocean. Sandy was the devastating and deadly hurricane of 2012. It was also a category-3 storm.

46. Which of the following South American countries has recently become the victim of Natural Disaster? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2004]

Correct Answer: (b) Colombia
Solution:Colombia became the victim of natural disaster in 2004. Hence, option (b) is correct.

47. Who are the guaranteeing countries in the Afghanistan agreement? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]

Correct Answer: (b) America, Russia
Solution:America & Russia are the guaranteeing countries in the Afghanistan agreement. Hence, option (b) is correct.

48. In the year 2017, a major terrorist attack, which killed more than 500 people, took place in : [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

Correct Answer: (a) Mogadishu, Somalia
Solution:On 14th October 2017, there was a terrorist attack by truck in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia. In this attack, 587 people were killed and more than 316 people injured.

49. The president of which of the following countries fled to Cameroon in March, 2013 because of rebellion? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (a) Central African Republic
Solution:During the conflict in the Central African Republic, rebels captured the capital Bangui on 24th March 2013, its President Francois Bozaiz'fled and took refuge in Cameroon and the rebel (Celica Alliance) leader Michel Jotodia declared himself President. Currently on 23rd January 2014, Katherin Samba-Panja took over as the interim President of the Central African Republic. She is the first woman to hold this post. On March 30, 2016, Faustin-Archange Touadera assumed office as the 8th President of the Central African Republic.

50. The World's longest glass bridge, which has been recently opened to the public, is located in which of the following province of China? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

Correct Answer: (b) Hebei
Solution:On 24th December 2017, a full glass bridge was opened to the general public at Hongyagu Natural site in Hebei province, China. It is the longest glass bridge in the world, with a total length of 488 meters (1601 ft) and width of 4 meters.
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