International Events (Railway)

Total Questions: 16

1. Which of the following countries has the highest rank of Human Development Index 2019? [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 20.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) Norway
(2) Cuba
(3) Pakistan
(4) India

Correct Answer: (1) Norway

Solution:The United Nations Human Development Index has ranked Norway number one for six consecutive years.

• Norway's HDI value for 2019 is 0.957 which put the country in the very high human development category, positioning it at 1 out of 189 countries and territories.

2. Where was the BRICS Summit held in 2018? [RRB-CBT for ALP & Technicians Exam, 22.01.2019 Shift-I]

(1) Brazil
(2) South Africa
(3) India
(4) China

Correct Answer: (2) South Africa

Solution:The BRICS summit 2018 was held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

• This is the second time South Africa hosted the summit after the 2013 summit.

• BRICS is the acronym coined for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

3. The inter-governmental-treaty-based organisation having its headquarters in India is: [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 07.01.2021 (Shift-II)]

(1) OECD
(2) ISA
(3) NATO
(4) ATS

Correct Answer: (2) ISA

Solution:The International Solar Alliance was launched by PM Modi and former French president Francois Hollande in November 2015 at the 21st session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-21) in Paris.

• It is the first inter-government organisation headquartered in India, in Gurugram.

4. The nobel prize awarding institute, Swedish Academy, is associated with: [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 07.01.2021 (Shift-II)]

(1) peace
(2) Literature
(3) Medicine
(4) Physiology

Correct Answer: (2) Literature

Solution:The Swedish Academy is responsible for choosing the Nobel Laureates in Literature since 1901.

• Alfred Nobel, a Swedish scientist and chemical engineer, signed his last will and testament on 27 November, 1895, giving most of his fortune to prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine. Literature Peace and Economics (From 1969).

5. How many countries are the members of OPEC as of November 2020? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 07.01.2021 (Shift-II)]

(1) 20
(2) 13
(3) 28
(4) 18

Correct Answer: (2) 13

Solution:Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a permanent, inter-governmental organization. created at the Baghdad Conference in 1960.

• As of November 2020, OPEC had 13 member countries.

6. As of October 2020, who is the President of Nepal? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 07.01.2021 (Shift-II)]

(1) Madhav Kumar
(2) Bidya Devi Bhandari
(3) K. P. Oil
(4) Nanda Kishor Pun

Correct Answer: (2) Bidya Devi Bhandari

Solution:Bidya Devi Bhandari is the current and second President of Nepal after the promulgation of the Constitution in 2015.

• He is also the first President elected by the Parliament after the promulgation of the Constitution.

7. Who has partnered with Food and Beverage Alliance to achieve its target of eliminating which of the following from industrially produced global food supply by 2023? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 21.01.2021 (Shift-II)]

(1) Gluten
(2) Trans fat
(3) Carotenoids
(4) Saturated fat

Correct Answer: (2) Trans fat

Solution:Trans fat, also called the worst form of fat in food, responsible for over 5,00,000 deaths globally from coronary heart disease each year, could be eliminated from the industrially produced global food supply by 2023 if the World Health Organization (WHO) has its way.

• The WHO has welcomed its partnership with the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) to achieve this target.

8. Which is the first and the oldest inter-governmental organization? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 21.01.2021 (Shift-II)]

(1) International Labour Organization
(2) United Nations
(3) Council of Europe
(4) Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine

Correct Answer: (4) Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine

Solution:The Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine is an international organisation whose function is to encourage European prosperity by guaranteeing a high level of security for navigation of the Rhine and environs.

• It is the world's oldest international organization still in operation.

9. Which UN body directly deals with reproductive health of population? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 21.01.2021 (Shift-II)]

(1) UNFPA
(2) UNDP
(3) WIPO
(4) IFAD

Correct Answer: (1) UNFPA

Solution:UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.

• Its mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.

• UNFPA is formally named the United Nations Population Fund.

• The organization was created in 1969.

10. Which one of the following is the 2nd leading petroleum ex-porter in the world during 2019? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 23.01.2021 (Shift-II)]

(1) Russia
(2) Venezuela
(3) U.A.E
(4) Norway

Correct Answer: (1) Russia

Solution:The top 5 exporters of crude oil in 2020 were Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, United States and United Arab Emirates.

• Russia is the world's second-largest oil exporter.

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