World Panorama (UPSC) Part-I

Total Questions: 50

41. Consider the following statements: [2005]

1. The Constitution of the United States of America came into force in year 1810.

2. All revenue bills must originate in the House of Representative of the US Congress.

3. George W. Bush is the only President in the history of the United States of America. Whose father was also the President of the United States of America.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only
Solution:The Constitution of USA came in to force in 1787. In the history of USA, John Adams and John Quincy Adams, and George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush are the two father - son duos who have been the President of USA.

42. Consider the following statements: [2005]

1. The Parliament of Russia is called Federal Assembly.

2. The Council of the Federation in the Russian Parliament is the lower house.

3. The name of the upper house in the Russian Parliament is state Duma.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (d) 1 only
Solution:Only statement (1) is correct as statements 2 and 3 are mismatched. Federation Council is Upper House of Russian Parliament and State Duma is the Lower House. Both are located in Moscow.

43. Match items in the List-I (country) with those in the List-II (Name of Parliament) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2005]

List-I (Country)List-II (Name of Parliament)
A. Netherlands1. Diet
B. Ukraine2. States General
C. Poland3. Supreme Council
D. Japan4. Sejm
Codes:
ABCD
(a)4123
(b)2341
(c)4321
(d)2143
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:States General is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of the Netherlands. The Supreme council i.e. Verkhovna Rada is the Parliament of Ukraine. The Sejm of republic of Poland is the lower house of the Polish Parliament. The National Diet is Japan's bicameral legislature.

44. Consider the following statements: [2005]

1. The man Booker prize is awarded to citizen of any of the countries of the British common wealth or the Republic of Ireland.

2. A leading London based software company underwrites the man Booker Prize presently.

3. The winner of the man Booker Prize in year 2004 is a South Asian.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only
Solution:The Man Booker Prize is a literary Prize awarded each year for the best original novel written in the English language and published in UK from its inception, only novels written by commonwealth, Irish and South African citizens were eligible to receive the prize; in 2014, however, this eligibility was widened to any English language novel. The winner of the man Booker Prize in year 2004 was Alan Hollinghurst who belonged to United Kingdom. The Man Booker Prize is awarded by Man Group.

45. Consider the following statements: [2005]

1. The Charter of the United Nations Organization was adopted at Geneva, Switzerland in June, 1945.

2. India was admitted to the United Nations Organization in the year 1945.

3. The Trusteeship Council of the United Nations Organization was established to manage the affairs of territories detached from Japan Italy after the second World War or such territories not under the control of a country at that time.

Which of the statements given above is are correct?.

Correct Answer: (c) 2 & 3
Solution:Statement (1) is not correct. The charter of UNO was adopted at San Francisco in June 1945.

The United Nations (UN) is an international organization founded in 1945. It is currently made up of 193 Member States.

Its mission and work guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter and implemented by its various organs and specialised agencies.

Its activities include maintaining international peace and security, protecting human rights, delivering humanitarian aid, promoting sustainable development and upholding international law.

46. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [2005]

Correct Answer: (c) Ghana : Dutch Guiana
Solution:Ghana and Dutch Guiana are not related to each other.

47. In which country is Bandung, where the conference of African and Asian nations was held which led to establishing Non-Aligned Movement (NAM); situated? [2005]

Correct Answer: (c) Indonesia
Solution:In Indonesia the conference of African and Asian nations was held which established to Non-aligned movement.

• The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is an alliance of developing nations that refuses to identify with any major superpower.
• It was established in 1961 at the height of the Cold War. Whereas it started with the Bandung Conference held in Indonesia in 1955.

Current members:
• 120 countries: 53 from Africa, 39 from Asia, 26 from Latin America and the Caribbean and two from Europe.
• It also includes the non-UN member state of Palestine, 17 other observer countries, and 10 observer organizations.
• India is one of the founding members.
• After the United Nations, NAM is the second-largest grouping of nations.
• NAM does not have a permanent secretariat or a formal founding charter, act, or treaty
• The summit usually takes place every three years.

48. In which one of the following countries, is Tamil a major language? [2005]

Correct Answer: (d) Singapore
Solution:

Tamil is the major language in Singapore.
Beyond its official status in India, Sri Lanka, and Singapore, Tamil is also spoken by significant diaspora communities in countries like Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, and many others.
• In Malaysia, Tamil is a minority language recognized for education.
• In Mauritius, Tamil is taught in some primary schools.
• Recognizing a language as ‘official’ provides important rights and facilitates governance and public services for speakers of that language.

49. Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country given in the brackets)? [2005]

Correct Answer: (d) Brisbane (Australia)
Solution:Karachi was the capital of newly independent Pakistan from 1947 until 1959. In 1959, Rawalpindi became the second capital, and in 1967 Islamabad became permanent capital. Auckland was colonial capital of New Zealand in 1840 and in 1865 the capital was transferred to Wellington. Upto 1185, Kyoto was the capital of Japan. In 1185, it was transferred to Tokyo (Kamakura). Brisbane was the capital of Queensland. It never was the capital of Australia.

50. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [2005]

Correct Answer: (a) Seikan Rail Tunnel : China
Solution:Seikan Rail Tunnel is world's longest tunnel with length of 34 miles is located in Japan.
Seikan railway tunnel is Japan's 53.85 km long tunnel beneath the Tsugaru Strait and connects the Aomori Prefecture on Honshu Island and the Hokkaido Island. With its track located 140m below the seabed, the Seikan tunnel is the world's deepest and longest railway tunnel.