World Panorama (UPSC) Part-II

📆 March 22, 2025

Total Questions: 50

21. Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Nordic Council? [2006]

(a) Norway
(b) Denmark
(c) Iceland
(d) United Kingdom

Correct Answer: (d) United Kingdom

Solution:The member of Nordic Council are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden with the autonomous territories Greenland, Faroe Island and Aland.

22. Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)? [2006]

(a) Armenia
(b) Belarus
(c) Estonia
(d) Georgia

Correct Answer: (c) Estonia

Solution:The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a regional intergovernmental organization of 10 post-Soviet republics in Eurasia formed following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. CIS formed when the former Soviet Union (now called Russia) totally dissolved in 1991. At its conception it consisted of ten former Soviet Republics: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

23. Which one of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN? [2006]

(a) Vietnam
(b) Brunei Darussalam
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Myanmar

Correct Answer: (c) Bangladesh

Solution:The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising ten countries in Southeast Asia. It aimed primarily at promoting economic growth and regional stability among its members. There are currently 10 member states: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam.

24. Match List-I (Person) with List-II (Organization/Area of Work) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2006]

List-I (Person/Area of Work)	List-II (Organization)
A. Chandra Kochhar	1. Advertising
B. Amrita Patel	2. Banking
C. Indra Nooyi	3. Dairy Development
D. Piyush Pandey	4. Pepsi Co

Option	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	1	4	3
(b)	4	3	2	1
(c)	2	3	4	1
(d)	4	1	2	3

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:

List-1 (Person)	List-2 (Position/Organization)
Chandra Kochhar	Banking
Amrita Patel	Dairy Development
Indra Nooyi	Pepsi Co
Piyush Pandey	Advertising

25. Consider the following statements: [2007]

1. North Atlantic Co-operation Council (NACC) is the name of the new organization which has replaced the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

2. The United States of America and the United Kingdom became the members of the NATO when it was formed in the year 1949.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only

Solution:Twelve countries were part of the founding of NATO: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.

26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2007]

List-I (Person)	List-II (Position/Organization)
A. Nancy Pelosi	1. WTO
B. Margaret Chan	2. Speaker, US House of Representatives
C. Pascal Lamy	3. WHO
D. Steve Ballmer	4. Microsoft

Option	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	1	3	4
(b)	4	3	1	2
(c)	2	3	1	4
(d)	4	1	3	2

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi is the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives and served as the 60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. Dr Margaret Chan is the Director-General of WHO and was first appointed by the World Health Assembly on 9 November 2006. Dr Chan's current term began on 1 July 2012 and will continue until 30 June 2017. Pascal Lamy is a French political consultant and businessman. He was the Director-General of the World Trade Organization until 1 September 2013. Steven Anthony "Steve" Ballmer is an American businessman who was the chief executive officer of Microsoft from January 2000 to February 2014.

27. With reference to the international meetings held in the year 2006, which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? [2007]

Event	Location
1. NAM Summit	Havana
2. APEC Meeting	Bangkok
3. EU - India Summit	Helsinki
4. UN Climate Change Conference	Geneva

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4

Correct Answer: (b) 1 and 3 only

Solution:14th Nam Summit was held in Havana(Cuba) from 15-16 September 2006. The 17th EU India summit was held in Helsinkion 13 October 2006. 14th APEC Summit was held on 18-19 November 2006 in Hanoi(Vietnam).
The 2006 United Nations Climate Change Conference took place between November 6 and 17, 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya.

28. Who among the following is Chile's first woman President? [2007]

(a) D Ortega
(b) M Bachelet
(c) E Morales
(d) A Garcia

Correct Answer: (b) M Bachelet

Solution:Michelle Bachelet was the first female president of Chile from 2006 to 2014.In December 2013, Bachelet was re-elected as President of Chile with over 62% of the vote. She is the first person since 1932 to win the presidency of Chile twice in competitive elections.

29. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2007]

List-I (Company)	List-II (Major Area/Product)
A. Chevron	1. Wind energy
B. AT & T	2. Oil
C. AMD	3. Telephone, internet
D. Enercon GmbH	4. Microprocessor

Option	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	1	4	3
(b)	4	3	2	1
(c)	2	3	4	1
(d)	4	1	2	3

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporationand one of the successor companies of Standard Oil headquartered in California. AT and T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation, headquartered at Whitacre Tower in downtown Dallas, Texas. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is an American worldwide semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California, United States, that develops computer processors. Enercon GmbH is the fourth-largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world based in Germany.

30. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [2007]

(a) William Dickson : Motion Picture film
(b) Charles Babbage : Programmable Computer
(c) Nicholas Stem : Construction technology
(d) Brian Greene : String theory

Correct Answer: (c) Nicholas Stem : Construction technology

Solution:Nick was appointed as a lecturer in Bioengineering at Southampton University in January 2011.

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World Panorama (UPSC) Part-II

21. Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Nordic Council? [2006]

22. Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)? [2006]

23. Which one of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN? [2006]

24. Match List-I (Person) with List-II (Organization/Area of Work) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2006]

25. Consider the following statements: [2007]

26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2007]

27. With reference to the international meetings held in the year 2006, which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? [2007]

28. Who among the following is Chile's first woman President? [2007]

29. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2007]

30. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [2007]

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