International Relations PYQs

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1. Prelims 2006Q40World Affairs & Conflicts

   What was the main reason for which Niger was in the news in recent times?

   aMany deaths due to AIDSbFierce civil warcIntense fighting with AlgeriadFamine and starvation
2. Prelims 2006Q43Regional Groupings

   Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)?

   aArmeniabBelaruscEstoniadGeorgia
3. Prelims 2006Q63Regional Groupings

   Which one of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?

   aVietnambBrunei DarussalamcBangladeshdMyanmar
4. Prelims 2006Q98World Affairs & Conflicts

   Claims to the historical Macedonian territory have been a bone of contention between which of the following countries?

   aPortugal and SpainbBulgaria and GreececRomania and BulgariadPortugal and Greece
5. Prelims 2006Q113India & the World

   Recently with which country’s government did ONGC-Mittal Energy Limited (OMEL) sign a joint-venture deal of $6 billion dealing with infrastructure, refinery and power?

   aColombiabVenezuelacNigeriadSaudi Arabia
6. Prelims 2006Q141International Organisations

   Consider the following statements:

   1.Kofi Annan – the UN Secretary-General is from Nigeria.

   2.Kofi Annan is the first UN Secretary-General to be appointed from the ranks of the United Nations staff.

   3.Kofi Annan was appointed for a second term to the office of the UN Secretary-General.

   Which of the statements given above are correct?

   a1, 2 and 3b1 and 2 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd1 and 3 only
7. Prelims 2006Q145International Organisations

   What is Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)?

   aAn agency formed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to check misuse of drugs by sports personsbA non-governmental organization which specializes in international humanitarian aid and emergency medical assistancecAn organization to develop applications of nanotechnology in medicinedAn organization of medical practitioners funded by the European Union which carries out research against spread of AIDS
8. Prelims 2006Q150Regional Groupings

   Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Nordic Council?

   aNorwaybDenmarkcIcelanddUnited Kingdom
9. Prelims 2005Q45International Organisations

   Consider the following statements:

   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 look after the affairs of territories detached from Japan and 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?

   a1, 2 and 3b2 onlyc2 and 3d3 only
10. Prelims 2005Q65India & Neighbours

    Recently, to which of the following countries did India offer to build a Buddha Temple?

    aChinabMyanmarcThailanddVietnam
11. Prelims 2005Q66Regional Groupings

    Which one of the following is not an ASEAN member?

    aCambodiabChinacLaosdPhilippines
12. Prelims 2005Q74International Organisations

    Consider the following statements :

    1.The Headquarters of the International Organization for Standardization are located in Rome

    2.ISO 9000 relates to the quality management system and standards.

    3.ISO 14000 relates to environmental management system standards.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 and 2b3 onlyc2 and 3dNone
13. Prelims 2005Q109International Organisations

    In which country is Bandung, where the Conference of African and Asian nations was held which led to establishing Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), situated?

    aThailandbEgyptcIndonesiadPhilippines
14. Prelims 2005Q124World Affairs & Conflicts

    Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

    British Prime Minister — Political Party

    aJohn Major — Conservative PartybJames Callaghan — Labour PartycHarold Wilson — Conservative PartydMargaret Thatcher — Conservative Party
15. Prelims 2004Q39World Affairs & Conflicts

    What was the reason for 5 lakh people of Hong Kong to make a demonstration around the middle of 2003?

    aThey were demanding tax reliefbThey were against the Hong Kong Government's plan to impose an internal security lawcThey were the members of Falun Gong group who were demanding religious freedomdThey were demanding more direct elections in Hong Kong
16. Prelims 2004Q79World Affairs & Conflicts

    World's longest-ruling head of Government is from

    aSwitzerlandbCubacZimbabwedNew Zealand
17. Prelims 2004Q80World Affairs & Conflicts

    Liberia was in the international news in the recent times for

    aHarbouring terrorists associated with religious fundamentalismbSupplying raw uranium to North KoreacIts long-running civil war killing or displacing thousands of peopledCultivation of drug-yielding crops and smuggling of drugs
18. Prelims 2004Q81India & the World

    Consider the following statements:

    1.P. V. Narasimha Rao's Government established diplomatic relations between India and Israel.

    2.Ariel Sharon is the second Prime Minister of Israel to have visited India.

    Which of these statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
19. Prelims 2004Q82World Affairs & Conflicts

    The reason for Chechnya to be in the news recently is

    aDiscovery of huge reserves of oilbSeparatist rebellious activities by the local peoplecContinuous conflict between the Government troops and the narcotic mafia resulting in a great loss of human lifedIntense cold wave killing hundreds of people
20. Prelims 2004Q83World Affairs & Conflicts

    The Prime Minister of which one of the following countries was assassinated in the year 2003?

    aCzech RepublicbRomaniacSerbiadSlovenia