International Relations Questions for IAS Prelims - Set 6
International Relations Questions for IAS Prelims - Set 6
1. Consider the following statements1. Bangladesh conferred Friends of Bangladesh Liberation War Award to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee
2. He is the first Indian who will receive this award
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi was the first to be conferred with the ‘Bangladesh Liberation War Honor Award’.
1. The members of IOR-ARC are located in Asian and African continents coastal region only.
2. Myanmar is member of IOR-ARC
3. China is dialogue partner of IOR-ARC
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,2
Australia is member of IOR-ARC while Myanmar is not member of IOR-ARC.
1. IOR-ARC is established in 1997
2. Headquarter of IOR-ARC is in New Delhi
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
Headquarter of IOR-ARC is in Ebene Cyber City, Mauritius
1. South Africa
2. Iran
3. Pakistan
4. Egypt
5. Bangladesh
6. Comoros
a) 1,3,4,5
b) 1,2,5,6
c) 1,4,5
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1,2,5,6
Egypt is dialogue partner and Pakistan is not member of IOR-ARC.
1. India
2. Papua New Guinea
3. Japan
4. US
5. Russia
6. Pakistan
a) 1,3,4,5
b) 1,2,3,6
c) 1,2,3,5
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1,3,4,5
Papua New Guinea has shown intention to join along with East Timor while Pakistan and Mongolia were proposed as future members by Malaysia in 2006.
Pakistan is part of the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
1. Reducing poverty by half
2. Gender parity in primary school enrollment
3. Participation of women in employment and decision-making
4. Access to clean drinking water
a) 1,2
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,3,4
d) All
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ANSWER: a) 1,2
On poverty, with 21.9 per cent of the population below the poverty line, India has already achieved the target of reducing poverty by half. On education indicators, the county has already achieved gender parity in primary school enrollment and according to the report it is likely to reach parity in secondary and tertiary education by 2015. The country has successfully managed to control the spread of deadly diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. It has halved the proportion of population without access to clean drinking water.
7. India and china signed agreement on establishment of sister-city relations between cities. Which of the following pair is correctly matched?
a) Chennai : Qingdao
b) Hyderabad: Chongqing
c) Aurangabad: Dunhuang
d) All of the above
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ANSWER: c) Aurangabad: Dunhuang
Agreement on establishment of sister-city relations between Chennai and Chongqing and between Hyderabad and Qingdao of China was signed
8. India and Mongolia signed various MoU. Which of the following is not covered under any of MoU?
a) Establishment of cyber security training centre
b) Establishment of India-Mongolia Friendship Secondary School in Mongolia
c) Gifting of Bhabhatron-II Terecobalt Unit along with a radiotherapy simulator.
d) Space cooperation
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ANSWER: d) Space cooperation
9. Consider the following statements
1. The McMahon Line forms boundry between India and Tibet as well as Tibet and Myanmar
2. It was agreed by Simla Accord, a treaty signed in 1914 by Britain and Tibet
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
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ANSWER: c) Both
The McMahon Line is a line agreed to by Britain and Tibet as part of the Simla Accord, a treaty signed in 1914.It also forms boundary with Myanmar. As china has occupied Tibet it rejects McMahon Line with India but China accepts McMahon Line with Myanmar.
10.Which of the following countries are part of Mekong–Ganga Cooperation?
1. India
2. Cambodia
3. Bangladesh
4. Laos
5. Vietnam
6. Thailand
7. Myanmar
8. China
a) 1,2,3,5,7,8
b) 2,3,4,5,6,7
C. ) 1,3,4 ,5,6,7,8
d) 1,2,4,5,6,7
e) All
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ANSWER: d) 1,2,4,5,6,7
India, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. They emphasized four areas of cooperation, which are tourism, culture, education, and transportation
11. Consider the following statements
1. SIMBEX - bilateral naval exercise with the Singapore Navy
2. Two Indian naval ships- INS Satpura and INS Kamorta are participating in exercise
Which of the above statement is correct?
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
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ANSWER: c) Both
Annual bilateral exercise ‘SIMBEX’ was started in in 1999.
12. Match the pairs
1. FAO ------------------- i.New York
2. ILO ------------------- ii.Nairobi
3. UNDP ------------------ iii. Rome
4. UNEP ----------------- iv. Geneva
a) 1- ii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- iii
b) 1- iv, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii
c) 1- iii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii
d) 1- ii, 2- i, 3-iv, 4- iii
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ANSWER: c) 1- iii, 2- iv, 3-i, 4- ii
Discussion
- RE: International Relations Questions for IAS Prelims - Set 6 -Manish (07/04/15)
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