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International Affairs

General Knowledge / 6 Questions

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Q1. Which one of the following was the first country to declare ‘Climate Emergency’?

(A) Sweden

(B) New Zealand

(C) UK

(D) Ireland

Answer: (C)

Exp: United Kingdom became the first national government to declare a climate emergency on 1 May 2019. Ireland followed on 9 May 2019. The UK subsequently legislated a target of net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050.

Q2. ‘World Hunger Index’ is calculated on the basis of how many parameters?

(A) 2

(B) 3

(C) 4

(D) 8

Answer: (C)

Exp: The official name is the Global Hunger Index (GHI). Its score uses four indicators: undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting and child mortality. The combination measures both population-level food availability and child undernutrition.

Q3. Which award was instituted by UNESCO?

(A) Aryabhatta Awards

(B) Kalinga Prize

(C) Abdus Salam Prize

(D) None of the above

Answer: (B)

Exp: Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is a UNESCO prize established in 1951.

Q4. When was the United Nations founded?

(A) 20 January 1919

(B) 20 January 1920

(C) 24 October 1945

(D) 26 November 1949

Answer: (C)

Exp: The United Nations came into existence on 24 October 1945, when the UN Charter entered into force.

Q5. Who declared that “Democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people”?

(A) George Washington

(B) Winston Churchill

(C) Abraham Lincoln

(D) Theodore Roosevelt

Answer: (C)

Exp: Abraham Lincoln used this definition in the Gettysburg Address on 19 November 1863.

Q6. The WTO basically promotes:

(A) Financial support

(B) Global peace

(C) Unilateral trade

(D) Multilateral trade

Answer: (D)

Exp: World Trade Organization provides the institutional framework for multilateral trade and began functioning on 1 January 1995.

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