Q.1) Where is the secretariat of SAARC is located?
a) Delhi
b) Kathmandu
c) Lahore
d) Colombo
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Explanation: Answer- B
Q.2) World Development Report is an annual publication of?
a) United nation development program (UNDP)
b) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
c) World Trade Organization (WTO)
d) International monetary fund (IMF)
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Explanation: The World Development Report is an annual report published in 1978 by the IBRD or World Bank.
Q.3) Currently how many members Commonwealth of independent states (CIS) have?
a) 10 members
b) 15 members
c) 12 members
d) 8 members
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Explanation: Commonwealth of independent states (CIS) members are Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine.
Q.4) Montreal Protocol is related to?
a) Ozone depletion
b) Nuclear weapons
c) Landmines
d) Seabed
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Explanation: Montreal Protocol finalized in 1987, to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out ozone-depleting substances (ODS).
Q.5) Maastricht Treaty is related to?
a) Global warming
b) Bio-diversity
c) Biological weapons
d) European Community
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Explanation: Maastricht Treaty set the way to create a single European currency and it also established the European Central Bank.
Q.6) SAARC was formed in?
a) 1984
b) 1990
c) 1988
d) 1985
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Explanation: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is a regional inter-governmental organization and geopolitical organization of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Q.7) Which of the following is not a member of SAARC?
a) Bhutan
b) Bangladesh
c) Myanmar
d) Maldives
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Explanation: Answer-C
Q.8) First SAARC summit held at?
a) Kathmandu
b) Colombo
c) New Delhi
d) Dhaka
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Explanation: Answer-D
Q.9) The first summit of NAM held at?
a) Cairo
b) Lusaka
c) Belgrade
d) New Delhi
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Explanation: The non-Aligned Movement (N.A.M) formed in Bandung Conference in 1955, now it has 120 members.
Q.10) The first regular session of the general assembly of the U.N was held at?
a) New York
b) Paris
c) London
d) New Delhi
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Explanation: Answer-C