Question 1

The recent Rio+20 summit was held in _______&#10;A)Brazil&#10;B)Chile&#10;C)Mexico&#10;D)Indonesia

Accepted Answer

The Rio+20 summit, also known as the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2012.

Question 2

Agenda 21 is a non-binding voluntarily implemented action plan of the UN with regards to _________&#10;A)Human Rights&#10;B)Nuclear energy&#10;C)Sustainable Development&#10;D)Pollution

Accepted Answer

Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally, and locally by organizations of the United Nations System, governments, and major groups in every area in which humans impact the environment. Its primary focus is on sustainable development.

Question 3

Rio+20 is also known as _____&#10;A)Energy summit&#10;B)Summit on HR&#10;C)Pollution reduction summit&#10;D)Earth summit

Accepted Answer

Rio+20 is also known as the Earth Summit, which was a United Nations conference on sustainable development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2012.

Question 4

The first Earth summit was held in the year ____&#10;A)1978&#10;B)1976&#10;C)1992&#10;D)2012

Accepted Answer

The first Earth Summit, officially known as the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), was held in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Question 5

The international institution which co-ordinates United Nations environment activities is ________&#10;A)UNEP&#10;B)UNDP&#10;C)UNESCO&#10;D)ECOSOC

Accepted Answer

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.

Question 6

Stockholm Convention is an environment treaty on _________&#10;A)Chemical weapons&#10;B)Chemical fertilizers&#10;C)Persistent organic pollutants&#10;D)both a&b

Accepted Answer

The Stockholm Convention is an international environmental treaty that was adopted in 2001 and focuses on eliminating or restricting the production and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), which are chemicals that persist in the environment, bioaccumulate through the food web, and pose a risk of causing adverse effects to human health and the environment.

Question 7

In 2011 Endosulfan was added to the persistent chemicals list which was prepared at ______&#10;A)Rio+20&#10;B)Stockholm convention&#10;C)UNEP&#10;D)ASEAN

Accepted Answer

Endosulfan was added to the persistent organic pollutants (POPs) list under the Stockholm Convention in 2011, which aims to eliminate or restrict the production and use of persistent organic pollutants.

Question 8

A global militant Islamist organization founded by Osama Bin Laden is ____&#10;A)Lashkar e Thaiba&#10;B)Al Qaeda&#10;C)Taliban&#10;D)Jihad

Accepted Answer

Al Qaeda is the correct answer because it is the global militant Islamist organization founded by Osama Bin Laden.

Question 9

The code name for the United States CIA program to arm and finance Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet war in Afghanistan is ______&#10;A)Operation X&#10;B)Operation thunder&#10;C)Operation Cyclone&#10;D)Geronimo EKIA

Accepted Answer

Operation Cyclone was the code name for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program to arm and finance the Afghan mujahideen, in order to fight the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan War.

Question 10

The mutual defense treaty between 8 communist states of eastern Europe in existence during cold war was _____&#10;A)NATO&#10;B)WARSAW PACT&#10;C)SEATO&#10;D)CENTO

Accepted Answer

The Warsaw Pact was a mutual defense treaty established in 1955 among eight communist states of Eastern Europe during the Cold War, serving as a counterbalance to NATO.

Question 11

The Warsaw Pact which established in the year of 1955 was disestablished in the year of _______&#10;A)1962&#10;B)1990&#10;C)1991&#10;D)1998

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Warsaw Pact which established in the...

Question 12

The headquarters of NATO is at ______&#10;A)Brussels&#10;B)Germany&#10;C)Italy&#10;D)USA

Accepted Answer

The answer of The headquarters of NATO is at ______&#10;A)Brussels&#10;B)Germany&#10;C)Italy&#10;D)USA...

Question 13

NATO was established in the year of ________&#10;A)1949&#10;B)1948&#10;C)1945&#10;D)1955

Accepted Answer

The answer of NATO was established in the year of...

Question 14

Which was the convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal?&#10;A)Geneva&#10;B)Stockholm&#10;C)Basel&#10;D)Paris

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which was the convention on the control...

Question 15

&#34;One for all and all for one&#34; is the watch word of ______&#10;A)Collective security&#10;B)UNO&#10;C)Disarmament&#10;D)Amnesty

Accepted Answer

The answer of &#34;One for all and all for one&#34;...

Question 16

Among the following which nation has ratified NPT which opened in the year of 1968?&#10;A)India&#10;B)China&#10;C)Pakistan&#10;D)Israel

Accepted Answer

The answer of Among the following which nation has ratified...

Question 17

Which country ratified NPT and later withdrew from it in the year of 2003 following US allegations?&#10;A)North Korea&#10;B)South Korea&#10;C)China&#10;D)Israel

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which country ratified NPT and later withdrew...

Question 18

The US counterpart to Man Mohan Singh at the time of signing 123 Agreement was ________&#10;A)Bill Clinton&#10;B)George Bush&#10;C)Obama&#10;D)Hilary

Accepted Answer

The answer of The US counterpart to Man Mohan Singh...

Question 19

In BRICS C stands for ____&#10;A)Canada&#10;B)China&#10;C)Chile&#10;D)Cuba

Accepted Answer

The answer of In BRICS C stands for ____&#10;A)Canada&#10;B)China&#10;C)Chile&#10;D)Cuba...

Question 20

The fourth BRICS summit venue was_____&#10;A)Sanya&#10;B)Brasilia&#10;C)New-Delhi&#10;D)Durban

Accepted Answer

The answer of The fourth BRICS summit venue was_____&#10;A)Sanya&#10;B)Brasilia&#10;C)New-Delhi&#10;D)Durban...

Question 21

The non member state in IBSA is which among the following&#10;A)Australia&#10;B)South Africa&#10;C)India&#10;D)Brazil

Accepted Answer

The answer of The non member state in IBSA is...

Question 22

The new capital of Sri Lanka is ____&#10;A)Colombo&#10;B)Sri Jayavardenapura Kotte&#10;C)Jaffna&#10;D)Mullatheve

Accepted Answer

The answer of The new capital of Sri Lanka is...

Question 23

The present president of World Bank is ____&#10;A)Robert Zollick&#10;B)Paul Wolfowitz&#10;C)Ban Ki moon&#10;D)Jim Yong Kim

Accepted Answer

The answer of The present president of World Bank is...

Question 24

El Nino is a term related with _____&#10;A)Storm&#10;B)Climate pattern&#10;C)Code of nuclear explosion&#10;D)A glacier

Accepted Answer

The answer of El Nino is a term related with...

Deck 3: Environmental and International Relations