Deck 4: Politics, Environment and International Organizations

Question 1

Mossad is the secret agency of _______

A)Iran
B)Israel
C)China
D)Russia

Answer 1

Israel

Question 2

Which among the following factors contribute to global warming?

A)De-forestation
B)Green house gases
C)Burning of fossil fuels
D)All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

Which is a green house gas among the following?

A)Carbon dioxide
B)Methane
C)Nitrous oxide
D)All of the above

Answer 3

All of the above

Question 4

The Iraqi leader who was captured and killed by US in 2006?

A)Ahmed Hassan Al baker
B)Saddam Hussein
C)Jalal Thalabani
D)Abdul Rahman Arif

Question 5

The present president of Afghanistan is ____

A)Hamid Karzai
B)Burhanuddin Rabbani
C)Asif Ali Sardari
D)Mulla Mohammed Omar

Question 6

Which organ of UN known as world parliament?

A)Security council
B)Secretariat
C)General assembly
D)ECOSOC

Question 7

The number of official languages in UN is ____

A)2
B)5
C)6
D)8

Question 8

The first Asian secretary general of UN was _____

A)Ban-Ki-moon
B)Trigve lie
C)U Thant
D)Kofi Annan

Question 9

The state that attained "non- member observer state" position in UN is ____

A)Iran
B)Israel
C)Palestine
D)Afghanistan

Question 10

The first secretary general of UN was _______

A)U Thant
B)Trigve Lie
C)Dag Hammerskjold
D)Harry S Truman

Question 11

The head quarters of UN is situated at _______

A)New York
B)London
C)Washington Dc
D)Paris

Question 12

The head quarters of UNESCO is situated at _____

A)London
B)Paris
C)Washington
D)New York

Question 13

Global warming could affect ______

A)Climate
B)Food production
C)Melting of glaciers
D)all of the above

Question 14

The primary cause of acid rain around the world is _______

A)carbon dioxide
B)sulfur dioxide
C)carbon monoxide
D)ozone

Question 15

Ozone layer is present in ______

A)troposphere
B)stratosphere
C)mesosphere
D)thermosphere

Question 16

HIV is not likely to be transmitted by which of the following?

A)Sharing needles or injection equipment
B)Breast-feeding
C)Blood transfusion
D)Mosquito bites

Question 17

Cartagena Protocol which was adopted in the year of 2000 is on____

A)Toxic pesticides
B)Biological diversity
C)To eliminate pops
D)Law of the sea

Question 18

In which war Agent Orange was used as a herbicide by USA?

A)Vietnam war
B)Korean war
C)Iraq war
D)Afghan war

Question 19

Identify the nonrenewable source of energy from the following.

A)Coal
B)Fuel Cells
C)Wind power
D)Wave power

Question 20

The dodo was extinct due to _______

A)pollution
B)invasion of non-native species
C)over exploitation of resources
D)global environment change

Question 21

Among the following which convention is related to wetlands?

A)Basel convention
B)Cartagena convention
C)Ramsar convention
D)Geneva

Question 22

Which institution deals with day to day operations of UN?

A)general assembly
B)trusteeship council
C)secretariat
D)security council

Question 23

Which organ consists of all the member states of UN?

A)secretariat
B)general assembly
C)security council
D)international court of justice.