International Relations Questions for IAS Prelims - Set 5
1. Which of the following pairs is correct?1. BRICS : Brasilia
2. IBSA : Yekaterinburg
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer2. Consider the following statements1. New Development Bank was established by Fortaleza declaration
2. The bank will be headquartered in Bejing
3. New Development Bank each participant country will be assigned one vote with veto power reserved for country which has presidency
Which of the above statements are not true?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 2,3
The bank will be headquartered in Shanghai.
New Development Bank each participant country will be assigned one vote, and none of the countries will have veto power.
3. Match the following1. Operation Rahat ----- i. Maldive
2. Operation Maitri ---- ii. Yemen
3. Operation Neer ------ iii. Nepal
a) 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i
b) 1-iii, 2-ii, 3-i
c) 1-i, 2-iii, 3-ii
d) 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i
4. IMF is considering the currencies for basket of special drawing rights (SDR) and will review the Chinese currency. What is the name of Chinese currency?a) Won
b) Yen
c) Tugrik
d) Renminbi
View Answer / Hide Answer5. Which of the following is founding member of AIIB?1. Saudi Arabia
2. Qatar
3. UK
4. Canada
5. Iran
6. South Africa
a) 1,2,3,4
b) 1,3,5
c) 1,2,3,5,6
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 1,2,3,5,6
Only Brazil joined from American continent
6. Consider the following statements about Delhi- Mumbai industrial corridor1. Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat & Maharashtra are DMIC states
2. India and Japan signed an agreement to set up a project development fund.
Which of the following statements is/are true?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer7. Consider the following statements1. Treaty of San Fransisco was signed between Japan and US in 1952.
2. Earlier Japan could assist American troops only in case if Japan was under attack.
3. Japan could come to the aid of U..S forces threatened by a third country.
Which of the above statements are true?a) 1,2
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide Answer8. Consider the following statements1. Indo- French naval exercise known as a INDRA started at Goa.
2. The Indian Navy and the French Navy have been conducting naval exercises since 1983
3. India and France established a strategic partnership in 1998.
4. Last year INDRA 12 was conducted in the Mediterranean Sea
Which of the above statements are correct?a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3
c) 1,3
d) All
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 2,3
INDRA is the name of India- Russia joint naval exercises while VARUNA is the name of India- France joint naval exercises.
9.Consider the following statements related to NAM1. The organization was founded in Belgrade in 1961
2. The headquarter is in Bandung
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
The NAM does not have a constitution or a permanent secretariat. Its highest decision-making body is the Conference of Heads of States or Government, which usually meets once every three years. The NAM's Co-ordinating Bureau, also based at the UN.
10.Consider the following statement1. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is Head of government of the Republic of Mauritius
2. Elizabeth II is head of state of the Republic of Mauritius
Which of the above statements is/are correct?a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) None
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is appointed as president replacing Kailash Purryag.
The President of the Republic of Mauritius is the Head of State of the Republic of Mauritius and the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Mauritius which is ceremonial position. Mauritius gained independence from Britain in 1968 and which replaced Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state in 1992.