Latest International Relations Questions for IAS Prelims - Set 1
1. Consider the following statements related to UNSC.1. It is the only UN body with the authority to issue binding resolutions to member states.
2. Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, and the United States serve as the body's five permanent members which have veto power.
3. Asia-Pacific regional group holds three non-permanent seats.
4. The council presidency rotates among the members in the English alphabetical order of their names.
Which of the following statement is/are not true?
a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,4
d) 2,3
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 2,3
Explanation: Russia, the United Kingdom, France,China, and the United States serve as the body's five permanent members which have veto power while Asia-Pacific regional group holds two non-permanent seats and Africa holds three non-permanent seats
1. 13th "Pravasi Bharatiya Divas" or Overseas Indians Conference held at Gandhinagar in Gujarat
2. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated every year to mark the contribution of Overseas Indian community in the development of India.
3. January 7 marks the day in 1915 that Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa.
4. This year, the PBD celebrates 100 years since Mahatma Gandhi's return.
Which of the following statement is/are not true?
a) 2,3
b) 1,2,4
c) 1,2,3
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 1,2,4
Explanation: January 9 marks the day in 1915 that Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa.
1. Silk Road Economic Belt is a project for connecting Asia with Europe along a land corridor
2.Under the new Silk Route blueprint, the Chinese want to open up the transportation channel from the Pacific to the Baltic Sea, from which would radiate rail and road routes, which would also connect with East Asia, West Asia, and South Asia.
3.China wants to connect with Nepal and South Asia through an extension of the Qinghai-Tibet railway.
4. The rail line from Lhasa has already been extended to Shigatse, Tibet's second largest city, 253 km away. The Chinese plan to build two lines from Shigatse. One would lead to Kerung, the nearest Chinese town from Nepal, from where it would be extended to Rasuwagadhi in Nepal. The other line would head to Yadong on the India-Bhutan border.
Which of the following statement is/are not true?a) 2,3
b) 1,2,4
c) 1,2,3
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All the above
Explanation: The land-based "New Silk Road" will begin in Xian in central China before stretching west through Lanzhou (Gansu province), Urumqi (Xinjiang), and Khorgas (Xinjiang), which is near the border with Kazakhstan. The Silk Road then runs southwest from Central Asia to northern Iran before swinging west through Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. From Istanbul, the Silk Road crosses the Bosporus Strait and heads northwest through Europe, including Bulgaria, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Germany. Reaching Duisburg in Germany, it swings north to Rotterdam in the Netherlands. From Rotterdam, the path runs south to Venice, Italy — where it meets up with the equally ambitious Maritime Silk Road.
a) Lithuania
b) Denmark
c) Slovakia
d) Slovenia
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Denmark
Explanation: Lithunia became recent member of eurozone from Jan 2015.
1. The Rohingya Muslim minority lives in Rakhine State of Bangladesh
2. The government and many people refer to them as "Bengali", a term that implies they are illegal immigrants although Rohingya families have lived in the area for generations.
3. Recently, the United Nations general assembly adopted a resolution urging government to grant citizenship to its Rohingya Muslims minority and grant them equal access to services.
Which of the following statement is/are true?a) 2,3
b) 1,2,3
c) 1,2
d) All the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 2,3
Explanation: The Rohingya Muslim minority lives in Rakhine State of Myanmar.
1. The Non-nuclear aggression agreement is a bilateral and nuclear weapons control treaty between India and Pakistan.
2.By this agreement it was decided not to attack or assist foreign powers to attack on each others nuclear installations and facilities.
3.The treaty entered into force on January 1991.
4.India has similar agreement with China.
a) 1,2
b) 1,2,3
c) 2,3,4
d) None
View Answer / Hide Answer7. Which of the following statement is/are true?1. The headquarter of ICC is Rome
2. It was established by a multilateral treaty known as "The Rome Statute"
3. India is signatory country of the treaty.
4. Palestinian recently became member of ICC.
a) 1,2,3
b) 2,4
c) 1,2,4
d) All of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 2,4
Explanation: The headquarter of ICC is the Hague and India along with china,Pakistan has not signed it.
a) Nepal
b) SriLanka
c) Bhutan
d) Myanmar
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Bhutan
Explanation: Amul has offered to support Bhutan in dairy development there, including the purchase of 2,000 cows.
a) Turkmenistan
b) Uzbekistan
c) Tajigistan
d) China
e) Kyrgyzstan
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) China
Explanation: Turkestan, which referred to the Tarim Basin in the southwestern part of Xinjiang province.
a) Myanmar
b) North Korea
c) Iran
d) Bangladesh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Bangladesh
Explanation: Bangladesh blocked Viber and Tango messaging services due to security concerns because it was difficult to keep track of conversations.
1. China-Myanmar oil pipeline to supply oil to Kunming and Chongquin industrial hubs along Yangtze.
2. The new oil pipeline bypasses the Sunda Strait.
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) 1,2
d) None
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 1
Explanation: The oil pipeline bypasses the Malacca Straits.
