All Free International Relations MCQs with Answers
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- A. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- B. European Union
- C. G-30
- D. Development-30
Explanation: The OECD is an intergovernmental forum for industrialised economies to coordinate economic and social policy.
Correct answer: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)- A. Berlin
- B. Paris
- C. Rome
- D. Washington DC
Explanation: The OECD has its headquarters at the Château de la Muette in Paris, France. Berlin, Rome and Washington, D.C.
Correct answer: Paris- A. African Unity
- B. African Nations
- C. African Union
- D. Pan-Africa
Explanation: The African Union replaced the Organisation of African Unity in 2002, broadening the framework for African political and economic…
Correct answer: African Union- A. Non-Aligned World
- B. British Commonwealth
- C. Commonwealth
- D. Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
Explanation: The Non-Aligned Movement brought together newly independent states that avoided formal alignment with either Cold War superpower bloc.
Correct answer: Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)1025. Members NAM are:
- A. 118
- B. 120
- C. 105
- D. 190
Explanation: The Non-Aligned Movement has 120 member states, making it the largest grouping of states outside the formal military alliances led by the…
Correct answer: 1201026. NATO was formed on:
- A. 4 April 1949
- B. 4 April 1950
- C. 4 April 1948
- D. 4 April 1947
Explanation: The North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington on 4 April 1949, creating NATO as a collective-defence alliance against the security…
Correct answer: 4 April 1949- A. Luxemburg
- B. Holland
- C. Washington DC
- D. Brussels
Explanation: NATO’s political and administrative headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium. Washington, D.C.
Correct answer: Brussels- A. 1992
- B. 1990
- C. 1991
- D. 1989World Current Affairs
Explanation: German reunification occurred in 1990, and the former East Germany entered NATO as part of the unified Federal Republic.
Correct answer: 1990- A. Geneva
- B. Paris
- C. Washington
- D. Rome
Explanation: The North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., on 4 April 1949, giving NATO its common name, the Washington Treaty.
Correct answer: Washington- A. US president Gerald Ford
- B. Winston Churchill
- C. US President Woodrow Wilson
- D. John Marshall
Explanation: US President Woodrow Wilson proposed a League of Nations in his Fourteen Points speech of 1918, although the idea is sometimes linked to…
Correct answer: US President Woodrow Wilson- A. 1920
- B. 1923
- C. 1925
- D. 1947
Explanation: INTERPOL traces its origin to the International Criminal Police Commission, founded in Vienna in 1923.
Correct answer: 1923- A. 1940
- B. 1945
- C. 1947
- D. 1949
Explanation: ISO began operating in 1947 after being established by representatives from national standards bodies.
Correct answer: 1947- A. Greek word meaning equal
- B. Greek word meaning quality
- C. Greek word meaning health
- D. Greek word meaning superior
Explanation: ISO uses the Greek root isos, meaning equal, to avoid favouring one language as the source of an acronym.
Correct answer: Greek word meaning equal- A. Paris
- B. Belga
- C. Amsterdam
- D. Berlin
Explanation: Greenpeace International is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The organization is an international environmental NGO, while Paris…
Correct answer: Amsterdam- A. Group of Eight (G-8)
- B. Great Eight
- C. First World
- D. Development World
Explanation: The G8 was the forum of the G7 industrialized democracies plus Russia, although Russia's participation and the grouping's status later…
Correct answer: Group of Eight (G-8)- A. US
- B. Canada
- C. Russia
- D. Japan
Explanation: Russia began attending G7 summits as an invited participant in 1994 and became a full participant in 1997, creating the G8.
Correct answer: Russia- A. It has no formal structure
- B. It has no secretariat
- C. It comprise 53.0% of global nominal GDP
- D. all of the above
Explanation: The G8 operated informally without a permanent constitution or secretariat, and contemporary estimates commonly placed its members' share…
Correct answer: all of the above- A. January 1996
- B. December 1995
- C. January 1995
- D. January 1994
Explanation: The WTO began operating on 1 January 1995 under the Marrakesh Agreement, replacing the provisional GATT framework as the principal…
Correct answer: January 1995- A. Tokyo
- B. Brussels
- C. Geneva
- D. Washington DC
Explanation: The WTO is headquartered at the Centre William Rappard in Geneva, Switzerland.
Correct answer: Geneva- A. 2006
- B. 2001
- C. 2009
- D. 2005
Explanation: The Doha Development Agenda was launched at the WTO's Fourth Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar, in November 2001.
Correct answer: 2001