Free Global Institutions MCQs with Answers
262 Global Institutions MCQs from International Relations, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
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- 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: 2001114. The city of Strasbourg is the official seat of the European Parliament Strasbourg is the city of:
- A. Switzerland
- B. UK
- C. Germany
- D. France
Explanation: Strasbourg is a French city and one of the official seats of the European Parliament.
Correct answer: France- A. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
- B. World Trade Organization (WTO)
- C. International Standardization Organization (ISO)
- D. World Economy Forum (WEF)
Explanation: GATT, created in 1947 and applied provisionally from 1948, reduced barriers such as tariffs and quotas and preceded the WTO.
Correct answer: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)- A. Greece
- B. Bulgaria
- C. United Kingdom
- D. Sweden
Explanation: Greece was the EU member at the centre of the sovereign-debt crisis and required international financial rescue measures.
Correct answer: Greece117. Poland took the charge of presidency of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on:
- A. July 1, 2011
- B. March 12, 2011
- C. March 13, 2011
- D. March 11, 2011
Explanation: Poland assumed the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July 2011.
Correct answer: July 1, 2011- A. Single market with free movement of goods and capital
- B. Common defence
- C. Eradication of boundaries
- D. None of them
Explanation: The EU Single Market came into operation on 1 January 1993, removing barriers to the movement of goods, services, capital and people.
Correct answer: Single market with free movement of goods and capital- A. Paris
- B. England
- C. Berlin
- D. Brussels
Explanation: Brussels is the principal administrative centre of the European Union and hosts the European Commission and the Council.
Correct answer: Brussels- A. 1950
- B. 1960
- C. 1956
- D. 1951
Explanation: The European Free Trade Association was founded in 1960 by the Stockholm Convention.
Correct answer: 1960