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International Relations & Treaties

51 questions in Current Affairs.

Asked in 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996

2007 · Q30Current AffairsInternational Relations & Treatiesmoderate

What was the purpose of Operation Sukoon launched by the Government of India?

  1. (a)Helping Indonesia in its efforts to rehabilitate the victims of earthquake in that country
  2. (b)Evacuating Indian nationals from Lebanon during the conflict in the Middle East
  3. (c)Assisting United Nations in helping the civil-war victims in the Darfur region of North Africa
  4. (d)Providing a relief package to farmers after a spate of suicides by farmers in Andhra Pradesh
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Official answer(b) Evacuating Indian nationals from Lebanon during the conflict in the Middle East

2004 · Q86Current AffairsInternational Relations & Treatiesmoderate

More than 40 Heads of States/Government were invited by Vladimir Putin in May 2003 to

  1. (a)Discuss the issues related to the rehabilitation of Iraq
  2. (b)Celebrate the tricentenary of the city of St Petersburg
  3. (c)Convene a meeting of European and CIS countries to discuss the issue of missile shield for European and CIS countries
  4. (d)Develop the strategies for containing global terrorism
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Official answer(b) Celebrate the tricentenary of the city of St Petersburg

2000 · Q51Current AffairsInternational Relations & Treatiesmoderate

The following news item appeared in a National daily dated 1-12-1999: “...Parliament today rejected a Bill to grant women the right to vote and stand for office in parliamentary elections, by a margin of 32 to 30. The National Assembly was split between liberal, pro-government and Shiite Muslim deputies who were in favour of women’s rights, while the opposition camp grouped Sunni Muslim fundamentalists and tribal MPs. A total of 64 MPs and Ministers were present, of whom two abstained.” The Parliament referred to in this quotation is that of

  1. (a)Kuwait
  2. (b)Iran
  3. (c)Bahrain
  4. (d)Saudi Arabia
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Official answer(a) Kuwait

1999 · Q87Current AffairsInternational Relations & Treatiesdifficult

In the November 1998 Composite Dialogue Process between India and Pakistan, three contentious issues listed below as 1, 2 and 3 were discussed. Contentious Issues 1. Disengagement of troops 2. Settlement of boundary dispute 3. Sharing River water Match the issues with the areas marked in the map as A, B and C and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  1. (a)A-2, B-1, C-3
  2. (b)A-2, B-3, C-1
  3. (c)A-1, B-3, C-2
  4. (d)A-3, B-2, C-1
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Official answer(d) A-3, B-2, C-1