Q1. WHO’s Vision-2020 visualizes to eliminate
(a)Cancer
(b)Avoidable blindness
(c)TB
(d)None of these
Q2. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was replaced by the
(a)North American Free Trade Association
(b)South Asian Free Trade Association
(c)World Trade Organisation
(d)None of the above
Q3. The main function of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is
(a)Enforcing of Uruguay Round Agreements
(b)Facilitating multilateral trade relations of member countries and reviewing trade policies
(c)Administering trade dispute settlement procedures
(d)None of the above
Q4. The World Bank normally gives
(a)Short-term loans
(b)Medium-term loans
(c)Long-term loans
(d)Medium and long-term loans
Q5. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) came into existence with
(a)Berlin Conference
(b)London Conference
(c)Bretton Woods Conference.
(d)Rome Conference
Q6. Structural adjustment loans given by the World Bank are meant for
(a)Increasing employment in agriculture
(b)Increasing export-earning capacity of the borrower country
(c)Reducing inequalities of income distribution
(d)Encouraging capital-intensive industries
Q7. The Secretary-General of the UNO is appointed by the
(a)General Assembly.
(b)Security Council
(c)Trusteeship Council
(d)World Bank
Q8. Which country defeated India in the 1996 election for membership of the UN Security Council?
(a)Iran
(b)Japan
(c)Pakistan
(d)China
Q9. Which of the following is stipulated under GATT on technical batteries to trade?
(a)Restricting the production of technical goods to a few selected countries
(b)Preparation of detailed guidelines for prevention of deceptive practices
(c)Applying stricter control over production and export of electronic goods
(d)The importing countries have the right to enforce technical regulations at custom points
Q10. First Indian to make a speech in Hindi before the UN General Assembly was
(a)Vijayalakshmi Pandit
(b)Jawaharlal Nehru
(c)A.B.Vajpayee
(d)VPSingh
Solutions
S1. Ans.(b)
S2. Ans.(c)
S3. Ans.(b)
S4. Ans.(d)
S5. Ans.(c)
S6. Ans.(d)
S7. Ans.(a)
S8. Ans.(b)
S9. Ans.(b)
S10. Ans.(c)
