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UPSC 2006 · Q43 · Current Affairs › International Organisations & Groupings · Save

Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)?

(a) Armenia
(b) Belarus
(c) Estonia
(d) Georgia
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Answer: (c) Estonia
UPSC 2006 · Q63 · Current Affairs › International Organisations & Groupings · Save

Which one of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?

(a) Vietnam
(b) Brunei Darussalam
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Myanmar
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Answer: (c) Bangladesh
UPSC 2006 · Q84 · Current Affairs › International Organisations & Groupings · Save

Where is Davos—the venue of the annual meeting of World Economic Forum—located?

(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) Switzerland
(d) Luxembourg
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Answer: (c) Switzerland
UPSC 2006 · Q141 · Current Affairs › International Organisations & Groupings · Save

Consider the following statements:

  1. Kofi Annan – the UN Secretary-General is from Nigeria.
  2. Kofi Annan is the first UN Secretary-General to be appointed from the ranks of the United Nations staff.
  3. Kofi Annan was appointed for a second term to the office of the UN Secretary-General.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
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Answer: (c) 2 and 3 only
UPSC 2006 · Q150 · Current Affairs › International Organisations & Groupings · Save

Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Nordic Council?

(a) Norway
(b) Denmark
(c) Iceland
(d) United Kingdom
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Answer: (d) United Kingdom