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UPSC 2007 · Q8 · Current Affairs › International Relations & Treaties · Save

Where was the first conference of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs held in the year 1957?

(a) Minnowbrook (USA)
(b) Rhode Island (USA)
(c) Nova Scotia (Canada)
(d) Nagasaki (Japan)
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Answer: (c) Nova Scotia (Canada)
UPSC 2007 · Q15 · Current Affairs › International Relations & Treaties · Save

Which of the following countries signed the Tshwane Declaration in October 2006?

(a) China and South Africa
(b) India and South Africa
(c) South Africa and Botswana
(d) Saudi Arabia and South Africa
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Answer: (b) India and South Africa
UPSC 2007 · Q17 · Current Affairs › International Relations & Treaties · Save

Which one of the following Himalayan passes was reopened in the middle of the year 2006 to facilitate trade between India and China?

(a) Chang La
(b) Jara La
(c) Nathu La
(d) Shipki La
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Answer: (c) Nathu La
UPSC 2007 · Q21 · Current Affairs › International Relations & Treaties · Save

Consider the following statements:

  1. Republicans won majority in the US House of Representatives election held in the year 2006.
  2. Republican Bobby Jindal won a seat in the US House of Representatives for the second time.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (b) 2 only
UPSC 2007 · Q23 · Current Affairs › International Relations & Treaties · Save

Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?

(a) Colombia
(b) Costa Rica
(c) Guatemala
(d) Nicaragua
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Answer: (d) Nicaragua
UPSC 2007 · Q25 · Current Affairs › International Relations & Treaties · Save

With reference to the international meetings held in the year 2006, which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

  1. NAM Summit : Havana
  2. APEC Meeting : Bangkok
  3. EU–India Summit : Helsinki
  4. UN Climate Change Conference : Geneva

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4
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Answer: (b) 1 and 3 only
UPSC 2007 · Q30 · Current Affairs › International Relations & Treaties · Save

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

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