International affairs MCQs- Best for upcoming competitive exams

Correct Answer: B) Only I and II
Answer Explanation:India and Afghanistan on 11 September 2017 exchanged four pacts in areas of health, transport, space and new development partnership. The agreements were exchanged after a delegation level talks between the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Salahuddin Rabbani in New Delhi. Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani was on a three day visit to India. He was here to attend the 2nd meeting of the Strategic Partnership Council between India and Afghanistan.

Correct Answer: B) 12 September
Answer Explanation:South-South cooperation is a manifestation of solidarity among peoples and countries of the South that contributes to their national well-being, their national and collective self-reliance and the attainment of internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. That cooperation is done through a broad framework of collaboration among countries of the South in the political, economic, social, cultural, environmental and technical domains. Involving two or more developing countries, it can take place on a bilateral, regional, intraregional or interregional basis. Developing countries share knowledge, skills, expertise and resources to meet their development goals through concerted efforts.

Correct Answer: B) Australia
Answer Explanation:Australia has begun sending out ballots for a non-binding vote on support for legalizing same-sex marriage. People will have until 7 November to cast their vote by mail and results of the voluntary poll are expected on 15 November 2017.

Correct Answer: D) Sharjah, UAE
Answer Explanation:To provide support and counseling to Indians in distress, India on 10 September 2017 opened the second Indian Workers’ Resource Centre (IWRC) in Sharjah, UAE. Inaugurated by Indian Ambassador in UAE Navdeep Singh Suri, IWRC will help the overseas Indian community on legal, personal and financial matters, free of cost. The first IWRC was opened in Dubai in 2010.

Correct Answer: B) Bangladesh
Answer Explanation:Bangladesh on 10 September 2017 sought India’s support in handling the Rohingya issue by mounting pressure on Myanmar to take back the refugees who have taken shelter in the country. According to the United Nations, nearly three lakh Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar’s Rakhine state into Bangladesh since the 25 August 2017 when a fresh wave of violence erupted when militants attacked police posts in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state.

Correct Answer: D) India
Answer Explanation:India refused to sign a global declaration adopted at an international conclave as it referred to the violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. The Bali Declaration, adopted at the World Parliamentary Forum on Sustainable Development in Indonesia, called on all parties to contribute to restoring stability and security in the region.

Correct Answer: A) Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2017
Answer Explanation:Indo-US joint military training ‘Exercise Yudh Abhyas – 2017’ will be conducted at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, USA from 14 to 27 September 2017 as a part of the ongoing defence cooperation between India and the United States (US).

Correct Answer: D) Nigeria
Answer Explanation:A US Court has allowed extended family members of US citizens from six majority-Muslim nations to lawfully enter the US. All three judges of the 9th Circuit Court ruled unanimously in the case related to US President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The ruling takes effect five days following the filing of the modified preliminary injunction, which was filed yesterday. Immigrants from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen were instructed by the Supreme Court in June that visitors from their home countries would be banned unless they had a bona fide relationship to people or entities in the US.

Correct Answer: A) 8 September
Answer Explanation:The 51st International Literacy Day was celebrated across the world on 8 September 2017 with the theme ‘Literacy in a Digital World’. The day was commemorated by a two-day special event at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris on 7 and 8 September 2017. The annual day is an opportunity for Governments, civil society and stakeholders to highlight improvements in world literacy rates, and reflect on the existing literacy challenges.

Correct Answer: A) Literacy in a Digital World
Answer Explanation:The 51st International Literacy Day was celebrated across the world on 8 September 2017 with the theme ‘Literacy in a Digital World’. The day was commemorated by a two-day special event at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris on 7 and 8 September 2017. The annual day is an opportunity for Governments, civil society and stakeholders to highlight improvements in world literacy rates, and reflect on the existing literacy challenges.