Choose the correct option:
Question 1.
“Workers of my homeland! I have faith in Chile and its future…… It will be a moral lesson to castigate felony, cowardice, and treason.” Who said this?
(a) General Augusto Pinochet
(b) General Alberto Bachelet
(c) Salvador Allende
(d) Michelle Bachelet
Answer
Answer: (c) Salvador Allende
Question 2.
Who led the military coup in Chile in 1973?
(a) General Alberto Bachelet
(b) Michelle Bachelet
(c) General Augusto Pinochet
(d) Salvador Allende
Answer
Answer: (c) General Augusto Pinochet
Question 3.
Who was elected as President of Chile in Jan. 2006?
(a) Michelle Bachelet
(b) General Bachelet
(c) General Pinochet
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Michelle Bachelet
Question 4.
The workers of Lenin Shipyard in the city of Gdansk went on a strike on
(a) 14 Aug 1980
(b) 15 Aug 1980
(c) 14 Sept 1980
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) 14 Aug 1980
Question 5.
The three governments of Allende’s Chile, Walesa’s Poland and Michelle’s Chile had a
(a) Democratic form of government
(b) Martial law
(c) Communist form of government
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Democratic form of government
Question 6.
What is meant by Universal Adult Franchise?
(a) Right to vote to property owners
(b) Right to vote to women
(c) Right to vote to all adults
(d) Right to vote to blacks
Answer
Answer: (c) Right to vote to all adults
Question 7.
After Independence, who became the first Prime Minister and then the President ofGhana?
(a) Patrice Lumamba
(b) Jomo Kenyatta
(c) Sam Nujoma
(d) Kwame Nkrumah
Answer
Answer: (b) Jomo Kenyatta
Question 8.
Which award has been won by Suu Kyi?
(a) Literary Award
(b) Oscar Award
(c) Nobel Peace Prize
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Nobel Peace Prize
Question 9.
Name the body of the U.N. which acts like a Parliament.
(a) General Assembly
(b) Security Council
(c) International Court of Justice
(d) Social and Economic Council
Answer
Answer: (a) General Assembly
Question 10.
Name the five permanent members of the Security Council.
(a) US, Germany, France, China, Italy
(b) US, Britain, Germany, Italy, France
(c) US, France, Switzerland, China, Russia
(d) US, France, Britain, Russia, China
Answer
Answer: (d) US, France, Britain, Russia, China
Question 11.
The President of the World Bank has always been from
(a) U.K.
(b) U.S.A.
(c) France
(d) Russia
Answer
Answer: (b) U.S.A.
Question 12.
What is the territory under the immediate political control of another state called?
(a) Communist state
(b) Colony
(c) Democratic state
(d) none of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Colony
Question 13.
Which one of the following situations is democratic?
(a) General Pinochet, an Army General of Chile, led a coup and became the President of the country.
(b) In China, always the Communist Party only wins in elections and forms the government.
(c) The government led by Jaruzelski in Poland, imposed martial law and imprisoned thousands of Solidarity members who took part in strike.
(d) The African National Congress of South Africa drew up a constitution which gave most extensive rights to its citizns.
Answer
Answer: (d) The African National Congress of South Africa drew up a constitution which gave most extensive rights to its citizns.
Question 14.
How many member states are there in the International Monetary Fund?
(a) 173
(b) 192
(c) 200
(d) 190
Answer
Answer: (a) 173
Question 15.
Which country supported and controlled the autocratic government in Poland?
(a) USA
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) UK
Answer
Answer: (c) Russia
Question 16.
Who among the following in UN has always been a citizen of the US?
(a) Treasury Secretary
(b) President of the World Bank
(c) Finance Secretary
(d) Secretary General
Answer
Answer: (b) President of the World Bank
Question 17.
Which of the following does not lead to the spread of democracy?
(a) Struggle by people
(b) Invasion by foreign country
(c) End of colonialism
(d) People’s desire for freedom
Answer
Answer: (b) Invasion by foreign country
Question 18.
Why was International Monetary Fund established?
(a) To maintain peace and security among the countries
(b) Lends money to governments of member nations when in need
(c) To implement and formulate trade agreements
(d) To take decision regarding misery and poverty of western countries
Answer
Answer: (b) Lends money to governments of member nations when in need
Question 19.
First Prime Minister of Ghanawas :
(a) Augusto Pinochet
(b) Nkrumah
(c) General Bachelet
(d) Allende
Answer
Answer: (b) Nkrumah
Question 20.
How many members’ countries are there in Security Council of UN?
(a) 25
(b) 20
(c) 15
(d) 10
Answer
Answer: (c) 15