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Which one of the following pairs of countries joined the European Union in January 2007?
(a)
Bulgaria and Romania
(b)
Bulgaria and Belgium
(c)
Romania and Slovenia
(d)
Hungary and Croatia
(A)
What was the purpose of the Operation Sukoon launched by the Government of India?
Helping Indonesia in its efforts to rehabilitate the victims of earthquake in that country
Evacuating the Indian Nationals from Lebanon during the conflict in the Middle East
Assisting United Nations in its efforts to help the civil war victims in the Darfur region of North Africa
Providing a relief package to farmers after a spate of suicides by other farmers in Andhra Pradesh
(B)
Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic oceans?
Colombia
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Nicaragua
(D)
Which one of the following is not a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation?
Russia
Kazakhstan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
(C)
Which of the following countries signed the Tshwane Declaration in October, 2006?
China and South Africa
India and South Africa
South Africa and Botswana
Saudi Arabia and South Africa
With reference to the international meeting 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:
1 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
Who among the following served as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund?
Ashok Lahiri
Sumantra Ghoshal
Saumitra Chaudhuri
Raghuram Rajan
Which one of the following cities has been the venue of the Asian Games for the maximum number of times from the year 1951 to the year 2006?
Delhi
Bangkok
Rio de Janeiro
Beijing
Where are the headquarters of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) located?
Dubai
Jeddah
Islamabad
Ankara
International Relations › Conflict Zones/Areas of Interest broad-based
In the latter half of the year 2006, in which one of the following countries did a military coup take place?
Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Vietnam