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World Geography and Politics

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World geography and politics cover international boundaries, significant global treaties, and organizations. It includes geopolitical relationships, Indian border lines, and international cooperative missions. These questions are vital for general studies and general awareness exam sections.

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World Geography and Politics Questions

Multiple choice

On August 20, 2012, Yang Jiechi met with a delegation of Indian senior diplomats headed by P.S. Raghavan to improve his country's relations with India. Yang Jiechi is the

  1. Foreign Minister of Japan

  2. Foreign Minister of China

  3. Foreign Minister of South Korea

  4. Defence Minister of Japan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Yang Jiechi was the Foreign Minister of China when he met with the Indian delegation led by P.S. Raghavan on August 20, 2012. This meeting was part of efforts to improve bilateral relations between China and India during a period of strained ties.

Multiple choice

In April 2012, India signed six agreements (including a pact in oil and gas exploration) with

  1. Bahrain

  2. Saudi Arabia

  3. Qatar

  4. UAE

  5. Namibia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

India and Qatar signed six agreements in April 2012 covering energy cooperation, oil and gas exploration, and economic partnership. Qatar is a major supplier of LNG to India, making this relationship strategically important for India's energy security. The agreements aimed to strengthen bilateral trade and investment.

Multiple choice

India's 'Look East Policy' is focused on

  1. Learning traditional and cultural values of Japan and South Korea

  2. Importing uranium from Australia and New Zealand

  3. Developing economic relations with Indo-China

  4. Building defence collaborations with Bangladesh and Myanmar to combat infiltration
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

India's Look East Policy is primarily focused on developing economic and strategic relations with Southeast Asian countries (Indo-China region). It aims to increase trade, investment, and connectivity with ASEAN nations like Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and Singapore. The policy is not about cultural values, uranium imports, or defense collaborations specifically.

Multiple choice

Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus is a citizen of

  1. Pakistan

  2. Africa

  3. Iran

  4. Bangladesh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2006, is a Bangladeshi economist and banker who founded Grameen Bank. He pioneered the concepts of microcredit and microfinance to help impoverished people, particularly women, escape poverty.

Multiple choice

India and Switzerland signed a treaty in 2011-12 that will enable exchange of information on Indian tax evaders who have unaccounted funds stashed away in Swiss banks. The Swiss government will reveal the information as per the norms given by _____.

  1. World Bank and IMF

  2. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

  3. World Trade Organisation

  4. European Central Bank
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The India-Switzerland tax information exchange treaty follows OECD norms on transparency and information exchange. The OECD provides the international framework for combating tax evasion and banking secrecy issues.