World Geography and Politics

Ans 3 : Bahrain

Abdullah Gul became the President of Turkey in August 2007. He was a prominent Turkish politician and served as the 11th President of Turkey, succeeding Ahmet Necdet Sezer.

Correct answer is (3). 

The 12th ASEAN Summit was hosted by the Philippines and held in Cebu in January 2007, though it was rescheduled due to typhoon threats. ASEAN Summits rotate annually among member countries, and this was Philippines' turn to host. Singapore, Vietnam, and China are other ASEAN members or dialogue partners but not the 2007 host.

Thailand is the only country among these options that has coastline and access to the sea, making it not land-locked. Afghanistan, Nepal, and Bhutan are all land-locked countries with no direct access to oceans. Thailand borders the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea.

The McMahon Line is the demarcation line between the Tibetan region of China and the North-east region of India. It was proposed by Sir Henry McMahon at the 1914 Simla Convention and remains a subject of border dispute.

The first official summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in September 1961. It was organized by leaders like Josip Broz Tito, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Gamal Abdel Nasser.

Palagummi Sainath (P. Sainath), an eminent Indian journalist, was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2007 for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts. The name in the question is a slight misspelling of his name.

In the mid-2000s, China initiated a massive campaign to shut down thousands of small, illegal, and unsafe coal mines following a series of high-profile accidents. The move was part of a broader effort to consolidate the industry and improve safety standards for workers.

Aung San Suu Kyi is a world-renowned politician and diplomat from Myanmar (formerly Burma). She was awarded the Olof Palme Prize in 2005 for her dedicated struggle for democracy and human rights in her home country.

Afghanistan became the eighth and youngest member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in April 2007. The other seven founding members joined in 1985.

Afghanistan held its first parliamentary elections in over 30 years in 2005, following the fall of the Taliban regime. The previous parliament had been dissolved following the 1973 coup.

Bangladesh is the largest exporter of jute goods in the world. Though India is the largest producer of raw jute in the world yet, Bangladesh exports more jute goods than India. Thus, Bangladesh is in direct competition with India for its jute products.

The Khyber Pass is a strategic mountain pass in the Hindu Kush range, located within Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan. It has historically been a vital trade and invasion route between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.