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The First Secretary General of SAARC was ________.

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  1. Vijayalaxmi Pandit

  2. Abdul Ahsan

  3. Kofi Annan

  4. Mahatma Gandhi

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

SAARC stands for South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation. It is a regional intergovernmental organisation. It was founded on 8th December 1985 in Dhaka. The organisation promotes the development of economic and regional integration. Its member states include Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Mr. Abul Ahsan was elected as the first secretary general of SAARC.

Which one of the following is the biggest moneylender for any country in the world?

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  1. World Bank

  2. International Monetary Fund

  3. Reserve Bank of India

  4. Reserve Bank of Scotland

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

IMF was founded in 1945. Its headquarters is in Washington D.C. At present, there are 190 members. Its aim is to promote global economic growth and financial stability.

The religious head of Tibet who took shelter in India was _______.

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  1. Zhou Enlai

  2. Mao Zedong

  3. Dalai Lama

  4. Sun Yatsen

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Dalai Lama is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people. Around 1950, due to the changing political landscape of China, plans were made to bring Tibet officially under Chinese control. But in March 1959, Tibetans took to the streets demanding an end to Chinese rule. Chinese People’s Republic troops crushed the revolt and thousands were killed. Fearing that the Chinese government would kill him, the Dalai Lama fled from Tibet to India with thousands of followers, where he was welcomed by Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru gave him permission to form The Tibetan Government in exile in Dharamsala in India. Thus, Dalai Lama, and the refugees who followed him created a society in which Tibetan language, culture, arts and religion are promoted.

When was the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) founded?

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  1. 1984

  2. 1985

  3. 1986

  4. 1987

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Correct Option: B
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South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation was founded in Dhaka on 8the December 1985. It was established to promote the welfare of the peoples of South Asia and to improve their quality of life, to accelerate economic growth, social progress, and cultural development and for other similar aims and purposes. It comprises of 8 members.

The realist pessimist position is based upon which assumptions about the way the international system works?

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  1. The international system is anarchic

  2. States that are claiming sovereignty will inevitably develop offensive military capabilities to defend themselves and extend their power

  3. States will want to maintain their independence and sovereignty and therefore survival will be the driving force influencing their behaviour

  4. All of the options given are correct

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Realism has long been the dominant perspective in International relation theory. A central assumption of the realist approach is that the rules of the international system are dictated by anarchy. Realist, such a Kenneth Waltz, link this lack of 'world governments to the continued occurrence of violence among states. 
The belief of realists being that the States are the only relevant actors in international politics and there being no central authority to regulate nation-states, a state of anarchy exists, and due to which war and conflict is a constant threat. So the states that are claiming sovereignty will always develop offensive military capabilities to defend themselves and extend their power. The states ultimately count on self-help for guaranteeing their own security. States want to maintain independence and sovereignty and therefore survival is the deriving force influencing their behaviour. For the realist, the highest goal is the survival of the state.

Globalisation has reduced overall unemployment.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
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With the Globalization of trade and economy, business flourished internationally and markets started to interacting globally. The setting up of Companies created employment opportunities in the industrial sector and non-agricultural sector.

Asymmetrical globalisation is _____________.

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  1. The way in which contemporary globalisation is equally experienced across the world and amongst different social groups.

  2. The way in which contemporary globalisation is unequally experienced across the world and amongst different social groups.

  3. The degree to which networks or patterns of social interaction are formally constituted as organisations with specific purposes.

  4. A process in which the organisation of social activities is increasingly less constrained by geographical proximity and national territorial boundaries.

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Correct Option: B
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Globalisation refers to the interaction and Integration of nation and governments relating to several aspects as trade, markets etc. The unequal benefits of globalisation are referred to asymmetrical  globalisation. Many countries lack in infrastructure and technologies that are preliminary required for achieving free trade. The labours are forced to work at the offered price without the scope of bargaining that was earlier available in the regulated labour market. The corporate restructuring and global market have led to the recommodification of labour.

In which country of Africa, democracy was replaced by the military in 1966?

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  1. South Africa

  2. Ghana

  3. Uganda

  4. Bolivia

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

On 24th February 1967, Ghana armed forces and the police overthrew the government of Dr. Nkrumah, that replaced the democracy by the military in 1966. A National Liberation Council (NLC), was formed to administer the country. It was finally on April 28, 1992, that the final draft constitution was unanimously approved by the people in a referendum.

Where the ASEAN defence ministers' meeting is being held in October 2017?

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  1. Philippines

  2. Malaysia

  3. Indonesia

  4. Thailand

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The 4th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus held in Clark, the Philippines on 24th October 2017. The meeting discusses it's ways to enhance defence and security cooperation among the member nations to effectively counter various transnational security challenges.

Globalisation involves _______________.

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  1. A stretching of social, political, and economic activities across political frontiers

  2. A growing magnitude of inter-connectedness in almost every sphere of social existence

  3. An accelerating pace of global interactions and processes associated with a deepening enmeshment of the local and the global

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Globalization is a process by which the world is becoming highly interconnected as a result of increased trade, cultural, service and technological exchange. This is marked by liberalisation of global markets and economic activities. The nations are becoming friendlier in terms of mutual profits. The process is also defined as extension of global relation across world space.