(A) 1952
(B) 1956
(C) 1960
(D) 1964
The answer is: (B) 1956
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) consists of:
(A) 6 states
(B) 7 states
(C) 8 states
(D) 9 states
The answer is: (C) 8 states
SAARC was founded in 8 December 1985. Its Headquarter is in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was established in:
(A) 1960
(B) 1965
(C) 1970
(D) 1975
The answer is: (A) 1960
OPEC is an Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). It refers to a group of 13 of the world’s major oil-exporting nations. OPEC was founded in 1960 to coordinate the petroleum policies of its members and to provide member states with technical and economic aid.
Countries that belong to OPEC include Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela (the five founders), plus Algeria, Angola, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Libya, Nigeria, and the United Arab Emirates.
South-West Asia is popularly known as:
(A) Near East
(B) Middle East
(C) Arab World
(D) None of these
The answer is: (B) Middle East
The Commonwealth of Independent States was formed in:
(A) 1989
(B) 1991
(C) 1993
(D) 1996
The answer is: (B) 1991
The Soviet Union was dissolved in
(A) 1989
(B) 1991
(C) 1993
(D) 1996
The answer is: (B) 1991
The Treaty of Versailles settled peace in:
(A) Europe
(B) Middle East
(C) Africa
(D) Afghanistan
The answer is: (A) Europe
The ANZUS Treaty between Australia, New Zealand and United States was signed in:
(A) 1945
(B) 1950
(C) 1951
(D) None of these
The answer is: (C) 1951
Amnesty International was established in London by the British Lawyer, Peter Benenson in:
(A) 1961
(B) 1951
(C) 1971
(D) None of these
The answer is: (A) 1961
The Great Britain and Russia agreed to make Afghanistan a buffer state between their empires in:
(A) 1883
(B) 1893
(C) 1903
(D) 1913
The answer is: (B) 1893