International Organisation Test

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International Organisation Test - 4

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Weekly Quiz Competition

Question 1
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Study the cartoon given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Q. What have been the reasons for immense influence of US on UN?

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A. USA’s economic superiority

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B. USA’s weapon capacity

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C. UN’s head quarter is in USA and USA’s financial contribution to UN.

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D. All of the above

Solution

Although the United States continues to play a leadership role at the UN, it has also accumulated massive arrears in its payments to the UN, owing the world organization approximately $1 billion, far more than any other member state.
Question 2
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Study the cartoon given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Q. How has US dominated the world?

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A. By its trade and commerce

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B. By its technology

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C. By its advancement in space research.

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D. By dominating military, economy and cultural aspects of the other nations.

Solution

The United States of America is a North American nation that is the world’s most dominant economic and military power. Likewise, its cultural imprint spans the world, led in large part by its popular culture expressed in music, movies and television.
Question 3
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Study the cartoon given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Q. What does this cartoon depict?

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A. UN’s influence on the world

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B. USA’s influence on UN

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C. US Hegemony

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D. None of the above
Question 4
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Study the cartoon given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Q. Why this cartoon is not relevant today?

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A. Because all the countries have their powerful organizations.

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B. US is now not as powerful as it used to, as the new centres of power emerged.

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C. Iraq and Afghanistan war has affected US economy.

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D. UN has become more powerful.
Question 5
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Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follows:
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organisation that oversees those financial institutions and regulations that act at the international level. The IMF has 189 member countries (as on 12 April 2016) but they do not enjoy an equal say. The G-7 members US (16.52%), Japan (6.15%), Germany (5.32%), France (4.03%), UK (4.03%), Italy (3.02%) and Canada (2.22%) have 41.29% of the votes. China (6.09%), India (2.64%), Russia (2.59%) Brazil (2.22%) and Saudi Arabia (2.02%) are the other major members.
The World Bank was created during the Second World War in 1944. Its activities are focused on the developing countries. It works for human development (education, health), agriculture and rural development (irrigation, rural services), environmental protection (pollution reduction, establishing and enforcing regulations), infrastructure (roads, urban regeneration, and electricity) and governance (anti-corruption, development of legal institutions). It provides loans and grants to the member-countries. In this way, it exercises enormous influence on the economic policies of developing countries. It is often criticised for setting the economic agenda of the poorer nations, attaching stringent conditions to its loans and forcing free market reforms.
Q. What is the share of Canada in IMF?

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A. 2.22%

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B. 2.23%

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C. 2.20%

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D. 3.00%

Solution

Because of the relatively large size of the Canadian economy and its openness to international trade, Canada’s Governor holds a sizeable 2.22 per cent voting share at the IMF, making Canada the 11th largest member over the reporting period.
Question 6
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Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follows:
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organisation that oversees those financial institutions and regulations that act at the international level. The IMF has 189 member countries (as on 12 April 2016) but they do not enjoy an equal say. The G-7 members US (16.52%), Japan (6.15%), Germany (5.32%), France (4.03%), UK (4.03%), Italy (3.02%) and Canada (2.22%) have 41.29% of the votes. China (6.09%), India (2.64%), Russia (2.59%) Brazil (2.22%) and Saudi Arabia (2.02%) are the other major members.
The World Bank was created during the Second World War in 1944. Its activities are focused on the developing countries. It works for human development (education, health), agriculture and rural development (irrigation, rural services), environmental protection (pollution reduction, establishing and enforcing regulations), infrastructure (roads, urban regeneration, and electricity) and governance (anti-corruption, development of legal institutions). It provides loans and grants to the member-countries. In this way, it exercises enormous influence on the economic policies of developing countries. It is often criticised for setting the economic agenda of the poorer nations, attaching stringent conditions to its loans and forcing free market reforms.
Q. The World Bank is criticized for what?

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A. For not providing loans to poorer nations.

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B. For interfering in the internal issues of the developing countries.

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C. For poor guidance on economic issues.

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D. For setting the economic agenda of the poorer nations, attaching stringent conditions to its loans and forcing free market reforms.

Solution

Critics of the World Bank argue that structural adjustment loans are a mechanism of forcing free market economics on countries through coercion. Countries with a debt crisis, whatever their other characteristics, agree to the bank’s package of legal and economic reforms, and the bank agrees to lend them money.
Question 7
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Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follows:
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organisation that oversees those financial institutions and regulations that act at the international level. The IMF has 189 member countries (as on 12 April 2016) but they do not enjoy an equal say. The G-7 members US (16.52%), Japan (6.15%), Germany (5.32%), France (4.03%), UK (4.03%), Italy (3.02%) and Canada (2.22%) have 41.29% of the votes. China (6.09%), India (2.64%), Russia (2.59%) Brazil (2.22%) and Saudi Arabia (2.02%) are the other major members.
The World Bank was created during the Second World War in 1944. Its activities are focused on the developing countries. It works for human development (education, health), agriculture and rural development (irrigation, rural services), environmental protection (pollution reduction, establishing and enforcing regulations), infrastructure (roads, urban regeneration, and electricity) and governance (anti-corruption, development of legal institutions). It provides loans and grants to the member-countries. In this way, it exercises enormous influence on the economic policies of developing countries. It is often criticised for setting the economic agenda of the poorer nations, attaching stringent conditions to its loans and forcing free market reforms.
Q. As per April 2016, how many members did IMF have?

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A. 187

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B. 189

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C. 188

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D. 190

Solution

The IMF currently has 189 member countries, the Republic of Nauru having joined the Fund on 12 April 2016.
Question 8
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Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follows:
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organisation that oversees those financial institutions and regulations that act at the international level. The IMF has 189 member countries (as on 12 April 2016) but they do not enjoy an equal say. The G-7 members US (16.52%), Japan (6.15%), Germany (5.32%), France (4.03%), UK (4.03%), Italy (3.02%) and Canada (2.22%) have 41.29% of the votes. China (6.09%), India (2.64%), Russia (2.59%) Brazil (2.22%) and Saudi Arabia (2.02%) are the other major members.
The World Bank was created during the Second World War in 1944. Its activities are focused on the developing countries. It works for human development (education, health), agriculture and rural development (irrigation, rural services), environmental protection (pollution reduction, establishing and enforcing regulations), infrastructure (roads, urban regeneration, and electricity) and governance (anti-corruption, development of legal institutions). It provides loans and grants to the member-countries. In this way, it exercises enormous influence on the economic policies of developing countries. It is often criticised for setting the economic agenda of the poorer nations, attaching stringent conditions to its loans and forcing free market reforms.
Q. When was the inception of World Bank?

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A. 1949

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B. 1950

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C. 1944

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D. 1952

Solution

Founded in 1944, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development— soon called the World Bank—has expanded to a closely associated group of five development institutions. Originally, its loans helped rebuild countries devastated by World War II.
Question 9
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Study the picture given below and answer the questions that follow:
Q. What type of crises is shown in the cartoon?

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A. Pandemic

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B. Epidemic

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C. Starvation and genocide

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D. War crisis

Solution

Suffering or death caused by lack of food.
The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.
Question 10
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Study the picture given below and answer the questions that follow:
Q. What was the cause of Darfur crisis?

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A. War

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B. Famine

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C. Environmental degradation and violence

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D. Colonization of the country

Solution

Conflict between pastoralists and sedentary farmers, caused in part by environmental pressures and changing land ownership patterns, was an important cause of the Darfur violence.