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Current Affairs UPSC PYQ 1998

9 questions from the UPSC 1998 examination.

9 questions

1Easyprelims2 marks
International Organisations & Groupings

The meeting of G-15 countries held in Malaysia in 1997 was attended by

A14 member countries
B15 member countries
C16 member countries
D17 member countries
2Mediumprelims2 marks
International Organisations & Groupings

Assertion (A): The United States of America has threatened to ask the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to apply sanctions against the developing countries for the no observance of ILO conventions. Reason (R): The United States of America itself has adopted and implemented those ILO conventions.

ABoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
3Easyprelims2 marks
Awards & Honours

Nobel Prize in Economics for the year 1997 was awarded for contribution in the area of

AInternational Economics
BFinancial Economics
CPublic Economics
DDevelopment Economics
4Easyprelims2 marks
Awards & Honours

Bharat Ratna was awarded in 1997 to

ADr. Homi Bhabha (posthumous)
BFormer President R. Venkataraman
CSatyajit Ray (posthumous)
DDr. Abdul Kalam
5Mediumprelims2 marks
International Conflicts & Security

Which one of the following was the venue for the preliminary talks between the Sri Lankan Government and representatives of Tamil United Liberation Front and other militant groups?

ANew Delhi
BColombo
CZurich
DChennai
6Easyprelims2 marks
Other Sports & Personalities

Olympics 2000 is to be held in

AJohannesburg
BCape Town
CRome
DSydney
7Easyprelims2 marks
International Organisations & Groupings

The currency of the proposed European Monetary Union will be

ADollar
BEuro
CGuilder
DMark
8Easyprelims2 marks
International Relations & Treaties

The recent Land Mines Conference to sign the historic treaty was held in the Capital city of

ACanada
BJapan
CSweden
DZimbabwe
9Easyprelims2 marks
International Organisations & Groupings

What are the official languages of the U.N.O.?

AEnglish, French and Russian
BEnglish, French, German and Russian
CEnglish, French, Russian, Chinese and Hindi
DEnglish, French, Chinese, Russian, Arabian and Spanish
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