International Relations | MCQs

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson presented the Sir Winston Churchill Leader Award 2022 to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in July 2022.

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Israel became a state on May 14, 1948.

78 percent of Palestine was captured by Israel in 1948

The word ‘Nakba’ means سانحہ، واقعہ، حادثہ یا تباہی

Nakba day is observed on 15 May

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Planned completion date: 2049

Start date: September 7, 2013

Purpose: Promote economic development and inter-regional connectivity

Location: Asia, Europe, Africa (nearly 150 countries and international organizations.)

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• Know everything about BRICS: 
• BRICS founded: June 2009
  
• BRICS Member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
  
• BRICS total members: 10 
• South Africa joined BRICS: 2010
• BRICS headquarters: Shanghai, China
• BRICS first conference hosted by: Russia (2009) 

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• Pakistan was granted permanent membership in the SCO at the 16th Head of State Summit in Astana in June 2017.
• By participating as a permanent member of the Summit, Pakistan will be able to contribute to regional development along with other major regional players, Russia, China and India.
• But The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is still alive, but the India-Pakistan conflict has only intensified during this period.

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ECO founders: Turkey, Iran & Pakistan

Member states: 

10 members

1 observer ( Northern Cyprus)

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ECO 10 Member state :

1Türkiye,

2 Iran

3 Pakistan 

4 Afghanistan

5 Azerbaijan

6 Kazakhstan

7 Kyrgyz Republic

8 Uzbekistan

9 Tajikistan

10 Turkmenistan

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ECO stands for Economic Cooperation Organization 

Date of Establishment: 1985.

Headquarters: Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Official languages: English

currency: Currency

10 currencies

Afghanistan Afghani (AFN)

Turkey Lira (TRY)

Azerbaijan Manat (AZN)

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 The United Kingdom voted to leave the EU in a national referendum in June 2016,

and left in 2020.

The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020, at midnight (Dutch time).

Theresa May was prime minister at the Time of Brexit

Brexit is the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC) .

The UK is to date the first and only country to formally leave the EU after 47 years of membership

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The President of  Egypt has been elected as the chairman of the African Union (AU)

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The Chairperson of the African Union is the ceremonial head of the African Union elected by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government for a one-year term.

It rotates among the continent’s five regions.

A candidate must be supported by at least two-thirds of the member states or by consensus.

Term length: 1 year

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African Union (AU) members: 55 member states

African Union (AU) secretariat:  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The 35th African Union session began on 5 February 2022, in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

African Union (AU) launched: 9 July 2002

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The Secretaries-General of the OIC since its establishment are:

1. H.R.H. Tunku Abdul Rahman (Malaysia): 1971-1973
2. H.E. Hassan Al-Touhami (Egypt): 1974-1975
3. H.E. Dr. Amadou Karim Gaye (Senegal): 1975-1979
4. H.E. Mr. Habib Chatty (Tunisia): 1979-1984
5. H.E. Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada (Pakistan): 1985-1988