International | MCQs

Explanation

•  Geneva is Headquarter of the world trade organization 
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• WTO: World Trade Organization

• WTO is the successor of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

• WTO members: 164

• WTO headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

• WTO was created on January 1, 1995

• WTO official languages: English, French, Spanish

Explanation

 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

Explanation

FATF meeting held on 24 February 2023

Suspended membership of Russia over war in Ukraine

South Africa and Nigeria: Kept in gray list

Morocco and Cambodia: Removed from gray list 

Explanation

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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Explanation

Formation: 7 January 1924; 100 years ago

Founded at: Paris, France

Headquarter _ Lausanne, Switzerland

Membership: 140 national associations

Official language: English, French

Explanation

Location: Paris, France

Drafted: 30 November – 12 December 2015

 Treaty on climate change. Paris Peace Treaty-1947: Agreement that ended WW-2 in 1945.

Explanation

The UN Security Council decides when and where UN Peacekeeping Missions will operate.

They get their mandates from the UN Security Council, and their troops and police are contributed by Member States.

The UN Security Council has the primary responsibility for international peace and security.

Explanation

It is strategically located at the mouth of the Red Sea.

It is near some of the world's busiest shipping lanes and controls access to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.

Djibouti is a key U.S. partner in regional security and humanitarian efforts.

It is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia

French and Arabic are its two official languages

Explanation

In December 2021, Saudi Arabia sent two aircraft carrying humanitarian aid to Afghanistan,

its first such initiative since the Taliban took control of the crisis-stricken country in August 2021.

Explanation

On March 11, 2025, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested.

The arrest was carried out by the Philippine National Police and Interpol.

The operation was called Operation Pursuit.

Duterte was arrested under an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant.

He was charged with crimes against humanity.

The charges are related to the Philippine drug war conducted during his presidency.