This corrupt former president of Nicaragua looted funds and international aid when a deadly earthquake hit Managua. And removed from office by a revolutionary organization known as the FSLN?

Related Mcqs:

1. Marshall Plan was named for its originator US secretary of state George C. Marshall. US sent the aid of almost S 13 billion dollars to 17 European countries who formed Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC). When this aid was sent?

   A. 1950-1952
   B. 1952-54
   C. 1948-52
   D. 1946-52

2. Who was elected president of Nicaragua in 1990?

   A. Pamela Gordon
   B. Violeta Chamorro
   C. Carlota
   D. Mary Eugenia Charles

3. When an earthquake hit Gujrat in India where more than 20,000 people were died?

   A. 2000
   B. 2001
   C. 2002
   D. 2003

4. This mass murderer killed between one to three million of his own people. He was one of the leaders of the Khmer Rouge. His organization helped make ‘Democratic Kampuchea’ (as it was called) Cambodia’s government. Who was this murderer and extorter that received aid from many international organizations?

   A. Lon Nol
   B. Khieu Ponnary
   C. Pol Pot
   D. Phnom Penh

5. Cuba’s Fidel Castro appointed his own brother Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces in 1959, and Vice President in 1976. What’s the name of Fidel’s brother?

   A. Haimar
   B. Fulgencio
   C. Raul
   D. Lufs

6. ISO’s mission is to promote the development of standardization and related activities. ISO is not an acronym for international organization organization for standardization. What is it?

   A. Greek word meaning equal
   B. Greek word meaning quality
   C. Greek word meaning health
   D. Greek word meaning superior

7. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a nongovernmental organization. It began operation in:

   A. 1940
   B. 1945
   C. 1947
   D. 1949

8. What international organization is charged with coordinating safety regulations for international ships?

   A. World Ship Safety Union (WSSU)
   B. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
   C. International shipping Union (ISU)
   D. United Nation Committee for Law of the Seas (UNCLoS)

9. As the leader of Romania during the Cold War, this corrupt man often refused to co-operate with Soviet policy, which gained him the friendship of the United States and many other Western powers. Many believe his wife was the real “power behind the throne”, especially in the later years. Who was this Communist leader?

   A. Nicolae Ceausescu
   B. Vaclav Havel
   C. Lech Walesa
   D. Andrei Gromyko

10. What organization is made up of mostly former British colonies?

    A. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    B. Organization for African Unity
    C. Commonwealth of Nations
    D. League of Nations