European Free trade Association (EFTA), consisting of lceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein (from 1991) was established in:

Related Mcqs:

1. The European Free Trade Association:

   A. is the successor to COMECON
   B. was established by Eastern European governments to promote free trade after the fall of communism
   C. is an extended free-trade area associated with the EU
   D. consists of the original six members of the European Coal and Steel Community

2. The members of OECD are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US, and South Korea joined in 1997. Which country/ies joined in 1996?

   A. Hungry
   B. Poland
   C. Slovakia
   D. All of these

3. IN summit meeting at Maastricht in the Netherlands leaders of European Community agreed on Maastricht Treaty on 10 Dec 1991. Under this treaty what was established?

   A. NATO
   B. European Common Defence
   C. European Union
   D. Free Trade Area

4. Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand established Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Bangkok. Brunei joined the association after attaining independence in 1984. Which was/were admitted in ASEAN in 1997?

   A. Laos
   B. Myanmar
   C. Both of them
   D. None of them

5. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established in _____________?

   A. 1980
   B. 1985
   C. 1982
   D. 1978

6. European Monetary Union (EMU) is a proposed European Union policy for:

   A. Common economic policies
   B. Single currency
   C. Both of them
   D. None of them

7. Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and US were original signatories of NATO. Germany joined NATO in 1955 and Spain in 1982. The country admitted to the alliance in 1952 was:

   A. Greece
   B. Turkey
   C. Both of them
   D. None of them

8. What 1992 treaty renamed the European Economic Community as the European Union?

   A. the Maastricht Treaty
   B. Treaty of Vienna
   C. Treaty of Rome
   D. Treaty of Bonn

9. 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

10. From which date the European community became known as the European Union (EU)?

    A. 1992
    B. 1995
    C. 1996
    D. 1993