International Conference on Afghanistan in London, which brought together some 70 countries and organizations, was held on:

Related Mcqs:

1. The International Opium Convention, signed on January 23, 1912 during the ‘First International Opium Conference’, was the first international drug control treaty and it was signed at:

   A. London
   B. Hague
   C. Washington
   D. Paris

2. London based Transparency International (TI) is a leading international non-governmental organization addressing:

   A. smuggling
   B. anti-slavery
   C. corruption
   D. good governance

3. What were the three organizations envisioned by the negotiators at the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire in 1944?

   A. International Monetary Fund (IMF), European Central Bank (ECB), and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
   B. International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
   C. International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), and the International Trade Organization
   D. International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

4. Which of these UN-affiliated organizations conducts major immunization campaigns in poor countries?

   A. World Health Organization
   B. Food and Agricultural Organization
   C. Economic and Social Council
   D. Greenpeace

5. King Amanullah acceded to the throne of Afghanistan in 1919. Which significant event took place in this year in the history of Afghanistan?

   A. It regained complete independence from British
   B. it signed treaty of partial independence with British
   C. it accepted British supremacy
   D. it started the war of independence with British

6. Increasingly, international organizations that specialize in technical and management aspects of the environment overlap with epistemic communities, which are:

   A. broader communities of experts from various states that structure the way states manage environmental issues
   B. broader management structures that coordinate the diverse activities of international organizations.
   C. state bureaucrats nominated or elected to deal with environmental issues
   D. groups of protesters or activists that have organized to oppose corporate interests

7. 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

8. In 1919 a treaty was signed between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan during the Third Anglo-Afghan War and United Kingdom recognized Afghanistan’s independence. The treaty is called:

   A. Treaty of Friendship
   B. Treaty of London
   C. Treaty of Rawalpindi
   D. Treaty of Windsor

9. When an agreement allowing trade passage to Afghanistan through Pakistan was concluded Pakistan between and Afghanistan?

   A. 1958
   B. 1959
   C. 1960
   D. 1961

10. Between which two countries strategic Arms limitation Talk (SALT) were held to stop the expansion of strategic weapons in both countries?

    A. USA and Britain
    B. USSR and Britain
    C. USA and USSR
    D. USSR and Germany