Global | MCQs

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• The World Economic Forum is an international non-governmental and lobbying organisation based in Switzerland. It was founded in 1971.

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• Joan Donoghue is the current president of ICJ and belongs to the USA
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• President of ICJ Joan E. DONOGHUE belongs to the United States of America

• Member of the Court since 9 September 2010; re-elected as from 6 February 2015; President as from 8 February 2021

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• The International Court of Justice (ICJ), sometimes known as the World Court, is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN).

• It settles disputes between states in accordance with international law and gives advisory opinions on international legal issues.
• Established in 1945
• Location:- The Hague, Netherlands
• ICJ Total number of Judges 15.

• Term of every judge 9 years.

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WTO stands for: World Trade Organization

The WTO also warned about a potential food crisis that might be caused price surges.

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The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, namely Russia, Britain, China, the United States, and France released the statement with a view to avoid nuclear war.

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The Global Consortium for Digital Currency Governance will aim to increase access to the financial system through innovative policy solutions that are inclusive and inter-operable.

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The 2021 report reflects the depth and disparity of the pandemic’s impact, explores how critical global challenges have been exacerbated and reshaped, and highlights the need to address these risks in a more collaborative way.

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United States of America has a huge number of airports 13,513 to cater to the large volume of air freight

Next to the US, we have countries all boasting a huge number of airports such as:

Brazil (4,093),

Mexico (1,714),

Canada (1,467),

Russia (1,218)

and Argentina (1,138) 

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A "multinational" refers to a company that operates in multiple countries.

It managing production or delivering services across national borders.

This allows the company to have a global presence.

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Almost 40% of the world's oil supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz. 

  The Strait of Hormuz is 55 to 95 Km wide Strait.

It is located between the Persian Gulf and Oman Gulf.

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In 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) ended its Global Health Emergency regarding COVID-19.

This marked the official conclusion of the international emergency phase of the pandemic.

Although COVID-19 continues to be monitored as a public health issue.