International Relations | MCQs

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In June 2022, Canada passed the Turban Day Act, to celebrate April 13 every year as Turban Day.

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Munir Akram is the current Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN.

On 30 September 2019, Akram was reappointed as Permanent Representative 

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Theme of the SCO Summit 2023 is 'SECURE' which stands for security, economic development, connectivity, unity, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, and environmental protection was held in India

SCO Summit was hosted by India in July 2023

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The Nobel Peace Prize 2012 was awarded to European Union (EU)

"for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe."

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Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group

Led since 1992 by its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah

Hezbollah was established in 1982 during the Lebanese civil war and fought a 2006 war with Israel.

Founder: Sayyed Abbas Al-Musawi

Headquarters: Beirut, Lebanon

Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council

Germany has recently banned Hezbollah

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Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, was formed in 1989 in Australia 

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies.

Headquarters: Singapore

APEC started in 1989, in response to the growing interdependence of Asia-Pacific economies

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• • Chairmanship of BRICS for 2021: India

  • Chairmanship of BRICS for 2022: China

  • Chairmanship of BRICS for 2023: South Africa

  • Chairmanship of BRICS for 2024: Russia
• Know everything about BRICS: 
• BRICS founded: June 2009
  
• BRICS Member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
  
• BRICS total members: 10 
• South Africa joined BRICS: 2010
• BRICS headquarters: Shanghai, China
• BRICS first conference hosted by: Russia (2009) 

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Organization of Islamic Cooperation opened its office in Kabul to pave the way for the improvement of Afghanistan's relations with other Islamic countries in November 2022.

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• Asian Council headquarter is located in Tokyo
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• The Asian council is headquartered in Tokyo with regional directorates in Bangkok, Doha, and Chengdu

• The Asia Council is a pan-Asian organization constituted in 2016

• The Asia Council is organized into three administrative divisions. East Asia, South Asia & South East Asia 

• The Asia Council covers 48 countries and 6 dependent territories.

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Explanation

The then Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin hosted the Leaders’ summit of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2020.