International Relations | MCQs

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Kristalina Georgieva first elected Managing Director of IMF in October 2019 

Kristalina Georgieva reelected as Managing Director of IMF in April 2024 

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The General Assembly is the largest organ of the United Nations.

It is located in New York, USA.

The UN General Assembly usually meets every year in September.

There are six main organs of the UN.

The official languages are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish, with English and French as the working languages of the Secretariat.

Founded: October 24, 1945, in San Francisco, California, USA

Headquarters: New York, USA

Founders: United States, India, United Kingdom, Brazil, France

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Karakar pass is located in: Hindu Kush, KPK

Important Passes of Pakistan:

1. Khyber Pass 

connects: Peshawar to Kabul

connects: Pakistan to Afghanistan

Height 1070 meters, 3510 feet 

2. Bolan Pass 

Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 

Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

3. Lowari Pass 

Connects: Chitral with Dir 

Height: 3118 meters, 10230 feet 

4. Broghil Pass 

Location: Pakistan & Afghanistan border 

Height: 3798 meters, 12460 feet 

5. Malakand Pass 

Connects: Dir with Chitral 

Height: 1362 meters, 4468 feet 

6. Shandur pass

Connects: Gupis/Gilgit with Chitral 

Height: 3700 meters, 12139 feet 

7. Khanjerab Pass (top most in Pakistan) 

Other name: Friendship Gate

Connects: China with Pakistan 

Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

8. Dorah pass

Connects: Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with Chitral 

Height: 4300 meters, 14108 feet 

9. Babusar Pass 

Connects: Mansehra/Abbotabad with Gilgit

10. Kohat Pass

Connects: Kohat with Peshawar 

11. Khojak Pass

Connects: Qilla Abdullah with Chaman

12. Tochi Pass

Connects: Ghazni with Bannu

13. Karakar Pass

Connects: Mingora with Buner 

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RCD was established on: 21 July, 1964

RCD was dissolved in: 1979

RCD stand for Regional Cooperation for Development

RCD: Established by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey

RCD headquarters: Iran

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• Xinjiang province in China directly borders Pakistan.
• The border region is significant for trade and connectivity.
• It encompasses diverse landscapes, including mountains and valleys.

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World Children’s Day is celebrated on 20th November annually. 

Aim: To promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children's welfare

Founded in 1954 by the United Nations

Theme 2024: For every child, every right

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Samuel Phillips Huntington was an American political scientist, died in 2008.

Clash of Civilization was published in 1996.

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The Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, visited Pakistan for the first time in March 1950.

This visit strengthened Pakistan-Iran diplomatic relations, leading to future alliances like RCD (1964) and ECO (1985).

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Pakistan has no diplomatic relations with Israel.

Israel and Pakistan have had a history of tensions, and Pakistan has been a long-standing supporter of the Palestinian cause.

Currently, 31 countries do not recognize and/or have foreign relations with Israel.

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