UPSC International Relations – Chapter 13: Africa, Latin America and the Global South (24 MCQs)
UPSC International Relations – Chapter 13: Africa, Latin America and the Global South (24 MCQs) – 25 questions, subject: International Relations. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
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Gandhi lived and worked in South Africa from:
Correct Answer: A [1893 to 1914]
Explanation:
Gandhi reached Durban in 1893 and left South Africa in July 1914, after two decades of work and satyagraha there.
The second India–Africa Forum Summit was held in 2011 at:
Correct Answer: B [Addis Ababa]
Explanation:
IAFS-II met at Addis Ababa, the African Union headquarters, in May 2011 – so far the only summit held in Africa.
The African Union became a permanent member of the G20 at the summit held in:
Correct Answer: C [New Delhi, 2023]
Explanation:
September 2023.
The ten guiding principles of India's Africa policy were set out in 2018 in a speech to the Parliament of:
Correct Answer: B [Uganda]
Explanation:
the Kampala principles.
India's Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme was launched in:
Correct Answer: A [1964]
Explanation:
ITEC was launched on 15 September 1964 as India's flagship programme for training officials of partner developing countries.
Operation Kaveri (2023) was carried out to evacuate Indians from:
Correct Answer: C [Sudan]
Explanation:
Operation Kaveri (April–May 2023) evacuated Indians from Sudan after fighting broke out between its army and the Rapid Support Forces.
India's first all-women Formed Police Unit for UN peacekeeping was sent in 2007 to:
Correct Answer: B [Liberia]
Explanation:
In January 2007 India deployed the UN's first all-women Formed Police Unit to the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
The Alliance of Sahel States formed in 2023 consists of:
Correct Answer: B [Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger]
Explanation:
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, all under military rule, signed the Liptako-Gourma Charter creating the Alliance in September 2023.
The "lithium triangle" of South America consists of:
Correct Answer: A [Argentina, Bolivia and Chile]
Explanation:
Argentina, Bolivia and Chile share the Andean salt flats that hold a large share of the world's lithium resources.
Consider the following statements:
1. The third India–Africa Forum Summit was held in New Delhi in 2015.
2. The Duty-Free Tariff Preference scheme of India covers least-developed countries.
3. The Pan-African e-Network was launched in 2019.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]
Explanation:
IAFS-III met in New Delhi in 2015 and India's DFTP scheme (2008) is for least-developed countries; only statement 3 is wrong.
Assertion (A): The Sahel has seen a series of military takeovers in recent years.
Reason (R): Jihadist violence, poverty and weak governance have made governments in the region unstable.
Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]
Explanation:
Jihadist violence, poverty and weak governance eroded civilian governments, and soldiers cited insecurity to justify the coups – so R explains A.
The IBSA Dialogue Forum was set up by the Brasilia Declaration of:
Correct Answer: C [2003]
Explanation:
The foreign ministers of India, Brazil and South Africa signed the Brasilia Declaration on 6 June 2003, creating IBSA.
India's Preferential Trade Agreement with MERCOSUR came into force in:
Correct Answer: D [2009]
Explanation:
The India–MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement, signed in 2004, came into force on 1 June 2009.
The Group of 77 developing countries was formed in:
Correct Answer: D [1964]
Explanation:
The Group of 77 was formed on 15 June 1964 by a joint declaration of developing countries at the first UNCTAD session.
The first Voice of the Global South Summit was hosted by India in:
Correct Answer: A [January 2023]
Explanation:
virtually.
The India–UN Development Partnership Fund was set up in:
Correct Answer: B [2017]
Explanation:
India and the UN Office for South-South Cooperation set up the India–UN Development Partnership Fund in 2017.
Arrange the following in chronological order:
1. Formation of the Group of 77
2. First India–Africa Forum Summit
3. Bandung Conference
4. First Non-Aligned summit at Belgrade
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer: C [3-4-1-2]
Explanation:
1955, 1961, 1964, 2008.
The first India–Africa Defence Ministers' Conclave was held in 2020 at:
Correct Answer: D [Lucknow]
Explanation:
during DefExpo.
The Indian Navy has carried out anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since:
Correct Answer: A [2008]
Explanation:
The Indian Navy began anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden in October 2008 and has deployed ships there continuously since.
Large communities descended from Indian indentured labourers live in which of the following?
Correct Answer: D [Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago]
Explanation:
also Suriname.
Consider the following statements:
The India-Africa Summit
1. held in 2015 was the third such Summit.
2. was actually initiated by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: A [1 only]
Explanation:
the third summit was held in New Delhi in 2015.
In the recent years Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan caught international attention for which one of the following reasons is common to all of them?
Correct Answer: D [Successful coups]
Explanation:
all four saw military takeovers in 2020–21.
Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: There is instability and a worsening security situation in the Sahel region.
Statement-II: There have been military takeovers/coups d'état in several countries of the Sahel region in the recent past.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Correct Answer: A [Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I]
Explanation:
coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have added to the instability.
Consider the following pairs:
Country — Important reason for being in the news recently
1. Chad — Setting up of permanent military base by China
2. Guinea — Suspension of Constitution and Government by military
3. Lebanon — Severe and prolonged economic depression
4. Tunisia — Suspension of Parliament by President
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
Correct Answer: C [Only three pairs]
Explanation:
pairs 2, 3 and 4; China's only acknowledged overseas military base is in Djibouti.
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The third India–Africa Forum Summit, held in New Delhi in 2015, was the first to which India invited:
Correct Answer: A [all 54 African countries]
Explanation:
The 2015 New Delhi summit invited all 54 African countries; earlier summits used the African Union's Banjul formula.
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