TOPIC: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS)
1. The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to the emergence of which independent nation?
a) Ukraine
b) Belarus
c) Kazakhstan
d) Azerbaijan
2. The Gulf War, also known as the First Gulf War, began in 1990 when Iraq invaded which neighboring country?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Kuwait
c) Iran
d) Oman
3. In 1994, which African nation experienced a genocide resulting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people?
a) Nigeria
b) Rwanda
c) Ethiopia
d) Somalia
4. The Oslo Accords, signed in 1993, aimed to establish a framework for peace between which two parties in the Middle East conflict?
a) Israel and Egypt
b) Israel and Jordan
c) Israel and Palestine
d) Israel and Lebanon
5. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which seeks to ban all nuclear explosions for both civilian and military purposes, was adopted by the United Nations in which year?
a) 1992
b) 1996
c) 1998
d) 2000
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6. The Dayton Agreement in 1995 brought an end to the conflict in which European country, resulting in the formation of two entities within the country?
a) Bosnia and Herzegovina
b) Croatia
c) Kosovo
d) Serbia
7. The Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 originated in which country and had a ripple effect across the region?
a) Japan
b) China
c) South Korea
d) Thailand
8. The Good Friday Agreement, signed in 1998, aimed to bring peace to which region?
a) Cyprus
b) Northern Ireland
c) Basque Country
d) Catalonia
9. In 1999, which two NATO member countries conducted airstrikes against Serbia to stop the conflict in Kosovo?
a) United States and France
b) United States and Germany
c) United States and United Kingdom
d) United States and Canada
10. The transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China occurred in which year?
a) 1994
b) 1996
c) 1997
d) 1999
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11. In 1994, Nelson Mandela was elected as the first black President of which country after the end of apartheid?
a) Kenya
b) Nigeria
c) South Africa
d) Zimbabwe
12. Which international organization, founded in 1995, is responsible for regulating world trade?
a) United Nations
b) World Trade Organization (WTO)
c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
d) World Health Organization (WHO)
13. The 1998 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to which two individuals for their efforts to bring peace to Northern Ireland?
a) Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres
b) Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk
c) John Hume and David Trimble
d) Jimmy Carter and Mikhail Gorbachev
14. Which Southeast Asian country experienced a financial crisis in 1997, leading to widespread economic turmoil and protests?
a) Singapore
b) Malaysia
c) Indonesia
d) Vietnam
15. The Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty to address climate change, was adopted in 1997. What was its main objective?
a) Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
b) Promoting sustainable agriculture
c) Protecting marine ecosystems
d) Ensuring access to clean water