Current Affairs MCQs 2013

The Axis powers in World War II did not include:
A. Germany
B. the Soviet Union
C. Italy
D. Japan

The proposition that a single dominant power can promote world peace comes from ________ theory.
A. balance-of-power
B. Socialist
C. Hegemonic stability
D. None of these

The US ambassador, J. Christopher Stevens was killed by militants in ___________.
A. Tripoli, Libya
B. Misrata, Libya
C. Benghazi, Libya
D. None of these

____________explains how rational self-interested behavior by individuals may have a destructive collective effect.
A. Tragedy of the commons
B. Population implosion
C. Carrying capacity
D. None of these

The process through which a country increases its capacity to meet its citizens’ basic human needs and raise their standard of living is known as:
A. Self-determination
B. Democratization
C. Development
D. None of these

The lowest percentage of Internet users is found in:
A. North America
B. Africa
C. Australia
D. None of these

The most prosperous members of the Global South, which have become important exporters and markets for the major industrialized countries, are known as:
A. Newly industrialized countries
B. Developed nations
C. Asian Tigers
D. None of these

In International Relations, a global system containing two dominant powers is labeled with which of the following terms?
A. Bipolar
B. Nationalist
C. Isolationist
D. None of these

The International Day of Peace, sometimes unofficially known as World Peace Day, is observed annually on:
A. 21st September
B. 23rd September
C. 12th October
D. None of these

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed annually on:
A. 25th December
B. 23rd November
C. 25th November
D. None of these