Current Affairs 2013

**The lowest percentage of Internet users is found in:**A. North AmericaB. AfricaC. AustraliaD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: B. Africa

**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 countriesB. Developed nationsC. Asian TigersD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Newly industrialized countries

**In International Relations, a global system containing two dominant powers is labeled with which of the following terms?**A. BipolarB. NationalistC. IsolationistD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Bipolar

**The Axis powers in World War II did not include:**A. GermanyB. the Soviet UnionC. ItalyD. Japan Show Answer Correct Answer: B. the Soviet Union

**The proposition that a single dominant power can promote world peace comes from ________ theory.**A. balance-of-powerB. SocialistC. Hegemonic stabilityD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Hegemonic stability

**The US ambassador, J. Christopher Stevens was killed by militants in ___________.**A. Tripoli, LibyaB. Misrata, LibyaC. Benghazi, LibyaD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Benghazi, Libya

____________explains how rational self-interested behavior by individuals may have a destructive collective effect.A. Tragedy of the commonsB. Population implosionC. Carrying capacityD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Tragedy of the commons

**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-determinationB. DemocratizationC. DevelopmentD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Development

**The UN uses the Human Development Index to:**A. predict, in order to prevent, which countries are most likely to engage in ethnic cleansing.B. demonstrate how well a country is providing for its people’s welfare and security.C. predict the percentage of displaced people that will leave a failed state.D. prove that the Global South is not…

**Which of the following states has not ratified the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)?**A. CanadaB. FranceC. United StatesD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. United States