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International Conflicts & Security

40 questions in Current Affairs.

Asked in 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1998, 1997, 1995

2004 · Q148Current AffairsInternational Conflicts & Securitymoderate

Consider the following statements: 1. Montenegro and Serbia agreed to a new structure for the Yugoslav Federation. 2. Croatia remained under the Hungarian Administration until the end of First World War. 3. Claims to Macedonian Territory have long been a source of contention between Belgium and Greece. 4. In 1991, Slovenia declared independence from Czechoslovakia. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. (a)1 and 2
  2. (b)1, 2 and 3
  3. (c)2, 3 and 4
  4. (d)1, 3 and 4
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Official answer(a) 1 and 2

2003 · Q51Current AffairsInternational Conflicts & Securityeasy

Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. (a)East Timor was a British colony for four centuries
  2. (b)The European colonial rulers handed over East Timor to Indonesia in 1975
  3. (c)The United Nations took over East Timor in 1999 to prepare it for independence
  4. (d)East Timor finally declared its independence in Dec. 2001
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Official answer(c) The United Nations took over East Timor in 1999 to prepare it for independence

2002 · Q107Current AffairsInternational Conflicts & Securitymoderate

Recently, several hundred South Africa soldiers were sent to Burundi

  1. (a)to side with the Tutsi tribe in the country’s civil war
  2. (b)to side with the Hutu tribe in the ongoing ethnic conflict
  3. (c)as a part of United Nations special force to keep control on the ethnic groups revolting against the government
  4. (d)as South Africa’s protection force to help mediate and agreement between warring groups of civil war
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Official answer(d) as South Africa’s protection force to help mediate and agreement between warring groups of civil war

2001 · Q37Current AffairsInternational Conflicts & Securitymoderate

Consider the following statements regarding the Armed Forces: I. First batch of women pilots was commissioned in Indian Air Force in 1996. II. Officers’ Training Academy is located in Nagpur. III. Southern Command of Indian Navy has its Headquarters at Chennai. IV. One of the Regional Headquarters of Coast Guard is located at Port Blair. Which of these statements are correct?

  1. (a)I, II, III and IV
  2. (b)II, III and IV
  3. (c)III only
  4. (d)IV only
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Official answer(d) IV only