MCQ Questions for Class 12 Political Science: Ch 4 Alternative Centres of Power
1. EURATOM is known as
(a) Europe Atom Efficiency Community.
(b) Europe Aviation Energy Center.
(c) European Atomic Energy Community.
(d) European Ariel Energetic Center.
► (c) European Atomic Energy Community.
2. ASEAN stands for ___________.
(a) Alliance of Southeast Asian Nations
(b) Alliance of Southern Asian Nations
(c) Association of South West Asian Nations
(d) Association of South East Asian Nations
► (d) Association of South East Asian Nations
3. The major landmark in the Indo-China relations was
(a) Indira Gandhi's visit to China.
(b) A.B. Vajpayee's visit to China.
(c) Hu Jintao's visit to India.
(d) Rajiv Gandhi's visit to China.
► (d) Rajiv Gandhi's visit to China.
4. WTO stands for
(a) World Trade Organisation.
(b) World Territorial Organisation.
(c) War Trust Organisation.
(d) World Trade Organ.
► (a) World Trade Organisation.
5. In January 2007, the two countries that joined EU were
(a) Britain and Denmark.
(b) Italy and France.
(c) Finland and Sweden.
(d) Bulgaria and Romania.
► (d) Bulgaria and Romania.
6. What is the name given to the 13 members of the European Union who have adopted Euro?
(a) Euro zone
(b) Euro alliance
(c) Euro association
(d) Euro league
► (a) Euro zone
7. Which of the following is the only country that suffered the destruction caused by nuclear bombs?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) France
(d) Japan
► (d) Japan
8. In which year ASEAN was established?
(a) 1967
(b) 1965
(c) 1962
(d) 1960
► (a) 1967
9. The second largest contributor to the regular budget of the UN is
(a) Japan.
(b) China.
(c) India.
(d) Britain.
► (a) Japan.
10. The European Economic Community was formed in 1958 by
(a) 10 countries.
(b) 12 countries.
(c) 5 countries.
(d) 6 countries.
► (d) 6 countries.
11. In which year OEEC was established?
(a) 1946
(b) 1947
(c) 1948
(d) 1949
► (c) 1948
12. When was European Union eastablished?
(a) 1990
(b) 1991
(c) 1992
(d) 1993
► (c) 1992
13. When was The ASEAN Regional Forum eastablished?
(a) 1991
(b) 1992
(c) 1993
(d) 1994
► (d) 1994
14. When was People’s Republic of China eastablished?
(a) 1947
(b) 1948
(c) 1949
(d) 1950
► (c) 1949
15. Who proposed the ‘four modernisations’ in China?
(a) Mao Zedong
(b) Zhou Enlai
(c) Deng Xiaoping
(d) None of the above
► (b) Zhou Enlai
16. When China became member of WTO?
(a) 1991
(b) 1998
(c) 2001
(d) 2005
► (c) 2001