03 Flashcards
When were first Palestinian elections held in which Yasir Arafat waselected President of the Palestinian Authority?
(a) 1993
(c) 1995
(b) 1994
(d) 1996
(d) 1996
Mahmud Abbas, is also known as:
(a) Abu Ala
(b) Abu Mazen
(c) Abu Ahmed
(d) Abu Muhammud
(b) Abu Mazen
Which Palestinian leader was w w • * • • » — — awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1994?
(a) Ahmed Qurie
(b) Mahmud Abbas
(c) Yasir Arafat
(d) Sheikh Ahmed Yasin
(c) Yasir Arafat
The political faction of PLO is known
(a) Force 17
(b) Fatah
(c) Al-Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade
(d) Intifada
(b) Fatah
The first Palestinian Intifada began in:
(a) August 1980
(b) August 1987
(c) August 1994
(d) August 2001
(b) August 1987
second Palestinian Intifada started in
(a) 2000
(c) 2002
(b) 2001
(d) 2003
(a) 2000
Whose visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in east Jerusalem sparked the Palestinian Intifada?
(a) Binyamin Nentanyahu
(b) Ariel Sharon
(c) Shimon Peres
(d) Yatizhak Rabin
(b) Ariel Sharon
Which Hamas leader was martyred in an Israeli missile attack on 17 April 2004? (a) Sheikh Ahmed Yasin (b) Abudul Aziz al-Rantissi (c) Ali Hassan Salameh (d) Mahmud Abbas
(b) Abudul Aziz al-Rantissi
Who was the founder and spiritual leader of Hamas? (a) Sheikh Ahmed Yasin (b) Abdul Aziz al-Rantissi (c) Ali Hassan Salamah (d) Mahmud Abbas
(a) Sheikh Ahmed Yasin
Which is the largest Palestinian militant organization?
a) Hamas
(b) Islamic Jihad
(c) Al-Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade
(d) Palestine Liberation Organization(PLO
(a)Hamas
The peace negotiations culminated in the Oslo Accords of: (a) September 1991 (b) September 1992 (c) September 1993 (d) September 1994
(c) September 1993
Oslo Accords was approved by the PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat, Israel’s then PM Yitzhak Rabin, and endorsed by US President:
(a) George Herbert Walker Bush
(b) Ronald Wilson Ragon
(c) Bill Clinton
(d) Jimmy Carter
(c) Bill Clinton
Which of the following is the Iranian- backed extremist Muslim faction based in Lebanon? (a) Hamas (Zeal) (b) Fatah (Victory) (c) Hezbullah (Party of God) (d) Islamic Jihad
(c) Hezbullah (Party of God)
The second Intifada known as the Al- Aqsa Intifada started after the failure of US sponsored IsraeliPalestinian Summit in 2000 at:
(a) New York
(b) Washington DC
(c) Camp David
(d) Oslo
(c) Camp David
Yasir Arafat passed away at Paris on
(a) November 2004
(b) 15 November 2004
(c) 11 November 2004
(d) 19 November 2004
(c)11 November 2004
Hamas formed in
(a) 1980
(c) 1985
(b) 1983
(d) 1987
(d) 1987
How many seats were secured by Hamas in the house of 132 in 2006 Election? (a) 65 (c) 71 (b) 76 (d) 56
(b) 76
Hamas formed government under the Prime Ministership of
(a) Ahmed Ceorie
(b) Mahmood Abbas
(c) Ahmad yasin
(d) Ismail Haniya
(d) Ismail Haniya
President of Palestine
Mahmoud Abbas
As per UN, largest number of Palestinian refugees lives in
Jordan
The Gaza flotilla raid, code named________ by the Israel Defense forces was seizure of six ships on 31 May 2010 carrying 663 people from 37 countries to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza strip from the Gaza Freedom Flotilla.
(a) Operation Sea Breeze
(b) Operation Sea Spark
(c) Operation Water Spark
(d) Operation Blue Water
(a)Operation Sea Breeze
Israel and Hamas began prisoner swap on 18 Oct 2011, in which the captured Israeli Army soldier \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ was released by Hamas inexchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners. (a) Gilad Shalit (b) Gabi Ashkenazi (c) Jonathan Locker (d) Rav Aluf Benny Gantz
(a) Gilad Shalit
When was Palestine upgraded to “non-member observer state” status in the United Nations in a 138-9
vote, General Assembly resolution 67/19 passed?
29th Nov 2012
How many out of the total 193
member states of the United Nations
recognized the State of Palestine on
14 September 2015?
136
CURRENT
(138 (71.5%) of the 193 United Nations (UN) member states and two non-member states have recognized it. … Palestine is not recognized as a state by Israel, the United States, Switzerland, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and most of the European Union, among others)
The Kurds are mainly Sunni Muslims and their dialect is — . (a) French (b) Iranian (c) Arabic (d) None of the above
(b) Iranian
During Iran-Iraq War, Iraq destroyed
many Kurdish Villages in
(a) 1988
(d) 1992
1988
Iraqi troops invaded and captured the Kurdish city of Irbil in \_\_\_\_- (a)1990 (b) 1989 (c)1996 (d)1980
(c)1996
(Erbil; and known in ancient history as Arbela and also spelled Arbil, Arbel and Irbil, is the largest most populated city in Iraqi Kurdistan and capital city of Kurdistan Region)
The claimed area of Kurdistan claimed by Kurds is
74,000 sq.mi
30,000 sq.mi
74,000 sq.mi
12th point out of 14 points, provided
an automonous development for
minorities by .
(a) Woodrow Wilson
(b) Churchill
(c) Quaid-e-Azam
(d) Gandhi
(a) Woodrow Wilson
The treaty of severs contemplated
the possibility of independence of
Kurds in .
(a) 1911
(c) 1920
(b) 1916
(d) 1935
(c) 1920
The greatest spokesman of Kurds
was .
(a) Mr Browne
(b) Saddam Hussain
(c) Mrs Bush
(d) Mulla Mustafa Barazani
(d) Mulla Mustafa Barazani
Kurdish Democratic party was legalized in (a) 1958 (c) 1970 (b) 1960 (d) 1945
(a) 1958
The Baathist government presented
an autonomy plan for the Kurds in
(a) 1990 Feb
(b) 1970 April
(c) 1985 July
(d) 1974 March
(d) 1974 March
Although during Khurds sided with Iran Iraq War
Joining Iran invited the wrath of Saddam Hussain but
afterward difference occured between Kurds and Iran
after intense fighting took over Kurd
areas in .
(a) 1980
(c) 1982
(b) 1981
(d) 1983
(d) 1983
Iraqi Army attacked the Kurdish town with Poison gas 5000 of Halabja kurds died in
(a) 1986
(c) 1989
(b) 1988
(d) 1982
(b) 1988
In 1980’s Kurds formed the Kurdistan
workers party in Turkey led by
(a) Abbas Ocalan
(b) Abdullah Badavi
(c) Abdullah Oclan
(d) None of these
(c) Abdullah Oclan
1945, Kurds setup a republic at Mahabad in the
Soviet-occupied zone in -
(a) Iraq
(c) Syria
(b) Iran
(d) Turkey
(b) Iran
total area of Cyprus is .
(a) 4000 sq km
(b) 6500 sq km
(c) 2071 sq km
(d) 9251 sq km
(d)9251 sq km
The capital of Cyprus is .
(a) Nicosia
(d) Istingil
(c) Aerosia
(d) None of them
(a) Nicosia
The Turks ruled over Cyprus from
(a) 1611-1719
(c) 1724-1840
(b) 1500-1600
(d) 1571-1878
(d) 1571-1878
The British acquired the rights over Cyprus in . (a) 1799 (c) 1878 (b) 1850 (d) 1890
(d) 1890
Cyprus, being the part of Byzantine
Empire, was captured by King
Richard in _________
1911
The British transferred the headquarter of
Middle East Land Forces from Egypt to Cyprus in
(a) 1950
(c) 1954
(b) 1926
(d) 1945
(c) 1954
The civil war b/w Greek and Turkish communities broke out in
(a) 1955
(c) 1930
(b) 1944
(d) 1940
(a)1955
The civil war in Cyprus resulted in the independence of Cyprus on
(a) 14 August, 1947
(b) 16 August, 1960
(c) 26 April, 1959
(d) 19 September, 1955
(b) 16 August, 1960
Cyprus joined the British Commonwealth in (a) 1961 (c) 1960 (b) 1955 (d) 1962
(c) 1960
The word Takism as used in Turkish
Takism Organization means
(b) Partition
In order to stop communal fighting in Cyprus and to avoid Erosis and Takism an accord was reached in
London and Zurich which introduced a system of •
(a) Bi-communal/Federal
(b) Unicameral
(c) Parliamentary
(d) None of these
(a) Bi-communal/Federal
Archbishop Hakarios proclaimed the
presidency of Cyprus on .
(a) 14 April, 1960
(b) 14 Dec, 1959
(c) 4 August, 1955
(d) 26 Dec, 1950
(b) 14 Dec, 1959
Which Organization was formed by
Turkish Cypriots to defend their
interest in Cyprus?
Turkish Takish Organization (TTO)
The Civil War in Cyprus over the disagreement
in constitutional issues broke out in
1960
United National Peace-Keeping Force (UNPFCYD) was established in Cyprus in
(b) 1940
(d) 1930
(b) 1946
(d) 1964
(d) 1964
War between Greece and Turkey was narrowly averted by mutual acceptance of peace plan in (a) 1967 (c) 1867 (b) 1960 (d) 1970
(a) 1967
When Turkey interfered which resulted in establishment of Turkish Northern Cyprus in (a) 1982 (c) 1983 (b) 1981 (d) 1984
(c) 1983
Turkish Northern Cyprus is recognized only by (a) UNO (b) Turkey (c) USA (d) France
(b) Turkey
Concerning ethnic groups, the Turks
are 19%, while Greek Cypriots are
(a) 85%
(c) 81%
(b) 70%
(d) 80%
(c) 81%
Greek Cypriot administration recognized as legal government whole Cyprus by (a) UNO (b) Britain (c) USA (d) All of them
(d) All of them
Current President of Cyprus
Nicos Anastasiades
