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Q: The 'Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)' is a key multilateral export control regime that governs the transfer of materials for:

A) Dual-use technology

B) Conventional weaponry

C) Nuclear weapons development

D) Biological warfare agents

Q: Which organization released the 'Global Economic Prospects (GEP) 2025' report, warning of slow global growth?

A) IMF

B) World Bank

C) OECD

D) UNCTAD

Q: The 'Paris Peace Forum' in 2025 focused its discussions heavily on the concept of 'Digital Trust', defined as:

A) Trust in social media platforms

B) Trust in government data security

C) Trust in online payment systems

D) Confidence in the reliability and ethical use of digital technologies

Q: The 'R-21/Matrix-M' vaccine, recently approved by the WHO, is the first such vaccine to achieve high efficacy against which life-threatening disease in children?

A) Tuberculosis

B) Malaria

C) Pneumonia

D) Polio

Q: The 'Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)' (2017) makes which activity explicitly illegal under international law for participating states?

A) Nuclear research for energy

B) Uranium enrichment

C) Possessing, using, or threatening to use nuclear weapons

D) Exporting nuclear material

Q: The 'Global South' diplomatic push in 2025, led by countries like Brazil and India, primarily advocates for reforms within the structure of the:

A) World Bank

B) United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

C) NATO Alliance

D) European Union

Q: The 'Digital Development Partnership (DDP)', active in Pakistan in 2025, is a major initiative co-funded by the World Bank and which development agency?

A) USAID

B) JICA

C) DFID

D) World Bank

Q: The 'African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)' officially entered its operational phase in which year?

A) 2021

B) 2018

C) 2019

D) 2023

Q: The 'Gaza Reconstruction Fund', a major international commitment in 2025, is primarily managed by the:

A) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

B) IMF

C) World Bank

D) Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development

Q: The 'World Trade Organization (WTO)' Ministerial Conference in 2025 saw the most heated debate over which specific issue?

A) Fisheries subsidies and market access

B) Trade liberalization in agricultural products

C) E-commerce taxation and intellectual property

D) Labor standards and worker rights

Q: The 'Basel III' banking reforms, a key feature of financial stability in 2025, primarily aim to strengthen:

A) Consumer protection from fraud

B) Cyber security protocols

C) Capital and liquidity requirements for banks

D) Regulation of cryptocurrency trading

Q: The 'Paris Club' is an informal group of officials from major creditor countries that primarily assists developing nations with:

A) Trade disputes

B) Restructuring sovereign debt

C) Military cooperation

D) Cultural exchange programs

Q: The 'Digital India Act', expected to be formalized in late 2025, is primarily focused on regulating:

A) Algorithmic accountability, regulatory compliance, and platform liabilities

B) Agricultural subsidies and finance

C) Defense procurement and indigenization

D) Taxation of foreign digital companies

Q: The 'Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)' is often compared to which post-World War II American financial initiative?

A) Marshall Plan

B) Lend-Lease Act

C) Truman Doctrine

D) New Deal

Q: The 'Global Compact for Migration' promotes principles related to managing migration in a way that respects:

A) National sovereignty above all else

B) Economic benefits over human rights

C) Military security and deterrence

D) Human rights and the rule of law

Q: The 'FATF (Financial Action Task Force)' standard emphasizes the need for countries to regulate the transfer of funds through non-traditional systems such as:

A) Online banking platforms

B) Licensed money transfer services

C) Hawala and other informal value transfer systems

D) ATM and credit card networks

Q: The 'Global Stocktake' (GST), completed at COP28 and informing COP30, is the process of assessing global progress towards the goals of the:

A) Kyoto Protocol

B) Paris Agreement

C) Lisbon Treaty

D) Montreal Protocol

Q: The 'International Organization for Migration (IOM)' officially became an agency of the United Nations in which year?

A) 2000

B) 2010

C) 2016

D) 2020

Q: Which region saw the most military coups in the period of 2021-2024, continuing to fuel instability in 2025?

A) Middle East

B) West and Central Africa (Sahel)

C) Southeast Asia

D) Eastern Europe

Q: The 'Quad' (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) is often characterized as a democratic grouping intended to balance the influence of which country in the Indo-Pacific?

A) China

B) Russia

C) North Korea

D) India