United Nations General Knowledge MCQs
41. The strength of the Commonwealth is now 54 members. Which country joined as the 54th member?
A. Pakistan
B. South Africa
C. Macedonia
D. Rwanda
Answer:
D. Rwanda
42. Which of these countries is a member of Commonwealth?
A. Croatia
B. Poland
C. Romania
D. Turkmenistan
Answer:
D. Turkmenistan
43. When the Britishdominions became defined as free and equal countries within the British Empire?
A. 1923
B. 1925
C. 1924
D. 1926
Answer:
D. 1926
44. Which Asian city will host the Commonwealth games between 3 October and 14 October 2010?
A. Islamabad
B. Tokyo
C. New Delhi
D. Colombo
Answer:
C. New Delhi
45. Approximately how many people live in Commonwealth countries
A. 0.7 billion
B. 1.2 billion
C. 2.1 billion
D. 2.7 billion
Answer:
C. 2.1 billion
46. Since 1977 which day and month has been celebrated as Commonwealth Day?
A. 1st Monday in April
B. 2nd Monday in March
C. 3rd Monday in May
D. 4th Monday in June
Answer:
B. 2nd Monday in March
47. In 1949, under which declaration, membership previously based on Crown changed to one in which members agreed to recognize the British Monarch as symbolic head of Commonwealth
A. British Declaration
B. Frankfurt Declaration
C. London Declaration
D. None of these
Answer:
C. London Declaration
48. In how many Commonwealth countries British monarch is considered the Head of state?
A. 15
B. 14
C. 12
D. 16
Answer:
D. 16
49. Ireland left Commonwealth in
A. 1948
B. 1947
C. 1949
D. 1945
Answer:
C. 1949
50. Fiji lost Commonwealth membership due to military coup in 1987. When Fiji was reinstated?
A. 1995
B. 1997
C. 1996
D. 1994
Answer:
B. 1997