Pakistan Studies (Compulsory) XII - Chapter No.8: Pakistan And The Comity Of Nations - MCQs And Fill In The Blanks

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Pakistan Studies (C) XII
Chapter No. 8: Pakistan And The Comity Of Nations
Multiple Choice Questions 

16. ______ assisted Pakistan for second Islamic summit conference.

• Shah Saud
• Shah Abdul Aziz
• Shah Faisal ✔

17. ____ opposed the membership of Pakistan in UNO.

• Iran
• Iraq
• Afghanistan  ✔

18.  NAM had so far _____ conferences.

• Eight ✔
• Six
• Nine

19. The first conference of NAM was held at Belgrade in_____.

• 1960
• 1962
• 1961 ✔

(C) Fill in the blanks (Text Book):

1. The foundation of the UN was laid in: 1945
(1945-1939-1919)

2. At present the membership of the UN is: 191
(185-187-150)

3. Pakistan became member of the UN in the year: 1947
(1949 1948-1947)

4. The Movement of Non-Aligned countries was established in: 1955
(1964-1961-1955)

5. The first Summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference was held in: 1969
(1974-1969 1947)

6. The Islamic Revolution occurred in Iran in: 1979
(1981-1979-1964)

(B) Tick (✔) the correct statement (Text Book)

(i) The distinctive characteristic of the foreign policy of Pakistan is to maintain a closer co-operation with the Islamic countries. ✔
(ii) UNESCO is the acronym for the International Children Fund. X
(iii) ILO is the abbreviation of International Labour Organization. ✔
(iv) The principles of Pancshela was associated with the establishment of Islamic Conference. X
(v) The aim of the Islamic Conference was to maintain a  balance among the big powers. ✔

Famous Abbreviations

• CENTO: Central Treaty Organization
• ECO: Economic Cooperation Organization
• FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization
• ILO: International Labour Organization
• IMF: International Monetary Fund
• KANUPP: Karachi Atomic and Nuclear Power Plant
• NADRA: National Database and Registration Authority
• NAM: Non Aligned Movement
• OIC: Organization of the Islamic Conference
• PIDC: Pakistan Industrial Development Cooperation
• PLO: Palestine Liberation Organization
• RCD: Regional Cooperation Development
• SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
• SEATO: South East Asia Treaty Organization
• UNESCO: United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
• UNHCR: United Nations High Commission for Refugee
• UNICEF: United Nations international Children Emergency Fund
• UNO: United Nations Organizations
• WB / IBRD: World Bank / International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• WHO: World Health Organization

Islamic Summit Conferences

1^st in September 1969 - (Rabat) Morocco - 24 Countries participated
2^nd in February 1974 - (Lahore) Pakistan
3^rd in January 1981 - (Makkah) Saudi Arabia - 38 Countries participated + many observers
4^th in January 1984 - (Casablanca) Morocco - 42 Countries participated + Some observers
5^th in January 1987 - (Kuwait) Kuwait
6^th in December 1991 - (Dakar) Senegal - 45 Muslims states participated
7^th in December 1994 - (Casablanca) Morocco
8^th in December 1997 - (Tehran) Iran
9^th in November 2000 - (Doha) Qatar
10^th in October 2003 - (Putrajaya) Malaysia
11^th in March 2008 - (Dakar) Senegal
12^th in February 2013 - (Cairo) Egypt
13^th in April 2016 - (Istanbul) Turkey
14^th in May 2019 - (Makkah) Saudi Arabia