Non Aligned Movement : 17th Summit, 2016

1) The 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is taking place in which of the following countries?

a) Cuba
b) Egypt
c) Venezuela
d) India

2) NAM was formed in 1961, at the initiative of which of the following countries?

a) Egypt, Cuba and Venezuela.
b) Egypt, India and Yugoslavia
c) U.S. , Britain and France.
d) Japan, Italy and Germany.

3) The guiding principle of NAM can be best summarized through which of the following policies?

a) Multilateralism
b) Isolationism
c) Neutrality
d) All of the above

4) Over the course of past 60 years, the NAM has seen an erosion of its authority. Which of the following factors can be attributed for this erosion?

a) Collapse of Soviet Union and end of cold war.
b) Dilution of economic ambitions of NAM states after the third world debt crisis of 1980s.
c) Emergence of United States as a global power.
d) All of the above

5) The next president of NAM after Venezuela will be :

a) Cuba
b) India
c) Azerbaijan
d) Iran

6) The joint statement issued by members of the NAM, in the current summit, reflects their concerns to which of the following issues?

a) U.S. interventionism around the world.
b) Violence in Syria, Iraq and the Palestinian Territories.
c) Unilateral sanctions on Venezuela and lack of people's right to peace.
d) All of the above

7) In the 17th Summit of NAM, the U.S. foreign policies have been condemned of being interventionist and neocolonialist. Which of the following events led to this perception among the members?

a) Anti terrorist operations by a U.S. led coalition in Syria.
b) Unfavorable economic sanctions on Syria and Venezuela.
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b

Answers

1) c , The 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is taking place in Margarita, Venezuela starting from September 13th till 18th of the month.
2) b, The NAM currently has 120 members.
3) a
4) d
5) c
6) d
7) c

Reference : Ministry of External Affairs (India)