World Current Affairs MCQs

UK (Britain) Joined EU in which year?

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UK (Britain) Joined EU in which year?

A. 1980
B. 1968
C. 1973
D. 1950

The United Kingdom joined the European Communities on 1 January 1973, along with Denmark and the Republic of Ireland. The EC would later become the European Union.

which country cuts ties with World Wildlife Fund (WWF)?

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which country cuts ties with World Wildlife Fund (WWF)?

A. Malaysia
B. Singapore
C. Indonesia
D. Thailand

Indonesia said on Wednesday (Jan 29) it has cut ties with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as it accused the global conservation group of overstepg its mandate in the country and unfairly criticising efforts to extinguish out-of-control forest fires last year.
The South-east Asian nation said it had sent a letter to the WWF’s domestic office last week terminating a cooperation agreement that stretched back to 1998.
The agreement involved joint work in the area of wildlife conservation and forestry, it added.
An environment ministry spokesman said the WWF improperly extended its work across the archipelago into areas linked to climate change, waste management and environmental issues.

which sea considered as huge source of green house gases?

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which sea considered as huge source of green house gases?

A. yellow sea
B. black sea
C. red sea
D. Arabian sea

Hydrocarbon gases bubbling from the bottom of the Red Sea are polluting the atmosphere at a rate equivalent to the emissions of some large fossil fuel exporting countries, researchers said on Tuesday.