World Bank - Political Science Coaching Centre

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1. Good Governance and participatory civil society for Development were stressed in World Bank report of: (KERALA SET 2022 JULY)

A) 1992

B) 1997

C) 2000

D) 2003

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2. Which of the following is not a UN agency? (GUJARAT SET 2014 PAPER II)

(A) UNESCO

(B) Economic and Social Council

(C) Trusteeship Council

(D) World Bank

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3. Match the following institutions with their corresponding functions: (DU MA 2018)

1. a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i

2. a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i

3. a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii

4. a-ii, b-iii, c-i, d-iv

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4. In 1989, the World Bank conceptualised "Governance" in the context of which of the following nations? (NET December 2020 & June 2021 Paper-II)

(a) Australia

(b) New Zealand

(c) Sub-Saharan Africa

(d) United Kingdom

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5. World Bank is also known as: (SLET 17th March 2024)

(A) International Monetary Fund

(B) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

(C) International Agency for Donors

(D) World Trade Organization

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পুনর্গঠন ও উন্নয়নের জন্য আন্তর্জাতিক ব্যাংক (আই বি আর ডি) পরে পরিচিত হয- (7^TH SLST 2023)

(A) আন্তর্জাতিক মুদ্রা তহবিল

(B) বিশ্ব ব্যাংক

(C) এশীয় উন্নয়ন ব্যাংক

(D) ইসলামী উন্নয়ন ব্যাংক

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7. IMF and World Bank were founded in which Conference? (SLET 17th March 2024)

(A) Bretton Woods Conference

(B) Third World Summit

(C) London World Conference

(D) Washington Conference

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8. In which conference the decision to set up World Bank was taken? (NET March 2023 Shift I)

1. New York

2. Bretton Woods

3. Massacusetts

4. Paris

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9. Bretton Woods institutions include: (WEST BENGAL SET DECEMBER 2023)

(A) UN, NATO and NAFTA

(B) World Bank, IMF, WTO

(C) International Bank of Settlements, Basel Convention on Hazardous Wastes and the Kyoto Protocol

(D) None of the above

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10. A body of World Bank known as ‘Soft Loan Window’: (KERALA SET 2019 JULY)

A) IFC

B) MIGA

C) IDA

D) IBRD

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11. Why was the World Bank mainly set up? (BIHAR PSC TIER 3)

(A) To finance post-war construction

(B) With the purpose of financing rehabilitation of refugees

(C) To help third world countries

(D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above

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12. 'Bretton Woods Twins' refers to (University of Hyderabad M.A. 2011)

A. ILO and UNESCO

B. EU and NAFTA

C. WORLD BANK and IMF

D. GATT and WTO

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13. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. (NET June 2020 Paper II)

Assertion (A): The idea of 'governance' gained in prominence by connoting a plurality of rules in place of the states' monopoly.

Reasons (R): The idea of governance owes its origin to the World Bank.

In the light of the above statements. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(c) (A) is true but (R) is false

(d) (A) is false but (R) is true

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14. The model of transition in Russia, Central Asia and East Europe that was influenced by World Bank and the IMF came to be known as: (CUET UG 2024)

(1) Current Therapy

(2) Shock Therapy

(3) Fiscal Therapy

(4) Glasnost

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15. Which of the following organization provides loans and grants to member countries for human development (education and health), agriculture and rural development infrastructure and environment protection? (CUET UG 2024)

(1) WTO

(2) World Bank

(3) IMF

(4) UNO

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16. Which of the following resulted from Bretton Woods Conference? (NET June 2012 Paper II)

(a) United Nations

(b) League of Nations

(c) Institutions meant for checking nuclear proliferation

(d) World Bank and IMF

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