Nepal's international affairs; UNO, SAARC & BIMSTEC

Q: Bhutan has hosted the SAARC Summit for a single time in which year?

2010 AD. Bhutan hosted the 16th SAARC Summit in Thimphu on 28–29 April 2010. It is the only SAARC summit Bhutan has hosted.

Q: The second country to use veto power is?

The keyed answer among the given options is the UK. UN records show the Soviet Union cast the first Security Council veto on 16 February 1946, and France was the second country to use the veto, on 26 June 1946. The United Kingdom first used the veto on 30 October 1956, with France, during the Suez crisis.

Topic 1.7 — PSC / Loksewa general awareness. Click Show Answer on each card. Timed sets are in UNO practice and SAARC & BIMSTEC practice.

SAARC

1. Bhutan has hosted the SAARC Summit for a single time in ………
a) 2009 AD
b) 2010 AD
c) 2012 AD
d) 2013 AD

b) 2010 AD
Explanation: Bhutan hosted the 16th SAARC Summit in Thimphu on 28–29 April 2010. It is the only SAARC summit Bhutan has hosted. The theme was “Towards a Green and Happy South Asia.” The summit adopted the Silver Jubilee Declaration and the Thimphu Statement on Climate Change.

UNO

2. The second country to use veto power is:
a) Russia
b) China
c) UK
d) USA

c) UK (keyed answer for this item)
Explanation: The Soviet Union (Russia) cast the first Security Council veto on 16 February 1946. The United Kingdom first used the veto on 30 October 1956, together with France, during the Suez crisis. Among the four options, many PSC keys mark the UK.
Note: In the full UN record, France — which is not listed here — was the second country to use the veto, on 26 June 1946 (the Spanish question). The Republic of China also cast a veto on 13 December 1955, before the UK. The United States cast its first veto on 17 March 1970.