(GS答案)Some facts of Government and Society 2013.doc

QUESTION ANSWER Full Score=2 Points, Half Score=1 Point 1 Who served as the President of Russia from 2008 to 2012? Dmitry Medvedev 2 The adult obesity rate in U.A.E. is over 5, 15, 20, or 30 percent? 33 % for males and 38 % for females 3 Who is Victoire Ingabire? Candidate for Rwandan Presidency in the year 2000, who came back from the Netherlands, where she spent 16 years, and finally got jailed for alleged criminal/terrorist charges. 4 Swiss Independence was achieved in which year? 1391, 1946, 1291, 1008, 1918, 1848, 800, 1646, or 1601. Federal Charter was signed in 1291 (de facto independence). 1499 full independence granted by the Holy Roman Empire (after being victorious in the Swabian War). 5 Who succeeded first to form an independent mother country, Mao Zedong or Ho Chi Minh? Ho Chi Minh in 1945. 6 From which country did Switzerland declare itself independent? Sweden, Austria, Germany, Vatican, Italy, Spain, France, Luxembourg, or the Netherlands. Austria 7 Who designed the Constitution of modern-day India? Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (the father of the Indian Constitution) 8 Which of the following heads of states were not working in any intelligence agency? Indira Gandhi, Ho Chi Minh, Paul Kagame, Ueli Maurer? Indira Gandhi (former Chief of Staff of her father’s Administration, i.e. Jawaharlal Nehru), and Ueli Maurer (accountant, head of farmers’ association, etc.) 9 When were Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi assassinated? 1984 and 1991 respectively. 10 Who is Sonia Gandhi? What position she holds now? Head of the Congress Party since 1998. 11 How many Federal Subjects are there in the Russian Union today? 93, 92, 89, 83, or 78. 83 12 Who invented and developed the theory of Social System Theory? German sociologist Niklas Luhmann 13 Which countries’ overall life expectancy rate at birth is lower than that of the Russian Union today (69 years)? Choose from: India, Rwanda, South Africa, Burma, Indonesia, and Vietnam. India(67), Rwanda(5