Solved General Knowledge MCQs Quiz about Commonwealth of Nations Set 1

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1. At Present how many sovereign states form Commonwealth _____ ?
(a) 50V
(b) 54
(c) 48
(d) 47

2. Who is the symbolic head of Commonwealth ____ ?
(a) British Prime Minister
(b) Alternatively British and French Prime Ministers
(c) Queen Elizabeth II
(d) None of them

3. The Secretariat of Commonwealth operates from which city _____ ?

(a) Paris
(b) Geneva
(c) London
(d) Oslo

4. Which of the following countries left the Commonwealth on becoming Republics in 1948 _____ ?

(3) Scotland
(b) Myanmar (Burma)
(c) Pakistan
(d) Egypt

5. Pakistan left Commonwealth in 1972 when Bangladesh was recognised by Commonwealth. When did Pakistan rejoin Commonwealth as 49th member _____ ?

(a) 1991
(b) 1992
(c) 1990
(d) 1993

6. South Africa left Commonwealth in 1961. It rejoined in May 1994 raising the number of Commonwealth to ____ ?

(a) 54
(b) 49
(c) 51
(d) 52

7. The strength of the Commonwealth is now 54 members. Which country joined as the 54th member __?

(a) Pakistan
(b) South Africa
(c) Macedonia
(d) Rwanda

8. Which of these countries is a member of Commonwealth _____ ?

(a) Croatia
(b) Poland
(c) Romania
(d) Turkmenistan

9. When the British dominions became defined as free and equal countries within the British Empire __?

(a) 1923
(b) 1925
(c) 1924
(d) 1926

10. Which Asian city will host the Commonwealth games between 3 October and 14 October 2010 ____ ?

(a) Islamabad
(b) Tokyo
(c) New Delhi
(d) Colombo

11. Approximately how many people live in Commonwealth countries _____ ?

(a) .7 billion
(b) 1.2 billion
(c) 2.1 billion
(d) 2.7 billion

12. Since 1977 which day and month have been celebrated as Commonwealth Day ____ ?

(a) 1st Monday in April
(b) 2nd Monday in March
(c) 3rd Monday in May
(d) 4th Monday in June

13. In 1949, under which declaration. membership previously based on Common Allegiance to the British Crown changed to one in which members agreed to recognize the British Monarch as the symbolic head of Commonwealth _____ ?

(a) British Declaration
(b) Frankfurt Declaration
(c) London Declaration
(d) None of these

14. In how many Commonwealth countries British monarch is considered the head of State ____ ?

(a) 15
(b) 14
(c) 12
(d) 16

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