CSS - PMS - General Knowledge (G.K) MCQs

Option A is correct because KFOR is the NATO-led Kosovo Force established to help maintain a safe and secure environment in Kosovo. Option B is not the area of KFOR's mission. Option C was the location of the ISAF mission. Option D is not the operational area of KFOR.

Option B is correct because NATO assumed command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan in 2003. Option A is the Kosovo Force. Option C is a United Nations mission in Lebanon. Option D was the 1991 Gulf War operation and was not the Afghanistan mission led by NATO.

Option A is correct because NATO is the abbreviation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Option B is incorrect because NATO is not called a 'National Alliance.' Option C is incorrect because NATO is a political and military alliance, not a trade organization. Option D is incorrect because 'Territorial Organization' is not part of its official name.

Option B is correct because NATO is an intergovernmental political and military alliance formed to safeguard the freedom and security of its members. Option A is incorrect because NATO does not provide international development loans. Option C is incorrect because humanitarian charity is not its primary role. Option D is incorrect because NATO has no connection with international sports administration.

Option A is correct because the North Atlantic Treaty was signed on 4 April 1949, creating NATO. Option B is incorrect because 24 October 1945 is associated with the United Nations coming into existence. Option C is not NATO's founding date. Option D is incorrect because the Warsaw Pact was established in May 1955.

Option B is correct because NATO was established by the North Atlantic Treaty, also known as the Washington Treaty. Option A ended World War I arrangements and did not create NATO. Option C established the European Economic Community. Option D created the Warsaw Pact, which was a rival military alliance.

Option C is correct because the founding treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., and is therefore also called the Washington Treaty. Option A is incorrect because London was not the signing city. Option B is incorrect because Paris later hosted NATO headquarters but was not the treaty-signing location. Option D is NATO's present headquarters city, not the place where the treaty was signed.

Option C is correct because NATO began with 12 founding members. Options A, B and D are incorrect because they do not match the number of countries that originally signed the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949.

Option D is correct because NATO currently has 32 member countries. Option A reflects an older membership level before later enlargements. Option B was the total before Finland joined. Option C was the total after Finland joined but before Sweden became a member.

Option B is correct because Sweden became NATO's 32nd member on 7 March 2024. Option A is incorrect because Finland joined earlier, in 2023. Option C is incorrect because Ukraine is a NATO partner but not a member. Option D is incorrect because Austria is not a NATO member.