UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Pugwash meet opens: call for abolition of nuclear weapons

Q1. Who was the first Secretary-General of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs?

  • A. Joseph Rotblat
  • B. Bertrand Russell
  • C. Cyrus Eaton
  • D. Frédéric Joliot-Curie

Q2. With reference to the Russell-Einstein Manifesto (1955), consider the following persons: 1. Albert Einstein 2. Bertrand Russell 3. Joseph Rotblat 4. Niels Bohr Which of the above is/are correctly identified as signatories of the Manifesto?

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Bertrand Russell
  3. Joseph Rotblat
  4. Niels Bohr
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • C. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q3. How many scientists signed the Russell-Einstein Manifesto of 1955, which led to the founding of the Pugwash Conferences?

  • A. 9
  • B. 11
  • C. 14
  • D. 22

Q4. In the context of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, the term 'Pugwash' refers to which one of the following?

  • A. The village in Nova Scotia, Canada, where the first conference was held in 1957
  • B. An acronym for the 'Permanent Universal Group for World Affairs and Science Harmony'
  • C. The surname of the Canadian industrialist who funded the first conference
  • D. A First Nations word meaning 'peace among nations' adopted by the founders

Q5. In which year were the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize along with Joseph Rotblat?

  • A. 1985
  • B. 1990
  • C. 1995
  • D. 2005