EU stands for:

• A) European Unification
• B) European Unit
• C) European University
• D) European Union

In international development and public policy literature, poverty is _________________.

• A) Economic deprivation
• B) Economic development
• C) Social development
• D) Social deprivation

In many developed countries the official definition of poverty used for statistical purposes is based on:

• A) Absolute income
• B) Relative income
• C) National income
• D) Minimum income

Even in the richest country of the world i.e. USA, the poorest are _______ caring for children.

• A) Old people
• B) Men
• C) Both men and old people
• D) Women

“FAIR” stands for in which of the following?

• A) Fearless allocation in reporting
• B) Facts and actuality in reporting
• C) Fairness and accuracy in reporting
• D) Fuss and adequacy in reporting

Canadians are also heavily influenced by:

• A) Italian programming
• B) French programming
• C) Russian programming
• D) American programming

Somalia and USA are the only two countries in the world that have not ratified the Convention on the ------------------------.

• A) Rights of the People
• B) Rights of the Labour
• C) Rights of the Women
• D) Rights of the Child

The illicit trafficking in small arms is a ------------------ phenomenon.

• A) Regional
• B) National
• C) Local
• D) Trans-national

_____________ offers only short term ego-gratification to those who can afford the luxury and frustration to those who cannot.

• A) Consumerism
• B) Extremism
• C) Radicalism
• D) Communication

Which of the following is the main international body dedicated to the rights of every child?

• A) United Nations Children's Fund
• B) United Nations Child Fund
• C) United Nations Children's Financer
• D) United Nations Children's Foundation

In 2001, the International Federation of Journalists reported that around the world, 38 per cent of all working journalists are:

• A) Political workers
• B) Women
• C) Men
• D) Social workers

______________ boosts ecosystem productivity, where every species no matter how small has an important role to play.

• A) Biodiversity
• B) Greenhouse effect
• C) Natural disasters
• D) Global warming

In the 2005 United Nations World Drug Report, the value of the global illicit drug market for the year 2003 was estimated at -------------------- at the production level.

• A) US$17 billion
• B) US$12 billion
• C) US$10 billion
• D) US$13 billion

In Asia, women account for around _________ of food production.

• A) 40 percent
• B) 50 percent
• C) 30 percent
• D) 51 percent

Which of the following are the two key periods in many women’s lives in which the harmful effects of both poverty and inequality can combine?

• A) Motherhood and Old Age
• B) Motherhood and Young Age
• C) Motherhood and Teen Age
• D) Motherhood and Middle Age

By the middle of 2000, over ______________ had signed and ratified UNFCCC.

• A) 195 countries
• B) 179 countries
• C) 180 countries
• D) 200 countries

In sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, women produce up to __________ of the basic foodstuffs.

• A) 90%
• B) 30%
• C) 80%
• D) 50%

Canadian journalist -------------------------- studied newspaper and magazine coverage of three women’s lobby groups over a 15-year period and discovered that journalists tend to focus on the domestic aspects of the politically active woman’s life rather than her position on the issues.

• A) Jenn Goddu
• B) Richard Johnson
• C) Albert Bandura
• D) Charles Taze

Which of the following is the book written by John Benson on consumerism and consumer societies?

• A) The rise of consumerism in Britain
• B) The rise of consumer society in Britain
• C) Consumerism and consumer society in Britain
• D) Consumer society in Britain

Identify which of the following offers to sell controlled substances without a valid prescription?

• A) No prescription websites
• B) No private websites
• C) No personal websites
• D) No potential websites