Quiz on International Relationships of Bhutan- Round 4


BHUTAN Quiz
Quiz on International Relationships of Bhutan- Round 4
by Santosh Kumar Biswa, Damphu Central School, Bhutan
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1.      Name a Japanese agriculture engineer sent from Japan to Bhutan in 1964?
2.      In which areas did a UN volunteer program assists and advice Bhutan by the foreign specialists initiated in 1980?
3.      When Bhutan was granted an exemption from the competitive trade requirements provided by the United States' Generalized System of Preferences?
4.      When did Bhutan reject the World Bank aid to build a major dam on the Manas Chu?
5.      With which bank in India did the Bank of Bhutan, the nation's commercial bank, establish a joint venture in 1968?
6.      When did the formal diplomatic relations between Bhutan and Bangladesh established?
7.      In what areas did the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) began supporting Bhutan's forest management from 1977?
8.      When did Bhutan celebrate the United Nation’s 50th Anniversary?
9.      When did Bhutan join WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)?
10.  When did Bhutan participate in the 37th International Conference of World Education Fellowship in Tokyo, Japan?
11.  When did Bhutan and India sign Tala Hydroelectric Project?
12.  When did the European Community start a programme of agriculture assistance in Bhutan?

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Answer

1.      Keizi Nishioka
2.      In the areas of education, health, engineering, animal husbandry, agriculture, and urban planning
3.      1985
4.      1986
5.      The Chartered Bank of India
6.      1973
7.      Through organizing forest ranger training programs, supplying funds for forest boundary demarcation, building guard posts, and constructing a patrol road.
8.      1995
9.      1994
10.  1994
11.  1996
12.  1985






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