WTO MOCK SUMMIT AND RESEARCH GROUP : WTO MOCK SUMMIT 2017

WTO MOCK SUMMIT AND RESEARCH GROUP

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO

WTO MOCK SUMMIT 2017

QUIZ COMPETITION QUESTIONS

COMPILED BY

MUHAMMAD UMAR NURADDEEN

SHUAIBU KABIR

ABDULKARIM USMAN

TAHIR ABDULMUMIN

IMAM ABUBAKAR MURTALA

                                               July, 2017

1. The official commencement of WTO was on 1st January 1995 under the

(a). Uruguay Agreement, signed by 100 countries (b). Doha Round, signed by 123 nations (c). Marrakesh Agreement, signed by 123 nations (d). New York Agreement, signed by 150 nations

2. The Doha Development Round launched in 2001, deals with

(a). an explicit focus on developing countries (b). an explicit focus on underdeveloped countries (c). an explicit concern for least developed countries (d). an implicit focus on the developing countries.

3. The WTO deals with regulation of trade between participating countries by providing a framework for negotiating trade agreements and ............ aimed at enforcing participants' adherence to WTO agreements.

(a). peacekeeping process (b). conflict resolution process (c). Dispute resolution process (d). Harmonization process

4. Most of the issues that WTO focuses derive from previous trade negotiations, especially from the ..............

(a). Doha Round (b). Marrakesh Agreement 1995 (c). General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (d). The Uruguay Round 1986-1994

5. How many subjects were contained in the work programme of the Doha Round, with deadline of 1st January 2005.

(a). 28 Subjects (b). 21 Subjects (c). 5 Subjects (d). 31 Subjects

6. Who is the current Director General of WTO

(a). W. W. Rostow (b). Ban ki Moon (c). Roberto Azevedo (d). A. Dos Santos

7. The predecessor of WTO was

(a). General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). (b). International Trade Organization (ITO). (c). International Monetary Fund (IMF). (d). The World Bank

8. The Tokyo Round during the 1970s was the first major attempt to tackle trade barriers that ..................., and to improve the system.

(a). do not take form of tariffs (b). take form of tariffs (c). do not take form quotas (d). take form of non-tariffs

9. The then President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, argued that progress would only be achieved if the richest countries made deeper cuts in Agricultural subsidies and further

(a) help the developing countries in terms of agriculture (b). open their borders for manufactured products (c). openned their markets for agricultural goods (d). give aid to member countries

10. The GATT still exists as the WTO’s umbrella treaty for trade in goods, updated as a result of

(a). The Uruguay Round Negotiation (b). The Doha Round Agreement (c). The Marrakesh Agreement  (d). Universal Agreement on trade relations

11. The Uruguay Round has been successful in increasing binding commitments by both developed and developing countries, as may be seen in the percentage of tariffs bound before and after

(a). 1988-1992 talks (b). 1986-1994 talks (c). 1985-1994 talks (d). 1980-1999 talks

12. As a scope of WTO, all the following are included, except

(a). Common institutional framework for the conduct of trade relations among members (b). The agreement and associated legal instruments as in Annex 4 are part of the agreement for members that have accepted them (c). Conflict Resolutions among the members in terms of oil sector (d). The GATT 1994 as in Annex 1A is legally distinct from GATT 1947.

13. It is the functions of the WTO to do all the following, except

(a). Settlement of domestic disputes in the member states (b). Facilitation of implementation, administration and operation and further objectives of the agreement and multilateral trade agreement (c). Provide the framework for the implementation, administration and operation of the plurilateral trade agreement (d). Administer the Trade policy review mechanism

14. The Ministerial Conference composed of representatives of all the members, which shall meet only once in every two years

(a). Ambiguous (b). True (c). Not sure (d). False

15. The General Council shall convene as appropriate to discharge the following responsibilities, except

(a). Dispute settlement (b). Negotiation and compromise (c). Trade policies review (d). Oversee the functioning of the Multilateral Trade Agreement as in Annex 1A

16. What TRIPS stands for

(a). Trade Relation Aspects of Intellectual Products Rights (b). Trade Review Association of International Trade (c). Trade Relational Assimilation International Production Rights (d). Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

17. The second "T" as in GATT stands for

(a). Trade (b). Tariffs (c). Trading (d). Transaction

18. Article V of the WTO agreement deals with

(a). Dispute Resolution (b). Relations with other organizations (c). Responsibility of members (d). Free flow of Trade transactions

19. The WTO’s secretariat is headed by

(a). Managing Director (b). Director General (c). Board of Directors (d) A and C

20. The committee on Budget, Finance and Administration shall review annual budget estimate and the financial statement presented by

(a). The Planning and Budgeting Committee (b). Ministerial conference (c). General Director (d). Director-General

21. As in Article X, decision on accession shall be taken by the Ministerial Conference subject to the agreement of

(a). Two-thirds majority of WTO members (b). Director General (c). General Assembly (d). One half of WTO members

22. Accession on a Plurilateral Trade Agreement shall be governed by the agreement of

(a). The director of Conference (b). Director General (c). The member states' representatives (d). The two thirds majority of WTO members

23. In particular cases and at the request of any member, the......... may review the operation of Article.....

(a). General Assembly/Article X. (b). Ministerial conference/Article VII (c). Secretariat/Article XIII (d). Ministerial Conference/Article XIII

24. Subject to Article XV, paragraph 1, Any member may withdraw from such agreement after the expiration of six months from the date a written notice was received by

(a). General Assembly (b). Director General (c.) Ministerial Conference (d.) Various Members of WTO

25. Miscellaneous Provisions come under Article XVI, paragraph 5 of the very article, states that:

(a). No reservations may be made in respect of any provision of this Agreement. (b). Each member shall ensure conformity of its law with the obligation as in the annexed Agreements. (c). The provision of this Agreement shall prevail to the extent of conflicts between provisions of this Agreement and of any Multilateral Trade Agreements. (d). Any member state is free to withdraw its membership from this Agreement.

26. Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods falls under

(a). Annex 1A (b). Annex 1B (c). Annex 2 (d). Annex 4

27. Annex 3 contains

(a) Plurilateral Trade Agreements (b). Trade Policy Review Mechanism (c) understanding Rules and procedures governing settlement of disputes. (d). General Agreement on Trade and Services and Annexes

28. Annex 4 enshrines

(a). Trade Policy Review Mechanism (b). Plurilateral Trade Agreements. (c).understanding Rules and procedures governing settlement of disputes. (d). General Agreement on Trade and Services and Annexes

29. As in Annex 2 one of the following is enshrined therein

(a). Understanding Rules and procedures governing settlement of disputes.   (b). Plurilateral Trade Agreements. (c).Trade Policy Review Mechanism(d). General Agreement on Trade and Services and Annexes

30. Which of the following organizational structures of WTO brings together all members of the organization and usually meets once in every two years

(a). General Assembly (c). The Secretariat (c). Members Council (d). Ministerial Conference

31.............. is a principle of WTO that required member countries to publish their trade regulations to maintain institutions allowing for the review of administrative decisions affecting trade.

(a). Binding and enforceable commitments (b). Transparency (c). Safety Values (d). None of the above

32. Non discrimination principle has two components, the Most Favoured Nation (MFN)  rule and the National Treatment Policy

 True or False

33............ is responsible for overseeing the functioning of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)

(a). Council for Trade in Goods (b). Council for Trade in Services (c). The Doha Round (d). Trade Negotiations committee

34. Which country has a longest accession period to WTO

(a) China (b). Nigeria (c). Brazil (d) Russia

35. In which year Vanuatu became the member of WTO

(a) 29 July, 2016 (b). 24 August 2012 (c). 1st January, 1999 (d). 17 July, 2014

36. Which among the following countries is the 164th member of WTO

(a). Somalia (b). Kazakhstan (c). Afghanistan (d). None of the above

37. Hong Kong became a member of WTO in the 1995. Thus, Hong Kong China predated The People's Republic of China which joined in 2001 after 15 years of negotiations

True or False

38. WTO has a total number of....... observers

(a). 164 (b). 26 (c). 24 (d). 25

39. The final phase of accession involves Bilateral Negotiations between the applicant Nation and other working party members

True or False

40. Which of the following countries had a shortest accession Negotiation period

(a). Kazakhstan (b). Kenya (c). Kyrgyzs Republic (d). None of the above

41. When has the Agreement on Agriculture (AOA) come into effect

(a). 1996 (b). 1994 (c). 1995 (d). None of the above

42. The following are Pillars of Agreement On Agriculture (AOA), except

(a) Domestic Support (b). Market Access (c). Import Subsidies (d). Export Subsidies

43. The Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures also known as SPS Agreement was negotiated under whichof the following Rounds

(a) Dilon Round (b). Doha Round (c) Tokyo Round (d). Uruguay Round

44. Since its creation WTO has....... number of Director General

(a). Six (b). Seven (c). Eight (d). Four

45. Who is the current Director General of WTO

(a). Pascal Lamy (b). Christian Lagaude (c). Roberto Azevedo (d). None of the above

46. In which year the procedures for the appointment of WTO Director General were published

(a). October 2013 (b). January 1995 (c). January 2003 (d). January 2002

47. Who was the first Director General of WTO

(a). Peter Suntherland (b). Pascal Lamy (c). Roberto Azevedo (d). Supchai Panitchpakdi

48. The General Agreement on Trade in Services was created to extend the Multilateral Trading System to Service Sector in the same way as the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) provided such a system for Mechandise Trade

True or False

49......... is the Committee that deals with the current trade Talks-Round

(a). Council for Trade in Goods (b). Council for Trade in Services (c). Trade Negotiations Committee TNC. (d). None of the above

50. In 2007, WTO member states represented 96.4% of Global Trade and 96.7% of Global GDP

True or False

51. A country wishing to accede to WTO must submit an application to the General Council and also has to describe all aspects of its trade and economic policies that have a bearing on WTO Agreements

True or False

52. The Secretariat of WTO is headed by ..........

(a) Secretary General (b) Governor General (c) Director General (d) Prime- minister

53.  At the meetings of the Ministerial Conference and General council, each member of WTO shall have.............

(a) two vote (b) one vote (c) three vote (d) four vote

54.  Which of the following Organ or Body is responsible for the appointment of WTO Director-General

(a) General Council (b) Ministerial conference (c) All of the above (d) Non of the Above

55. The highest Decision-making body of WTO is......... 

(a) security council (b) General assembly (c) General council (d) Ministerial conference

56. The fourth WTO ministerial conference in Doha 2001 approved China's entry to WTO.

   TRUE or FALSE

57. As globalisation proceeds in Today's society, WTO could be reffered to as the product of globalization and also one of the most important organisation in Today's globalized society

  TRUE or FALSE

58. Though WTO establishes a framework for trade policies, it does not define or specify its outcomes

   TRUE or FALSE

59. All the following are principles of WTO except

 (a) Non Discrimination (b) Reciprocity (c) Transparency (d) Accountability

60. During the Doha Round , the .......... Government blamed Brazil and India for being inflexible and EU for impeding Agricultural imports.

(a) Russia (b) U.S (c) China (d) Germany

61. The final act concluding the Uruguay Round and officially establishing the WTO regime was signed ..........

(a) 17 April 1994 (b) 15 May 1994 (c) 15 April 1994 (d) 17 May 1994

62. The WTO shall not administer the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM) provided for in annex 3 to this agreement is another function of WTO

TRUE or FALSE

63. The WTO may conclude a headquarters agreement as a Status of WTO

TRUE or FALSE

64. The WTO has established a framework for trade policies but does not define or specify the outcomes

TRUE or FALSE

65. Before GATT's .........  anniversary, its members concluded that the GATT system was straining to adapt to a new globalizing world economy

(a) 40th anniversary (b) 4th anniversary (c) 30th anniversary (d) 41st anniversary

66.The scope of the WTO is in article ........

(a) Article iv (b) Article vii (c) Article iii (d) Article I

67. Which of the following is not among the structure of WTO

(a) Ministerial conference (b) General Assembly (c) General Council (d) Non of the above

68. The retention of protectionism on farm subsidies to domestic agricultural sector was requested by WTO members from developing countries .

  True  or false

69. The function of WTO was provided under article 3  True  or False

70. Article 5 of WTO provided that there shall be a secretariat of WTO headed by Director General

TRUE or FALSE

71.Which of the following articles of WTO deals with WTO relations with other organization

(a) Article ii (b) Article iii (c) Article vi (d) Article v

72. The Council for trade in goods shall oversee the functional of the multilateral trade agreement in Annex 1A

 TRUE OR FALSE

73. AN  acronym TRIPS stands for

(a)Trade Regulations and Inspection Policy Services

(b) Tariffs Required Interest and Profit Sources

(C) Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

(d) Non of the above

74.  Article IV of WTO States that the ministerial conference shall established a committee on the following except

( a ) Trade and Development ( b)Balance of Payment

( c) Finance and Administration ( d ) Non of the above

75. Article VI of WTO States that the responsibilities of the Director General and of the staff of the WTO secretariat shall  not be exclusively international in character

True or  False

76. In the discharge of their duties as in article VI the Director General and the staff of the WTO secretariat shall not seek or accept instructions from any authority external to WTO

TRUE OR FALSE

77. Article VII of WTO deals with

(a) the structure of WTO (b ) function of WTO (c) WTO budget and contribution (d) WTO relations with other organizations

78. The status of WTO was provided under

 (a) article X (b) Article ix (c) Article viii (d) Article iii

79.  The European commission have a number of votes equal to the number of their states

TRUE OR FALSE

80. Article ix of the WTO states that decision of the ministerial conference and of the general council shall not be taken by a majority votes cast

TRUE OR FALSE

81. The Economist Harry White and John Maynard Keynes at the Btetton Wood conference recommended the establishment of the following institution except

(a) international monetary fund IMF (b) World Bank (c) United Nations Organizations UNO (d) International Trade Organization ITO

82. Though there are 11 committees under the jurisdiction of the council for trade in goods with a specific task,not all members of WTO participate in the committees.

True or False

83. Council for trade in service is open to all WTO members, and can create subsidiary as required.

 True or False

84..Under the SPS agreement the WTO set constraints on members policies relating food safety and not animal and plant health.

 True or False

85. One of the following Nigerians in one time served as the deputy WTO director-general.

 (a) Lurwanu Lukman (b)Bode Judge (c)Yonoy Fredrick Agah (d)Emeka Anyaku

86. Retention of protectionism on farm subsidies to domestic agricultural sector and substantiation of fair trade on agricultural products remain the major obstacles that made it impossible to lunch new WTO negotiations beyond Doha Round .

 True or False

87.Five rounds of negotiations occurred under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

 True or False

88. The first major attempt of the Tokyo round was to not tackle barriers that do not take the form of tariffs.

 True or False

89. The General Council of WTO has the following subsidiary bodies which oversees committees in different areas except.

 (a) Council for trade in good (b)Council for trade in services (c)Trade negotiation committee (d)Trade evaluation committee.

90. As of JUNE 2012 one of the following General council subsidiary body was tasked with the Doha round developmental tasks.

 (a) Council for trade in goods (b)Trade negotiation committee (c) Council for trade in services (d)All of the above.

91. Dispute settlement is regarded by the WTO as the central pillar of multilateral trading system and as a unique contribution to the stability of the global economy.

 True or False

92. The WTO ministerial conference brings together all members of WTO all of which are countries or custom unions

True or False

93. The Bali Ministerial Declaration in 2013 addressed the bureaucratic barriers to commerce although the future of the Doha Round remains uncertain.

True or False

94. It is not the WTO’s duty to review and propagate the national trade policies and to ensure the coherence and transparency of trade policies.

 True or False

95. The acronym IBRD Stands for

 (a) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (b) International Bureau for reconstruction and development (c) International Bank for reconstruction and Deficit (d) Non of the above.

96. The acronym TPRM Stands for

 (a) Trade policy review machine (b) Trade review policy mechanism (c) trade policy review mechanism (d) Non of the above

97. The fourth ministerial conference in Doha 2001 approved the entry to the WTO of one of the following country

 (a) China (b) Morroco (c) Indonesia (d) India

98. Which of the following is a function of WTO

( a) implementation, administration and operation of multilateral trade agreement (b) To provide a forum for negotiations and settling of dispute (c) A and B (d) Non of the above

99. The WTO serves as ....... between nations when trade problem arises

(a) Mediator (b) Negotiator (c) Court (d) Arbitrator

100. In what year did WTO launched the current negotiations of the Doha development round.

 (a) November 2000 (b) November 2001 (c) November 2002 (d) November 1998.