FSOT: 500 Test Prep Study Questions - Question List

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471. When speaking to business leaders in the Foreign Service Officer's (FSO) host country about their country signing the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), the FSO should focus the discussion on how corruption:
  1. hurts the development of poor sections of the host country and that the U.S. was the first country to ratify UNCAC
  2. is a barrier to trade and investment in the host country and that the U.S. has programs to assist the host country fight corruption
  3. is a major obstacle to democratic transition in the host country and that the U.S. presents disincentives for countries with pervasive corruption
  4. hurts U.S. interests and investment in the host country and that the U.S. supports grant programs for private businesses
472. The Global Environment Facility (GEF) funds projects that address any one of six global environmental problems. Which of the following problem areas was added most recently to the GEF's mandate?
  1. Long-range transboundary air pollution
  2. Persistent organic pollutants
  3. Climate change
  4. Biological diversity loss
473. Which UN body has the authority under the UN Charter to make decisions that all member states are obliged to carry out?
  1. The Economic and Social Council
  2. The General Assembly
  3. The Secretariat
  4. The Security Council
474. Terms of the non-permanent members of the UN Security Council are
  1. 1 year
  2. 2 year
  3. 3 year
  4. 4 year
475. What is the principal mandate of the World Trade Organization?
  1. To remove barriers to the international trade of goods through the creation, monitoring, and enforcement of market access rules
  2. To promote the development of trading partnerships between developing and fully industrialized countries
  3. To facilitate large-scale trades between currency markets and monitor balance-of-payments imbalances for individual nations
  4. To establish and enforce trading partnerships between government and private sector organizations

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