2007 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2007 · General Studies
Question 8: International Relations and Current Affairs
Where was the first conference of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs held in the year 1957?
aMinnowbrook (USA)
bRhode Island (USA)
cNova Scotia (Canada)
dNagasaki (Japan)
AnswerThe answer is (c).
The first Pugwash Conference met in July 1957 at Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada, the birthplace of the financier Cyrus Eaton who hosted it. It followed the 1955 Russell-Einstein Manifesto, which urged scientists to work against nuclear weapons. Pugwash and its president Joseph Rotblat shared the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Not the venue; the first conference was in Canada, not the USA.
- (b) Not the venue; the first conference was in Canada, not the USA.
- (c) Correct: Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1957.
- (d) Not the venue of the first conference.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2007, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.