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Food Security & International Relations MCQs with Answers

What is the main international organization responsible for addressing global food security?
a) World Health Organization (WHO)
b) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
c) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
d) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Answer
b) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Which factor is a major cause of food insecurity in conflict-affected regions?
a) Increased agricultural production
b) Trade liberalization
c) Disruptions in food supply chains
d) Technological advancements in farming

Answer
c) Disruptions in food supply chains

Which of the following is a key pillar of food security?
a) Food affordability
b) Food availability
c) Food sovereignty
d) Food localization

Answer
b) Food availability

Which international agreement focuses on eradicating hunger and achieving food security by 2030?
a) Kyoto Protocol
b) Paris Agreement
c) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
d) World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement

Answer
c) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

What is the term for a country’s ability to produce enough food to meet its population’s needs without relying on imports?
a) Food sovereignty
b) Food accessibility
c) Food security
d) Food self-sufficiency

Answer
d) Food self-sufficiency

Which factor contributes the most to global food shortages?
a) Agricultural innovation
b) Climate change
c) Increased trade partnerships
d) Urbanization

Answer
b) Climate change

Which organization provides food aid to countries facing famine and food shortages?
a) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
b) World Food Programme (WFP)
c) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
d) World Bank

Answer
b) World Food Programme (WFP)

What is the primary goal of the World Food Programme (WFP)?
a) Promote global free trade
b) Improve nutrition and combat hunger
c) Regulate agricultural subsidies
d) Reduce food waste in developed nations

Answer
b) Improve nutrition and combat hunger

Which factor is a common cause of food price volatility in international markets?
a) Stable trade relations
b) Economic recessions
c) Agricultural subsidies
d) Trade agreements

Answer
b) Economic recessions

What is the term for the practice of wealthy nations buying large amounts of farmland in developing countries?
a) Agricultural privatization
b) Land grabbing
c) Food colonialism
d) Agro-industrialization

Answer
b) Land grabbing

Which of the following best describes food insecurity?
a) The inability to grow food locally
b) Limited access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food
c) An oversupply of food in urban areas
d) High food production without distribution challenges

Answer
b) Limited access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food

Which trade policy affects food security by restricting agricultural exports?
a) Free trade
b) Trade liberalization
c) Export bans
d) Foreign direct investment

Answer
c) Export bans

Which continent experiences the highest levels of food insecurity?
a) North America
b) Europe
c) Africa
d) Australia

Answer
c) Africa

Which factor is most important in ensuring global food security?
a) Efficient transportation networks
b) Sustainable agriculture
c) Increased food exports
d) Industrialized farming

Answer
b) Sustainable agriculture

What is the impact of climate change on food security?
a) Increase in crop production
b) More predictable weather patterns
c) More frequent droughts and extreme weather events
d) Decrease in food demand

Answer
c) More frequent droughts and extreme weather events

What is the term for international efforts to distribute food aid and prevent malnutrition?
a) Food diplomacy
b) Food trade policies
c) Agro-economics
d) Agricultural subsidies

Answer
a) Food diplomacy

Which crisis significantly impacts global food supply chains?
a) Currency appreciation
b) Geopolitical conflicts
c) Reduction in urban populations
d) Increased use of fertilizers

Answer
b) Geopolitical conflicts

Which international organization regulates agricultural trade policies?
a) World Trade Organization (WTO)
b) International Red Cross
c) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
d) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Answer
a) World Trade Organization (WTO)

What is a major impact of global food shortages?
a) Decreased urbanization
b) Increased political instability
c) Increased food surpluses
d) Decreased food prices

Answer
b) Increased political instability

What role does biotechnology play in food security?
a) Reduces food production
b) Helps increase crop yields
c) Increases food wastage
d) Eliminates trade barriers

Answer
b) Helps increase crop yields

Which of the following has been proposed as a solution to global food insecurity?
a) Increasing agricultural tariffs
b) Reducing food trade
c) Developing climate-resilient crops
d) Banning genetically modified organisms (GMOs)

Answer
c) Developing climate-resilient crops

What is a major concern regarding genetically modified (GM) crops?
a) They require more land
b) They increase food shortages
c) They may have unknown environmental effects
d) They reduce crop yields

Answer
c) They may have unknown environmental effects

Which of the following is a long-term approach to addressing food insecurity?
a) Providing food aid
b) Increasing short-term food storage
c) Investing in sustainable agriculture
d) Restricting food imports

Answer
c) Investing in sustainable agriculture

What is a common criticism of food aid programs?
a) They create dependency
b) They solve long-term food security issues
c) They improve trade relations
d) They eliminate hunger permanently

Answer
a) They create dependency

Which factor affects food security in urban areas?
a) Lack of financial markets
b) Poor transportation infrastructure
c) Industrialized agriculture
d) Lower food demand

Answer
b) Poor transportation infrastructure

What is a key challenge in ensuring global food security?
a) Population decline
b) Decreasing global temperatures
c) Unequal food distribution
d) Reduced farming technology

Answer
c) Unequal food distribution

Which policy can improve food security?
a) Reducing investments in agriculture
b) Implementing sustainable farming practices
c) Increasing food wastage
d) Decreasing food diversity

Answer
b) Implementing sustainable farming practices

What is the role of trade in global food security?
a) It restricts access to food
b) It increases food availability across regions
c) It prevents food imports
d) It eliminates food sovereignty

Answer
b) It increases food availability across regions

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