European Union General Knowledge MCQs
1 European Economic Community (EEC) also called the Common Market was established by the Treaty of Rome on March 25,
(a) 1951
(b) 1957 ✓
(c) 1961
(d) 1967
2 The European Union (EU) was established by the Treaty of — on 1 November 1993.
(a) Paris
(b) Maastricht ✓
(c) Rome
(d) Lisbon
3 When the European Union (EU) was created in 1993, the EEC was transformed into the , one of the EU's three pillars.
(a) European Community ✓
(b) European Coal and Steel Community
(c) European Atomic Energy Community
(b) Europol
4. In January 2007, two more countries joined EU, bringing the total number to
(a) 20
(b) 19
(c) 27 ✓
(d) 23
5. Under which treaty European citizenship was
(a) Common Cause Treaty
(b) The Maastricht Treaty ✓
(c) European Cooperation Treaty
(d) None of these.
6. Out of total of 27 members how many member states have replaced the national currencies with Euro
(a) 10
(b) 13
(c) 11
(d) 17 ✓
7. Which of the following members of EU has not changed their national currency with Euro
(a) UK
(b) Denmark
(c) Sweden
(d) All of them ✓
8. Where European Union’s headquarters are located
(a) Paris
(b) England
(c) Berlin
(d) Brussels ✓
9. Which agreement took place by EU in January 1993?
(a) Single market with free movement of goods and capital ✓
(b) Common defence
(c) Eradication of boundaries
(d) None of them
10. The 785 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are directly elected by EU citizens every
(a) four years
(b) three years
(c) five years ✓
(d) two years
11. The first president of the 27-nation European Union, Herman Van Rompuy elected in November 2009 belongs to which country?
(a) UK
(b) Italy
(c) Belgium ✓
(d) Spain
12 Europol is the European Union's criminal intelligence agency. It became fully operational on 1 July_____.
(a) 1995
(b) 2009
(c) 2005
(d) 1999 ✓
13. Which country became the 28th member of4 the EU on 1st July 2013?
(a) Croatia ✓
(b) Turkey
(c) Bulgaria
(d) Romania
14. Which country opted to exit the European Union on 24th June 2016 after a referendum was held?
(a) France
(b) Italy
(c) England ✓
(d) Portugal
15. Why did David Cameroon, UK prime Minister resign on 24th June 2016?
(a) Economic crises
(b) Terrorism Attack
(c) Fraud
(d) UK exit the European Union ✓
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