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Test your knowledge of the big issues!
Compare your results against the other delegates!

  1. Who is Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade?

    Gareth Evans
    Stephen Smith
    Bob McMullan
    Robert Hill

  2. In 2006, what percent of the national GDP was spent on education in Australia?

    2.5%
    17.2%
    5.8%
    21.4%

  3. Which of the following isn’t a Millenium Development Goal?

    Prevent Nuclear Proliferation
    Ensure Environmental Sustainability
    Achieve Universal Primary Education
    Improve Maternal Health

  4. What nationality’s flag is this ?


    Vanuatu
    The Solomon Islands
    Papua New Guinea
    Fiji

  5. Of the 1.9 billion children from the developing world, how many have no access to health services?

    1 in 7
    1 in 10
    1 in 500
    1 in 1000

  6. How much does the Australian government's aid program cost the average Australian per week?

    55 Cents
    $2.40
    $9.60
    $21.90

  7. This coastal country is a recipient of Australian Aid. What country is it?


    Paraguay
    Burundi
    Peru
    Mozambique

  8. On a per capita basis, Australia’s greenhouse emissions are how many times higher than India’s?

    2.7
    5.4
    27
    54

  9. What does UNICEF stand for?

    United Nations Intervarsity Children’s Fund
    United Nations International Children’s Fund
    United Nations Intelligence Committee for Eradicating Frogs
    United Nations International Committee for Education Funding

  10. How many people in the world live on less than $2 a day?

    500,000
    1 million
    80 billion
    3 billion

  11. For every $1 the developing country receives in aid, how much is spent on debt repayment?

    $25
    $0.50
    $400
    $5

  12. What is defined as the poverty line for a single, adult Australian?

    Below $100 a week
    Below $150 a week
    Below $249 a week
    Above $1000 a week

  13. Over 2006-2007 the unemployment rate for Indigenous Australians has remained at:

    14%
    3%
    76%
    12%

  14. Arguments for ‘Fair Trade’, as a path to development, refer to:

    nation-states agreeing to level trade barriers such as subsidies and import tariffs
    the right of nation-states to nurture emerging industries until they become internationally competitive
    the use of trading sanctions and preferences to punish/reward nation-states according to their human rights records
    delivering fair prices and working conditions to marginalised producers in developing countries

  15. What are the two lowest ranking, non-African countries in the Human Development Index 2007/08?

    Peru and Nicaragua
    Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste
    Laos and Myanmar
    Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia
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