Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Contemporary Centres of power

Question:

The capital of South Korea, Seoul, is situated at the bank of which river?
1. Yellow River
2. Han River
3. Yangt-si-River
4. Nile River

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

2

Explanation:

The capital of South Korea, Seoul, is situated at the bank of Han river.

South Korea emerged as a centre of power in Asia. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, it rapidly developed into an economic power, which is termed as “Miracle on the Han River”. Signalling its all-round development, South Korea became a Member of the OECD in 1996. In 2017, its economy is the eleventh largest in the world and its military expenditure is the tenth largest.