International Organizations, Defence, Books & Authors, World History

1. On which among the following dates, Army Day is observed?
[A] January 15
[B] February 15
[C] March 15
[D] April 15

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2. Which among the following is main body of United Nations ?
[A] General Assembly
[B] Security Council
[C] Secretariat
[D] Trusteeship Council

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3. On which date of December we observe Minorities Rights Day ?
[A] 8
[B] 10
[C] 18
[D] 20

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4. The first Industrial Revolution took place in?
[A] England
[B] USA
[C] France
[D] Germany

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5. The International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed on:
[A] 20th February
[B] 21st February
[C] 20th March
[D] 21st March

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6. Who among the following is the author of the famous book “Silent Spring” which is credited for being of much help in launching the environment movement?
[A] Ian Lowe
[B] Pat Hutchings
[C] Mike Kingsford
[D] Rachel Carson

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7. Who among the following received Sahitya Academy award in 1955 for his/her work ‘Him Taringini’?
[A] Harishankar Parsai
[B] Pandit Makhanlal Chaturvedi
[C] Subhadra Kumari chauhan
[D] Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh

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8. South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC) is an initiative of which of the following organizations?
[A] International Monetary Fund (IMF)
[B] South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
[C] Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
[D] Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

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9. It is India’s first tracked unmanned ground vehicle developed for unmanned surveillance missions. It is mainly used for detecting mines. It is also used for operation in areas where there is a nuclear radiation or bio-weapon risk. It has three variants – surveillance, mine detection and reconnaissance in areas with nuclear and bio-threats. The name of the surveillance system is _?
[A] Arjun MBT
[B] Muntra
[C] Netra
[D] Vijayanta

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10. Which of the following is the main watchdog of international trade? (UPSC Prelims 1991)
[A] IMF
[B] World Bank
[C] GATT
[D] WTO

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