International Organizations, Defence, Books & Authors, World History

1. Mission Dakshin Dhruv 2006 was a successful operation of which among the following?
[A] Indian Navy
[B] Indian Army
[C] Indian Airforce
[D] Indian Armed forces

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2. India has also been conducting joint naval exercises named SIMBEX since 1994 with which of the following countries?
[A] Singapore
[B] Australia
[C] Srilanka
[D] Bhutan

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3. Which among the following gives International Socrates Award?
[A] United Nations
[B] World Economic Forum
[C] European Business Assembly
[D] World Wide Fund for nature

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4. which date is observed “International Anti-Corruption Day”?
[A] October 1
[B] December 9
[C] January 17
[D] February 22

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5. Which author wrote “A Suitable Boy”, renowned as one of the longest novels ever published in a single volume in the English language?
[A] David Malouf
[B] Rohinton Mistry
[C] Alex Miller
[D] Vikram Seth

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6. Who among the following author wrote Humayunnama ?
[A] Humayun
[B] Akbar
[C] Hamida Begum
[D] Gulbadan begum

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7. Who is the author of the biography of Saint Chaitanya?
[A] Raidas
[B] Krishnadas Kaviraj
[C] Chaitanya
[D] Jagjivan das

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8. Consider the following organizations:

  1. G-20
  2. ASEAN
  3. SAARC
  4. APEC
  5. IORA

With reference to India, which of the organizations given above is / are those where India is NOT a member?

[A] 4 Only
[B] 2 and 4 Only
[C] 2, 4 and 5 Only
[D] 2 and 4 Only

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9. It is a tactical surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) developed by DRDO. It is one of the first missiles developed under Government of India’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme. It has a range of 150 km and a mounting capability of 1000 kg. The name of the missile is _?
[A] Prithvi-I
[B] Agni-I
[C] Akash
[D] Trishul

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10. How much is the range of Agni-II missile? (UPSC Prelims 2001)
[A] 500 km
[B] 2000 km
[C] 3500 km
[D] 5000 km

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