1. With reference to United Nations, the decision that major countries should have veto power, was taken at which of the following conferences?
[A] Teheran conference
[B] Dumbarton oaks
[C] Yalta Conference
[D] Moscow Conference
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Correct Answer: B [ Dumbarton oaks ]
Notes:
The decision that major countries should have veto power was taken at Dumbarton oaks.
2. G-77 is a group of _________?
[A] Capitalist countries
[B] Socialist countries
[C] Developing countries
[D] Underdeveloped Countries
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Correct Answer: C [Developing countries]
Notes:
The Group of 77 (G-77) was established on 15 June 1964 by seventy-seven developing countries signatories of the “Joint Declaration of the Seventy-Seven Countries” issued at the end of the first session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva.
3. On 15 June 2007 the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish which date as the International Day of Non-Violence?
[A] October, 2nd
[B] October, 5th
[C] July 2nd
[D] February 6th
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Correct Answer: A [October, 2nd]
Notes:
The United Nations General Assembly established October 2nd as the International Day of Non-Violence in 2007 to honor Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday. Gandhi is renowned for his philosophy of non-violent resistance, which influenced civil rights movements worldwide. The day promotes the principles of non-violence through education and public awareness.
4. Headquarters of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) are located at:
[A] Geneva
[B] Montreal
[C] Paris
[D] New York
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Correct Answer: B [Montreal]
Notes:
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was established in Lausanne (Switzerland) in November 1999, shifted to Montreal in 2001
5. Which among the following correctly defines Pinaka?
[A] A Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher Developed by DRDO
[B] A Missile Developed by DRDO
[C] A Missile imported from Russia
[D] A rocket launcher developed by France
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Correct Answer: A [A Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher Developed by DRDO]
Notes:
Pinaka is a multi-barrel rocket launcher developed by the Indian Army’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). It is designed to be used for long-range artillery support and can fire a variety of rockets, including high-explosive, incendiary, and smoke-producing rounds.
6. The book “Tabaqat-i-Nasiri” written by whom?
[A] Hasan Nizami
[B] Amir Khusrau
[C] Abul Fazl
[D] Minhaj-i-Siraj
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Correct Answer: D [Minhaj-i-Siraj]
Notes:
The Persian historian, Minhaj-i-Siraj composed Tabaqat-i-Nasiri, which accounts the historical events of the Islamic world from the days Adam to the year 1260 AD (when it was completed). This political history is written in Persian language for Sultan Nasir ud din Mahmud (1246–1266 AD), the slave dynasty ruler.
7. Who among the following was the author of Akbarnama?
[A] Akbar
[B] Birbal
[C] Fakir Aziao Din
[D] Abul Fazal
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Correct Answer: D [Abul Fazal]
Notes:
Abul Fazl was the author of Akbarnama, the official history of Akbar’s reign in 3 volumes. This book gives the history of Akbar’s forefathers from Timur to Humayun and Akbar’s reign till 1602 AD. Abul Fazl was one of the nine jewels in the royal court of Akbar.
8. Which of the following shipyards makes warships for India? (UPSC Prelims 1982)
[A] Cochin Shipyard
[B] Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd.
[C] Mazagon Dock
[D] Hindustan Shipyard
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Correct Answer: C [Mazagon Dock]
Notes:
State-owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders Engineers (GRSE) are building complex weapon-intensive vessels such as destroyers, stealth frigates and corvettes.
9. Which of the following point to G-7 group? (UPSC Prelims 1990)
[A] Less-developed countries within theUNCTAD.
[B] Developed countries within theWorld Bank.
[C] Developed countries within the IMF.
[D] Less-developed countries within the UN.
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Correct Answer: C [Developed countries within the IMF.]
Notes:
The Group of Seven (G7) is an international intergovernmental economic organization consisting of the seven largest IMF-described advanced economies in the world: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
10. Which two nations were involved in “Ping-pong Diplomacy”?
[A] China and North Korea
[B] North Korea and United States of America
[C] China and United States of America
[D] Japan and United States of America
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Correct Answer: C [China and United States of America]
Notes:
The diplomatic relations between China and the United States of America of the early 1970s were known as “Ping-pong Diplomacy”. Ping-pong is the Chinese word of Table Tennis. It involves the exchange of table tennis players between the United States of America and China in the early 1970s. This particular gesture boosted the Sino-American Relations with the visit of President Richard Nixon to Beijing in 1972.
