1. Where are the headquarters of International Organization for Standardization (ISO)?
[A] Paris
[B] Geneva
[C] London
[D] Frankfurt
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Correct Answer: B [Geneva]
Notes:
The International Organization for Standardization is an international standard-setting body. It comprises of representatives from various national standards organizations. Its headquarters is located in Geneva.
2. Where are the NATO Headquarters?
[A] Iraq
[B] New york
[C] Brussels
[D] London
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Correct Answer: C [Brussels]
Notes:
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters are located at Boulevard Leopold III in Brussels, Belgium. The 41-hectare campus is located on the outskirts of Brussels. The design of the campus is meant to symbolize unity, with fingers interlaced in a clasp.
NATO was established in 1949 when 28 countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty. The organization’s purpose is to protect the freedom and security of its member nations. NATO’s military headquarters are located near Mons, Belgium.
3. Which among the following is not an international agreement centered around Finance and Economic Cooperation?
[A] Abuja Treaty
[B] Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
[C] Kyoto protocol
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Kyoto protocol]
Notes:
The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty related to Climate Change. It was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997 and came into force in 2005. It extends the 1992 UNFCCC to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
4. In which of the following regions of world United Nations Population Fund does not work?
[A] Middle East
[B] South America
[C] North America
[D] Asia
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Correct Answer: C [North America]
Notes:
UNFPA supports programs in140 countries in four areas, the Arab States and Europe, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the sub-Saharan Africa
5. Which among the following dates is observed as World Wetlands Day?
[A] February 2
[B] March 2
[C] April 2
[D] May 2
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Correct Answer: A [February 2]
Notes:
World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on February 2nd. The day marks the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on February 2, 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar. The day is celebrated to raise awareness of the importance of wetlands for people and the planet.
6. Bandung Conference which was an important step toward the crystallization of the Non-Aligned Movement was organized by Asian and African states, most of which were newly independent. Which among the following participant of the Bandung Conference in 1955, was not an independent state at that time?
[A] Ceylon
[B] Cyprus
[C] Laos
[D] Liberia
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Correct Answer: B [Cyprus]
Notes:
Please note that Cyprus got independence in 1960, after an agreement in Zurich and London between the United Kingdom, Greece and Turkey
7. Which country was known as Gold Coast in past?
[A] Burkina Faso
[B] Togo
[C] Ghana
[D] Mali
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Correct Answer: C [Ghana]
Notes:
Gold Coast was a region in West Africa that is now known as the country Ghana. The region was named the Gold Coast because of its large supplies of gold and the market for it during the transatlantic slave trade. The Gold Coast was also a trade hub for slaves.
The Portuguese named the area Mina, which means “mine”, after finding so much gold between the Ankobra and Volta rivers in the 15th century. The English colonists later adopted the name Gold Coast.
The Gold Coast was a British colony. In 1957, the Gold Coast gained independence from Britain and became the country Ghana. Kwame Nkrumah led the independence movement and became Ghana’s first prime minister and president.
8. Who among the following was the last Director-General of GATT, and the first of the WTO ?
[A] Arthur Dunkel
[B] Peter Sutherland
[C] Renato Ruggiero
[D] Olivier Long
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Correct Answer: B [Peter Sutherland]
Notes:
Peter Denis Sutherland was an Irish businessman, barrister and politician. He served as last Director-General of GATT, and the first of the WTO.
9. Which among the following books written by Shams i Siraj Afif?
[A] Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi
[B] Tuzuk-i-Mubarak Shahi
[C] Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi]
Notes:
Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi (or the history of Sultan Firoj Shah Tughlaq) was written by Shams i Siraj Afif .The most accurate and authentic contemporary account of Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq period is solely denoted in it and the book also describes the life and conditions of the people at large.
10. The book “Majm-ul-Bahrain” was written by whom?
[A] Dara Shikoh
[B] Yahaya bin Ahmed Sirhindi
[C] Ziauddin Barni
[D] Khafi Khan
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Correct Answer: A [Dara Shikoh]
Notes:
Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, wrote Majm-ul-Bahrain (or the Mingling of the two Oceans). Some of the famous works done by him are Safinat ul- Awliya, Sakinat ul-Awliya, Hasanaat ul-Aarifin, Risaala-i Haq Numa, Iksir-i ‘Azam (Diwan-e-Dara Shukoh), etc.
