International Organizations, Defence, Books & Authors, World History

1. In BIMSTEC, B stands for which among the following?
[A] Bengal
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Bay of Bengal
[D] Brazil

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2. Which among the following agencies is not based in Basel, Switzerland?
[A] Bank for International Settlements ( BIS)
[B] Financial Stability Forum (FSF)
[C] Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
[D] None of the above

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3. 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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4. On which date International Women’s Day was observed?
[A] March 8
[B] March 11
[C] March 18
[D] March 28

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5. The United Nations General Assembly appoints the Secretary-General of the United Nations on recommendation of which of the following organ?
[A] Security Council
[B] Secretariat
[C] International Court of Justice
[D] ICJ and Security Council

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6. Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations for economic promotion. All the countries of which of the following continents are members of the G-77?
[A] Africa
[B] Asia
[C] Europe
[D] Latin America

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7. Who was the author of Hir- Ranjha ?
[A] Mulla Daud
[B] Khafi Khan
[C] Warish Shah
[D] Nizamuddin Ahmed

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8. Who is the author of the renowned book “Theory of Indian Mutiny”?
[A] PC Joshi
[B] SB Chaudhari
[C] Maulana Azad
[D] RC Majumdar

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9. Some countries consider the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) discriminatory because__:
[A] It seeks to prevent of nuclear energy for all purposes including peaceful purposes
[B] It gives the right to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes to only some countries
[C] It prevents the countries to withdraw from the treaty once they have joined it
[D] None of the above is a correct answer

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10. With reference to Indian defence, which one of the following statements is not correct? (UPSC Prelims 2003)
[A] With the induction of Prithvi II, the IAF is the only airforce in the world with surface-to-surface ballistic missiles under its command
[B] Sukhoi-30 MKI jet fighters can launch air-to-air and air-to-surface precision missiles
[C] Trishul is a supersonic surface to-air missile-with a range of 30 km
[D] The indigenously built INS Prabal can launch surface-to-surface missiles

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