International Organizations, Defence, Books & Authors, World History

1. Which among the following organization confers World Press Freedom Prize?
[A] UNESCO
[B] World Press Review
[C] International Press Association
[D] Time Warner

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2. Who is eligible to be awarded the Booker Prize, an annual literary award given for the best original full-length novel written in the English language?
[A] A citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations
[B] A citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations or Ireland
[C] A citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe
[D] None of the above

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3. Which of the following battles foiled Napoleon’s scheme of invading England in 1805?
[A] Battle of Trafalgar
[B] Battle of Leipzing
[C] Battle of Waterloo
[D] None of the above

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4. Headquarters of United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) is loacated at:
[A] Geneva
[B] Nairobi
[C] New Delhi
[D] New York

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5. Over the recent few years, the role of which of the following international organization has assumed a greater role even bigger to a crisis management body and sometimes even challenging the existence of the Bretton Woods brothers (World Bank and International Monetary Fund) ?
[A] G-77
[B] G-20
[C] G-7
[D] BRICS

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6. Who is the author of the book “Equilibrium Unemployment Theory”?
[A] Christopher A. Pissarides
[B] Dale T. Mortensen
[C] Peter A. Diamond
[D] Oliver Williamson

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7. 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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8. The book “Sakhian Guru Nanak” is based on the life stories of which religious figure? (UPSC Prelims 2000)
[A] Guru Gobind Singh
[B] Guru Nanak Dev
[C] Guru Hargobind
[D] Guru Amar Das

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9. Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare is observed on which date?
[A] November 27
[B] November 28
[C] November 29
[D] November 30

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10. The annual exercise named ‘Exercise Topchi’ was organized in which of the following places of India?
[A] Nashik
[B] Mumbai
[C] Pune
[D] Aurangabad

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