International Organizations, Defence, Books & Authors, World History

1. Which among the following is not correctly matched?
[A] International Migrants Day – December 18
[B] International Volunteer Day – December 5
[C] International Day of Older Persons – October 1
[D] All matched correctly

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2. In which of the following United nations bodies, the members are elected for seats in UN regional groups?
[A] United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
[B] United Nations Human Settlements Programme
[C] United Nations Human Rights Council
[D] United Nations Administrative Tribunal

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3. First Jnanpith Award winner was from which of the following states?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Kerala
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] West Bengal

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4. 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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5. Who is the author of the book “The Unquiet River: A biography of the Brahmaputra”?
[A] Romila Thapar
[B] Irfan Habib
[C] Arupjyoti Saikia
[D] Upinder Singh

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6. The 172nd Defence Pensioners Adalat was being organized in which Indian state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Telangana
[D] Rajasthan

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7. Which one of the following time-periods is associated with the infamous “Armenian Genocide”?
[A] 1914-1923
[B] 1936-1943
[C] 1948-1951
[D] 1989-1991

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8. Which nation’s army unit was the “Caravan of Death”?
[A] Iraq
[B] Libya
[C] Chile
[D] Cuba

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9. Which day is celebrated as World Water Day?
[A] 22 March
[B] 10 December
[C] 13 November
[D] 27 January

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10. Which day is celebrated as World Statistics Day?
[A] 20 October
[B] 1 January
[C] 10 March
[D] 25 December

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