International Organizations, Defence, Books & Authors, World History

1. World Health day is observed on?
[A] 3rd April
[B] 4th April
[C] 5th April
[D] 7th April

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2. Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS), a collaborative food information initiative has been launched by ___?
[A] World Food Programme
[B] Food and Agriculture Organization
[C] G-20
[D] World Bank

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3. Which among the following day celebrated as National Voters Day ?
[A] January 24
[B] January 25
[C] January 26
[D] January 27

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4. Headquarters of which among the following are located in Moscow?
[A] Collective Security Treaty Organization CSTO
[B] Southeast Asia Treaty Organization SEATO
[C] Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
[D] None of them

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5. On which among the following dates, World Hindi Day is celebrated?
[A] January 10
[B] January 15
[C] January 17
[D] December 17

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6. ‘Rakhi Ki Chunauti’ is composed by?
[A] Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
[B] Harishankar parsai
[C] Makhanlal Chaturvedi
[D] Firaq Gorakhpuri

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7. The book “Amoghvritti” written by whom?
[A] Somadeva
[B] Saktayana
[C] Kshemendra
[D] Amoghavarsha I

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8. Which one of the following statements regarding the “veto” power in the Security Council is correct according to the United Nations Charter? (UPSC Prelims 1994)
[A] The decisions of the Security Council on all non-procedural matters must be made by an affirmative vote of nine members, including the concurring, votes of the permanent members of the Council
[B] Every permanent member of the Security Council can prevent any decision from being accepted, by vetoing it
[C] The term veto was used in Article 27 of the United Nations Charter to enable any permanent member of the Security Council to prevent any resolution from being passed by the majority
[D] Any member of the Security Council can prevent any resolution from being passed by voting against it

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9. Who is the writer of the book “The Soul of India”?
[A] Chittaranjan Das
[B] Bipin Chandra Paul
[C] Dadabhai Naoroji
[D] Aurobindo Ghosh

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10. Which of the following wrote the book “Zij Muhammad Shahi”?
[A] Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur
[B] Raja Bharmall of Amber
[C] Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur
[D] Maharana Amar Singh of Udaipur

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