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| 1. |
Which is the first speclalised agency of the UN? |
| A. | UNCTAD |
| B. | ILO |
| C. | UNESCO |
| D. | UNDP |
| Answer» C. UNESCO | |
| 2. |
The General Assembly ofthe U.N.O. designated 2014 as ? |
| A. | International Year of Family Farming |
| B. | International Potato Year |
| C. | International Year of Water Co-operation |
| D. | International Year of Co-operatives |
| Answer» B. International Potato Year | |
| 3. |
United Nations was established in |
| A. | 1942 |
| B. | 1945 |
| C. | 1939 |
| D. | 1941 |
| Answer» D. 1941 | |
| 4. |
December 10 is observed as |
| A. | World Health Day |
| B. | U.N. Day |
| C. | World Red Cross Day |
| D. | Human Rights Day |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Who was the First Secretary-General of UNO?? |
| A. | Trygve Lie |
| B. | Dag Hammarskjoeld |
| C. | U Thant |
| D. | Boutros Boutros Ghali |
| Answer» B. Dag Hammarskjoeld | |
| 6. |
Which of the following is NOT an agency of UNO? |
| A. | ICJ |
| B. | WHO |
| C. | IPU |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. WHO | |
| 7. |
The Headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is at |
| A. | Geneva |
| B. | Paris |
| C. | Vienna |
| D. | New York |
| Answer» D. New York | |
| 8. |
UNESCO strives for |
| A. | Establishin peace in the world through Education, Science and Culture |
| B. | Non-alignment Movement |
| C. | Financing scientific and cultural programmes |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Non-alignment Movement | |
| 9. |
The Headquarters of World Health Organisation (WHO) is |
| A. | New York |
| B. | Washington |
| C. | Rome |
| D. | Geneva |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
The emblem of UNO is |
| A. | Dove |
| B. | Apple |
| C. | Olive Branch |
| D. | Red cross |
| Answer» D. Red cross | |
| 11. |
The International Court of Justice is in |
| A. | India |
| B. | Switzerland |
| C. | Netherlands |
| D. | England |
| Answer» D. England | |
| 12. |
Which of the following is NOT a member of UNO? |
| A. | Vietnam |
| B. | Vatican |
| C. | Netherland |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» C. Netherland | |
| 13. |
Which of the following is NOT an organ of UNO? |
| A. | UNESCO |
| B. | ECOSOC |
| C. | SECRETARIAT |
| D. | UNDP |
| Answer» B. ECOSOC | |
| 14. |
The total number of General Assembly is |
| A. | Above 150 but below 200 |
| B. | Above 200 but below 250 |
| C. | Above 250 |
| D. | Above 100 but below 150 |
| Answer» B. Above 200 but below 250 | |
| 15. |
How many members are there in the World Trade Organisation as of 2014? |
| A. | 160 |
| B. | 145 |
| C. | 153 |
| D. | 142 |
| Answer» B. 145 | |
| 16. |
The number of organs in UNO is |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 7 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» B. 7 | |
| 17. |
The total number of Security Council is |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 20 | |
| 18. |
The Headquarters of UNO is at |
| A. | Washington |
| B. | Geneva |
| C. | Newyork |
| D. | Paris |
| Answer» D. Paris | |
| 19. |
The number of non-permanent members of the Security Council is |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 12 |
| Answer» D. 12 | |
| 20. |
The League of Nations was established in the year |
| A. | 1920 |
| B. | 1945 |
| C. | 1932 |
| D. | 1924 |
| Answer» B. 1945 | |
| 21. |
The Constitution of UNO is called? |
| A. | Magna Carta |
| B. | Peace Agreement |
| C. | Charter |
| D. | Deolaration |
| Answer» D. Deolaration | |
| 22. |
The Indian American author ofThe Lowlandwho has been listed among 13 novels long listed for the Man Booker Prize 2013. |
| A. | Jhumpa Lahiri |
| B. | Laura Jones |
| C. | Chetan Bhagat |
| D. | Chetna Singh5)None of these |
| Answer» B. Laura Jones | |
| 23. |
The 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award has been awarded to which Maestro? |
| A. | Saroj Khan |
| B. | Amjad Ali Khan |
| C. | Zakir Hussain |
| D. | Pt Bhim Sen5)None of these |
| Answer» C. Zakir Hussain | |
| 24. |
Name the Tennis Legend who has been honoured with her name inclusion in Tennis hall of fame |
| A. | Tracy austin |
| B. | Martina Hingis |
| C. | Hana Mandlikova |
| D. | Bjorn Borg5)None of these |
| Answer» C. Hana Mandlikova | |
| 25. |
Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony 2013 to be conferred on which artist? |
| A. | Rajendra Singh |
| B. | Aruna Roy |
| C. | Zubin Mehta |
| D. | Hasan Ali5)None of these |
| Answer» D. Hasan Ali5)None of these | |
| 26. |
Consider the following Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology 2013 recipients:*1. Dr Yamuna Krishnan*2. Dr S C Raghavan*3. Dr Ekanth Prabhakar Ghate*4. Dr Pushkar SharmaWhich of the following correctly represents the fields from which they have been chosen for the award? |
| A. | Chemical, Biological, Mathematical, Medical |
| B. | Biological, Chemical, Mathematical, Medical |
| C. | Medical, Mathematical, Biological, Chemical |
| D. | Biological, Medical, Chemical, Mathematical5)None of these |
| Answer» B. Biological, Chemical, Mathematical, Medical | |
| 27. |
Who among the following is not the winner of 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry? |
| A. | Martin Karplus |
| B. | Michael Levitt |
| C. | Michael Thomson |
| D. | Arieh Warshel5)None of these |
| Answer» D. Arieh Warshel5)None of these | |
| 28. |
Who among the following has been honoured with the Pride of the Nation award? |
| A. | John Abraham |
| B. | Akshay Kumar |
| C. | Salman Khan |
| D. | Saif Ali Khan5)None of these |
| Answer» B. Akshay Kumar | |
| 29. |
Habiba Sarabi Afghanistan's first and only female governor was recipients of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2013. She is the governor of which province of Afghanistan |
| A. | Bamyan |
| B. | Balkh |
| C. | Helmand |
| D. | Kandahar5)None of these |
| Answer» B. Balkh | |
| 30. |
Who among the following has won European Union'sSakharov Human Rightsprize? |
| A. | Edward Snowden |
| B. | Malala Yousafzai |
| C. | Ali Zeidan |
| D. | Viadamir Putin5)None of these |
| Answer» C. Ali Zeidan | |
| 31. |
Name the Canadian author who won Nobel Prize for Literature? |
| A. | Alice Munro |
| B. | Will Gompertz |
| C. | Jumpa Lahari |
| D. | Markel Hudson5)None of these |
| Answer» B. Will Gompertz | |
| 32. |
Which of the following organisations has won 2013 Nobel Peace Prize? |
| A. | Amnesty International |
| B. | Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical weapons |
| C. | UNICEF |
| D. | Human Rights Organisation5)None of these |
| Answer» C. UNICEF | |
| 33. |
TheBimal Roy Memorial Awardis associated with which of the following fields? |
| A. | Cinema |
| B. | Sports |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | Science and Technology5)None of these |
| Answer» B. Sports | |
| 34. |
Who among the following has received Elton John AIDS Foundation's first ever Award? |
| A. | Bill Gates |
| B. | Hilary Clinton |
| C. | Carlos Slim |
| D. | Daniel John5)None of these |
| Answer» C. Carlos Slim | |
| 35. |
Who among the following are conferred with Nobel Prize in medicine?*1. James Rothman*2. Randy Schekman*3. Thomas Suedhof*4. Thomas RandittChose the correct answer from the codes given below: |
| A. | Only 1 u0026 3 |
| B. | Only 1, 2 u0026 3 |
| C. | Only 1, 2 u0026 4 |
| D. | Only 2, 3 u0026 45)None of these |
| Answer» C. Only 1, 2 u0026 4 | |
| 36. |
Who among the following has won International Press Institute Award for excellence in Journalism? |
| A. | Tilak Kumar |
| B. | Karan Thapar |
| C. | Vyasa Rao |
| D. | N Ravi5)None of these |
| Answer» C. Vyasa Rao | |
| 37. |
New Zealand'sElean Cattonwon the Man of Booker Prize for her novel __ ? |
| A. | The River of Smoke |
| B. | The Luminaries |
| C. | The Gaurd |
| D. | The Road Ahead5)None of these |
| Answer» C. The Gaurd | |
| 38. |
Which of the following city the Europe's largest public library has been inaugurated? |
| A. | London |
| B. | Geneva |
| C. | Birmingham |
| D. | Berlin5)None of these |
| Answer» D. Berlin5)None of these | |
| 39. |
Who is the author of the book 'Beyond the Lines : An Autobiography'? |
| A. | General J. J. Singh |
| B. | Kuldip Nayar |
| C. | Ray Bradbury |
| D. | Khushwant Singh5)None of these |
| Answer» C. Ray Bradbury | |
| 40. |
Which of the following books is written by Sunil Gavaskar? |
| A. | A Brief History of Time |
| B. | A Sense of Time |
| C. | Sunny Days |
| D. | Great Expectations5)None of these |
| Answer» D. Great Expectations5)None of these | |
| 41. |
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched a heritage portal dedicated to which one of the following leaders? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Subhashchandra Bose |
| D. | Indira Gandhi5)None of these |
| Answer» C. Subhashchandra Bose | |
| 42. |
Which of the following books was written by Gandhiji? |
| A. | Discovery of India |
| B. | My Experience with Truth |
| C. | India wins Freedom |
| D. | Freedom at Midnight5)None of these |
| Answer» C. India wins Freedom | |
| 43. |
'Freedom from Fear' is a book written by? |
| A. | Benzir Bhutto |
| B. | Corazon Aquino |
| C. | Aung san suu Kyi |
| D. | Nayantara Seghal5)None of these |
| Answer» C. Aung san suu Kyi | |
| 44. |
The book 'My Nation My Life' was written by |
| A. | L.K.Advani |
| B. | T.N.Seshan |
| C. | Fervez Musharaf |
| D. | Manmohan Singh5)None of these |
| Answer» B. T.N.Seshan | |
| 45. |
Name the book authored by Garima Sanjay which was released by Hamid Ansari. The book highlights how a man blames the luck or someone for his failures? |
| A. | Yaadein |
| B. | Smritiyan |
| C. | Divine Journey |
| D. | Lucky Me5)Man by Nature |
| Answer» C. Divine Journey | |
| 46. |
Name the author who was conferred with Saraswati Samman for her collection of poems in Malayalam, |
| A. | Sugatha Kumari |
| B. | Sangam Kumari |
| C. | Monali Kumari |
| D. | Vishakha Kumari5)Krishna Kumari |
| Answer» B. Sangam Kumari | |
| 47. |
'Pax Indica' is authored book by |
| A. | Narendra Modi |
| B. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| C. | Shashi Tharoor |
| D. | A P J Abdul Kalam5)None of these |
| Answer» D. A P J Abdul Kalam5)None of these | |
| 48. |
Which American author has won Man Booker International Prize 2O13? |
| A. | Lydia Davis |
| B. | Laura Paul |
| C. | Maria Freeman |
| D. | Dave Smith5)Cary Jones |
| Answer» B. Laura Paul | |
| 49. |
Which form of art was Jackson Pollock famous for in the US? |
| A. | Drama |
| B. | Country Music |
| C. | Sculpture |
| D. | Painting |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Which of these English painteirs had himself tied to a ship maist to paint a storm? |
| A. | J.M.W.Turner |
| B. | William Blake |
| C. | Constable |
| D. | Pablo Picasso |
| Answer» B. William Blake | |