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This section includes 74 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following is used as the logo of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)? |
| A. | Deer |
| B. | Panda |
| C. | Camel |
| D. | Lion |
| Answer» C. Camel | |
| 2. |
Pakistan which rejoined the Commonwealth, had pulled itself out of it in the year |
| A. | 1978 |
| B. | 1975 |
| C. | 1972 |
| D. | 1982 |
| Answer» D. 1982 | |
| 3. |
The headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organisation is in |
| A. | Washington |
| B. | Paris |
| C. | Madrid |
| D. | Rome |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
SAARC is observing a decade(1991-2000) of which of the following? |
| A. | Girl child |
| B. | Literacy |
| C. | Health services to rural poor |
| D. | Shelter for all |
| Answer» B. Literacy | |
| 5. |
Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC? |
| A. | Nepal |
| B. | Bangladesh |
| C. | Afghanistan |
| D. | Myanmar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The main aim of SAARC is |
| A. | Regional Cooperation |
| B. | Internal affairs |
| C. | Non-alignity |
| D. | Peaceful Coexistence |
| Answer» B. Internal affairs | |
| 7. |
Which of the following countries is not a member of Group 15 developing countries? |
| A. | Mexico |
| B. | Malaysia |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | Bolivia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Which one of the following is not related to disarmament? |
| A. | SALT |
| B. | NPT |
| C. | CTBT |
| D. | NATO |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Which of the following describe correctly the Group of Seven Countries (G-7)? |
| A. | They are developing countries |
| B. | They are industrialised countries |
| C. | They are holding Atomic Bomb technology |
| D. | They are countries who can launch their own satellites |
| Answer» C. They are holding Atomic Bomb technology | |
| 10. |
Which is principal organ of the United Nations that as virtually accomplished its object? |
| A. | The Security Council |
| B. | The General Assembly |
| C. | The International Court of Justice |
| D. | The Trusteeship Council |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
When was the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) formed? |
| A. | 1985 |
| B. | 1982 |
| C. | 1986 |
| D. | 1987 |
| Answer» B. 1982 | |
| 12. |
The headquarters of the UNESCO is at |
| A. | Rome |
| B. | Geneva |
| C. | New York |
| D. | Paris |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Which UN body deals with population problem? |
| A. | UNFPA |
| B. | UNDP |
| C. | UNICEF |
| D. | UNESCO |
| Answer» B. UNDP | |
| 14. |
Besides UK, USA, Germany and Japan the G-7 countries includes |
| A. | Canada, France and Russia |
| B. | Canada, Italy and Netherlands |
| C. | France, Netherlands and Russia |
| D. | Canada, France and Italy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
The headquarters of World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is located in |
| A. | Paris |
| B. | Madrid |
| C. | New York |
| D. | Geneva |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
The year 1995 is the Golden Jubilee year of which of the following international organisations? |
| A. | UNO |
| B. | NAM |
| C. | GATT (now WTO) |
| D. | ASEAN |
| Answer» B. NAM | |
| 17. |
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at which of the following places? |
| A. | Geneva |
| B. | Rome |
| C. | Paris |
| D. | Vienna |
| Answer» B. Rome | |
| 18. |
The Halifax summit was that of |
| A. | G-7 countries |
| B. | Leaders of the NAM |
| C. | countries in favour of a common currency for Europe |
| D. | Palestinian and Israeli leaders |
| Answer» B. Leaders of the NAM | |
| 19. |
The office of the UN General Assembly is in |
| A. | Vienna |
| B. | New York |
| C. | Paris |
| D. | Zurich |
| Answer» C. Paris | |
| 20. |
The International Human Rights Convention adopted by the United Nations in 1990 relates to |
| A. | disabled |
| B. | stateless persons |
| C. | migrant workers |
| D. | children |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Who was the first Indian to be President of UN General Assembly? |
| A. | Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit |
| B. | Ramesh Bhandari |
| C. | Natwar Singh |
| D. | Krishna Menon |
| Answer» B. Ramesh Bhandari | |
| 22. |
How many former republics of USSR have become members of the Commonwealth of Independent States? |
| A. | 11 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» B. 10 | |
| 23. |
Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which of the following fields? |
| A. | Protection of Cruelty to animals |
| B. | Environment protection |
| C. | Protection of human rights |
| D. | Protection of historic monuments |
| Answer» D. Protection of historic monuments | |
| 24. |
The five permanent members of UN security council are |
| A. | Japan, West Germany, USSR, UK and USA |
| B. | Canada, China, France, USSR and USA |
| C. | Germany, China, USSR, UK and USA |
| D. | China, France, USSR, UK and USA |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Which of the following is not associated with the UNO? |
| A. | ILO |
| B. | WHO |
| C. | ASEAN |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 26. |
The Indian delegation to the first World Conference on Human Rights was led by |
| A. | Dr. Manmohan Singh |
| B. | Farooq Abdullah |
| C. | Dinesh singh |
| D. | Alam Khan |
| Answer» B. Farooq Abdullah | |
| 27. |
Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme is located at |
| A. | Dhaka |
| B. | New Delhi |
| C. | Colombo |
| D. | Kathmandu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Which organ of the United Nations has ceased to be operational? |
| A. | Economic and Social Council |
| B. | International Court of Justice |
| C. | Trusteeship Council |
| D. | Secretariat |
| Answer» D. Secretariat | |
| 29. |
India was elected as a President of General Assembly of the United Nations in 1953. Who occupied this office on behalf of India? |
| A. | S. Radha Krishnan |
| B. | Gopalswamy Iyyengar |
| C. | V.K. Krishna Menon |
| D. | Vijayalakshmi Pandit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
United Nations adapted a Charter of Economic Rights in the year |
| A. | 1969 |
| B. | 1974 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1964 |
| Answer» C. 1956 | |
| 31. |
G-15 is a group of |
| A. | developing countries |
| B. | non-aligned countries |
| C. | developed countries |
| D. | companies |
| Answer» B. non-aligned countries | |
| 32. |
The Indian Red Cross Society was established in the year |
| A. | 1932 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1945 |
| D. | 1890 |
| Answer» C. 1945 | |
| 33. |
SAARC was founded in |
| A. | New Delhi |
| B. | Geneva |
| C. | Dhaka |
| D. | Thimpu |
| Answer» D. Thimpu | |
| 34. |
Which organ of United Nations has ceased to be operational? |
| A. | Trusteeship Council |
| B. | Secretariat |
| C. | International Court of Justice |
| D. | Economic and Social Council |
| Answer» B. Secretariat | |
| 35. |
The United Nations is considered as a universal organisation. Which organ of rhe united nations fully represents the fact? |
| A. | The Economic and Social Council |
| B. | The Security Council |
| C. | The Secretariat |
| D. | The General Assembly |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
The number of principal organs of UNO is |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
G-7 includes |
| A. | South Africa |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | India |
| D. | Italy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
The member countries of NAFTA are |
| A. | USA and Canada |
| B. | USA, Canada and Mexico |
| C. | Canada and Mexico |
| D. | USA and Mexico |
| Answer» C. Canada and Mexico | |
| 39. |
When was SAARC founded? |
| A. | 1982 |
| B. | 1984 |
| C. | 1985 |
| D. | 1983 |
| Answer» D. 1983 | |
| 40. |
Amnesty International has its headquarters at |
| A. | Berlin |
| B. | New York |
| C. | Washington |
| D. | London |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Headquarters of the World Health Organisation is located at |
| A. | Geneva |
| B. | Washington DC |
| C. | New York |
| D. | Rome |
| Answer» B. Washington DC | |
| 42. |
The working language(s) of the UNESCO is/are |
| A. | French only |
| B. | English only |
| C. | English and French |
| D. | English, French and Russian |
| Answer» D. English, French and Russian | |
| 43. |
Which of the following is not a member of G-15? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Malaysia |
| C. | Indonesia |
| D. | India |
| Answer» B. Malaysia | |
| 44. |
Which of the following is Human Rights Organisation? |
| A. | The French community |
| B. | The Organisation of African Unity |
| C. | The Arab League |
| D. | Amnesty International |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is located in |
| A. | Vienna |
| B. | London |
| C. | Geneva |
| D. | Washington |
| Answer» B. London | |
| 46. |
The head quarters of the International Red Cross is situated in |
| A. | Vienna |
| B. | Paris |
| C. | Hague |
| D. | Geneva |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Which was the first country to withdraw from CENTO? |
| A. | Iraq |
| B. | Afghanistan |
| C. | Turkey |
| D. | U.K. |
| Answer» B. Afghanistan | |
| 48. |
The International Court of Justice is located at |
| A. | Geneva |
| B. | Hague |
| C. | Amsterdam |
| D. | Vienna |
| Answer» C. Amsterdam | |
| 49. |
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) is located at |
| A. | Manila |
| B. | Singapore |
| C. | Kuala lumpur |
| D. | Bangkok |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
First Indian to make a speech in Hindi before the UN General Assembly is |
| A. | Moraji Desai |
| B. | A.B. Vajpayee |
| C. | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| D. | Lal Krishna Advani |
| Answer» C. Lal Bahadur Shastri | |