Which country adopted the 'open door' policy?
A. India
B. China
C. Russia
D. Berazil
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. . . . . . . . has had constant shift putting democracy and military rule.
A. Pakistan
B. India
C. Bangladesh
D. Nepal
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The word 'Ecosystem' was coined by:
A. Einstein
B. Wagnales
C. A. G. Tansley
D. Mc Nanghton
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The animal that is the symbol of the World Wide Wildlife Fund is:
A. Tiger
B. Panda
C. Hornbill
D. White Bear
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The duration of Cold War was
A. 1914 - 1919
B. 1939 - 1945
C. 1945 - 1991
D. 1965 - 1991
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Who became General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1985?
A. Joseph Stalin
B. Nikita Khrushchev
C. Mikhail Gorbachev
D. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
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When was LTTE vanquished?
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Choose the odd one out of the following statements.
A. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was framed in 1994
B. It provides that the parties should act to protect the climate system
C. It should be "on the basis of equity and in accordance with their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities"
D. The parties to the Convention agreed that the largest share of historical and current global emissions of greenhouse gases has originated in developed countries
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What was the result of the 1971 Indo-Pak war?
A. Emergence of Bangladesh as a new state
B. East Pakistan and West Pakistan comes one nation again
C. Refugees stop entering India
D. India lost the war to Pakistan
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Korea was divided temporarily at the
A. 22nd Parallel
B. 19th Parallel
C. 17th Parallel
D. 38th Parallel
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. . . . . . . . Declaration led to the formation of ASEAN in the year . . . . . . . .
A. Bangkok, 1967
B. Bangkok, 1957
C. Jakarta, 1967
D. Jakarta, 1957
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An organization founded in 1967 by the Asian countries to provide a forum for regional economic cooperation was
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What led to militant Tamil nationalism in Sri Lanka?
A. Too much migration of Tamils into Sri Lanka
B. Years of neglection of Tamil aspirations for development and equality like Sinhala
C. Tamils wanted Sri Lanka to be part of India
D. All of the above
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In Nepal the largely non-violent mass movement for democracy was led by . . . . . . . .
A. Maoist parties
B. Socialist parties
C. Seven Party Alliance
D. Students
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According to the Human Development Report 2016 of the United Nations Development Programme, how many people have no access to save water in developing countries?
A. 665 million
B. 668 million
C. 700 million
D. 663 million
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Which of the following is not true about the collapse of USSR?
A. Disintegration took place because of nationalist movement among the Europeanised parts of USSR
B. USSR broke down into 15 states
C. Only thing responsible for the disintegration was Gorbachev's rule
D. Disintegration of USSR in certain ways was seen as end of Communism
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Montreal protocol aims at:
A. Reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases
B. Phasing out ozone-depleting substances
C. Prohibiting transboundary movement of hazardous waste
D. Enhancing cooperation among UN member states for peaceful uses of nuclear energy
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The first Soviet republic to declare independence was . . . . . . . .?
A. Lithuania
B. Russia
C. Ukraine
D. Belarus
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When was European Union established?
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Which among the following is the definition of indigenous people given by the UN?
A. These are the people who brings the issues of environment, resources and politics together
B. These are the descendants of peoples who inhabited the present territory of a country at the time when persons of a different culture or ethnic origin arrived there from other parts of the world and overcame them
C. These are the people who live more in conformity with their particular social, economic, and cultural customs and traditions than the institutions of the country of which they now form a part
D. All of the above
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