The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) implies
A. that carries out coordination of security and foreign policy
B. that is only to resolve economic disputes
C. only for maintaining regional cooperation
D. All of the above
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Following the communist revolution, China established its economy on the . . . . . . . . model.
A. USA
B. Soviet
C. Socialist
D. Modernist
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Which statement about the attack on the World Trade Tower is NOT correct?
A. In terms of loss of life, this attack is worse on the US soil since the country was formed in 1776
B. The attack has been compared to that of the Pearl Harbour
C. Nineteen hijackers from various Arab countries were part of this attack
D. This attack is seen as the end of US hegemony
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Indian do not need a visa to travel to which South Asian country?
A. Nepal
B. Pakistan
C. Sri Lanka
D. Bangladesh
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The post-Soviet countries underwent a process of transition from an authoritarian socialist system to . . . . . . . . capitalism system.
A. Democratic
B. Authoritative
C. Aristocratic
D. None
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Which among the following countries has the most important destination for FDI (Foreign Direct Investment)?
A. China
B. India
C. Brazil
D. Japan
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Bolshevik Communist party was founded by
A. Vladimir Lenin
B. Stalin
C. Nikita Khrushchev
D. Leonid Brezhnev
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The term Brexit stands for . . . . . . . .
A. Britain exit from the EU
B. Britain decides to stay with the EU after a vote
C. EU's policy of following the US foreign policy
D. Break peace with all countries
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When was Soviet Union disbanded?
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The Government of India refers indigenous people as
A. Scheduled tribes
B. Refugee people
C. Prisoners of war
D. Outclass people
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Floods can be prevented by:
A. Afforestation
B. Cutting the forests
C. Filling the land
D. Removing the topsoil
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ASEAN stands for
A. Alliance of Southeast Asian Nations
B. Alliance of Southern Asian Nations
C. Association of South West Asian Nations
D. Association of South East Asian Nations
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Which statement about the "Cold war" is correct?
A. It was a long, tense war of nerves and ideologies
B. It was a direct war between the two superpowers - US and USSR
C. It was a war that was fought during the winter months
D. It was a war that was fought between the two physical wars - the first world war and the second world war
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India signed and ratified the 1997 Kyoto Protocol in:
A. August 2002
B. July 2006
C. August 2000
D. August 2005
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Environmental studies aims at developing:
A. Understanding local environment/environmental issues
B. Understanding global environment/environmental issues
C. To develop positive attitude towards environment
D. All of the above
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The Marshall Plan is also known as
A. European Economic Plan
B. European Recovery Plan
C. European Common Plan
D. European Technological Plan
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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The problem of organic in rivers is usually worse in hot summer months.
Reason (R): Higher water temperatures exacerbate oxygen depletion.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the NOT correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
D. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
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What is the full form of 'SEATO'?
A. South-East Asian Task Organization
B. South-East Asian Treaty Organization
C. South-East Asian Tally Organization
D. South-East Asian Team Organization
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What kind of reforms did Glasnost bring about?
A. Some amount of transparency in the system
B. Openness in government activities
C. Both of the above
D. None of the above
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What is a major regional initiative taken by the countries of South Asia for regional cooperation?
A. Not to interfere into each other's matter
B. To support each other in the UN
C. Formation of SAARC
D. To form democratic government in all states
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