Which of the following was not a member of NATO?
A. The U.S.A.
B. England
C. France
D. None of these
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What does SAARC stand for?
A. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
B. Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
C. Southern Asia Association for Regional Cooperation
D. South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation
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The Earth Summit was held at . . . . . . . . and was attended by . . . . . . . . states.
A. London, 59
B. New York, 170
C. New Delhi, 59
D. Rio de Janeiro, 17
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Which one of the following statements about the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka is false?
A. Politics in Sri Lanka openly favoured the Sinhalas
B. Interests of Tamils were neglected
C. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam were supported by the SAARC countries
D. There was no political equality in Sri Lanka
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. . . . . . . . who became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1985, sought to reform the system.
A. Mikhail Gorbachev
B. Joseph Stalin
C. Vladimir Lenin
D. Boris Yeltsin
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How many members joined the European Union in May, 2004?
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Pick the odd one out.
A. Operation Infinite Reach - Coalition of the willing
B. Operation Enduring Freedom - War against Al-Qaeda and Taliban
C. Operation Desert Storm - First Gulf War
D. Operation Iraqi Freedom - Coalition of the willing
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The Great Leap Forward was introduced in 1958 by
A. Lenin
B. Mao Zedong
C. Deng Xiaoping
D. Syngman Rhee
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The former Soviet Union was replaced by
A. 12 independent countries
B. 13 independent countries
C. 14 independent countries
D. 15 independent countries
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Which are the main areas of conflict between India and Pakistan?
A. Conflict over Kashmir
B. Sharing of river water
C. The ISI leading various anti-Indian campaigns
D. All of the above
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Which among the following countries is NOT a member of the EU?
A. Denmark
B. Germany
C. Sweden
D. The USA
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What was the main principle of the Warsaw Pact?
A. To wage war against the US
B. To counter NATO's forces in Europe
C. To provide economic help to the newly independent countries
D. To unite the world against a nuclear war
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What is the name given to the progress that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs?
A. The tragedy of global commons
B. Sustainable development
C. Development without destruction
D. The politics of the developed nations
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The US launched . . . . . . . . as part of its aggressive response to the attack on WTC.
A. Operation Enduring Freedom
B. Operation Desert Storm
C. Operation Iraqi Freedom
D. Operation Infinite Reach
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All of the organic and inorganic components surrounding us, as well as the events, conditions and process of their interactions, are collectively known as . . . . . . . .
A. biological compounds
B. the ecosystem
C. material interchange
D. the environment
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Maximum ozone depletion has been observed in which of the following?
A. The North Pole
B. The South Pole
C. The Equator
D. None of the above
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The term 'Cold War' was first coined by
A. Bernard Baruch
B. Harry S. Truman
C. Woodrow Wilson
D. James Manroe
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The general term for the practice in the United States of making accusations of pro-Communist activity was
A. Containment
B. Isolationism
C. McCarthyism
D. Intervention
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In which year Socialist Revolution took place in Russia?
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What was the main reason for the Arab Spring movement?
A. Unemployment
B. Poverty
C. Democracy
D. All of these
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