The headquarters of World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is located in
A. Paris
B. Madrid
C. New York
D. Geneva
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Which is not a correct statement?
A. Peacekeeping operations are established by the Security Council
B. Peacekeepers are identified only by a United Nations red helmet
C. UN has no military forces of its own
D. Peacekeepers wear their country's uniform
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The Berlin Wall was more than . . . . . . . . kilometer long.
A. 100 km
B. 150 km
C. 175 km
D. 200 km
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Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)?
1. IFPRI's vision is 'Cheap Food to All'.
2. It seeks sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty.
3. IFPRI was established to identify and analyze alternative national and international strategies and policies for meeting the food needs of the developing world.
Which of the above statements are correct?
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
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Which is the official language of Islamic Development Bank?
A. Arabic
B. English
C. Persian
D. All the above
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"Once God is let in, there is an end to the sovereignty of man." Who said this?
A. B. R. Ambedkar
B. Vivekananda
C. M. N. Roy
D. J. Nehru
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. Charter Act of 1813
1. Separate electorate
b. Charter Act of 1833
2. Abolition of the trade monopoly of East India Company
c. The Government of India Act, 1858
3. Complete abolition of monopoly in trade by East India Company
d. Government of India Act, 1909
4. Secretary of State for India
A. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
B. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
C. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
D. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
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The event that took place in 1961 was
A. The construction of the Berlin wall
B. Soviet intervention in Afghanistan
C. Vietnamese intervention in Cambodia
D. The Unification of Germany
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Consider the following statements:
1. The head-office of UN High Commissioner for Refugees is in Rome
2. Peter Benson founded Amnesty International
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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The period when the nuclear test was conducted was a difficult period in:
A. Domestic Politics
B. Foreign Politics
C. Military dominance
D. Financial world
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Consider these statements about POSCO Plant. Find the wrong statement:
A. Odisha has one of the largest resources of untapped iron ore in the country
B. POSCO plant may displace local tribals
C. Odisha villagers protested against this
D. Odisha is located to the north west of India
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Consider the following statements. Find the wrong statement
A. Lenin was the leader of Bolshevik party
B. Stalin was not the immediate successor of Lenin
C. Gorbachev was blamed for the disintegration of USSR
D. Boris Yelstin was the first elected president of Russia
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Which of the following pair is not correct?
A. SAARC ⇔ New Delhi
B. ASEAN ⇔ Jakarta
C. International Committee of the Red Cross ⇔ Geneva
D. INTERPOL ⇔ Lyon, France
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How many kinds of challenges that Independent India faced?
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In the deterrence relationship both blocks led by the superpowers were respected to behave as . . . . . . . . actors.
A. Rational and responsible
B. Responsible and vigilant
C. Careful honest
D. None of the above
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Which of the following organizations brings out the publication known as 'World Economic Outlook'?
A. The International Monetary Fund
B. The United Nations Development Programme
C. The World Economic Forum
D. The World Bank
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The sociologists who influenced Gabriel Almond in his structural functionalism were
1. Max Weber
2. Talcott Parsons
3. David Truman
4. Karl Deutsch
Select the correct answer:
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2
C. 1 and 3
D. 2 and 3
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Functional specialization in the Indian Administrative service was recommended by:
A. First Administrative Reforms Commission
B. Satish Chandra Committee
C. Appleby Report
D. Sarkaria Commission
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Atomic Bomb of US on Hiroshima was code named.
A. The bomb was code-named "Little Boy"
B. Fat man
C. Little baby
D. Little girl
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What is the meaning of Perestroika?
A. Rejecting
B. Recounting
C. Restructuring
D. Reopening
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