5. INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS IN 1 10

                                

1.       The ‘red data book’ published by international union for conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (LUCNNR) contain lists of

1.       Endemic plant and animal species present in the biodiversity hotspots.

2.       The retained plant and animal species.

3.       Protected sites for conservation of nature and natural resources in various countries.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

a)      1 and 3

b)      Only 2

c)       2 and 3

d)      Only 3.

2.       The headquarters of, which one of the following is located in Paris?

a)      NATO

b)      OECD

c)       European Union

d)      UNIDO

3.        Which one among the following was added in the year 2012 in the list of world Heritage sites of the UNESCO?

a)      Western Ghats

b)      Agra Fort

c)       Ajanta Caves

d)      Meenakshi Temple 

4.       SIMBEX is an annual joint maritime bilateral exercise conducted between.

a)      China and India.

b)      Singapore and Indonesia

c)       India and Singapore

d)      Malaysia and china.

5.       Consider the following statement’s

1)      North Atlantic co-operation council (NACC) is the name of the new organization, which has replaced the north Atlantic treaty Organization (NATO).

2)      The United States of America and the United Kingdom became the Members of the NATO, when it was formed in the year 1949.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct

a)      Only 1

b)      Only 2

c)        Both 1 and 2

d)       Neither 1 nor 2

6.       Consider the following statements

1.       Brazil

2.       Mexico

3.       South Africa

According to UNCTAD, which of the above is/are categorized as ‘Emerging Economies’?

a)      Only 1

b)      1 and 3

c)       2 and 3

d)      All of these.

7.       Consider the following statements.

1.       China has the observer’s status at the south Asian Association for regional cooperation.

2.       India has the observer’s status at the Shanghai co-operation Organization.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct

a)      Only 1

b)      Only 2

c)       Both 1 and 2

d)      Neither 1 nor 2

8.       Where is Davos, the venue of the annual meeting of world economic forum, located?

a)      France

b)      Germany

c)       Switzerland.

d)      Luxembourg.

9.        Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(Organization)                                                 (Headquarters)

a)      International labor organization.                : Geneva

b)      International Maritime organization          : London

c)       International Monetary Fund                      : Washington DC

d)      International Atomic Energy Agency          : New York

10.   In which of the following international organizations is India a member?

1.       Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation.

2.       Organization for Economic co-operation and Development

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

a)      Only 1

b)      Only 2

c)       Both 1 and 2

d)      Neither 1 nor 2

Answers

FAMOUS PERSONALITIES / ART / FILM 1 TO 10

1.       Norman Ernest Borlaug, who is regarded as the father of the Green Revolution in India, is from which country?

a)      . United states of

b)      America

c)       Mexico

d)      New Zealand

2.       Meghnad Saha is known for His contribution in which one of the following fields. 

a) Physics

b) Medical Science

c)  Environmental Science

d) History

3.       Who among the following is considered as the inventor of the world wide web(WWW)?.

a)      Edward Kasner

b)      Bill Gates

c)       TimBerners Lee

d)      Vinod Dham

4.       ‘Operation Cactus’ is the name given to Indian Military intervention in

a)      Maldives

b)      Sri Lanka

c)       Bangladesh

d)      Bhutan

5.       Match the following.

List (person)	List ii(organization/ area of work)
a.       Chanda kochhar	1.       Advertising
b.      Amerta patel	2.banking
c.       Indra Nooyi	2.       Dairy development
d.      Piyush pandey	4.       Pepsi co

Codes

       A   B   C    D 

a)      2    1   4    3

b)      4     3  2    1

c)       2     3   4   1

d)      4      1   2   3

6.       Consider the following statements about aruna Roy

a)      She was one of the prominent leaders of the right to information movement, which eventually led to the enactment of Right to information act in 2005.

b)      She was the founder of the mazdoor kisan Shakti sangathana.

c)       She served as a civil servant in the Indian administrative Service.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

a)      1 and 2

b)      Only 2

c)       Only 1

d)      All of above

7.       Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a)      William Dickson: Motion picture film

b)      William Dickson: programmable computer

c)       Nicholas stern   : construction technology

d)      Briangreene       : string theory

8.       Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a)      Sigmund Freud    : psycho analysis

b)      Anna Freud            : child psychiatry

c)       Milton Friedman   : economic

d)      Eric R Kandel         : literature

9.       Who among the following is a Hindustani Classical Singer?

a)      Geta Chandran

b)      Leela Samson

c)       Gangubai Hangal

d)      Swapnasuundari

10.   Match the following

List I (person	List (known as)
a.       Vishwapati trivedi	1.       Essar group
b.      Tulsi R tanti	2.       Info edge India (which runs naukri . com)
c.       Shashi ruia	3.       Indian (Indian airiliness)
4.       S Bikhchandani	5.       Suzlon energy

                         Codes

                           A   B    C    D

a)      2     4   1    3

b)      3      1   4    2

c)       2       1   4   3

d)      3       4   1    2

           ANSWERS

BOOKS AND AUTHORS 1 TO 10

 1.       Who among the following is the author the book, ‘sachin: born to Bat – the journey of Cricket’s Ultimate Centurion’?

a) Khalid ah ansari

b) Boria majumdar

c)  Kiran nagarkar

d) Ed Hawkins

2.       Match the following

List I (author)	List (book)
a.       Mahatma Gandhi	1.       India Divided
b.      RamManohar Lohia	2.       India Wins Freedom.
c.       Dr Rajendra Prasad	3.       Hind Swaraj
d.      Maulana Abdul KalamAzad	4.       The wheel of History

Codes

       A   B   C    D 

a) 1      2    4    3

b) 2      3    1   4

c)  3       1    2   4

d) 3      4     1   2

3.       Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Nirbasan’?

a) Mahsweta Devi

b) Taslima Nasreen

c)  Sunil Gangopadhyay

d) Vikram seth

4.       Match the following  

List (book)	List II (author)
a.       Geet govinda	1.       Kalhana
b.      Life divine	2.       Jaya deva
c.       Meghdootam	3.       Aurobindo Ghosh
d.      Rajtarangini	4.kalidasa

Codes

      A   B   C    D 

a)  2    3   4    1

b) 1     2   3    4

c)  3     2   1    4

d) 2     1   4     3

5.       Who is the author of controversialbok ‘Gatha Aid shree guru granth sahib’?

a) Akhilesh jaiswal

b) Fr Piar singh

c)  Dr Rita Joshi

d) Dr piara Singh

6.       Match the following.

List I (author)	List ii (book)
a)    Amartya sen	1.       An ordinary person’s guide to empire
a.       Bimal jolan	2.       The argumentative
c.arundhati Roy	3. the future of India
b.      Mani Shankar	3.       Confessions of a secular fundamental

Code

      A  B   C   D

a) 3    2   1    4

b) 3    2    4   1

c)  2    3    1  4

d) 2    3    4   1

7.       Which I of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Raja rao                                    : Telugu

b) Gobind trimbuk deshpande  : Marathi

c)  Dubramaniyam Bjharati        :Tamil

d) Tara Shankar Joshi                  :Gujarati

8.       Who among the following wrote the book ‘Bahubivah’?

a)  Raja rammohan Roy

b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

c)  Pandita Rambai

d) Rabindranath Tagore

9.       Who was the author of the famous work ‘A contributions to the critic oif Political 

Economy’ ?

a) Adam smith

b) John lock

c)  Karl Mark

d) Thomas Penn

10.   Who is the author of the book ‘glimpses of world history’?

a) Abdul Kalam Azad

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c)  S Gopalan

d) S Radhakrishnan

ANSWERS

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE SPORTS' WORLD IN 1 TO 10

 1.       Consider the follow 3 in statements

I.                    India has won the world cup Hockey title more than once.

II.                  India has hosted the World cup Hockey more than once.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a)      Only 1

b)       Only 2

c)       Both 1 and 2

d)      Neither 1 nor 2

2.       The Olympic Games in 2016 will be held in

a)      London

b)      America

c)       Holland

d)      Brazil

3.       Match the following

                      List I                                                                    list II

A.      Chinaman                                                           1. Golf

B.      Gambit                                                               2. Cricket

C.      Tripping                                                             3. Chess

D.      Chukker                                                             4. Football

E.       Tee                                                                    5. Polo

Codes

A     B   C    D   E

                  (a) 2   3   4   5   1

                  (b) 1   2   3    4    5

                  (c) 3   2   4    1    5

                 (d) 2   1   4    3    5

4.       The first commonwealth games were held in 1930. Which country hosted the games ?

a)      Australia

b)      England

c)       New Zealand

d)      Canada 

5.       Consider the following statements

I.                     England has hosted the highest number of ICCC cricket world cup individually.

II.                  The first three ICC cricket world cups were held in the same country.

Of the statements given above is /are correct?

a)      Only 1

b)      Only 2

c)       Both 1 and 2

d)      Neither 1 nor 2

6.       Anthony de mellow trophy is associated with test cricket series played between.

a)      Australia and India

b)      England and India

c)       England and Australia

d)      South Africa and India

7.       With which sport the team ‘Caddie’ is associated?

a)      Polo

b)      Golf

c)       Bridge

d)      Billiards

8.       Brighton cup and agha khan cup are associated with which of the following games?

a)      Cricket

b)      Football

c)       Hockey

d)      Volleyball

9.       The five intertwined rings or circles on the Olympic flag made of white cloth (from left to right) are.

a)      Blue, yellow, black, green and red

b)      Yellow, red, green, black and blue

c)       Red, green, black, yellow and blue

d)      Yellow, green, black, blue and red

10.   The headquarters of international Olympic committee is at.

a)      Lausanne ( Switzerland)

b)      Moscow

c)       Los Angeles

d)      New York

ANSWERS