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5. INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS IN 21 30


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

a)      A group of developed countries

b)      An integral part of the united Nations

c)       Outside the World Bank and IMF

d)      An offshoot of G-7

22.   How is the United Nations Monetary and Financial conference wherein the agreements there signed to set up IBRD, GATT and IMF, commonly known? Known?

a)      Bandung conference

b)      Bretton woods conference

c)       Versailles conference

d)      Yalta conference

23.   The headquarters of the international Red cross is situated in

a)      Paris

b)      Hague

c)       Geneva

d)      Vienna

24.   In which of the following years was general Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (GATT) absorbed nto the world trade organization (WTO)?

a)      1991

b)      1995

c)       2000

d)      2005

25.   Which one of the following countries is not a member of North Atlantic Treaty not a member of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)?

a)      Czech Republic

b)      Poland

c)       Romania

d)      Russia

26.   Consider the following statements

1)      Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 34 countries.

2)      The governments of member countries of commonwealth are represented in other member countries by High commissioners.

3)      The summit meetings of commonwealth are held every two years.

Which of the statement s given above is/are correct?

a)      1,2 and 3

b)      Only 3

c)       1 and 2

d)      2 and 3

27.   Consider the following statements about IAEA.

1.       It was set up as the world’s Atoms for Peace organisaiton in 1957.

2.       The IAEA secretariat is headquartered at the Vienna international centre in Vienna, Austria.

3.       In terms of its stature, the IAEA reports annually to the UN general assembly.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?


a)      1,2 and 3

b)      Only 1

c)       2 and 3

d)      Only 3

28.   Consider the following statements.

1)      The charter of the United Nations Organisation was adopted at Geneva, Switzerland in June, 1945.

2)      India was admitted to the United Nations Organisation in the year 1945.

3)      The trusteeship council of the United Nations Organisation was established to ménage the affairs of territories detached from Japan and Italy after the second world war of such territories not under the control of a country at that time.

Which of the statements given above. Is/are correct.

a)      1,2 and 3

b)      Only 2

c)       2 and 3

d)      Only 3.

29.   Match the following

List (agency)
List I (headquarters)
a.       United nations development  programme (UNDP)
1., Nairobi
b.      United nations environment programme (UNEP)
3.       Vienna
c.       United nations industrial development organization (UNIDO)
Berne
d.      Universal postal union
4.       New York.

            Codes
               A   B   C   D 
a)       2     3   4   1
b)      4      1  2    3
c)       2      1   4   3
d)      4     3    2   1

30.   India’s look East Policy was conceived in the early 1990s at time when India was in the process of adjusting to the post – Cold war watershed changes in the international geostrategic environment.  The look East Policy.

1. reflects both historical imperatives and contemporary compulsion of the post-cool war new world order.

2, Seeks to optimize India’s synergies in the extended Asia – Pacific neighborhood.
 3.Has led to India’s participation in Asia – Pacific forums like ASEAN, east Asia Summit, BIMSTEC and other institutions.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

a)      1 and 3

b)      2 and 3

c)       1,2 and 3

d)      Only 2

                  Answers

FAMOUS PERSONALITIES / ART / FILM 21 TO 30

21.   Which of the following is/are true about sarojini Naidu?

a)      She was the first woman president of the congress.

b)      She was the first woman governor in independent India.

c)       She ws the first health Minister in Independent India.

d)      She wrote the famous golden Bough.

22.   Which of the following deals with ‘Art of warfare’?

a)      Kathakali

b)      Bamboo dance of Meghalaya

c)       Chhao of Mayurbhanj

d)      Bhangra of Punjab.

23.   Consider the following statements about National calendar of India

a.       The national calendar based on sake era with chaitra as its first Month.

b.      Dates of the National Calendar have a Permanent correspondence with dates of the Gregorian calendar.

Which of the statements s) given above is / are correct?

a)      Only 1

b)      Only 2

c)       Both 1 and 2

d)      Neither 1 nor 2

24.   Consider the following statements about malala yousafzai

1.       In November, 2012, she was awarded with the bravery award by the world peace and property Foundation.

2.       The United Nations declared 10th November as ‘Malala day’ in honor of her contribution in the field of girls’ education.

Which of the statements (s) given above is / are correct?

a)      Only 1

b)      Only 2

c)       Both1 and 2

d)      Neither 1 nor 2

25.   Which one among the following statements about Grigori Perelman is not correct?

a)      He is a genius from Russia

b)      He rejected the offer of professorship in Princeton and Stanford University

c)       He works in the area of cosmology

d)      He has refused to accept the ‘Fields Medal ‘and the ‘Millennium Prize’ recently.

26.   How many classical dances are there in India?

a)      5

b)      4

c)       6

d)      7

27.   Match the following

List I
List ii
a.       Ho chi – minh
1.       Founder of democracy y movement in Myanmar
b.      Sunyat – sen
2.       First PM of Singapore
c.       Sue kyi aung san
3.       Vietnam’s revolutionary ladder 
d.      Leek kuan Yew
4.       First president of republic of china.

Codes
   A   B   C   D 
a)      4   3  2   1
b)      3   4   2  1
c)       4   3   1  2
d)      3   4   1  2

28.   Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a)      Reinhold messner   : computer technology

b)      Harlow shapely        : astronomy

c)       Gregory Mendel        : Hereditary theory.

d)      Godfrey Hounsfield: CT scan.

29.   Match the following.

List I (person)
List (ii)
a.       Karun chandok
1.       Filmmaker
b.mira nair
2. Motor race sports person
b.      Nirad c chaudhuri
2.       Musician
c.       Ronu mazumdar
3.       Writer
   Codes
        A  B   C   D 
a)      3   1    4  2
b)      3    4   1   2
c)       2    4   1    3
d)      2     1   4    3

30.   Who created the unforgettable literary character ‘swami’?

a)      Vikram seth

b)      RK Narayan

c)       Mulk Raj Anand

d)      Harivansh Rai Bachchan

ANSWERS:

BOOKS AND AUTHORS 21 TO 30

21.   Match the following

List I (book)
List ii (author)

a.       Oliver twist
1.       Charles dickens

b.      Gathering storm
2.       Thomas Mann

c.       Death in Venice
3.       Winston Churchill

d.      Confessions
4.       JJ Rousseau


                       Codes
                               A  B C   D 
a)      1   3  2  4
b)      4    3 2  1
c)       1    2 3  4
d)      4    2  3 1

22.   Which one of the following centres of mainly done with development and flight tests of the cryogenic engine of Indian satellite launch vehicles?

a) Bengaluru

b) Hyderabad

c)  Mumbai

d) Mahendragiri

23.   Match the following

List (book)
List ii (author)

a.       My days
1.       Indira Gandhi

b.      My India
2.       RK Narayan

c.       My Life and Times
3.       S Nihal Singh

D.  My Truth
4.     VV Giri


Codes

     A  B   C   D 
a)  2   3   1   4
b)  3   2   1   4
c)   3   2   1   4
d) 2    3  4    1

24.   Outstanding historian, Eric Hobsbawmwho expired on 1st October, 2012, has authored a large number of books. The title of his famous autobiography is

a) Bandits                         :
b) Uncommon People    : Resistance, rebellion and jazz

c)  The new century        :In conversation with Antonio polito

d) Interesting times        :a twentiteth century Life

25.   Match the following

List I (book)
List ii (author )

a.       Freedom at Midnight
1.       Mahatma Gandhi

b.      Nineten Eighty
2.       Sarojini Naidu

c.       My experiments with truth
3.       Larry colins and Dominique lapierre

d.      The song of India
4.       George Orwell



Code

A   B    C   D 
a)     3  4    2     1
b)    4  1    2     3
c)    3   4    1     2
d)   4   1    2     3

26.   Match the following

List I (book)
List ii (author)

a.       Wealth of Nations
1.       Adam smith

b.      Future shock
2.       Alan tauffler

c.       Mother
3.       Maxim Gorki

d.      MeinKamph
4.       Adolf Hitler


Code
        A     B     C      D
a)      1       2     3      4
b)      1        2     4    3
c)       2       1      3    4
d)      2        1     4    3

27.   The author of the book ‘A brief History of time’ is

a) Carl sagan

b) John sohwarz

c)  Mrehael green

d) Stephen hawking

28.   Who among the following authored the book ‘plain speaking?

a) .AB Vajpayee

b)   EK Nayanar

C)  LK advani

d) N chandrababyu Naidu

29.    ‘Higher than Hopes’ is a Biography of

a.)     Mother Toresa

b.)     Nelsonmandela

c.)      Bishop tutu

d.)      none of the above

30.   The book ‘satanic verses’ was written by

a) Gunnar Myrdal

b) Agatha Christie

c)  William Golding 

d) Salman Rushdie

ANSWERS 

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE SPORTS' WORLD IN 21 TO 30

21.   Olympiads of which year are not recognized by the IOC?

a)      1940, Tokyo Olympics

b)      1944, London Olympics

c)       1996, Athens Olympics

d)      1906, Athens (Greece)

22.   The Olympics motto ‘citrus, altius, forties have been taken from which language?

a)      Latin

b)      Spanish

c)       Greek

d)      French

23.   The background colour of Olympic flag is

a)      Yellow

b)      White

c)       light blue

d)      Silver

24.   Who among the following bowlers have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket?

1.       Wasim akram

2.       Richard handle

3.       Glen McGrath

4.       Courtney Walsh

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

a)      1 and 2

b)      3 and 4

c)       1, 2 and 3

d)      All of these

25.   Parimarjan negi has excelled in which one of the following games?

a)      Billiards

b)      Swimming

c)       Chess

d)      Weight lifting

26.   Which one of the following cities has been the venue of the Asian game s for the maximum number of times from the year 1951  to the year 2006?

a)      Delhi

b)      Bangkok

c)       Tokyo

d)      Beijing

27.   Who among the following is the only sports person to be conferred all the three khel ratna award, Arjuna award and dronacharya award?

a)      Guru charan singh

b)      P gopi chand

c)       Desh prem azad

d)      Harpreet singh bawa

28.   Match the following

List I
List II

A.      Jeev milha singh
1.       Archery

b. jayanta talukdar
2. cricket

c. n kunarani devi
3. power lifting

D jhulan goswami
4  .golf


 Codes
 A   B   C   D
(a)    4    1   2    3
(b)   4    3   1    2
(c)    2    3    1    4
(d)   2    1    3    4
29.   Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

 Cup trophy                                 game

(a)    CK Nayudu trophy:               cricket

(b)   Sivanthi gold cup:                 volley ball

(c)    Chennai open cup:                badminton

(d)   Durand cup :                                  football

30.   Who among the following fast bowlers has taken a hat – trick in the very first over of a test cricket match?

a)      Glenn megrath

b)      K pietersen

c)       C Walsh

d)      Irfan pathan

ANSWERS