1. Which country is known as ‘Cockpit of Europe’?
(a) Holland
(b) Rome
(c) Belgium
(d) Switzerland
Ans. (c)
2. In which of the following countries tricameral legislature is present?
(a) U.K.
(b) U.S.A
(c) India
(d) None of these
Ans. (d)
3. ‘Mark’ is the currency of ?
(a) England
(b) Ireland
(c) France
(d) Germany
(e) Italy
Ans. (d)
4. Which of the following was part of the erstwhile Soviet Union over which Kurdish population is spread?
(a) Armenia
(b) Georgia
(c) Azerbaijan
(d) Turkmenistan
Ans. (a)
5. The ‘Contra rebels’ belong to
(a) Paraguay
(b) Brazil
(c) Argentina
(d) Nicaragua
(e) None of these
Ans. (d)
6. Which of the following has merged with Tanganyika to form the present Tanzania ?
(a) Zambia
(b) Zanzibar
(c) Zimbabwe
(d) Zaire
Ans. (b)
7. Inkatha Freedom Party is a political party in ?
(a) Israel
(b) Lebanon
(c) Zimbabwe
(d) None of these
Ans. (d)
8. Which country is known as ‘Pearl of the East’?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Bhutan
(d) Sri Lanka
Ans. (d)
9. Ninety percent of the Malaria cases occur in ?
(a) Africa
(b) South Asia
(c) West Asia
(d) South America
Ans. (a)
10. The country where death rate is lowest in the world is ?
(a) U.S.A
(b) Canada
(c) Japan
(d) Kuwait
Ans. (d)
11. Which Central Asian Republic of former Soviet Union has maximum nuclear arms?
(a) Tazikistan
(b) Kirghizia
(c) Kazakhstan
(d) Uzbekistan
Ans. (c)
12. The Parliament of which country is known as ‘National Panchayat’?
(a) Maldives
(b) Myanmar
(c) Bhutan
(d) Nepal
(e) None of these
Ans. (d)
13. The currency of Sweden is ?
(a) Mark
(b) Franc
(c) Lira
(d) Dinar
(e) Krona
Ans. (e)
14. Argentina is situated in the continent of ?
(a) Asia
(b) Europe
(c) Africa
(d) South America
Ans. (d)
15. ISI os an intelligence agency of ?
(a) Iraq
(b) Israel
(c) Pakistan
(d) Sri Lanka
Ans. (c)
16. Which of the following sets of countries have recently been admitted to European Union?
(a) Greece, Norway, Finland
(b) Austria, Finland, Norway, Sweden
(c) Austria, Greece, Finland
(d) Austria, Greece, Norway, Sweden
Ans. (b)
17. Which of the following is the currency of Japan?
(a) Yen
(b) Baht
(c) Yuan
(d) Won
Ans. (a)
18. Which of the following ideologies is associated with the state of Israel?
(a) Existentialism
(b) Zionism
(c) Terrorism
(d) Pan-Arabism
Ans. (b)
19. The Parliament of Iran is known as ?
(a) Congress
(b) Quami Assembly
(c) Majlis
(d) Darul Awam
Ans. (c)
20. The parliament of Afghanistan is called ?
(a) Senate
(b) Majlis
(c) Shora
(d) National Assembly
Ans. (c)
21. The first women Prime Minister of Bangladesh is ?
(a) Begum Nasrat
(b) Begum Benazir Zardari
(c) Begum Khaleda Zia
(d) Sheikh Hasina Wazed
Ans. (c)
22. Which of the following former Soviet Central Asian Republic is a nuclear power state?
(a) Uzbekistan
(b) Kazakhstan
(c) Turkmenistan
(d) Tazakistan
Ans. (b)
23. Which two countries are connected by under water tunnel recently constructed?
(a) England and Spain
(b) England and Italy
(c) England and Belgium
(d) France and England
Ans. (d)
24. ‘Tatarstan’ which figured in the news is ?
(a) an oil rich enclave in the territory of Turkey
(b) an area in Pakistan for which a group of people are seeking more autonomy.
(c) a place in Bangladesh where Muslims of Myanmar are seeking shelter from alleged torture by Burmese army
(d) one of the 16 self-contained autonomous republics within Russia.
Ans. (d)
25. The currency of Bangladesh is ?
(a) Rupee
(b) Rupiah
(c) Taka
(d) Dollar
(e) Pound
Ans. (c)
26 The currency used in Italy is ?
(a) Yen
(b) Rouble
(c) Dinar
(d) Lira
(e) Yuan
Ans. (d)
27. Chakma Refugees are the natives of ?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Myanmar
(d) Bangladesh
Ans. (d)
28. The best example of presidential government is ?
(a) India
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) U.S.A
(d) Myanmar
Ans. (c)
29. In which of the following countries both the Prime Minister and the leader of the Opposition are Women?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Pakistan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Turkey
Ans. (c)
30. Who among the following signed the 1974, agreement on Tin Bigha transfer to Bangladesh?
(a) General H. M. Ershad and Indira Gandhi
(b) General H. M. Ershad and Morarji Desai
(c) Sheikh Mujibur-Rehman and Indira Gandhi
(d) Sheikh Mujibur – Rehman and Jawaharlal Nehru
(e) None of these
Ans. (c)
31. The real cause of war like tension between North Korea and U.S.A. is
(a) U.S.A’s urge to rule over North Korea
(b) North Korea’s refusal to allow full inspection of its nuclear installations
(c) Japan -U.S.A. threat of economic sanction against North Korea
(d) U.S.A’s deployment of patriot defense missiles in South Africa
Ans. (b)
32. Muhajirs of Pakistan are ?
(a) Muslim migrants of India
(b) the same as the Ahmadias
(c) numerically dominant in Sind
(d) frontier tribe’s men from NWFP
Ans. (a)
33. The person who initiated the ‘Chipko Movement’ is
(a) S. G. Purohit
(b) Baba Amte
(c) H. N. Bahuguna
(d) Baba Sunderanand
Ans. (b)
34. In which of the following months did Iraq invade Kuwait?
(a) August 1990
(b) January 1991
(c) February 1991
(d) July 1991
Ans. (a)
35. Rohingyas are
(a) Muslim refugees from eastern Sri Lanka settled in Tamil Nadu
(b) an anti-communist political group in Afghanistan
(c) a political group fighting for autonomy in Pakistan
(d) Muslim refugees migrating from Myanmar to Bangladesh
Ans. (d)
36. ‘Operation Rhino’ is directed against
(a) PWG
(b) LTFE
(c) ULFA
(d) ULTRA
Ans. (c)
37. The objective of Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is
(a) to check spread of AIDS disease
(b) to check spread of the nuclear arms
(c) to prevent circulation of sub-standard consumer goods in the market
(d) to prevent publication of sub-standard books and research papers
Ans. (b)
38. Israel-PLO agreement was signed by PLO representative
(a) Shimon Peres
(b) Rahmud Abbas
(c) Abu Mezon
(d) Yasser Arafat
Ans. (c)
39. Which one of the following was not part of the Panchsheel agreement between India and China?
(a) Adoption of socialistic pattern of society
(b) Mutual respect for each other’s integrity and sovereignty.
(c) Non-interference with each other’s internal affairs
(d) Peaceful co-existence
Ans. (a)
40. The Parley between the Prime Ministers Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Indira Gandhi, so much referred to in World Politics, were held at
(a) Shimla
(b) Rawalpindi
(c) Manali
(d) Islamabad
Ans. (a)
41. ‘Operation Night Dominance’ sought to control the movement of militants in
(a) Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Bodo area in Assam
(d) Punjab
Ans. (d)
42. The main thrust of Panchsheel consists in
(a) peaceful co-existence
(b) Non-alignment
(c) Disarmament agreements
(d) Trade agreements
Ans. (a)
43. ‘Golden Heights’ has become a controversial issue between which of the following pairs of nations
(a) Iraq-Iran
(b) Israel-Libya
(c) Israel-Syria
(d) Kuwait-Iraq
(e) Egypt-Iran
Ans. (c)
44. Gulf war was fought between
(a) Iran and Iraq
(b) Iraq and Israel
(c) Iraq and America
(d) Iraq, America & Allied forces
Ans. (d)
45. Which of the following countries was involved in Bofors deal?
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Switzerland
(d) Britain
Ans. (c)
46. ‘Agenda -21’ refers to
(a) UN secretary General’s Report to the Security Council
(b) Rio Earth Summit’s document
(c) Charter of Demands of the Developing countries
(d) India’s modernization programme to usher in the 21st century
Ans. (b)
47. Dunkel Proposal deals with
(a) Disarmament
(b) Kashmir problem
(c) GAIT
(d) Nuclear Agreement
Ans. (c)
48. Which treaty provides for a common currency for 12 member countries of European community?
(a) Treaty of Versailles
(b) Geneva Convention
(c) Maastricht Treaty
(d) Brussels Treaty
Ans. (c)
49. ‘Operation Rhino’ was launched to unearth the hardcore terrorists in
(a) Assam
(b) Manipur
(c) Mizoram
(d) Meghalaya
Ans. (a)
50. Declaration of world peace and cooperation was the most significant decision of
(a) Belgrade Conference
(b) Jakarta Conference
(c) Manila Conference
(d) Bandung Conference
Ans. (b)
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