Sunday, December 26, 2010
Nobel PrizeS
Nobel Prize Winner - 2010
| Winner's Name | Field | Country | Work |
| Konstantin Novoselov Andre Geim | Physics | Russia | For groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene. |
| Liu Xiaobo | Peace | China | The Nobel Peace Prize 2010 was awarded to Liu Xiaobo "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China". |
| Mario Vargas Llosa | Literature | Peru | For his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat. |
| Robert G. Edwards | Medicine | UK | For the development of in vitro fertilization. |
| Richard F. Heck Ei-ichi Negishi Akira Suzuki | Chemistry | USA USA Japan | For palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis. |
| Peter A. Diamond Dale T. Mortensen Christopher A. Pissarides | Economics | USA USA UK | For their analysis of markets with search frictions. |
Nobel Prize Winner - 2009
| Winner's Name | Field | Country | Work |
| Elizabeth Blackburn Carol Greider Jack Szostak | Medicine | USA | For the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase. |
| Charles K. Kao Willard S. Boyle George E. Smith | Physics | USA | For groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication. And the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit – the CCD sensor. |
| V. Ramakrishnan Thomas A. Steitz Ada E. Yonath | Chemistry | UK USA Israel | For studies of the structure and function of the ribosome |
| Barack Obama | Peace | USA | For his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. |
| Herta Müller | Literature | Germany | For the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed. |
| Elinor Ostrom Oliver E. Williamson | Economics | USA | For her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons. For his analysis of economic governance, especially the boundaries of the firm. |
Nobel Prize Winner - 2008
| Winner's Name | Field | Country | Work |
| Martti A | Peace | Finland | Who has worked to end conflicts in troubled spots around the world for more than three decades. |
| Paul Krugman | Economics | USA | For his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity. |
| Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio | Literature | France | Whose work reflects a seemingly insatiable restlessness and sense of wonder about other places and other cultures. |
| Harald zur Hausen Francoise Barre-Sinoussi Luc Montagnier | Medicine | Germany France France | His discovery led to the development of two vaccines against cervical cancer, the second most common cancer among women. The viral discovery has also led to an understanding of the natural history of H.I.V. infection in people, which ultimately leads to AIDS and death unless treated. |
| Yoichiro Nambu Makoto Kobayashi Toshihide Maskawa | Physics | USA Japan Japan | For their work exploring the hidden symmetries among elementary particles that are the deepest constituents of nature. |
| Osamu Shimomura Martin Chalfie Roger Y. Tsien | Chemistry | Japan USA USA | For taking the ability of some jellyfish to glow green and transforming it into a ubiquitous tool of molecular biology to watch the dance of living cells and the proteins within them. |
Nobel Prize Winner - 2007
| Winner's Name | Field | Country | Work |
| Al Gore R. K. Pachuri | Peace | USA India | For their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change. |
| Leonid Hurwicz Eric S. Maskin Roger B. Myerson | Economics | USA | For their work in mechanism design theory, a branch of economics that looks at the design of institutions in situations where markets do not work properly. |
| Doris Lessing | Literature | UK | Whose deeply autobiographical writing has swept across continents and reflects her engagement with the social and political issues of her time. |
| Gerhard Ertl | Chemistry | Germany | Whose studies of chemical reactions on solid surfaces have affected agriculture, manufacturing and environmental science. |
| Mario R. Capecchi Oliver Smithies Martin J. Evans | Medicine | USA USA UK | For developing the immensely powerful “knockout” technology that allows scientists to create animal models of human disease in mice. |
| Albert Fert Peter Grünberg | Physics | France Germany | They have discovered how to manipulate the magnetic and electrical properties of thin layers of atoms to store vast amounts of data on tiny disks, making iPods and other wonders of modern life possible. |
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
UNO OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
SET-1
1. In which year UN General Assembly established a 11- member council for South- West Africa to administer the territory till independence :
(A) 1967
(B) 1965
(C) 1964
(D) 1968
2. Which is the first specialised agency of the UN :
(A) UNCTAD
(B) ILO
(C) UNESCO
(D) UNDP
3. Which Article of the UN Charter describe the basic procedure to make a member of the UN Trusteeship Council:
(A) 84
(B) 83
(C) 86
(D) 89
4. Who are the members of the Trusteeship Council :
(A) US, China
(B) France
(C) Russian Federation and UK
(D) All the above
5. When UN Peacekeeping forces were awarded Noble Prize :
(A) 1978
(B) 1988
(C) 1998
(D) 2005
6. How many vote does each member of the Trusteeship Council possess :
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
7. Which is the original trust territory under the Trusteeship System :
(A) Western Samva
(B) Rwanda-Urundi
(C) Minonesia
(D) Somaliland
8. Which UN body shall exercise all functions of the UN relating to strategic areas, including the approval of the terms of the trusteeship agreements and also their alteration or amendment :
(A) UN General Assembly
(B) Security Council
(C) UN body
(D) Developed countries
9. In the subject of independence of which country, UN General Assembly took initiative and secured independence from South Africa :
(A) India (B) Ethiopia
(C) Namibia
(D) None of the above
10. Which date is observed every year by the UN on the subject of Namibia day :
(A) 15th August
(B) 18th August
(C) 25th August
(D) 26th August
11. After efforts by the UN for Namibia's independence, which was the date when Namibia became an independent country :
(A) 21st March, 1990
(B) 28th March, 1990
(C) 26th March, 1990
(D) 29th March, 1990
12. 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.
13. Who is the ‘Chief Administrative Officer’ of the UN Secretariate :
(A) Special Secretary
(B) Secretary-in-Charge
(C) Secretary General
(D) Dy. Secretary General
14. What is the term of the Secretary General of the UN:
(A) 6 years
(B) 5 years
(C) 4 years
(D) 3 years
15. In which year, International Civil Service Advisory Board was established for the UN :
(A) 1968
(B) 1967
(C) 1948
(D) 1949
16. When did the UN General Assembly adopt the statute of the International Civil Service Commission :
(A) December, 1974
(B) December, 1976
(C) December, 1979
(D) December, 1978
17. What functions are performed by the UN Secretary General:
(A) The Secretary-General is the chief administrative officer of the Organization.
(B) The Secretary-General acts in the capacity of the chief administrative officer of the organization in all meetings of the General Assembly, the Security Council, The Economic and Social Council and of the Trusteeship Council.
(C) Secretary-General makes annual report to the UN General Assembly in the work of the Organization. The Secretary-General may bring to the notice of the Security Council any matter which in his opinion threatens the maintenance of international peace and security.
(D) All the above
18. What is the general nature of the specialised agencies of the UN :
(A) Most of the states are the members of these specialized agencies.
(B) All the specialised agencies have been brought in relationship with the UN through special agreements.
(C) Each specialised agency has a Constitution or Charter of its own which describes the duties, functions, constitution, etc. of the organisation.
(D) All the above
19. When was the international Labour Organization established :
(A) 1919
(B) 1920
(C) 1921
(D) 1923
20. In 1919, International Labour Organization became an autonomous partner of which Organization :
(A) UN
(B) Developed Nations
(C) League of Nations
(D) None of the above
21. Where is the head office of the International Labour Organization situated :
(A) Paris
(B) Geneva
(C) Moscow
(D) London
22. When ILO was brought into relationship with the UN through a special agreement:
(A) 1945
(B) 1968
(C) 1969
(D) 1946
23. Which of the following supervised the entire election process that led to the independence of Namibia :
(A) United Nations
(B) European Union
(C) ASEAN
(D) Common Wealth
24. What is the kind of state representation in the general assembly of the International Labour Organization :
(A) Two representatives of the state government
(B) One each representative of the workers and employees
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
25. Which is recently created UN institution as part of the Human Rights Machinery :
(A) High Commissioner for Human Rights
(B) Commission on Human Rights
(C) Human Rights Council
(D) Human Rights Institute
Answers :
1.(A) 2.(B) 3.(C) 4.(D) 5.(B)
6.(A) 7.(C) 8.(B) 9.(C) 10.(D)
11.(A) 12.(B) 13.(C) 14.(B) 15.(D)
16.(A) 17.(D) 18.(D) 19.(A) 20.(C)
21.(B) 22.(D) 23.(A) 24.(C) 25.(C)
SET-2
United Nations
1. When was Southern Common Market founded :
(A) January 1992
(B) March 1991
(C) October 1989
(D) September 1997
2. Which is the headquarters of Southern Common Market :
(A) Uruguay
(B) Peru
(C) Trinidad
(D) Tobago
3. When was Association of Caribbean States formed :
(A) 24th July, 1998
(B) 24th July, 1994
(C) 24th July, 1999
(D) 24th July, 1995
4. When did Caribbean Community come into force :
(A) 1st August, 1973
(B) 1st August, 1971
(C) 1st August, 1972
(D) 1st August, 1967
5. Which is the official language of Caribbean Community
(A) English
(B) Hindi
(C) Japanese
(D) None of the above
6. When was Caribbean Development Bank establish :
(A) 1968
(B) 1967
(C) 1969
(D) 1965
7. How many members of regional members are there in the Caribbean Development Bank :
(A) 15
(B) 16
(C) 14
(D) 11
8. Which are the non-regional countries of Caribbean Development Bank :
(A) Canada, China and Germany
(B) Italy and U.K.
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
9. Where is the headquarters of Caribbean Development Bank:
(A) Barbados
(B) Guyana
(C) Trinidad
(D) Tobago
10. Where is the headquarters of ‘Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and Caribbean :
(A) Mexico
(B) El Salvador
(C) Grenada
(D) Guatemala
11. When was ‘Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’ established :
(A) 1981
(B) 1983
(C) 1984
(D) 1991
12. Which is the official language of Eastern Caribbean Central Bank :
(A) English
(B) Arabaic
(C) Japanese
(D) All the above
13. Where is the headquarters of Eastern Caribbean Central Bank :
(A) St. Kitts and Nevis
(B) St. Lucia
(C) St. Vincent
(D) None of the above
14. When was the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States founded :
(A) 1988
(B) 1987
(C) 1981
(D) 1991
15. When was Asian Development Bank established :
(A) 1966
(B) 1967
(C) 1968
(D) 1965
16. What is the official language of the Asian Development Bank :
(A) English
(B) German
(C) Italian
(D) Arabic
17. Where is the headquarters of Asian Development Bank :
(A) Denmark
(B) China
(C) Philippines
(D) Nepal
18. When was Economic Co-operation Organisation established :
(A) 1885
(B) 1981
(C) 1984
(D) 1980
19. Which are the countries who set-up the Economic Co-operation Organisation :
(A) Iran
(B) Pakistan
(C) Turkey
(D) All the above
20. Where is the headquarters of the Economic Co-operation Organisation :
(A) Republic of Iran
(B) Pakistan
(C) Turkey
(D) Afghanistan
21. When was Colombo Plan founded :
(A) 1949
(B) 1948
(C) 1950
(D) 1951
22. Which countries are the provisional members of the Colombo Plan :
(A) Mongolia
(B) Vietnam
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
23. Where is the headquarters of Colombo Plan :
(A) Srilanka
(B) Singapore
(C) Thailand
(D) Myanmar
24. When was Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation formed:
(A) 1949
(B) 1989
(C) 1987
(D) 1983
25. Which is the official language of Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation :
(A) English
(B) Urdu
(C) German
(D) French
Answers :
1.(B) 2.(A) 3.(B) 4.(A) 5.(A)
6.(C) 7.(B) 8.(C) 9.(A) 10.(A)
11.(B) 12.(A) 13.(A) 14.(C) 15.(A)
16.(A) 17.(C) 18.(A) 19.(D) 20.(A)
21.(C) 22.(C) 23.(A) 24.(B) 25.(A)
SET-3
United Nations
1. Which of the following is not an original member of the UN:
(A) Pakistan
(B) India
(C) Poland
(D) Cuba
2. Who is the Secretary General of the UN :
(A) Kofi Annan
(B) Ban Ki Moon
(C) Philippe Couveeur
(D) None of the above
3. When did UN General Assembly adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
(A) 15th December, 1948
(B) 10th December, 1948
(C) 30th December, 1948
(D) 25th December, 1948
4. Which articles of the UN Charter mention the Universal Declaration of Human Rights :
(A) 1 to 25
(B) 1 to 26
(C) 1 to 30
(D) 1 to 35
5. When UN General Assembly adopted ‘Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty’ on 26th March, 2002 how many states had signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty :
(A) 165
(B) 164
(C) 168
(D) 169
6. What does Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) prohibit :
(A) Nuclear weapon test explosion
(B) Any other nuclear explosion anywhere in the world
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
7. How many numbers of organisations are under UN :
(A) 26
(B) 28
(C) 25
(D) 24
8. How many members are there in the Executive Board which govern UN Development Programme :
(A) 38
(B) 39
(C) 35
(D) 36
9. Which is the UN agency associated with children's work :
(A) UNICEF
(B) UNDP
(C) UNFPA
(D) None of the above
10. When was UN Children's Fund establish :
(A) 1948
(B) 1949
(C) 1946
(D) 1947
11. When was UN Population Fund establish :
(A) 1970
(B) 1969
(C) 1971
(D) 1972
12. In 2000, UN population fund provided assistance to how many developing countries :
(A) 142
(B) 145
(C) 148
(D) 147
13. What is the function of the UN Population Fund for developing nation :
(A) Special emphasis on in- creasing the quality of reproductive health service
(B) Ending the gender discrimination and violence, formulation of effective population policies
(C) Reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS
(D) All the above
14. What are the main areas of work by the UN Population Fund :
(A) To help and ensure universal access to reproductive health
(B) Caring form the environment
(C) Sexual Health
(D) All the above
15. When was UN Environment Programme establish :
(A) 1972
(B) 1979
(C) 1978
(D) 1976
16. When was the UN International Drug Control Programme establish :
(A) 1997
(B) 1993
(C) 1991
(D) 1992
17. Where is UN International Drug Control Programme headquarters located :
(A) Vienna
(B) Tokyo
(C) London
(D) Switzerland
18. Where is the UN International Crime and Justice Research Institute located :
(A) New Delhi
(B) Rome
(C) Turin
(D) None of the above
19. Where is the head-office of UN High Commissioner for Refugees :
(A) Rome
(B) London
(C) Geneva
(D) Stockholm
20. Which are the autonomous institutions for training and research within the UN :
(A) UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNDIR)
(B) UN Research Institute for Social Development, UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
(C) UN University, University for Peace
(D) All the above
21. Which UN Organization is called as the World Bank :
(A) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
(B) International Banking System
(C) International Banking Management System
(D) All the above
22. Where is the headquarters of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development :
(A) New York
(B) Washington
(C) Texas
(D) All the above
23. Where is the headquarters of International Finance Corporation :
(A) New Delhi
(B) Tokyo
(C) London
(D) Washington
24. Which UN Organization provide facilities for conciliation and arbitration of disputes between government and foreign investor :
(A) Multilateral investment guarantee agency
(B) International finance corporation
(C) International centre for settlement of investment disputes
(D) None of the above
25. Where is the headquarters of International Civil Aviation Organization :
(A) Canada
(B) Lebanon
(C) Brazil
(D) None of the above
Answers :
1.(A) 2.(B) 3.(B) 4.(A) 5.(C)
6.(B) 7.(D) 8.(A) 9.(A) 10.(C)
11.(B) 12.(D) 13.(D) 14.(A) 15.(A)
16.(A) 17.(A) 18.(C) 19.(C) 20.(A)
21.(A) 22.(B) 23.(C) 24.(C) 25.(A)
SET-4
United Nations
1. United Nations entities having primary role in providing protection and assistance in humanitarian cribes :
(A) World Food Programme
(B) UNDP
(C) UNICEF
(D) All the above
2. Which of the following pair is not correct?
(A) Partial Test-Ban Treaty — 1963
(B) Antarctic Treaty — 1965
(C) NPT — 1968
(D) CTBT — 1996
3. When did International Criminal Police Organisation come into existence :
(A) 1914
(B) 1918
(C) 1917
(D) 1915
4. Which of the following UN organ can impose embargoes and sanctions or authorize the use of force :
(A) General Assembly
(B) International Court of Justice
(C) Secretary General
(D) Security Council
5. What is the official language of INTERPOL :
(A) English, Arabic
(B) French
(C) Spanish
(D) All the above
6. When did INTERPOL obtain observer status by the UN General Assembly :
(A) 15th Oct, 1996
(B) 15th Oct, 1998
(C) 15th Oct, 1997
(D) 15th Oct, 1999
7. Where is the headquarters of INTERPOL :
(A) U.S.A.
(B) U.K
(C) France
(D) Germany
8. When was International Mobile Satellite Organisation set-up :
(A) 1978
(B) 1979
(C) 1977
(D) 1988
9. Where is the headquarters of the International Mobile Satellite Organisation :
(A) U.K.
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Spain
(D) Netherlands
10. When was International Telecommunication Satellite Organisation founded :
(A) 1969
(B) 1964
(C) 1965
(D) 1962
11. Which of the following day is designated as the International Day of Peace :
(A) 1 January
(B) 31 December
(C) 21 September
(D) 15 August
12. Where is the headquarters of International Telecommuni- cation Satellite Organisation :
(A) Washington D.C.
(B) London
(C) Geneva
(D) Sweden
13. When was World Tourism Organisation established :
(A) 1921
(B) 1923
(C) 1925
(D) 1929
14. Where the University for Peace is established?
(A) Kenya
(B) Fiji
(C) Switzerland
(D) Costa Rica
15. Where is the headquarters of the World Tourism Organisation:
(A) Spain
(B) U.K.
(C) U.S.A.
(D) India
16. When was International Air Transport Association founded:
(A) 1949
(B) 1945
(C) 1947
(D) 1948
17. Where is the headquarters of International Air Transport Association :
(A) Canada
(B) Singapore
(C) France
(D) None of the above
18. Where is the headquarters of International Road Federation:
(A) Netherlands
(B) Spain
(C) France
(D) Switzerland
19. Where is the headquarters of International Confederation of Free Trade Union :
(A) Belgium
(B) Denmark
(C) Zambia
(D) Namibia
20. When was the World Federation of Trade Union founded :
(A) 1949
(B) 1945
(C) 1946
(D) 1942
21. Where are the regional offices of World Federation of Trade Unions :
(A) New Delhi, Havana
(B) Daka, Damascus
(C) Moscow
(D) All the above
22. Where is the headquarters of the World Federation of Trade Union :
(A) Czech Republic
(B) Russia
(C) U.K.
(D) U.S.A.
23. When was European Trade Union Confederation established :
(A) 1974
(B) 1973
(C) 1971
(D) 1978
24. Where is the headquarters of European Trade Union Confederation :
(A) Italy
(B) Democratic Republic of the Congo
(C) Belgium
(D) Albania
25. When was World Confederation of Labour founded :
(A) 1920
(B) 1921
(C) 1923
(D) 1924
Answers :
1.(D) 2.(B) 3.(A) 4.(C) 5.(D)
6.(A) 7.(C) 8.(B) 9.(A) 10.(B)
11.(C) 12.(A) 13.(C) 14.(D) 15.(A)
16.(B) 17.(A) 18.(D) 19.(A) 20.(B)
21.(D) 22.(A) 23.(B) 24.(C) 25.(A)
SET-5
United Nations
1. Which members in the Security Council were conferred upon the veto power:
(A) China, Russia
(B) America, Britain
(C) France
(D) All the above
2. In which country's matter, Security Council has made significant contributions for the cause of world peace :
(A) Korea (1948), Indonesia (1949)
(B) Indo-Pak conflicts (1949, 1965 and 1971), Congo (1960-61)
(C) Cyprus (1964), Arab-Israeli conflict 1973, Palestine
(D) All the above
3. Which UN organ separately elects the judges of International Court of Justice:
(A) UN General Assembly
(B) UN Security Council
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
4. To which UN organ, does the Security Council send its annual report :
(A) General Assembly
(B) General Council
(C) Special Council
(D) All the above
5. How many permanent members are required to give their affirmative vote on important decisions taken by the Security Council :
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 3
(D) 2
6. The United Nations Secretarial consists of :
(A) Commissions and Committees
(B) Specialised agencies and related organisations
(C) Secretaries and Secretary General
(D) Departments and Offices
7. Which permanent member of the Security Council used double veto on the question of Greece, Czechoslovakia and Spain :
(A) USA
(B) USSR
(C) Britain
(D) None of the above
8. Who can challenge the decision of the President of the Security Council :
(A) Developed countries
(B) Developing countries
(C) Permanent members of Security Council
(D) None of the above
9. In which subject, Security Council's recommendation is necessary for UN General Assembly decision :
(A) Admitting a new state of the UN
(B) The suspension and expulsion of UN members
(C) Appointment of Secretary General
(D) All the above
10. What is the present strength of members in the Economic and Social Council of the UN body :
(A) 53
(B) 54
(C) 55
(D) 56
11. Before 31st August, 1965, how many members were in the Economic and Social Council:
(A) 18
(B) 17
(C) 16
(D) 13
12. How many votes are entitled for members of the UN Economic and Social Council:
(A) Two votes
(B) Three votes
(C) One vote
(D) Five votes
13. Which UN organization may make or initiate studies and forward reports with respect to economic, social, cultural, educational, health and other related matters to the UN General Assembly :
(A) ILO
(B) IMF
(C) Security Council
(D) Economic and Social Council
14. How many Regional Commissions are established by the UN Economic and Social Council :
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 1
15. Which are the regional Commissions of the UN Economic and Social Council:
(A) Economic Commission for Europe, Economic Commission for Asia and Pacific
(B) Economic Commission for Africa
(C) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
(D) All the above
16. In which year did UN establish the UN Conference on Trade and Development :
(A) 1964
(B) 1963
(C) 1969
(D) 1967
17. Which of the following is UN Programme and not special agency :
(A) UNEP
(B) UNESCO
(C) WHO
(D) ILO
18. Which of the following is UN special agency and not programme :
(A) UNDP
(B) UNIFEM
(C) IBRD
(D) UNFPA
19. Which of the following is a World Bank group of five institutions :
(A) IMF
(B) IDA
(C) ILO
(D) ITU
20. Which of the following established as the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944 :
(A) IMF
(B) ILO
(C) WHO
(D) UNDP
21. When was the first restructured substantive session of the Economic and Social Council held :
(A) 29 April to 31 July 1992
(B) 27 April to 30 July 1992
(C) 27 June to 31 July 1992
(D) None of the above
22. In the UN, how many territories were placed under the trusteeship system :
(A) 11
(B) 12
(C) 13
(D)15
23. Which Article of the UN Charter established the International Trusteeship System :
(A) 78
(B) 79
(C) 75
(D) 74
24. Which are the territories placed under the Trusteeship System :
(A) New Geneva and Nauru (Australia), Rwanda- Urundi (Belgium)
(B) Cameroon and Togoland (France), Someell (Italy), Western Samva (New Zealand)
(C) Cameroon, Togoland and Tanzania, (UK), Pacific Islands Trust Territory (US)
(D) All the above
25. In which year, UN General Assembly terminated South Africa's mandate over Namibia:
(A) 1968
(B) 1966
(C) 1969
(D) 1965
Answers :
1.(D) 2.(D) 3.(C) 4.(A) 5.(B)
6.(D) 7.(B) 8.(C) 9.(D) 10.(B)
11.(A) 12.(C) 13.(D) 14.(C) 15.(D)
16.(A) 17.(A) 18.(C) 19.(B) 20.(A)
21.(C) 22.(A) 23.(C) 24.(D) 25.(B)
SET-6
United Nations
1. When was International Organisation for Migration formed :
(A) Takoyo in 1994
(B) London in 1995
(C) Brusselos in 1951
(D) None of the above
2. What is the official language of International Organisation for Migration :
(A) English
(B) French
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
3. Which of the following pair is not correct?
(A) World Population Day — 11 July
(B) World Food Day — 20 June
(C) International Youth Day — 12 August
(D) International Day of Peace — 21 September
4. When was International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) established :
(A) New Delhi in February, 1996
(B) London in February, 1817
(C) Hague in February, 1896
(D) Geneva in February, 1863
5. Where is the headquarters of International Committee of the Red Cross :
(A) Switzerland
(B) South Africa
(C) United Kingdom
(D) U.S.A.
6. How many members are there in the International Committee of the Red Cross:
(A) 189
(B) 188
(C) 190
(D) 195
7. When did Antarctic Treaty come into force :
(A) 25th July, 1961
(B) 28th July, 1968
(C) 23th June, 1961
(D) None of the above
8. How many countries are Represented in the Antarctic Treaty :
(A) 35
(B) 34
(C) 37
(D) 39
9. When was Amnesty International founded :
(A) 1965
(B) 1961
(C) 1968
(D) 1975
10. Where is the headquarters of Amnesty International :
(A) London
(B) Tokyo
(C) New Delhi
(D) Paris
11. When did Amnesty Inter- national get the Nobel Peace Prize :
(A) 1978
(B) 1977
(C) 1975
(D) 1974
12. Which of the following pair is not correct :
(A) World Conference against Racism — Durban
(B) World Summit for Sustainable Development — Johannesburg
(C) World Food Summit — Havana
(D) World Education Forum — Dakar
13. Which of the following pair is not correct :
(A) Human Development Report — UNCTAD
(B) World Health Report — WHO
(C) World Development Report — World Bank
(D) World Economic Outlook — IMF
14. What is the main responsibility of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons :
(A) Maintain Chemical Weapons Warheads
(B) Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
15. When was Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) founded :
(A) 1889
(B) 1876
(C) 1887
(D) 1888
16. Who found Amnesty International :
(A) Peter Shon
(B) Peter Max
(C) Peter Benson
(D) All the above
17. Who founded Inter Parliamentary Union :
(A) Willian Randal Cremer
(B) Foredrick Passy
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
18. 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 — Leon
19. Where is the headquarters of Inter Parliamentary Union :
(A) Sweden
(B) U.K.
(C) U.S.A.
(D) Switzerland
20. When was Organisation of the Islamic Conference founded :
(A) 1964
(B) 1968
(C) 1967
(D) 1965
21. Which of the following pair is not correct :
(A) Statue of the International Court of Justice — 70 Articles
(B) Original Members of the UN — 50 Articles
(C) UN Charter — 111 Articles
(D) Universal Declaration of Human Rights — 30 Articles
22. When was Islamic Development Bank formed :
(A) August, 1974
(C) August, 1978
(B) August, 1979
(D) August, 1975
23. Where is the headquarters of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference :
(A) Morocco
(B) Saudi Arabia
(C) Kuwait
(D) Niger
24. Which is the Official Language of Islamic Development Bank:
(A) Arabic
(B) English
(C) French
(D) All the above
25. Where is the headquarters of Islamic Development Bank :
(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) Sweden
(C) Switzerland
(D) None of the above
Answers :
1.(C) 2.(C) 3.(B) 4.(D) 5.(A)
6.(B) 7.(C) 8.(D) 9.(B) 10.(A)
11.(B) 12.(C) 13.(A) 14.(C) 15.(A)
16.(C) 17.(B) 18.(A) 19.(D) 20.(A)
21.(B) 22.(A) 23.(B) 24.(D) 25.(A)
SET-7
United Nations
1. Where is the headquarters of World Confederation of Labour:
(A) Chad
(B) Canada
(C) Belgium
(D) Cameroon
2. Where is the headquarters of International Organisation of the Francophonie :
(A) Togo
(B) Mali
(C) Romania
(D) France
3. When was International Organisation for Standardisation established :
(A) 1947
(B) 1949
(C) 1948
(D) 1945
4. Where is the headquarters of the International Organisation for Standardisation :
(A) U.S.A.
(B) U.K.
(C) Switzerland
(D) Senegal
5. In which year, International Organisation for Standardisation published the First Standard with the Title ‘Standard Reference Tem- perature for Industrial length measurement’ :
(A) 1951
(B) 1952
(C) 1954
(D) 1958
6. Where is the headquarters of Worldwide Fund for Nature:
(A) Lebanon
(B) Benin
(C) Switzerland
(D) Haiti
7. When was International Olympic Committee founded :
(A) 1894
(B) 1895
(C) 1888
(D) 1887
8. When was International Union against Cancer founded:
(A) 1934
(B) 1933
(C) 1939
(D) 1938
9. When was Inter American Development Bank established :
(A) 1959
(B) 1958
(C) 1957
(D) 1951
10. In order to help accelerate Economic and Social Development of which country Inter-American Development Bank was formed :
(A) Latin America
(B) Caribbean
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
11. How many member countries are there in the Inter-American Development Bank :
(A) 45
(B) 43
(C) 46
(D) 48
12. Which is the official language of Inter-American Development Bank :
(A) English and French
(B) Portuguese
(C) Spanish
(D) All the above
13. Where is the headquarters of Inter-American Development Bank :
(A) U.S.A.
(B) Spain
(C) Venezuela
(D) Uruguay
14. When was Secretariate for Central American Economic Integration established :
(A) 1953
(B) 1952
(C) 1951
(D) 1954
15. Where is the headquarters of Central American Common Market.
(A) Guatemala
(B) Venezuela
(C) Honduras
(D) Colombia
16. When was Central American Bank for Economic Integration founded :
(A) 1962
(B) 1960
(C) 1961
(D) 1964
17. Which is the official language of Central American Bank for Economic Integration :
(A) Hindi
(B) Spanish
(C) English
(D) (B) and (C)
18. Where is the headquarters of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration :
(A) Honduras
(B) Costa Rica
(C) Mexico
(D) China
19. Which is the official language of Latin American Integration Association :
(A) Portuguese
(B) Spanish
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
20. In which year Latin American Economic System was established :
(A) 1975
(B) 1978
(C) 1979
(D) 1974
21. Which is the official language of Latin American Economic System :
(A) English and French
(B) Portuguese
(C) Spanish
(D) All the above
22. Where is the headquarters of Latin American Economic System :
(A) Panama
(B) Venezuela
(C) Paraguay
(D) Peru
23. In which year was Latin American Reserve Fund established :
(A) 1990
(B) 1989
(C) 1991
(D) 1982
24. Which is the official language of Latin American Reserve Fund :
(A) Spanish
(B) Portuguese
(C) English
(D) French
25. Which is the official language of the Andean Community :
(A) English
(B) German
(C) Spanish
(D) None of the above
Answers :
1.(C) 2.(D) 3.(A) 4.(C) 5.(A)
6.(C) 7.(A) 8.(B) 9.(A) 10.(C)
11.(C) 12.(D) 13.(A) 14.(B) 15.(A)
16.(B) 17.(D) 18.(A) 19.(C) 20.(A)
21.(D) 22.(B) 23.(C) 24.(A) 25.(C)
SET-8
United Nations
1. What are the principal functions of the International Labour Organization :
(A) The formulation of International Standards in the form of International labour conventions and recommendations
(B) Formulation of labour union in every country
(C) Formulation of labour law in every country
(D) None of the above
2. Division for public Administration and Development Management is related with :
(A) Common Wealth
(B) UNO
(C) ASEAN
(D) SAARC
3. What is the programme and budget set out for strategic objectives of the International Labour Organization :
(A) to promote and realise fundamental principles and rights at work
(B) To create greater opportunities for women and men to secure decent employment and income
(C) To enhance the coverage and effectiveness of social protection for all, to strengthen tripartism and social dialogue
(D) All the above
4. Which new Convention was adopted by the 87th International Labour Organization in June 1999 :
(A) Banning the worst forms of child labour
(B) Banning the labour union in regional level
(C) Banning the labour union in International level
(D) promote labour efficiency in physical work
5. How many members of countries of Industrial importance hold permanent seats on the governing body of the International Labour Organization :
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 6
(D) 8
6. Which are the countries of industrial importance holding permanent seats on the governing body of the International Labour Ogranisation :
(A) Brazil, China, Germany and France
(B) India, Italy and Japan
(C) Russia, UK and USA
(D) All the above
7. How many member countries are elected after every three years in the International Labour Organisation :
(A) 18
(B) 17
(C) 16
(D) 15
8. In which year has the UN established the International Maritime Organisation :
(A) 1969
(B) 1979
(C) 1959
(D) 1989
9. Which of the following report is published every year by the World Bank :
(A) World Development Report
(B) Human Development Report
(C) World Trade Development Report
(D) International Finance and Development Report
10. Official languages of the UN are :
(A) Chinese, English, French and Urdu
(B) Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
(C) English, French, Spanish, Russian and Urdu
(D) Hindi, English, Spanish and Arabic
11. What are the main functions of International Maritime Organization :
(A) To facilitate co-operation among governments on technical matters effecting merchant shipping
(B) Safety of sea
(C) To prevent and control marine pollution caused by ships, to facilitate international maritime traffic
(D) All the above
12. Which became one of the last original 51 member of the UN:
(A) Italy
(B) Germany
(C) Poland
(D) India
13. Which of the following was awarded Noble Peace Prize?
(A) Kofi Annan
(B) U Thant
(C) Ban ki Moon
(D) Javier Perez de Cueller
14. What are the aims of International Monetary Fund:
(A) To promote international monetary co-operation
(B) The expansion of international trade and exchange rate stability
(C) To assist in the removal of exchange restricting and the establishment of a multilateral system of payment
(D) All the above
15. The second world conference on Human Rights was held in :
(A) Vienna
(B) Geneva
(C) New York
(D) Havana
16. India's Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabhas has has been the President of the :
(A) UNDEP
(B) UNESCO
(C) ILO
(D) IAEA
17. Which countries have the largest quotas of capital resources in the International Monetary Fund :
(A) USA and Germany
(B) Japan and France
(C) UK
(D) All the above
18. How many members are of the International Law Commission?
(A) 64
(B) 54
(C) 44
(D) 34
19. How many executive directions are there in the Board of Governors in the International Monetary Fund:
(A) 23
(B) 24
(C) 28
(D) 29
20. Where is the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund :
(A) Paris
(B) Geneva
(C) Washington
(D) New York
21. Which nation has the eligibility to become President of the World Bank :
(A) Japan National
(B) USSR National
(C) India National
(D) US National
22. The members of the International Law Commission are elected by :
(A) Security Council
(B) General Assembly
(C) International Court of Justice
(D) Human Rights Council
23. When was the International Telecommunications Union established :
(A) 1864
(B) 1865
(C) 1869
(D) 1876
24. When did International Telecommunications Union become a Specialized Agency of the UN :
(A) 1948
(B) 1946
(C) 1947
(D) 1945
25. What are the main functions of the International Tele- communication Union :
(A) To maintain and extend international co-operation for the improvement and rational use of telecommunication of all kinds.
(B) Promote and offer technical assistance to developing countries in the field of telecommunications.
(C) To promote the development of technical facilities and their most efficient operation to improve the efficiency of telecommunications service.
(D) All the above
Answers :
1.(A) 2.(B) 3.(D) 4.(A) 5.(B)
6.(D) 7.(A) 8.(C) 9.(A) 10.(B)
11.(D) 12.(C) 13.(A) 14.(D) 15.(A)
16.(D) 17.(D) 18.(D) 19.(B) 20.(C)
21.(D) 22.(B) 23.(B) 24.(C) 25.(D)
SET-9
United Nations
1. In which year did World Intellectual Property Organization become a UN Specialised Agency :
(A) 1975
(B) 1974
(C) 1976
(D) 1979
2. What are the aims of World Intellectual Property Organization :
(A) To promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world through co-operation among member states
(B) To ensure administrative co-operation among various intellectual property created by the Paris and Berne Convention
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
3. Where is the headquarters of World Intellectual Property Organization :
(A) Geneva
(B) Colombo
(C) New Delhi
(D) Paris
4. What is the official language of the World Intellectual Property Organization :
(A) Arabic, Chinese
(B) English, French
(C) Russian, Spanish
(D) All the above
5. In which year World Meteorological Organization was recognized as a specialized agency of the UN:
(A) 1958
(B) 1956
(C) 1951
(D) 1955
6. 14th Non-aligned Summit was organised in 2006 as :
(A) Jakarta
(B) Cairo
(C) Kathmandu
(D) Havana
7. What are the functions of World Meteorological Organi- zation:
(A) To facilitate worldwide co-operation in the establishment of networks of stations for the making of meteorological observations as well as hydrological or other geophysical observations
(B) To promote standardization of meteorological and related observations and ensure the uniform publication of observations and statistics
(C) To promote activities in operational hydrology and to further enhance co-operation between meteorological and the hydrological services
(D) All the above
8. When was International Atomic Energy Agency statute approved by the UN :
(A) 26th October, 1956
(B) 26th October, 1955
(C) 26th October, 1954
(D) 26th October, 1953
9. What are the functions of International Atomic Energy Agency :
(A) To accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity throughout the world
(B) To ensure that assistance provided by it or at its request or under its supervision or control is not used in such a way as no further any military purpose
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
10. Where is the headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency :
(A) Sydney
(B) Vienna
(C) Capetown
(D) New Delhi
11. When did International Seabed Authority come into existence:
(A) 16th November, 1994
(B) 8th November, 1994
(C) 10th November, 1994
(D) 6th November, 1994
12. Where is the headquarters of International Seabed Authority:
(A) Jamaica
(B) South Africa
(C) Cuba
(D) India
13. When did World Trade Organization come into force:
(A) 2nd January, 1948
(B) 1st January, 1995
(C) 12th January, 1948
(D) 15th January, 1946
14. What is the number of member states in the World Trade Organization :
(A) 144
(B) 148
(C) 150
(D) 146
15. Where is the headquarters of World Trade Organization :
(A) New Delhi
(B) New York
(C) Geneva
(D) None of the above
16. Who have the largest share of world trade :
(A) European Union, USA
(B) Japan
(C) Canada
(D) All the above
17. When was International Criminal Court established by the UN :
(A) 11th April 2002
(B) 18th June — 19th August 1998
(C) 20th July — 20th October 1998
(D) None of the above
18. Where is the International Criminal Court establish :
(A) New Delhi
(B) Rome
(C) Paris
(D) The Hague
19. Where is the headquarters of World Meteorological Organization :
(A) Geneva
(B) Paris
(C) London
(D) New Delhi
20. On which subjects, individuals get accused by the International Criminal Court:
(A) Genocide
(B) War-crime
(C) Crime against individual
(D) All the above
21. What are the ad-hoc bodies of the UN General Assembly:
(A) Special Committee on Peace Keeping Operation, Human Rights Committee, Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space
(B) Conciliation Commission for Palestine, Conference on Disarmament, International Law Commission, Scientific Committee on the effects of Atomic Radiation
(C) Special Committee on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independent Countries and Peoples Commission on International Trade Law
(D) All the above
22. When did Russian Federation take over the seat of the former USSR as a permanent member of the Security Council:
(A) December, 1991
(B) December, 1992
(C) December, 1993
(D) December, 1994
23. What are the standing Committees of the Security Council :
(A) The Committee of Experts on Rules of Procedure
(B) The Committee on the Admission of New Members
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
24. Which of the following pair is not correct :
(A) Kiribati, Naura, Tonga — 1988
(B) Tuvalu, Serbia, Montenegr — 1989
(C) Palau — 1995
(D) Switzerland, Timor Loste — 2002
25. Which of the following pair is not correct :
(A) India — 1947
(B) Pakistan — 1947
(C) Poland — 1945
(D) Switzerland — 2002
Answers :
1.(B) 2.(C) 3.(A) 4.(D) 5.(C)
6.(D) 7.(D) 8.(A) 9.(C) 10.(B)
11.(A) 12.(A) 13.(B) 14.(D) 15.(C)
16.(D) 17.(A) 18.(D) 19.(A) 20.(D)
21.(D) 22.(A) 23.(C) 24.(C) 25.(A)
SET-10
United Nations
1. Where is the headquarters of the International Fund for Agriculture Development :
(A) Sweden
(B) UK
(C) USA
(D) Rome
2. When did African Union come into existence :
(A) 27th May, 2002
(B) 26th May, 2001
(C) 26th May, 1999
(D) 28th May, 1996
3. Which African Organization was dissolved, when African Union was formed :
(A) Organization of African Country
(B) Organization of African Nation
(C) Organization of African Unity
(D) None of the above
4. What are the aims of the African Union :
(A) Unity of the 53 African member states politically, socially and economically
(B) Modelled on European Union
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
5. What is the official language of the African Union :
(A) African languages
(B) Arabics, Portuguese
(C) English, French
(D) All the above
6. Where is the headquarters of the African Union :
(A) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
(B) Burundi
(C) Cameroon
(D) Congo
7. What is the aim of African Development Bank :
(A) Promote developing countries' economy
(B) Promote economic and social development in the African region
(C) Promote economic zone of African union
(D) All the above
8. How many regional members of African Development Bank are there :
(A) 54
(B) 55
(C) 53
(D) 58
9. How many non-regional members are there in the African Development Bank :
(A) 24
(B) 23
(C) 25
(D) 27
10. What is the official language of African Development Bank:
(A) English
(B) French
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
11. Where is the headquarters of African Development Bank :
(A) Abidjan (Cote d' Ivoire)
(B) Niger
(C) Namibia
(D) Nigeria
12. When was Bank of Central African States formed :
(A) 1974
(B) 1978
(C) 1973
(D) 1979
13. Which is the official language of Bank of Central Arican States :
(A) English
(B) Hindi
(C) German
(D) French
14. What are the original member states in Bank of Central African States :
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 2
15. Who are the original members of Bank of Central African States :
(A) Cameroon and Central African Republic
(B) Chad and Republic of the Congo
(C) Gabon
(D) All the above
16. Which European country is the guarantor of Bank of Central African States :
(A) UK
(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) Switzerland
17. Which European country provide its currency for Bank of Central African States :
(A) France
(B) UK
(C) Netherlands
(D) Germany
18. When did East African Development Bank come into force :
(A) 1967
(B) 1980
(C) 1982
(D) 1983
19. Through which treaty was East African Development Bank originally establish : (A) Treaty for East African Co-operation, 1967
(B) Treaty for African Co-operation, 1965
(C) Treaty for African Unity, 1968
(D) None of the above
20. Which African countries are the members of the East African Development Bank :
(A) Kenya
(B) Tanzania
(C) Uganda
(D) All the above
21. Where is the headquarters of East African Development Bank :
(A) Uganda
(B) South Africa
(C) Zambia
(D) Zimbabwe
22. Which is the official language of East African Development Bank :
(A) German
(B) English
(C) French
(D) Portuguese
23. When was West African Development Bank formed :
(A) November, 1978
(B) November, 1979
(C) November, 1973
(D) November, 1976
24. Which is the official language of West African Development Bank :
(A) Arabic
(B) French
(C) Portuguese
(D) English
25. When was Central Bank of West African States formed :
(A) 1964
(B) 1963
(C) 1962
(D) 1965
Answers :
1.(D) 2.(B) 3.(B) 4.(C) 5.(D)
6.(A) 7.(B) 8.(C) 9.(C) 10.(C)
11.(A) 12.(C) 13.(D) 14.(A) 15.(D)
16.(B) 17.(A) 18.(A) 19.(A) 20.(D)
21.(A) 22.(B) 23.(C) 24.(B) 25.(C)
SET-11
United Nations
1. Where is the headquarters of the International Tele-communications Union :
(A) Geneva
(B) New Delhi
(C) New York
(D) London
2. Which of the following pair is not correct?
(A) World Summit for Children — New York
(B) World Food Summit — Rome
(C) World Conference in Human Rights — Geneva
(D) World Summit for Social Development — Copenhagen
3. When was the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) constitution signed in London :
(A) 4th November, 1948
(B) 16th November, 1949
(C) 16th November, 1945
(D) 16th November, 1942
4. How many countries were in the UNESCO when its constitution was signed in London on 16th November, 1945 :
(A) 37
(B) 38
(C) 32
(D) 35
5. Established by the General Assembly in 1966, UNIDO became a UN specialised agency in :
(A) 1980
(B) 1985
(C) 1990
(D) 1995
6. In what way UNESCO's primary objectives contribute to peace and security in the world :
(A) Education, Science
(B) Communication culture and justice
(C) Rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms
(D) All the above
7. What is the main work regarding education by the UNESCO :
(A) To provide basic education for all, expand access to basic education
(B) Improve the quality of basic education
(C) Education for the 21st century
(D) All the above
8. Which of the following pair is not correct :
(A) IAEA — New Delhi
(B) WTO — Geneva
(C) UPU — Berne
(D) IMF — Washington
9. Where is the headquarters of the UNESCO :
(A) New Delhi
(B) London
(C) Paris
(D) New York
10. In which country UNESCO Science Co-operation Office has been set-up :
(A) Cairo, Jakarta
(B) Nairobi, New Delhi
(C) Montevideo, Venice
(D) All the above
11. How many member countries are there in the Executive Board of UNESCO :
(A) 68
(B) 58
(C) 28
(D) 88
12. What are the UNESCO's focus areas in the cultural field :
(A) The link between culture and development
(B) Action to conserve and protect the world cultural inheritance
(C) By assisting member states in studying and preserving both physical and the non-physical heritage of their societies
(D) All the above
13. Whose part is the International Bureau of Education :
(A) UNESCO
(B) UNIDO
(C) IMF
(D) None of the above
14. When did UN General Assembly establish UN Industrial Development Organization :
(A) 1968
(B) 1966
(C) 1967
(D) 1965
15. What are the aims of the UN Industrial Development Organization :
(A) Helps developing countries on the issue of fight against marginalization and poverty
(B) Helps developing countries
(C) Mobilizes knowledge, skills, information and technology to promote productive employment, a competitive economy and sound environment
(D) All the above
16. Where is the headquarters of the UN Industrial Development Organization :
(A) Vienna, Austria
(B) New Delhi
(C) Washington DC
(D) None of the above
17. When was the Universal Postal Union (UPU) establish:
(A) 1889
(B) 1874
(C) 1886
(D) 1885
18. Where is the headquarters of the Universal Postal Union :
(A) Switzerland
(B) UK
(C) Iran
(D) India
19. When did World Health Organization (WHO) come into force:
(A) 6th April, 1948
(B) 7th April, 1948
(C) 10th April, 1948
(D) 26th April, 1948
20. What are the functions of the World Health Organization :
(A) To assist government to strengthen their health services
(B) To assist advance work to eradicate diseases
(C) To promote maternal and child health
(D) All the above
21. Where is the headquarters of World Health Organization :
(A) Geneva, Switzerland
(B) London, UK
(C) New Delhi, India
(D) None of the above
22. When is World Health Day observed every year :
(A) 8th April
(B) 10th April
(C) 7th April
(D) 9th April
23. When does World Health Organization organise ‘World Aids Day’ :
(A) 1st December
(B) 2nd December
(C) 10th December
(D) 15th December
24. Which of the following awarded Noble Peace Prize for three times?
(A) Human Rights Council
(B) World Bank
(C) International Committee of the Red Cross
(D) UN Peacekeeping forces
25. Where is the headquarters of Pan American Health Organization :
(A) Washington DC
(B) Ottawa
(C) New York
(D) Mexico
Answers :
1.(A) 2.(C) 3.(C) 4.(A) 5.(B)
6.(D) 7.(D) 8.(A) 9.(C) 10.(D)
11.(B) 12.(D) 13.(A) 14.(B) 15.(D)
16.(A) 17.(B) 18.(A) 19.(B) 20.(D)
21.(A) 22.(C) 23.(A) 24.(C) 25.(D)
SET-12
United Nations
1. Which is the official language of Central Bank of West African Bank:
(A) French
(B) Arabic
(C) English
(D) Hindi
2. Where is the headquarters of Central Bank of West African States :
(A) Avenue Abdoulaye Fediga
(B) Dakar
(C) Senegal
(D) All the above
3. In which year, African Export and Import Bank came into existence :
(A) 1978
(B) 1979
(C) 1976
(D) 1974
4. What is the official language of African Export and Import Bank :
(A) English, French
(B) Arabic
(C) Portuguese
(D) All the above
5. Where is the headquarters of African Export and Import Bank :
(A) Egypt
(B) Senegal
(C) Dauber
(D) None of the above
6. When did Economic Community of Central African States came into existence :
(A) 1984
(B) 1983
(C) 1982
(D) 1981
7. In which year, Economic Community of West African States came into existence :
(A) 1975
(B) 1978
(C) 1979
(D) 1974
8. Which is the official language of Economic Community of West African States :
(A) English
(B) French
(C) Portuguese
(D) All the above
9. When was West African Monetary and Economic Union found :
(A) 1991
(B) 1994
(C) 1992
(D) 1995
10. When was ‘Common Market for Eastern and Southern African (COMESA) formed :
(A) 1995
(B) 1994
(C) 1992
(D) 1991
11. How many member states are in `Common Market' for Eastern and Southern Africa:
(A) 21
(B) 28
(C) 20
(D) 26
12. Which is the official language of the `Common Market' for Eastern and Southern Africa:
(A) English
(B) French
(C) Portuguese
(D) All the above
13. How many member countries were founder of the Southern African Development Community :
(A) 9
(B) 8
(C) 7
(D) 6
14. Which of the following pair is not correct?
(A) World Press Freedom Day — 3 May
(B) World Day for Water — 11 July
(C) World Environment Day — 5 June
(D) World Refugee Day — 20 June
15. Which is the official language of Southern African Development Community :
(A) English, French
(B) Portuguese
(C) German
(D) (A) and (B)
16. When was Lake Chad Basin Commission founded :
(A) 22nd May, 1964
(B) 24th May, 1964
(C) 28th May, 1964
(D) 29th May, 1964
17. When was Niger Basin Authority established :
(A) 1983
(B) 1981
(C) 1980
(D) 1982
18. Which of the following pair is not correct?
(A) World Post Day — 9 October
(B) World Health Day — 7 April
(C) World Teacher's Day — 5 September
(D) World Book and Copyright Day — 23 April
19. When was East African Community formed :
(A) 30th November, 1999
(B) 30th November, 1998
(C) 30th November, 1996
(D) 30th November, 1995
20. Who are the members of East Arican Community :
(A) Kenya
(B) Uganda
(C) Tanzania
(D) All the above
21. When was Inter-Governmental Authority on Development come into existence :
(A) 21st March, 1995
(B) 21st March, 1996
(C) 25th March, 1998
(D) 28th March, 1997
22. When was World Council of Churches formally constituted:
(A) 23rd August, 1945
(B) 23rd August, 1944
(C) 23rd August, 1948
(D) None of the above
23. Where is the head-office of the World Council of Churches :
(A) Switzerland
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) Italy
24. When did Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation come into existence :
(A) 1991
(B) 1992
(C) 1993
(D) 1994
25. How many countries are represented in Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation :
(A) 54
(B) 53
(C) 58
(D) 59
Answers :
1.(A) 2.(D) 3.(A) 4.(D) 5.(A)
6.(B) 7.(A) 8.(D) 9.(B) 10.(B)
11.(C) 12.(D) 13.(B) 14.(B) 15.(D)
16.(A) 17.(C) 18.(C) 19.(A) 20.(D)
21.(B) 22.(C) 23.(A) 24.(A) 25.(B)
1. In which year UN General Assembly established a 11- member council for South- West Africa to administer the territory till independence :
(A) 1967
(B) 1965
(C) 1964
(D) 1968
2. Which is the first specialised agency of the UN :
(A) UNCTAD
(B) ILO
(C) UNESCO
(D) UNDP
3. Which Article of the UN Charter describe the basic procedure to make a member of the UN Trusteeship Council:
(A) 84
(B) 83
(C) 86
(D) 89
4. Who are the members of the Trusteeship Council :
(A) US, China
(B) France
(C) Russian Federation and UK
(D) All the above
5. When UN Peacekeeping forces were awarded Noble Prize :
(A) 1978
(B) 1988
(C) 1998
(D) 2005
6. How many vote does each member of the Trusteeship Council possess :
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
7. Which is the original trust territory under the Trusteeship System :
(A) Western Samva
(B) Rwanda-Urundi
(C) Minonesia
(D) Somaliland
8. Which UN body shall exercise all functions of the UN relating to strategic areas, including the approval of the terms of the trusteeship agreements and also their alteration or amendment :
(A) UN General Assembly
(B) Security Council
(C) UN body
(D) Developed countries
9. In the subject of independence of which country, UN General Assembly took initiative and secured independence from South Africa :
(A) India (B) Ethiopia
(C) Namibia
(D) None of the above
10. Which date is observed every year by the UN on the subject of Namibia day :
(A) 15th August
(B) 18th August
(C) 25th August
(D) 26th August
11. After efforts by the UN for Namibia's independence, which was the date when Namibia became an independent country :
(A) 21st March, 1990
(B) 28th March, 1990
(C) 26th March, 1990
(D) 29th March, 1990
12. 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.
13. Who is the ‘Chief Administrative Officer’ of the UN Secretariate :
(A) Special Secretary
(B) Secretary-in-Charge
(C) Secretary General
(D) Dy. Secretary General
14. What is the term of the Secretary General of the UN:
(A) 6 years
(B) 5 years
(C) 4 years
(D) 3 years
15. In which year, International Civil Service Advisory Board was established for the UN :
(A) 1968
(B) 1967
(C) 1948
(D) 1949
16. When did the UN General Assembly adopt the statute of the International Civil Service Commission :
(A) December, 1974
(B) December, 1976
(C) December, 1979
(D) December, 1978
17. What functions are performed by the UN Secretary General:
(A) The Secretary-General is the chief administrative officer of the Organization.
(B) The Secretary-General acts in the capacity of the chief administrative officer of the organization in all meetings of the General Assembly, the Security Council, The Economic and Social Council and of the Trusteeship Council.
(C) Secretary-General makes annual report to the UN General Assembly in the work of the Organization. The Secretary-General may bring to the notice of the Security Council any matter which in his opinion threatens the maintenance of international peace and security.
(D) All the above
18. What is the general nature of the specialised agencies of the UN :
(A) Most of the states are the members of these specialized agencies.
(B) All the specialised agencies have been brought in relationship with the UN through special agreements.
(C) Each specialised agency has a Constitution or Charter of its own which describes the duties, functions, constitution, etc. of the organisation.
(D) All the above
19. When was the international Labour Organization established :
(A) 1919
(B) 1920
(C) 1921
(D) 1923
20. In 1919, International Labour Organization became an autonomous partner of which Organization :
(A) UN
(B) Developed Nations
(C) League of Nations
(D) None of the above
21. Where is the head office of the International Labour Organization situated :
(A) Paris
(B) Geneva
(C) Moscow
(D) London
22. When ILO was brought into relationship with the UN through a special agreement:
(A) 1945
(B) 1968
(C) 1969
(D) 1946
23. Which of the following supervised the entire election process that led to the independence of Namibia :
(A) United Nations
(B) European Union
(C) ASEAN
(D) Common Wealth
24. What is the kind of state representation in the general assembly of the International Labour Organization :
(A) Two representatives of the state government
(B) One each representative of the workers and employees
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
25. Which is recently created UN institution as part of the Human Rights Machinery :
(A) High Commissioner for Human Rights
(B) Commission on Human Rights
(C) Human Rights Council
(D) Human Rights Institute
Answers :
1.(A) 2.(B) 3.(C) 4.(D) 5.(B)
6.(A) 7.(C) 8.(B) 9.(C) 10.(D)
11.(A) 12.(B) 13.(C) 14.(B) 15.(D)
16.(A) 17.(D) 18.(D) 19.(A) 20.(C)
21.(B) 22.(D) 23.(A) 24.(C) 25.(C)
SET-2
United Nations
1. When was Southern Common Market founded :
(A) January 1992
(B) March 1991
(C) October 1989
(D) September 1997
2. Which is the headquarters of Southern Common Market :
(A) Uruguay
(B) Peru
(C) Trinidad
(D) Tobago
3. When was Association of Caribbean States formed :
(A) 24th July, 1998
(B) 24th July, 1994
(C) 24th July, 1999
(D) 24th July, 1995
4. When did Caribbean Community come into force :
(A) 1st August, 1973
(B) 1st August, 1971
(C) 1st August, 1972
(D) 1st August, 1967
5. Which is the official language of Caribbean Community
(A) English
(B) Hindi
(C) Japanese
(D) None of the above
6. When was Caribbean Development Bank establish :
(A) 1968
(B) 1967
(C) 1969
(D) 1965
7. How many members of regional members are there in the Caribbean Development Bank :
(A) 15
(B) 16
(C) 14
(D) 11
8. Which are the non-regional countries of Caribbean Development Bank :
(A) Canada, China and Germany
(B) Italy and U.K.
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
9. Where is the headquarters of Caribbean Development Bank:
(A) Barbados
(B) Guyana
(C) Trinidad
(D) Tobago
10. Where is the headquarters of ‘Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and Caribbean :
(A) Mexico
(B) El Salvador
(C) Grenada
(D) Guatemala
11. When was ‘Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’ established :
(A) 1981
(B) 1983
(C) 1984
(D) 1991
12. Which is the official language of Eastern Caribbean Central Bank :
(A) English
(B) Arabaic
(C) Japanese
(D) All the above
13. Where is the headquarters of Eastern Caribbean Central Bank :
(A) St. Kitts and Nevis
(B) St. Lucia
(C) St. Vincent
(D) None of the above
14. When was the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States founded :
(A) 1988
(B) 1987
(C) 1981
(D) 1991
15. When was Asian Development Bank established :
(A) 1966
(B) 1967
(C) 1968
(D) 1965
16. What is the official language of the Asian Development Bank :
(A) English
(B) German
(C) Italian
(D) Arabic
17. Where is the headquarters of Asian Development Bank :
(A) Denmark
(B) China
(C) Philippines
(D) Nepal
18. When was Economic Co-operation Organisation established :
(A) 1885
(B) 1981
(C) 1984
(D) 1980
19. Which are the countries who set-up the Economic Co-operation Organisation :
(A) Iran
(B) Pakistan
(C) Turkey
(D) All the above
20. Where is the headquarters of the Economic Co-operation Organisation :
(A) Republic of Iran
(B) Pakistan
(C) Turkey
(D) Afghanistan
21. When was Colombo Plan founded :
(A) 1949
(B) 1948
(C) 1950
(D) 1951
22. Which countries are the provisional members of the Colombo Plan :
(A) Mongolia
(B) Vietnam
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
23. Where is the headquarters of Colombo Plan :
(A) Srilanka
(B) Singapore
(C) Thailand
(D) Myanmar
24. When was Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation formed:
(A) 1949
(B) 1989
(C) 1987
(D) 1983
25. Which is the official language of Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation :
(A) English
(B) Urdu
(C) German
(D) French
Answers :
1.(B) 2.(A) 3.(B) 4.(A) 5.(A)
6.(C) 7.(B) 8.(C) 9.(A) 10.(A)
11.(B) 12.(A) 13.(A) 14.(C) 15.(A)
16.(A) 17.(C) 18.(A) 19.(D) 20.(A)
21.(C) 22.(C) 23.(A) 24.(B) 25.(A)
SET-3
United Nations
1. Which of the following is not an original member of the UN:
(A) Pakistan
(B) India
(C) Poland
(D) Cuba
2. Who is the Secretary General of the UN :
(A) Kofi Annan
(B) Ban Ki Moon
(C) Philippe Couveeur
(D) None of the above
3. When did UN General Assembly adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
(A) 15th December, 1948
(B) 10th December, 1948
(C) 30th December, 1948
(D) 25th December, 1948
4. Which articles of the UN Charter mention the Universal Declaration of Human Rights :
(A) 1 to 25
(B) 1 to 26
(C) 1 to 30
(D) 1 to 35
5. When UN General Assembly adopted ‘Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty’ on 26th March, 2002 how many states had signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty :
(A) 165
(B) 164
(C) 168
(D) 169
6. What does Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) prohibit :
(A) Nuclear weapon test explosion
(B) Any other nuclear explosion anywhere in the world
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
7. How many numbers of organisations are under UN :
(A) 26
(B) 28
(C) 25
(D) 24
8. How many members are there in the Executive Board which govern UN Development Programme :
(A) 38
(B) 39
(C) 35
(D) 36
9. Which is the UN agency associated with children's work :
(A) UNICEF
(B) UNDP
(C) UNFPA
(D) None of the above
10. When was UN Children's Fund establish :
(A) 1948
(B) 1949
(C) 1946
(D) 1947
11. When was UN Population Fund establish :
(A) 1970
(B) 1969
(C) 1971
(D) 1972
12. In 2000, UN population fund provided assistance to how many developing countries :
(A) 142
(B) 145
(C) 148
(D) 147
13. What is the function of the UN Population Fund for developing nation :
(A) Special emphasis on in- creasing the quality of reproductive health service
(B) Ending the gender discrimination and violence, formulation of effective population policies
(C) Reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS
(D) All the above
14. What are the main areas of work by the UN Population Fund :
(A) To help and ensure universal access to reproductive health
(B) Caring form the environment
(C) Sexual Health
(D) All the above
15. When was UN Environment Programme establish :
(A) 1972
(B) 1979
(C) 1978
(D) 1976
16. When was the UN International Drug Control Programme establish :
(A) 1997
(B) 1993
(C) 1991
(D) 1992
17. Where is UN International Drug Control Programme headquarters located :
(A) Vienna
(B) Tokyo
(C) London
(D) Switzerland
18. Where is the UN International Crime and Justice Research Institute located :
(A) New Delhi
(B) Rome
(C) Turin
(D) None of the above
19. Where is the head-office of UN High Commissioner for Refugees :
(A) Rome
(B) London
(C) Geneva
(D) Stockholm
20. Which are the autonomous institutions for training and research within the UN :
(A) UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNDIR)
(B) UN Research Institute for Social Development, UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
(C) UN University, University for Peace
(D) All the above
21. Which UN Organization is called as the World Bank :
(A) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
(B) International Banking System
(C) International Banking Management System
(D) All the above
22. Where is the headquarters of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development :
(A) New York
(B) Washington
(C) Texas
(D) All the above
23. Where is the headquarters of International Finance Corporation :
(A) New Delhi
(B) Tokyo
(C) London
(D) Washington
24. Which UN Organization provide facilities for conciliation and arbitration of disputes between government and foreign investor :
(A) Multilateral investment guarantee agency
(B) International finance corporation
(C) International centre for settlement of investment disputes
(D) None of the above
25. Where is the headquarters of International Civil Aviation Organization :
(A) Canada
(B) Lebanon
(C) Brazil
(D) None of the above
Answers :
1.(A) 2.(B) 3.(B) 4.(A) 5.(C)
6.(B) 7.(D) 8.(A) 9.(A) 10.(C)
11.(B) 12.(D) 13.(D) 14.(A) 15.(A)
16.(A) 17.(A) 18.(C) 19.(C) 20.(A)
21.(A) 22.(B) 23.(C) 24.(C) 25.(A)
SET-4
United Nations
1. United Nations entities having primary role in providing protection and assistance in humanitarian cribes :
(A) World Food Programme
(B) UNDP
(C) UNICEF
(D) All the above
2. Which of the following pair is not correct?
(A) Partial Test-Ban Treaty — 1963
(B) Antarctic Treaty — 1965
(C) NPT — 1968
(D) CTBT — 1996
3. When did International Criminal Police Organisation come into existence :
(A) 1914
(B) 1918
(C) 1917
(D) 1915
4. Which of the following UN organ can impose embargoes and sanctions or authorize the use of force :
(A) General Assembly
(B) International Court of Justice
(C) Secretary General
(D) Security Council
5. What is the official language of INTERPOL :
(A) English, Arabic
(B) French
(C) Spanish
(D) All the above
6. When did INTERPOL obtain observer status by the UN General Assembly :
(A) 15th Oct, 1996
(B) 15th Oct, 1998
(C) 15th Oct, 1997
(D) 15th Oct, 1999
7. Where is the headquarters of INTERPOL :
(A) U.S.A.
(B) U.K
(C) France
(D) Germany
8. When was International Mobile Satellite Organisation set-up :
(A) 1978
(B) 1979
(C) 1977
(D) 1988
9. Where is the headquarters of the International Mobile Satellite Organisation :
(A) U.K.
(B) U.S.A.
(C) Spain
(D) Netherlands
10. When was International Telecommunication Satellite Organisation founded :
(A) 1969
(B) 1964
(C) 1965
(D) 1962
11. Which of the following day is designated as the International Day of Peace :
(A) 1 January
(B) 31 December
(C) 21 September
(D) 15 August
12. Where is the headquarters of International Telecommuni- cation Satellite Organisation :
(A) Washington D.C.
(B) London
(C) Geneva
(D) Sweden
13. When was World Tourism Organisation established :
(A) 1921
(B) 1923
(C) 1925
(D) 1929
14. Where the University for Peace is established?
(A) Kenya
(B) Fiji
(C) Switzerland
(D) Costa Rica
15. Where is the headquarters of the World Tourism Organisation:
(A) Spain
(B) U.K.
(C) U.S.A.
(D) India
16. When was International Air Transport Association founded:
(A) 1949
(B) 1945
(C) 1947
(D) 1948
17. Where is the headquarters of International Air Transport Association :
(A) Canada
(B) Singapore
(C) France
(D) None of the above
18. Where is the headquarters of International Road Federation:
(A) Netherlands
(B) Spain
(C) France
(D) Switzerland
19. Where is the headquarters of International Confederation of Free Trade Union :
(A) Belgium
(B) Denmark
(C) Zambia
(D) Namibia
20. When was the World Federation of Trade Union founded :
(A) 1949
(B) 1945
(C) 1946
(D) 1942
21. Where are the regional offices of World Federation of Trade Unions :
(A) New Delhi, Havana
(B) Daka, Damascus
(C) Moscow
(D) All the above
22. Where is the headquarters of the World Federation of Trade Union :
(A) Czech Republic
(B) Russia
(C) U.K.
(D) U.S.A.
23. When was European Trade Union Confederation established :
(A) 1974
(B) 1973
(C) 1971
(D) 1978
24. Where is the headquarters of European Trade Union Confederation :
(A) Italy
(B) Democratic Republic of the Congo
(C) Belgium
(D) Albania
25. When was World Confederation of Labour founded :
(A) 1920
(B) 1921
(C) 1923
(D) 1924
Answers :
1.(D) 2.(B) 3.(A) 4.(C) 5.(D)
6.(A) 7.(C) 8.(B) 9.(A) 10.(B)
11.(C) 12.(A) 13.(C) 14.(D) 15.(A)
16.(B) 17.(A) 18.(D) 19.(A) 20.(B)
21.(D) 22.(A) 23.(B) 24.(C) 25.(A)
SET-5
United Nations
1. Which members in the Security Council were conferred upon the veto power:
(A) China, Russia
(B) America, Britain
(C) France
(D) All the above
2. In which country's matter, Security Council has made significant contributions for the cause of world peace :
(A) Korea (1948), Indonesia (1949)
(B) Indo-Pak conflicts (1949, 1965 and 1971), Congo (1960-61)
(C) Cyprus (1964), Arab-Israeli conflict 1973, Palestine
(D) All the above
3. Which UN organ separately elects the judges of International Court of Justice:
(A) UN General Assembly
(B) UN Security Council
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
4. To which UN organ, does the Security Council send its annual report :
(A) General Assembly
(B) General Council
(C) Special Council
(D) All the above
5. How many permanent members are required to give their affirmative vote on important decisions taken by the Security Council :
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 3
(D) 2
6. The United Nations Secretarial consists of :
(A) Commissions and Committees
(B) Specialised agencies and related organisations
(C) Secretaries and Secretary General
(D) Departments and Offices
7. Which permanent member of the Security Council used double veto on the question of Greece, Czechoslovakia and Spain :
(A) USA
(B) USSR
(C) Britain
(D) None of the above
8. Who can challenge the decision of the President of the Security Council :
(A) Developed countries
(B) Developing countries
(C) Permanent members of Security Council
(D) None of the above
9. In which subject, Security Council's recommendation is necessary for UN General Assembly decision :
(A) Admitting a new state of the UN
(B) The suspension and expulsion of UN members
(C) Appointment of Secretary General
(D) All the above
10. What is the present strength of members in the Economic and Social Council of the UN body :
(A) 53
(B) 54
(C) 55
(D) 56
11. Before 31st August, 1965, how many members were in the Economic and Social Council:
(A) 18
(B) 17
(C) 16
(D) 13
12. How many votes are entitled for members of the UN Economic and Social Council:
(A) Two votes
(B) Three votes
(C) One vote
(D) Five votes
13. Which UN organization may make or initiate studies and forward reports with respect to economic, social, cultural, educational, health and other related matters to the UN General Assembly :
(A) ILO
(B) IMF
(C) Security Council
(D) Economic and Social Council
14. How many Regional Commissions are established by the UN Economic and Social Council :
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 1
15. Which are the regional Commissions of the UN Economic and Social Council:
(A) Economic Commission for Europe, Economic Commission for Asia and Pacific
(B) Economic Commission for Africa
(C) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
(D) All the above
16. In which year did UN establish the UN Conference on Trade and Development :
(A) 1964
(B) 1963
(C) 1969
(D) 1967
17. Which of the following is UN Programme and not special agency :
(A) UNEP
(B) UNESCO
(C) WHO
(D) ILO
18. Which of the following is UN special agency and not programme :
(A) UNDP
(B) UNIFEM
(C) IBRD
(D) UNFPA
19. Which of the following is a World Bank group of five institutions :
(A) IMF
(B) IDA
(C) ILO
(D) ITU
20. Which of the following established as the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944 :
(A) IMF
(B) ILO
(C) WHO
(D) UNDP
21. When was the first restructured substantive session of the Economic and Social Council held :
(A) 29 April to 31 July 1992
(B) 27 April to 30 July 1992
(C) 27 June to 31 July 1992
(D) None of the above
22. In the UN, how many territories were placed under the trusteeship system :
(A) 11
(B) 12
(C) 13
(D)15
23. Which Article of the UN Charter established the International Trusteeship System :
(A) 78
(B) 79
(C) 75
(D) 74
24. Which are the territories placed under the Trusteeship System :
(A) New Geneva and Nauru (Australia), Rwanda- Urundi (Belgium)
(B) Cameroon and Togoland (France), Someell (Italy), Western Samva (New Zealand)
(C) Cameroon, Togoland and Tanzania, (UK), Pacific Islands Trust Territory (US)
(D) All the above
25. In which year, UN General Assembly terminated South Africa's mandate over Namibia:
(A) 1968
(B) 1966
(C) 1969
(D) 1965
Answers :
1.(D) 2.(D) 3.(C) 4.(A) 5.(B)
6.(D) 7.(B) 8.(C) 9.(D) 10.(B)
11.(A) 12.(C) 13.(D) 14.(C) 15.(D)
16.(A) 17.(A) 18.(C) 19.(B) 20.(A)
21.(C) 22.(A) 23.(C) 24.(D) 25.(B)
SET-6
United Nations
1. When was International Organisation for Migration formed :
(A) Takoyo in 1994
(B) London in 1995
(C) Brusselos in 1951
(D) None of the above
2. What is the official language of International Organisation for Migration :
(A) English
(B) French
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
3. Which of the following pair is not correct?
(A) World Population Day — 11 July
(B) World Food Day — 20 June
(C) International Youth Day — 12 August
(D) International Day of Peace — 21 September
4. When was International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) established :
(A) New Delhi in February, 1996
(B) London in February, 1817
(C) Hague in February, 1896
(D) Geneva in February, 1863
5. Where is the headquarters of International Committee of the Red Cross :
(A) Switzerland
(B) South Africa
(C) United Kingdom
(D) U.S.A.
6. How many members are there in the International Committee of the Red Cross:
(A) 189
(B) 188
(C) 190
(D) 195
7. When did Antarctic Treaty come into force :
(A) 25th July, 1961
(B) 28th July, 1968
(C) 23th June, 1961
(D) None of the above
8. How many countries are Represented in the Antarctic Treaty :
(A) 35
(B) 34
(C) 37
(D) 39
9. When was Amnesty International founded :
(A) 1965
(B) 1961
(C) 1968
(D) 1975
10. Where is the headquarters of Amnesty International :
(A) London
(B) Tokyo
(C) New Delhi
(D) Paris
11. When did Amnesty Inter- national get the Nobel Peace Prize :
(A) 1978
(B) 1977
(C) 1975
(D) 1974
12. Which of the following pair is not correct :
(A) World Conference against Racism — Durban
(B) World Summit for Sustainable Development — Johannesburg
(C) World Food Summit — Havana
(D) World Education Forum — Dakar
13. Which of the following pair is not correct :
(A) Human Development Report — UNCTAD
(B) World Health Report — WHO
(C) World Development Report — World Bank
(D) World Economic Outlook — IMF
14. What is the main responsibility of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons :
(A) Maintain Chemical Weapons Warheads
(B) Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
15. When was Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) founded :
(A) 1889
(B) 1876
(C) 1887
(D) 1888
16. Who found Amnesty International :
(A) Peter Shon
(B) Peter Max
(C) Peter Benson
(D) All the above
17. Who founded Inter Parliamentary Union :
(A) Willian Randal Cremer
(B) Foredrick Passy
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
18. 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 — Leon
19. Where is the headquarters of Inter Parliamentary Union :
(A) Sweden
(B) U.K.
(C) U.S.A.
(D) Switzerland
20. When was Organisation of the Islamic Conference founded :
(A) 1964
(B) 1968
(C) 1967
(D) 1965
21. Which of the following pair is not correct :
(A) Statue of the International Court of Justice — 70 Articles
(B) Original Members of the UN — 50 Articles
(C) UN Charter — 111 Articles
(D) Universal Declaration of Human Rights — 30 Articles
22. When was Islamic Development Bank formed :
(A) August, 1974
(C) August, 1978
(B) August, 1979
(D) August, 1975
23. Where is the headquarters of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference :
(A) Morocco
(B) Saudi Arabia
(C) Kuwait
(D) Niger
24. Which is the Official Language of Islamic Development Bank:
(A) Arabic
(B) English
(C) French
(D) All the above
25. Where is the headquarters of Islamic Development Bank :
(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) Sweden
(C) Switzerland
(D) None of the above
Answers :
1.(C) 2.(C) 3.(B) 4.(D) 5.(A)
6.(B) 7.(C) 8.(D) 9.(B) 10.(A)
11.(B) 12.(C) 13.(A) 14.(C) 15.(A)
16.(C) 17.(B) 18.(A) 19.(D) 20.(A)
21.(B) 22.(A) 23.(B) 24.(D) 25.(A)
SET-7
United Nations
1. Where is the headquarters of World Confederation of Labour:
(A) Chad
(B) Canada
(C) Belgium
(D) Cameroon
2. Where is the headquarters of International Organisation of the Francophonie :
(A) Togo
(B) Mali
(C) Romania
(D) France
3. When was International Organisation for Standardisation established :
(A) 1947
(B) 1949
(C) 1948
(D) 1945
4. Where is the headquarters of the International Organisation for Standardisation :
(A) U.S.A.
(B) U.K.
(C) Switzerland
(D) Senegal
5. In which year, International Organisation for Standardisation published the First Standard with the Title ‘Standard Reference Tem- perature for Industrial length measurement’ :
(A) 1951
(B) 1952
(C) 1954
(D) 1958
6. Where is the headquarters of Worldwide Fund for Nature:
(A) Lebanon
(B) Benin
(C) Switzerland
(D) Haiti
7. When was International Olympic Committee founded :
(A) 1894
(B) 1895
(C) 1888
(D) 1887
8. When was International Union against Cancer founded:
(A) 1934
(B) 1933
(C) 1939
(D) 1938
9. When was Inter American Development Bank established :
(A) 1959
(B) 1958
(C) 1957
(D) 1951
10. In order to help accelerate Economic and Social Development of which country Inter-American Development Bank was formed :
(A) Latin America
(B) Caribbean
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
11. How many member countries are there in the Inter-American Development Bank :
(A) 45
(B) 43
(C) 46
(D) 48
12. Which is the official language of Inter-American Development Bank :
(A) English and French
(B) Portuguese
(C) Spanish
(D) All the above
13. Where is the headquarters of Inter-American Development Bank :
(A) U.S.A.
(B) Spain
(C) Venezuela
(D) Uruguay
14. When was Secretariate for Central American Economic Integration established :
(A) 1953
(B) 1952
(C) 1951
(D) 1954
15. Where is the headquarters of Central American Common Market.
(A) Guatemala
(B) Venezuela
(C) Honduras
(D) Colombia
16. When was Central American Bank for Economic Integration founded :
(A) 1962
(B) 1960
(C) 1961
(D) 1964
17. Which is the official language of Central American Bank for Economic Integration :
(A) Hindi
(B) Spanish
(C) English
(D) (B) and (C)
18. Where is the headquarters of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration :
(A) Honduras
(B) Costa Rica
(C) Mexico
(D) China
19. Which is the official language of Latin American Integration Association :
(A) Portuguese
(B) Spanish
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
20. In which year Latin American Economic System was established :
(A) 1975
(B) 1978
(C) 1979
(D) 1974
21. Which is the official language of Latin American Economic System :
(A) English and French
(B) Portuguese
(C) Spanish
(D) All the above
22. Where is the headquarters of Latin American Economic System :
(A) Panama
(B) Venezuela
(C) Paraguay
(D) Peru
23. In which year was Latin American Reserve Fund established :
(A) 1990
(B) 1989
(C) 1991
(D) 1982
24. Which is the official language of Latin American Reserve Fund :
(A) Spanish
(B) Portuguese
(C) English
(D) French
25. Which is the official language of the Andean Community :
(A) English
(B) German
(C) Spanish
(D) None of the above
Answers :
1.(C) 2.(D) 3.(A) 4.(C) 5.(A)
6.(C) 7.(A) 8.(B) 9.(A) 10.(C)
11.(C) 12.(D) 13.(A) 14.(B) 15.(A)
16.(B) 17.(D) 18.(A) 19.(C) 20.(A)
21.(D) 22.(B) 23.(C) 24.(A) 25.(C)
SET-8
United Nations
1. What are the principal functions of the International Labour Organization :
(A) The formulation of International Standards in the form of International labour conventions and recommendations
(B) Formulation of labour union in every country
(C) Formulation of labour law in every country
(D) None of the above
2. Division for public Administration and Development Management is related with :
(A) Common Wealth
(B) UNO
(C) ASEAN
(D) SAARC
3. What is the programme and budget set out for strategic objectives of the International Labour Organization :
(A) to promote and realise fundamental principles and rights at work
(B) To create greater opportunities for women and men to secure decent employment and income
(C) To enhance the coverage and effectiveness of social protection for all, to strengthen tripartism and social dialogue
(D) All the above
4. Which new Convention was adopted by the 87th International Labour Organization in June 1999 :
(A) Banning the worst forms of child labour
(B) Banning the labour union in regional level
(C) Banning the labour union in International level
(D) promote labour efficiency in physical work
5. How many members of countries of Industrial importance hold permanent seats on the governing body of the International Labour Organization :
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 6
(D) 8
6. Which are the countries of industrial importance holding permanent seats on the governing body of the International Labour Ogranisation :
(A) Brazil, China, Germany and France
(B) India, Italy and Japan
(C) Russia, UK and USA
(D) All the above
7. How many member countries are elected after every three years in the International Labour Organisation :
(A) 18
(B) 17
(C) 16
(D) 15
8. In which year has the UN established the International Maritime Organisation :
(A) 1969
(B) 1979
(C) 1959
(D) 1989
9. Which of the following report is published every year by the World Bank :
(A) World Development Report
(B) Human Development Report
(C) World Trade Development Report
(D) International Finance and Development Report
10. Official languages of the UN are :
(A) Chinese, English, French and Urdu
(B) Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
(C) English, French, Spanish, Russian and Urdu
(D) Hindi, English, Spanish and Arabic
11. What are the main functions of International Maritime Organization :
(A) To facilitate co-operation among governments on technical matters effecting merchant shipping
(B) Safety of sea
(C) To prevent and control marine pollution caused by ships, to facilitate international maritime traffic
(D) All the above
12. Which became one of the last original 51 member of the UN:
(A) Italy
(B) Germany
(C) Poland
(D) India
13. Which of the following was awarded Noble Peace Prize?
(A) Kofi Annan
(B) U Thant
(C) Ban ki Moon
(D) Javier Perez de Cueller
14. What are the aims of International Monetary Fund:
(A) To promote international monetary co-operation
(B) The expansion of international trade and exchange rate stability
(C) To assist in the removal of exchange restricting and the establishment of a multilateral system of payment
(D) All the above
15. The second world conference on Human Rights was held in :
(A) Vienna
(B) Geneva
(C) New York
(D) Havana
16. India's Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabhas has has been the President of the :
(A) UNDEP
(B) UNESCO
(C) ILO
(D) IAEA
17. Which countries have the largest quotas of capital resources in the International Monetary Fund :
(A) USA and Germany
(B) Japan and France
(C) UK
(D) All the above
18. How many members are of the International Law Commission?
(A) 64
(B) 54
(C) 44
(D) 34
19. How many executive directions are there in the Board of Governors in the International Monetary Fund:
(A) 23
(B) 24
(C) 28
(D) 29
20. Where is the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund :
(A) Paris
(B) Geneva
(C) Washington
(D) New York
21. Which nation has the eligibility to become President of the World Bank :
(A) Japan National
(B) USSR National
(C) India National
(D) US National
22. The members of the International Law Commission are elected by :
(A) Security Council
(B) General Assembly
(C) International Court of Justice
(D) Human Rights Council
23. When was the International Telecommunications Union established :
(A) 1864
(B) 1865
(C) 1869
(D) 1876
24. When did International Telecommunications Union become a Specialized Agency of the UN :
(A) 1948
(B) 1946
(C) 1947
(D) 1945
25. What are the main functions of the International Tele- communication Union :
(A) To maintain and extend international co-operation for the improvement and rational use of telecommunication of all kinds.
(B) Promote and offer technical assistance to developing countries in the field of telecommunications.
(C) To promote the development of technical facilities and their most efficient operation to improve the efficiency of telecommunications service.
(D) All the above
Answers :
1.(A) 2.(B) 3.(D) 4.(A) 5.(B)
6.(D) 7.(A) 8.(C) 9.(A) 10.(B)
11.(D) 12.(C) 13.(A) 14.(D) 15.(A)
16.(D) 17.(D) 18.(D) 19.(B) 20.(C)
21.(D) 22.(B) 23.(B) 24.(C) 25.(D)
SET-9
United Nations
1. In which year did World Intellectual Property Organization become a UN Specialised Agency :
(A) 1975
(B) 1974
(C) 1976
(D) 1979
2. What are the aims of World Intellectual Property Organization :
(A) To promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world through co-operation among member states
(B) To ensure administrative co-operation among various intellectual property created by the Paris and Berne Convention
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
3. Where is the headquarters of World Intellectual Property Organization :
(A) Geneva
(B) Colombo
(C) New Delhi
(D) Paris
4. What is the official language of the World Intellectual Property Organization :
(A) Arabic, Chinese
(B) English, French
(C) Russian, Spanish
(D) All the above
5. In which year World Meteorological Organization was recognized as a specialized agency of the UN:
(A) 1958
(B) 1956
(C) 1951
(D) 1955
6. 14th Non-aligned Summit was organised in 2006 as :
(A) Jakarta
(B) Cairo
(C) Kathmandu
(D) Havana
7. What are the functions of World Meteorological Organi- zation:
(A) To facilitate worldwide co-operation in the establishment of networks of stations for the making of meteorological observations as well as hydrological or other geophysical observations
(B) To promote standardization of meteorological and related observations and ensure the uniform publication of observations and statistics
(C) To promote activities in operational hydrology and to further enhance co-operation between meteorological and the hydrological services
(D) All the above
8. When was International Atomic Energy Agency statute approved by the UN :
(A) 26th October, 1956
(B) 26th October, 1955
(C) 26th October, 1954
(D) 26th October, 1953
9. What are the functions of International Atomic Energy Agency :
(A) To accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity throughout the world
(B) To ensure that assistance provided by it or at its request or under its supervision or control is not used in such a way as no further any military purpose
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
10. Where is the headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency :
(A) Sydney
(B) Vienna
(C) Capetown
(D) New Delhi
11. When did International Seabed Authority come into existence:
(A) 16th November, 1994
(B) 8th November, 1994
(C) 10th November, 1994
(D) 6th November, 1994
12. Where is the headquarters of International Seabed Authority:
(A) Jamaica
(B) South Africa
(C) Cuba
(D) India
13. When did World Trade Organization come into force:
(A) 2nd January, 1948
(B) 1st January, 1995
(C) 12th January, 1948
(D) 15th January, 1946
14. What is the number of member states in the World Trade Organization :
(A) 144
(B) 148
(C) 150
(D) 146
15. Where is the headquarters of World Trade Organization :
(A) New Delhi
(B) New York
(C) Geneva
(D) None of the above
16. Who have the largest share of world trade :
(A) European Union, USA
(B) Japan
(C) Canada
(D) All the above
17. When was International Criminal Court established by the UN :
(A) 11th April 2002
(B) 18th June — 19th August 1998
(C) 20th July — 20th October 1998
(D) None of the above
18. Where is the International Criminal Court establish :
(A) New Delhi
(B) Rome
(C) Paris
(D) The Hague
19. Where is the headquarters of World Meteorological Organization :
(A) Geneva
(B) Paris
(C) London
(D) New Delhi
20. On which subjects, individuals get accused by the International Criminal Court:
(A) Genocide
(B) War-crime
(C) Crime against individual
(D) All the above
21. What are the ad-hoc bodies of the UN General Assembly:
(A) Special Committee on Peace Keeping Operation, Human Rights Committee, Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space
(B) Conciliation Commission for Palestine, Conference on Disarmament, International Law Commission, Scientific Committee on the effects of Atomic Radiation
(C) Special Committee on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independent Countries and Peoples Commission on International Trade Law
(D) All the above
22. When did Russian Federation take over the seat of the former USSR as a permanent member of the Security Council:
(A) December, 1991
(B) December, 1992
(C) December, 1993
(D) December, 1994
23. What are the standing Committees of the Security Council :
(A) The Committee of Experts on Rules of Procedure
(B) The Committee on the Admission of New Members
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
24. Which of the following pair is not correct :
(A) Kiribati, Naura, Tonga — 1988
(B) Tuvalu, Serbia, Montenegr — 1989
(C) Palau — 1995
(D) Switzerland, Timor Loste — 2002
25. Which of the following pair is not correct :
(A) India — 1947
(B) Pakistan — 1947
(C) Poland — 1945
(D) Switzerland — 2002
Answers :
1.(B) 2.(C) 3.(A) 4.(D) 5.(C)
6.(D) 7.(D) 8.(A) 9.(C) 10.(B)
11.(A) 12.(A) 13.(B) 14.(D) 15.(C)
16.(D) 17.(A) 18.(D) 19.(A) 20.(D)
21.(D) 22.(A) 23.(C) 24.(C) 25.(A)
SET-10
United Nations
1. Where is the headquarters of the International Fund for Agriculture Development :
(A) Sweden
(B) UK
(C) USA
(D) Rome
2. When did African Union come into existence :
(A) 27th May, 2002
(B) 26th May, 2001
(C) 26th May, 1999
(D) 28th May, 1996
3. Which African Organization was dissolved, when African Union was formed :
(A) Organization of African Country
(B) Organization of African Nation
(C) Organization of African Unity
(D) None of the above
4. What are the aims of the African Union :
(A) Unity of the 53 African member states politically, socially and economically
(B) Modelled on European Union
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
5. What is the official language of the African Union :
(A) African languages
(B) Arabics, Portuguese
(C) English, French
(D) All the above
6. Where is the headquarters of the African Union :
(A) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
(B) Burundi
(C) Cameroon
(D) Congo
7. What is the aim of African Development Bank :
(A) Promote developing countries' economy
(B) Promote economic and social development in the African region
(C) Promote economic zone of African union
(D) All the above
8. How many regional members of African Development Bank are there :
(A) 54
(B) 55
(C) 53
(D) 58
9. How many non-regional members are there in the African Development Bank :
(A) 24
(B) 23
(C) 25
(D) 27
10. What is the official language of African Development Bank:
(A) English
(B) French
(C) (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
11. Where is the headquarters of African Development Bank :
(A) Abidjan (Cote d' Ivoire)
(B) Niger
(C) Namibia
(D) Nigeria
12. When was Bank of Central African States formed :
(A) 1974
(B) 1978
(C) 1973
(D) 1979
13. Which is the official language of Bank of Central Arican States :
(A) English
(B) Hindi
(C) German
(D) French
14. What are the original member states in Bank of Central African States :
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 2
15. Who are the original members of Bank of Central African States :
(A) Cameroon and Central African Republic
(B) Chad and Republic of the Congo
(C) Gabon
(D) All the above
16. Which European country is the guarantor of Bank of Central African States :
(A) UK
(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) Switzerland
17. Which European country provide its currency for Bank of Central African States :
(A) France
(B) UK
(C) Netherlands
(D) Germany
18. When did East African Development Bank come into force :
(A) 1967
(B) 1980
(C) 1982
(D) 1983
19. Through which treaty was East African Development Bank originally establish : (A) Treaty for East African Co-operation, 1967
(B) Treaty for African Co-operation, 1965
(C) Treaty for African Unity, 1968
(D) None of the above
20. Which African countries are the members of the East African Development Bank :
(A) Kenya
(B) Tanzania
(C) Uganda
(D) All the above
21. Where is the headquarters of East African Development Bank :
(A) Uganda
(B) South Africa
(C) Zambia
(D) Zimbabwe
22. Which is the official language of East African Development Bank :
(A) German
(B) English
(C) French
(D) Portuguese
23. When was West African Development Bank formed :
(A) November, 1978
(B) November, 1979
(C) November, 1973
(D) November, 1976
24. Which is the official language of West African Development Bank :
(A) Arabic
(B) French
(C) Portuguese
(D) English
25. When was Central Bank of West African States formed :
(A) 1964
(B) 1963
(C) 1962
(D) 1965
Answers :
1.(D) 2.(B) 3.(B) 4.(C) 5.(D)
6.(A) 7.(B) 8.(C) 9.(C) 10.(C)
11.(A) 12.(C) 13.(D) 14.(A) 15.(D)
16.(B) 17.(A) 18.(A) 19.(A) 20.(D)
21.(A) 22.(B) 23.(C) 24.(B) 25.(C)
SET-11
United Nations
1. Where is the headquarters of the International Tele-communications Union :
(A) Geneva
(B) New Delhi
(C) New York
(D) London
2. Which of the following pair is not correct?
(A) World Summit for Children — New York
(B) World Food Summit — Rome
(C) World Conference in Human Rights — Geneva
(D) World Summit for Social Development — Copenhagen
3. When was the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) constitution signed in London :
(A) 4th November, 1948
(B) 16th November, 1949
(C) 16th November, 1945
(D) 16th November, 1942
4. How many countries were in the UNESCO when its constitution was signed in London on 16th November, 1945 :
(A) 37
(B) 38
(C) 32
(D) 35
5. Established by the General Assembly in 1966, UNIDO became a UN specialised agency in :
(A) 1980
(B) 1985
(C) 1990
(D) 1995
6. In what way UNESCO's primary objectives contribute to peace and security in the world :
(A) Education, Science
(B) Communication culture and justice
(C) Rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms
(D) All the above
7. What is the main work regarding education by the UNESCO :
(A) To provide basic education for all, expand access to basic education
(B) Improve the quality of basic education
(C) Education for the 21st century
(D) All the above
8. Which of the following pair is not correct :
(A) IAEA — New Delhi
(B) WTO — Geneva
(C) UPU — Berne
(D) IMF — Washington
9. Where is the headquarters of the UNESCO :
(A) New Delhi
(B) London
(C) Paris
(D) New York
10. In which country UNESCO Science Co-operation Office has been set-up :
(A) Cairo, Jakarta
(B) Nairobi, New Delhi
(C) Montevideo, Venice
(D) All the above
11. How many member countries are there in the Executive Board of UNESCO :
(A) 68
(B) 58
(C) 28
(D) 88
12. What are the UNESCO's focus areas in the cultural field :
(A) The link between culture and development
(B) Action to conserve and protect the world cultural inheritance
(C) By assisting member states in studying and preserving both physical and the non-physical heritage of their societies
(D) All the above
13. Whose part is the International Bureau of Education :
(A) UNESCO
(B) UNIDO
(C) IMF
(D) None of the above
14. When did UN General Assembly establish UN Industrial Development Organization :
(A) 1968
(B) 1966
(C) 1967
(D) 1965
15. What are the aims of the UN Industrial Development Organization :
(A) Helps developing countries on the issue of fight against marginalization and poverty
(B) Helps developing countries
(C) Mobilizes knowledge, skills, information and technology to promote productive employment, a competitive economy and sound environment
(D) All the above
16. Where is the headquarters of the UN Industrial Development Organization :
(A) Vienna, Austria
(B) New Delhi
(C) Washington DC
(D) None of the above
17. When was the Universal Postal Union (UPU) establish:
(A) 1889
(B) 1874
(C) 1886
(D) 1885
18. Where is the headquarters of the Universal Postal Union :
(A) Switzerland
(B) UK
(C) Iran
(D) India
19. When did World Health Organization (WHO) come into force:
(A) 6th April, 1948
(B) 7th April, 1948
(C) 10th April, 1948
(D) 26th April, 1948
20. What are the functions of the World Health Organization :
(A) To assist government to strengthen their health services
(B) To assist advance work to eradicate diseases
(C) To promote maternal and child health
(D) All the above
21. Where is the headquarters of World Health Organization :
(A) Geneva, Switzerland
(B) London, UK
(C) New Delhi, India
(D) None of the above
22. When is World Health Day observed every year :
(A) 8th April
(B) 10th April
(C) 7th April
(D) 9th April
23. When does World Health Organization organise ‘World Aids Day’ :
(A) 1st December
(B) 2nd December
(C) 10th December
(D) 15th December
24. Which of the following awarded Noble Peace Prize for three times?
(A) Human Rights Council
(B) World Bank
(C) International Committee of the Red Cross
(D) UN Peacekeeping forces
25. Where is the headquarters of Pan American Health Organization :
(A) Washington DC
(B) Ottawa
(C) New York
(D) Mexico
Answers :
1.(A) 2.(C) 3.(C) 4.(A) 5.(B)
6.(D) 7.(D) 8.(A) 9.(C) 10.(D)
11.(B) 12.(D) 13.(A) 14.(B) 15.(D)
16.(A) 17.(B) 18.(A) 19.(B) 20.(D)
21.(A) 22.(C) 23.(A) 24.(C) 25.(D)
SET-12
United Nations
1. Which is the official language of Central Bank of West African Bank:
(A) French
(B) Arabic
(C) English
(D) Hindi
2. Where is the headquarters of Central Bank of West African States :
(A) Avenue Abdoulaye Fediga
(B) Dakar
(C) Senegal
(D) All the above
3. In which year, African Export and Import Bank came into existence :
(A) 1978
(B) 1979
(C) 1976
(D) 1974
4. What is the official language of African Export and Import Bank :
(A) English, French
(B) Arabic
(C) Portuguese
(D) All the above
5. Where is the headquarters of African Export and Import Bank :
(A) Egypt
(B) Senegal
(C) Dauber
(D) None of the above
6. When did Economic Community of Central African States came into existence :
(A) 1984
(B) 1983
(C) 1982
(D) 1981
7. In which year, Economic Community of West African States came into existence :
(A) 1975
(B) 1978
(C) 1979
(D) 1974
8. Which is the official language of Economic Community of West African States :
(A) English
(B) French
(C) Portuguese
(D) All the above
9. When was West African Monetary and Economic Union found :
(A) 1991
(B) 1994
(C) 1992
(D) 1995
10. When was ‘Common Market for Eastern and Southern African (COMESA) formed :
(A) 1995
(B) 1994
(C) 1992
(D) 1991
11. How many member states are in `Common Market' for Eastern and Southern Africa:
(A) 21
(B) 28
(C) 20
(D) 26
12. Which is the official language of the `Common Market' for Eastern and Southern Africa:
(A) English
(B) French
(C) Portuguese
(D) All the above
13. How many member countries were founder of the Southern African Development Community :
(A) 9
(B) 8
(C) 7
(D) 6
14. Which of the following pair is not correct?
(A) World Press Freedom Day — 3 May
(B) World Day for Water — 11 July
(C) World Environment Day — 5 June
(D) World Refugee Day — 20 June
15. Which is the official language of Southern African Development Community :
(A) English, French
(B) Portuguese
(C) German
(D) (A) and (B)
16. When was Lake Chad Basin Commission founded :
(A) 22nd May, 1964
(B) 24th May, 1964
(C) 28th May, 1964
(D) 29th May, 1964
17. When was Niger Basin Authority established :
(A) 1983
(B) 1981
(C) 1980
(D) 1982
18. Which of the following pair is not correct?
(A) World Post Day — 9 October
(B) World Health Day — 7 April
(C) World Teacher's Day — 5 September
(D) World Book and Copyright Day — 23 April
19. When was East African Community formed :
(A) 30th November, 1999
(B) 30th November, 1998
(C) 30th November, 1996
(D) 30th November, 1995
20. Who are the members of East Arican Community :
(A) Kenya
(B) Uganda
(C) Tanzania
(D) All the above
21. When was Inter-Governmental Authority on Development come into existence :
(A) 21st March, 1995
(B) 21st March, 1996
(C) 25th March, 1998
(D) 28th March, 1997
22. When was World Council of Churches formally constituted:
(A) 23rd August, 1945
(B) 23rd August, 1944
(C) 23rd August, 1948
(D) None of the above
23. Where is the head-office of the World Council of Churches :
(A) Switzerland
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) Italy
24. When did Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation come into existence :
(A) 1991
(B) 1992
(C) 1993
(D) 1994
25. How many countries are represented in Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation :
(A) 54
(B) 53
(C) 58
(D) 59
Answers :
1.(A) 2.(D) 3.(A) 4.(D) 5.(A)
6.(B) 7.(A) 8.(D) 9.(B) 10.(B)
11.(C) 12.(D) 13.(B) 14.(B) 15.(D)
16.(A) 17.(C) 18.(C) 19.(A) 20.(D)
21.(B) 22.(C) 23.(A) 24.(A) 25.(B)
Monday, December 20, 2010
BOOKS & AUTHORS RELATED QUESTIONS
1. Who is the author of "The Kalam effect: My years with the president"?
(a) P.M.Nayar (b) Sonia Gandhi
(c) L.K.Adwani (d) Arun Shaurie
ANS (a)
2. Who is the author of the book "Superstar India : From Incredible to Unstopable"?
(a) L.K.Adwani (b) Arundhati Roy
(c) Shobha De (d) Vikram Seth
ANS (c)
3. The Sanskrit poet called as the Indian Shakespeare?
(a) Kalidasa (b) Thulasidas (c) Sudraka (d) Kautilya
ANS (a)
4. Mulk Raj Anand is the author of
(a) The Post Office (b) Gora
(c) India Wins Freedom (d) Coolie
ANS (Try Yourself)
5. Who is the author of the book ’My other two daughters’?
(a) Lalu Prasad Yadav (b) Surjit Singh Barnala
(c) E.M. Forster (d) Paul Kennedy
ANS (b)
6. Who is known as the Father of Detective Story
(a) Arthur Conan Doyle (b) Bram Stoker
(c) Edgar Allen Poe (d) None of the above
ANS (c)
7. Man-The Maker of His Own Destiny’ “ book was written by
(a) V.S. Naipaul (b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Guenter Grass (d) Swami Vivekananda
ANS (d)
8. Find out the odd one
(a) Louis Fischer (b) Ibsen(c) William Shakespeare (d) Sherlock HolmesANS (d) Others are writers. Sherlock Holmes is a character 9.One among the following is not written by Kalidasa
(a) Saakunthalam (b) Raghu Vamsam
(c) Rith Samharam (d) Kaavyadooth
ANS (d)
10. ’Sonia, a Biography’ was written by
(a) Sonia Gandhi (b) Arundhathi Roy
(c) Rasheed Kidvai (d) V.K. Madhavan Kutty
ANS (c)
11. One among the following is not a Harry Potter story
(a) Chamber of secrets
(b) The philosopher’s stone
(c) Half blood prince (d) Naked Truth
ANS (d)
12. Jules Verne, a French science fiction writer wrote a book, which carried a more or less accurate prediction of the launching of Apollo-8. Which is the book
(a) From the Earth to the moon
(b) All under Heaven
(c) A Midsummer Night’s Dream
(d) Past and Present
ANS (a)
13. Who is the author of "A Passage to England"?
(a) E.M. Forster (b) Nirad C. Chaudhari
(c) G.B. Shaw (d) Winston Churchill
ANS (b)
14. "Does IT matter" is a book written by
(a) Bill Gates (b) N. R. Narayanan (c) Nicholas Carr
(d) Thomas D. Harris (e) None of these
ANS (c)
15. ’Beyond time’ is the book written by
(a) Namita Gokhale (b) Ruskin Bond
(c) William Balrymple (d) Josef Korbel
(e) None of these
ANS (e)
16. The famous book ’Anandmath’ has been authorised by
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Sri Aurobindo
ANS (b)
17.Who wrote a book describing the theory of economic drain of India during British rule?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
ANS (a)
18. The author of the book ’Waiting for Godot’ is:
(a) Ruth Harring (b) Susan Sontag
(c) Samuel Beckett (d) Ben Jonson
ANS (c) Waiting for the Mahatma - R. K. Narayanan
Waiting to Exhale - Terry Mc Millan
19. "The Vedas contain all the truth", was interpreted by:
(a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Swami Dayanand
(c) Swami Shraddhanand (d) S. Radhakrishnan
ANS (b)
20. Sirr-i-Akbar was the Persian translation of fifty-two Upanishads by which son of shah Jahan?
ANS - Dara Shikoh
21.In "The Travels of Gulliver", what is the first things two Lilliputians discuss when they meet in the morning?
ANS - The health of the sun
22."The man who knew infinity" is the biography of
(a) Rene Descartes (b) Stephen Hawking
(c) Albert Einstein (d) S. Ramanujan
ANS (d)
23.What was the original name of ’Alice in Wonderland’ when Lewis Carroll first showed it to novelist Henry Kingsley in 1863?
ANS - Alice’s Adventures Underground
24. The author of the book "Waiting for the Mahatma" is
(a) R.K Narayan (b) N.A Palkhiwala
(c) Amrita Pritam (d) M. Malgonkar
ANS (a)
25. Under the patronage of which ruler of the Javanese house of Mataram, was the epic poem ’Arjuna vivaha’ written?
ANS - King Airlangga
26. To whom, in his own words, did Rudyard Kipling dedicate his collection, ’Plain Tales From the Hills’?
ANS - To the wittiest woman in India
27. ’Beyond the Last Blue Mountain’ is R.M Lala’s biography of which Indian?
ANS - J. R. D. Tata
28. Which of Agatha Christie’s books was the first to be serialised in the Evening News under the title ’Anna the Adventure’?
ANS - The Man In The Brown Suit
29. Who has authored the book A Brief History of Time?
(a) Carl Sagan (b) Issac Asimov
(c) John Gribbin (d) Stephen Hawking
ANS (d)
30. The book ’Living with Honour’ is written by
(a) Arundhati Roy (b) Shiv Khera
(c) Pramod Batra (d) Vikram Seth
ANS (b)
31. The book ’Cricket My Style’ is written by
(a) Sunil Gavaskar (b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Kapil Dev (d) Mohinder Amarnath
ANS (c)
32. Who wrote the book ’The Book of Indian Birds’
ANS - Dr. Salim Ali
33. ’Economic History of India’ was written by
ANS - R. C. Dutt
34.The oldest of the vedic literature is
(a) Sama Veda (b) Yajur Veda
(c) Rig Veda (d) Atharva Veda
ANS (c)
35. ’Leelavathi’ the famous sanskrit grantha is a book on
ANS - Mathematics
36. Who is the author of ˜An Equal Musicâ (1999)
ANS - Vikram Seth
37. Who wrote the poem ˜Passage to India in 1871
ANS - Walt Whitman (American Poet)
38. Who is the author of the book ˜The Canterbury Tales
ANS - Geoffrey Chaucer
39. Who is the author of the book ˜Anna Karenin
ANS - Leo Tolstoy
40.Who is the author of the book ˜The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
ANS - Mark Twain
41. Who is the author of the book ˜The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes?
ANS - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
42.Who is the author of the book ˜The Comedy of Errors?
ANS - William Shakespeare
43. Who is the author of the book ˜Animal Farm
ANS - George Orwell
44. Who is the author of the book ˜The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
ANS - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
45. Who is the author of the book, ˜Through the Looking-Glass?
ANS - Lewis Carroll
46. Who is the author of the book, ˜Allâs Well That Ends Wellâ?
ANS - William Shakespeare
47. Who is the author of the book ˜Akbar-nama
ANS - Abul Fazl
48. Who is the author of the book ˜The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnâ?
ANS - Mark Twain
49. Who is the author of the book ˜Antony and Cleopatraâ?
ANS - William Shakespeare
50. Who is the author of the book , Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, 1687)
ANS - Sir Isaac
51. Who is the author of the book "Jyoti Punj"?
(a) L.K.Adwani (b) Atal Bihari Vajpeyi
(c) Narendra Modi (d) Vikram Seth
ANS (c)
52. Who is the author of the book "Jyoti Punj"?
(a) L.K.Adwani (b) Sushma Swaraj
(c) Narendra Modi (d) Jaswant Singh
ANS (c)
National Parks in India
Bandhavgarh National Park
Check out the place where firstly and formostly the white Tigers of Rewa were discovered Bandhavgarh. This park is some of the left out preserved wild pockets of Madhya Pradesh of what were once splendid forests that extended across the whole of Central India.
Check out the place where firstly and formostly the white Tigers of Rewa were discovered Bandhavgarh. This park is some of the left out preserved wild pockets of Madhya Pradesh of what were once splendid forests that extended across the whole of Central India.
Ranthambore National Park
A nearby attraction of Sawai Madhopur, in the state of Rajasthan, Ranthambore National Park is an outstanding example of Project Tiger's efforts at conservation in the India.
A nearby attraction of Sawai Madhopur, in the state of Rajasthan, Ranthambore National Park is an outstanding example of Project Tiger's efforts at conservation in the India.
Kaziranga National Park
The land of Rhino is counted among the two major wild pockets, the only surviving habitats of this prehistoric survivor in India.
Kanha National Park
Ever though what it feels like to visit a tiger country, then visit the state of Madhya Pardesh, check out the wilds of Kanha and see for yourself why this place is called a wild hideout taken straight from the famous "Jungle Book".
Sundarbans National Park
Come to Sundarbans where adventure awaits you at every corner. Known as the largest estuarine delta in the world, this Tigerland vibrates with countless forms of colourful life.
Manas National Park
Assam is the state of the Great One Horned Rhino. Beside the Kaziranga there's Manas another habitat of the Rhino's, located in one of the remotest region among the foothills of Himalayas.
Bandipur National Park
Lies halfway down the Mysore-Ooty highway became one of the first of India's Tiger Reserves and the southernmost of the nine reserves specially established under Project Tiger.
Sultanpur National Park
Sultanpur national park was a stretch of marshy land that has been remodeled and converted into a water body. The park is home to a large range of birds, both resident and migratory.
Royal Chitwan National Park (Nepal)
Established in 1973, provides a great wildlife experience with its rich flora and fauna. Short grass makes the months of February-May the best game-viewing season, but the autumn months are perfect for visiting, with Himalayan views, and in winter months of December-January, Chitwan has quiet a pleasant climate compared to Kathmandu.
Royal Bardia National Park (Nepal)
Largest and most undisturbed wild area of the Terai region of the Nepal Himalayas. Simialar to Chitwan park, but with a drier climate and a more remote location, Bardia encompasses 1,000-sq-kms of riverine grassland and sal forests.
Rajaji National Park, Uttaranchal
Situated in the forested hills, east of Haridwar, is quiet known for its wild Elephants, which have an approximate population of 150. Because of the pleasant climate this hideout becomes a pretty good tourist destination and a perfect retreat for picnicking.
Dudhwa National Park, U.P.
Also popular as a Tiger Reserve, this national park is located in the district of Lakhimpur, along the Indo-Nepal border. Another major attraction of this wild reserve is the Barasingha or the Swamp Deer, found in the southwest and southeast region of the park.
Also popular as a Tiger Reserve, this national park is located in the district of Lakhimpur, along the Indo-Nepal border. Another major attraction of this wild reserve is the Barasingha or the Swamp Deer, found in the southwest and southeast region of the park.
Bandipur & Nagarhole National Parks, Karnataka
Two of the most attractive national parks of Karnataka are Nagarhole and Bandipur. Even if separate entities, they are a part of a large neighboring wildlife reserve that also includes Madumalai Sanctuary of Tamil Nadu and Wynad Reserve of Kerala.
Bhalukpong, Arunachal
For the energetic visitor, keen to experience of faraway Arunachal Pradesh, Bhalukpong is a place to visit. On the edge of the luxuriant forest of the Pakhui Game Sanctuary, along the Kameng river lies the village settlement of Bhalukpong, also known as the gateway to Bomdila and the Tawang Monastery.
For the energetic visitor, keen to experience of faraway Arunachal Pradesh, Bhalukpong is a place to visit. On the edge of the luxuriant forest of the Pakhui Game Sanctuary, along the Kameng river lies the village settlement of Bhalukpong, also known as the gateway to Bomdila and the Tawang Monastery.
Simplipal National Park, Orissa
Simplipal is counted among the earliest Project tiger reserves of India and is located in the northern-forested belt of Orissa. Beside the faunal attractions, the attractive terrain also includes numerous waterfalls.
Nandankanan Zoo, Orissa
A combination of a beautiful botanical garden, a zoo and a sanctuary, Nandankanan, is situated 20-km from Bhubaneshwar, and is popularly known as the "Garden of Pleasure" in Orissa. The zoo at Nandankanan is world famous for its White Tigers.
Gahirmatha Turtle Sanctuary, Orissa
Aqua fauna is what going to attract you to this sanctuary, the breeding center of the Giant Olive Ridley Turtles, who crossover the Pacific to come here and lay their eggs.
Namdhapha National Park, Arunachal
Tucked away in the northern most state of Arunachal, is the Namdhapa National Park, famous for the extremely elusive snow and the clouded Leopard. The park is also a Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger.
Velvadhar Blackbuck Sanctuary, Gujarat
Popularly known as the home of the Indian Black Buck, has attracted worldwide attention for the successful conservation of the fastest of the Indian Antelopes - Black Buck.
Wild Ass Sanctuary, Gujarat
Gujarat is an exciting place for wildlife enthusiasts, mainly because it resides some of the unique wild attractions within its numerous sanctuaries. Wild Ass sanctuary is another of Gujarat's wild surprises famous for its large wild Ass herds.
Dachigam National Park, J&K
Of all the sanctuaries present in the state of Jammu & Kashmir, the one at Dachigam is the best known. Once an exclusive hunting preserve of the Maharaja of Kashmir, it was declared a national park in 1951, owing to a strictly enforced conservation programme, to preserve the or Hangul population or the Kashmiri Stag.
The Great Himalayan National Park, H.P.
The National Park with an area of 620-sq-kms is caved out of the splendid mountain terrain of the Kullu District and has the representative area of temperate and alpine forests of Himachal. It is also one of the largest protected area of the state.
Dibru Saikhowa National Park, Assam
Located on the alluvial flood plains of Brahmaputra in Upper Assam neighboring Arunachal is a biosphere reserve called Dibru Saikhowa National Park Its also an orchid paradise besides being a home to numerous wild animals and birds.
Located on the alluvial flood plains of Brahmaputra in Upper Assam neighboring Arunachal is a biosphere reserve called Dibru Saikhowa National Park Its also an orchid paradise besides being a home to numerous wild animals and birds.
Milroy or Pabha Sanctuary, Assam
This splendid wildlife reserve even if doesn't have many faunal varieties to offer, still it possesses the most coveted one, the Wild Water Buffalo.This sanctuary has been exclusively built for the protection of the wild water buffalo.
Nameri National Park, Assam
Nameri is the second Tiger reserve of Assam, situated at the foothills of eastern Himalayas. The hilly backdrop, deciduous and the river Jia Bhoroli have added a unique natural charm to it.
Pin Valley National Park, H.P.
Tucked in between the snow laden higher reaches and scree slopes covered with scanty tufted vegetation, Pin Valley National Park forms the natural habitat of a number of endangered animals including Himalayan Ibex, Snow Leopard, Bharal, Wooly Hare, Tibetan Wolf, and Snow Cock.
Hemis High Altitude National Park, J&K
Hemis is a high altitude protected area that was created in the year 1981, in the eastern part of the cold desert of Ladakh, for the conservation and protection of its unique flora and fauna.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
KVS Physical Education Teacher Exam Questions
1. The National Game of India is?
(A)Cricket
(B) Football
(C)Hockey
(D) Badminton
(A)Cricket
(B) Football
(C)Hockey
(D) Badminton
2. The amount of Blood comes out from ventricle, per minute is called?
(A) Cardiac cycle
(B) Cardiac output
(C) Cardiac volume
(D) Ventricle volume
3. A log distance runner must consume more quantity of?
(A) Fat
(B) Protein
(C) Carbohydrate
(D) Minerals
4. Ranga Swami Cup is awarded in?
(A)Hockey
(B) Football
(C)Cricket
(D) Volleyball
5. How we get injured in games?
(A) Precaution habits
(B) Long term training without rest
(C) When rules of games are not followed
(D) Over confidence
6. The weight.of a Basket Ball is—
(A) 400-500 ounce
(B) 500-600 gm
(C) 567-650 ounce
(D) 567-650 gm
7. Which of the following food stuff contains almost all ingredients of a balanced diet?
(A) Meat
(B) Milk
(C) Chicken
(D) Fish
8. Against which country ‘Maradona’ scored the goal of the century?
(A) Brazil
(B) Germany
(C) Italy
(D) England
9. The length and width of a volley ball court is?
(A) l7x9metre
(B) l8x9metre
(C) l9xl0metre
(D) 20 x 10 metre
10. Which of the following concepts of health is the earliest concept?
(A) The Bio-medical concept
(B) The Psycho-social concept
(C) The Religious concept
(D) The Ecological concept
11. The height of human being is measured by?
(A) Vernier scale
(B) Weighing scale
(C) Stadio meter
(D) Dynamometer
12. Name the first Indian woman Wo won the Gold Medal in asian games—
(A) P. T. Usha
(B) Sunita Rani
(C) Shayni Abrahim
(D) Kamaijit Sandhu
13. Which of the following game’s playground has ‘bonus line’?
(A) Basketball
(B) Hockey
(C) Kabaddi
(D) Volleyball
14. In older, age, the common problem in eyes is
(A) Cataract
(B) Black water
(C) Squint eyes
(D) Farsightedness
15. Apparatus to measure fat percentage in body is?
(A) Anthropometer
(B) Tensiometer
(C) Skinfold Meter/Caliper
(D) Flesometer
16. One of the method of Teaching is?
(A) Writing story
(B) Writing
(C) Demonstration
(D) Search
17. The cause of postural defects/deformities is?
(A) Balanced diet
(B) Malnutrition
(C) Extra diet
(D) Sickness
18. Jogging at one spot?
(A) Tightens muscles
(B) Strengthens few muscles
(C) Strengthens all the muscles except the hamstring
(D) Weakens muscle
19. Long bones’ work in human body is?
(A) To give strength
(B) To give shelter
(C) To work as lever
(D) To provide base for muscular joint
20. During muscular contraction, if there is no change in the size of muscle, this contraction is said—
(A) Isometric
(B) Isotonic
(C) Isokinetic
(D) Kinetic
21. The number of Muscle pairs,found in human body is?
(A)200
(B) 250
(C)300
(D) 350
22.The position of India in 1st Asian games was?
(A)I
(B)II
(C)V
(D)IX
23. In one millilitre of blood, the number of platelets is stated to be about?
(A) 1,00,000
(B) 2,00,000
(C) 3,00,000
(D) 4,00,000
24. Davis Cup is associated with?
(A) Hockey
(B) Volleyball
(C) Baseball
(D) Lawn Tennis
25. The amount of calories required by an adult of average body weight per day is?
(A) 1500 calorie
(B) 2000 calorie
(C) 2500 calorie
(D) 3000 calorie
26. For the good health which type of exercises are necessary?
(A) Light
(B) Hard (tough)
(C) Medium type
(D) Regular
27. In human body ‘Fartlek’ developes
(A)Speed
(B) Endurance
(C)Strength
(D) Agility
28 The technique to swim. Fastest is?
(A) Breast stroke
(B) Butterfly
(C) Free style
(D) Back stroke
29. In test cricket, how many bouncers can be bowled in one over?
(A)1
(B)2
(C)3
(D) 4
30. After emulsion, the digestion of fat is done by an enzyme called?
(A)Renin
(B) Amylase
(C)Trypsin
(D) Lipase
31. A perfect food, known as nutritious is one that?
(A) Satisfies our hunger
(B) Contains all nutritious elements of food
(C) Has been cooked very well
(D) Is easy to digest
32..The maximum quantity in the diet of small children should be
of (A) Protein
(B) Carbohydrate
(C) Minerals
(D) Vitamins
33. Olympia city is situated in which country of the world?
(A)Greece
(B) Germany
(C)Italy
(D) China
34. For remaining fit and healthy, what is most important?
(A) Aptitudes
(B) Attitudes
(C) Routines
(D) Life style
35.. Set Shot’ is related to?
(A) Snooker
(B) Squash
(C) Basketball
(D) Golf
36. The weight of Javelin for women is?
(A)600 gm
(B) 800 gm
(C)825 gm
(D) 700gm
37. Strategy ‘Fast break’ is related with the game?
(A) Athletics
(B) Basketball
(C) Swimming
(D) Boxing
38. Health is primarily a responsibility of the?
(A) Community
(B) Individual
(C) State
(D) Parents
39. Appendix is helpful in Digestive system of human being for?
(A) Helpful in digestion of food
(B) Maintain the temperature during digestion process
(C) Helpful in secreting the digestive juice
(D) Not helpful in digestive process
40. The quality of Physical Education teacher is?
(A) Civilized
(B) Good performance
(C) Young
(D) Smart
41. Why good nutrition is necessary for good health?
(A) Postural deformities
(B) Development
(C) Instant replies
(D) Good habits
42. Aerobic power can be enhanced by?
(A) Swimming
(B) Circuit training
(C) Short sprints
(D) Long distance running
43. Blood gets de-oxygenated in?
(A)Muscle
(B) Nerves
(C)Lungs
(D) Heart
44. Goniometer measures
(A)Agility
(B) Strength
(C)Speed
(D) Flexibility
45. The Basal Metabolic Rate may vary from person to person but it is closely related to a person’s amount of?
(A) Weight of the body
(B) Physical activity
(C) Muscular energy
(D) Lean issue
46. The first National Marathon Race was organized at?
(A) Allahabad
(B) Pune
(C) Kolkata
(D) New Delhi
47. Physical exercise done in presence of oxygen, is called?
(A) Aerobic exercise
(B) Anaerobic exercise
(C) Isometric exercise
(D) Isokinetic exercise
48. Rovers Cup is associated with the game
(A) Basket Ball
(B) Chess
(C) Boxing
(D) Football
49. What is manufactured from the iron that we obtain from our diet?
(A) Blood cells
(B) Haemoglobin
(C) Bone Marrow
(D) Protoplasm
50. The highest sports award of India is
(A) Arjun Award
(B) Dronacharya Award
(C) Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratan
(D) Padam Vibhushan
Answers:
| 1 | C |
| 2 | B |
| 3 | C |
| 4 | A |
| 5 | C |
| 6 | D |
| 7 | B |
| 8 | D |
| 9 | B |
| 10 | C |
| 11 | V |
| 12 | D |
| 13 | C |
| 14 | A |
| 15 | C |
| 16 | C |
| 17 | B |
| 18 | A |
| 19 | C |
| 20 | A |
| 21 | B |
| 22 | B |
| 23 | B |
| 24 | D |
| 25 | C |
| 26 | D |
| 27 | D |
| 28 | C |
| 29 | B |
| 30 | D |
| 31 | B |
| 32 | A |
| 33 | A |
| 34 | C |
| 35 | C |
| 36 | A |
| 37 | B |
| 38 | B |
| 39 | D |
| 40 | B |
| 41 | B |
| 42 | B |
| 43 | D |
| 44 | D |
| 45 | B |
| 46 | C |
| 47 | A |
| 48 | D |
| 49 | B |
| 50 | C |