Practice Test

Q1) Consider the following statements
1) The international Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been honoured by the Nobel Peace Prize three times
2) The founder of ICRC was awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q2) Which one of the following pairs is/are correctly matched ?
1) Nobel Prize : 1901
2) Pulitzer Prize : 1917
3) Magsaysay Award : 1957
4) Booker Prize : 1968
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Q3) Which one of the following pairs is/are correctly matched ? List I with List II
1) Orange Prize : Only for Indians
2) Pulitzer Prize : Journalist of any origin
3) Nobel Prize : Mathematics
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Q4) The first Black American to win the Nobel Prize for literature is Show Answer

Q5) Consider the following statements
1) Indira Gandhi Prize is given for peace disarmament and development
2) First Recipient of this award was Mary Robinson.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q6) Consider the following statements
1) The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway.
2) The Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology is awarded in Geneva, Switzerland.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q7) Which one of the following countries is the first speaker of the major special session of the major
special session of the General Assembly of the United Nation which has been following as a tradition ? Show Answer

Q8) Which one of the following prsons has written the book "Earth in the Balance Forging
a New Common Purpose" ? Show Answer

Q9) Which one of the following statements is not correct about the European Parliament ? Show Answer

Q10) Consider the following statements
1) The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually to honour a architect, whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment posthumously.
2) The Stirling Prize is a British Prize for excellence in architecture.
Which of the above statements is/are true ? Show Answer

Q11) Consider the following seas
1) South China Sea
2) Caribbean Sea
3) Mediterranean Sea
4) Gulf of Mexico
Arrange the seas given above in sequence from the largest to smallest seas in sq km in the world Show Answer

Q12) Which one of the following is correctly matched ? Show Answer

Q13) Which of the following has merged with Tanganyika to form the present Tanzania? Show Answer

Q14) The first country to legalize medically assisted suicide is Show Answer

Q15) Which of the following places is called the 'Land of Golden Pagoda'? Show Answer

Q16) With which one of the following countries does India have the longest border? Show Answer

Q17) The main thrust of Panchsheel consists in Show Answer

Q18) Life expectancy is highest in the world in Show Answer

Q19) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Show Answer

Q20) The Parliament of Iran is know as Show Answer

Q21) The Parliament of Afghanistan is called? Show Answer

Q22) Which countries are separated by Mac Mohan Line? Show Answer

Q23) The tallest minaret in the world (Sultan Hassan Mosque) is located in - Show Answer

Q24) In which country does Basque separatist group operate? Show Answer

Q25) The currency of Sweden is? Show Answer

Q26) The first women Prime Minister of Bangladesh is ? Show Answer

Q27) Which of the following former Soviet Central Asian republic is a nuclear power state? Show Answer

Q28) The currency used in Italy is? Show Answer

Q29) The real cause of war like tension between North Korea and USA is Show Answer

Q30) Which central Asian Republic of former Soviet Union has maximum nuclear arms? Show Answer

Q31) Which of the following part was not part of the panchsheel agreement between India and China? Show Answer

Q32) Which of the following countries was involved in Bofors deal? Show Answer

Q33) Cortes is the parliament of: Show Answer

Q34) The Radcliff Line demarcates the boundary between Show Answer

Q35) Diet is the Parliament of: Show Answer

Q36) New York is located on the bank of river: Show Answer

Q37) The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency? Show Answer

Q38) Other than India and China which of the following groups border Myanmar? Show Answer

Q39) Which European country recently held first referendum to abandon the current first past the post voting system in favor of alternative vote ? Show Answer

Q40) As per recent newspaper reports,which country has the highest literacy rate? Show Answer

Q41) Which country has the highest life expectancy at birth in number of years? Show Answer

Q42) An individual going to Bangladesh will make payments in _____ Show Answer

Q43) Assertion : The United States of America has threatened to ask the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to apply sanctions against the developing countries for the non-observance of ILO convention.
Reason : The United States of America itself has adopted and implemented those ILO conventions. Show Answer

Q44) Which of the following changes were brought in Nepal after the end of monarchy?
1. The Singha Durbar (Lion Palace) has become official seat of government of Nepal.
2. Narayanhitya Royal Palace has been turned into a public museum.
3. King's portrait on Nepalese banknotes, was replaced by the image of Pashupatinath Temple.
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Q45) Consider the following statement about Somalia:
1. Al-Shahab terrorist group of Somalia is know as the Somalian Taliban
2. Ethiopia, Zibuti & Kenya are the Neighbour countries of Somalia.
3. Somalian Parliament to meet after 20 years (Aug)
4. African Union has expelled its membership due to Civil war & Unstability
Which of the above statements is/are True: Show Answer

Q46) Consider the following statements:
1. Islamic Revolution Guards Corps is related to IRAQ.
2. Ground line of communication (GOLC or Nato supply lines) is related to the Afghanistan.
Which of the above statement is/are correct? Show Answer

Q47) East Timor was under whose colonial rule? Show Answer

Q48) Consider the following statements :
1. The Headquarters of the International Organization for Standardization are located in Rome.
2. ISO 9000 relates to the quality management system and standards.
3. ISO 14000 relates to environmental management system standards.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q49) Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? Show Answer

Q50) 'Golden Heights' has became a controversial issue between which of the following pairs of nations: Show Answer

Q51) In which of the following countries both the Prime Minister and the leader of the Opposition are Women? Show Answer

Q52) In which one of the following countries, is Tamil a major language? Show Answer

Q53) Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country ( Country given in the brackets)? Show Answer

Q54) What is the new administrative capital proposed for Myammar? Show Answer

Q55) Consider the following international language:
1. Arabic
2. French
3. Spanish
The correct sequence of the language given above in the decreasing order of the number of their speakers is Show Answer

Q56) Which one of the following countries is the first country in the world to propose a carbon tax for its people to address global warming? Show Answer

Q57) After the Soviet Union broke up,which one of the following states did not inherit part of the USSR's nuclear arsenal? Show Answer

Q58) Australasia or Oceania comprises of
1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. New Guinea
4. Pacific Islands
5. Tasmania Show Answer

Q59) Generally, which of the following is not a experience that Developing world states share? Show Answer

Q60) Immediately after World war II, what type of International system existed? Show Answer

Q61) The Maastricth Treaty Show Answer

Q62) What is a muted bipolar world? Show Answer

Q63) Consider the following statements:
1. The Parliament of Russia is called Federal Assembly.
2. The Council of the Federation in the Russian Parliament is the lower house.
3. The name of the upper house in the Russian Parliament is state Duma.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Q64) What is most favored nation status? Show Answer

Q65) Consider the following statements:
1. The Constitution of the United states of America came into force in year 1810.
2. All revenue bills must originate in the House of Representative of the US Congress.
3. George W. Brush is the only President in the history of the United States of America.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q66) Consider the following statements:
1. Montenegro and Serbia agreed to a new structure for the Yugoslav Federation.
2. Croating remained under the Hungarian Administration until the end of First World War
3. Claims to Macedonia Territory have long been a source of contenion between Belgium and Greece.
4. In 1991, Solvenia declared independence from Czechoslovakia
Which of the statements given above are correct? Show Answer

Q67) What is the approximate world population today and where is it located? Show Answer

Q68) Which among the following countries was the earliest to give women the right to vote? Show Answer

Q69) Cortes Generales is the name of the Parliament of which one of the following countries? Show Answer

Q70) Which one among the following statements about South Asia is not correct ?
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Q71) The main reason for unrest and violence in Zimbabwe in recent years is due to Show Answer

Q72) Mekong Ganga co-operation project is Show Answer

Q73) Which one of the following countries has in 1994 voted against joining the European union ? Show Answer

Q74) "World Development Report" is an annual publication of Show Answer

Q75) Consider the following statements -
1. China has kicked off a massive infrastructure project worth 500 billion yuan ($79.8 billion) in its northwest province of Gansu,
2. The ambitious Silk Road development project facilitate trade and people exchanges between China and the countries of Central Asia.
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Q76) As per latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species which of the following statements is true ? Show Answer