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1 ï»¿UN General Assembly elects a President and how many Vice Presidents at the start of its each regular session?

A Seven B Fifteen C Twenty one D Two

✅ Correct Answer: 3

2 The treaty which ushered in NATO, was signed by the member nations at

A Geneva B London C Paris D Washington

✅ Correct Answer: 4

3 The unit of current is

A ohm B watt C ampere D None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

4 Thomas Cup is associated with

A badminton B billiards C lawn tennis D table tennis

✅ Correct Answer: 1

5 Theory of Idealism was expounded by George Hegal, Bishop George and Berkeley According to this

A mathli is an illusion and that the only reality that which exists mentally B good was pleasure and that evil was pain C base of knowledge is sense-experience, that is, observations governed by scientific principles D all knowledge is derived from sensory experience, by observing and experimenting

✅ Correct Answer: 1

6 To which country does the present UN Secretary-General belongs?

A Ghana B South Korea C Spain D Sweden

✅ Correct Answer: 2

7 Vitamin B12 is most useful for combating

A anemia B goitre C night blindness D rickets

✅ Correct Answer: 1

8 To prevent loss of weight plants reduce transpiration by

A shedding of leaves B reducing the size of leaves C developing hair around stomata D All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

9 The term which denotes that each side has made equal point at game point, in Tennis, is referred to as

A baseline B deuce C fault D grand slam

✅ Correct Answer: 2

10 The telescope is used for viewing

A distant objects B near objects C small objects D living cells

✅ Correct Answer: 1

11 The transport fleet of Air Force consists of

A IL-765 B Boeing-731 C AN-352 D All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

12 The term butterfly is associated with

A kabaddi B swimming C boxing D wrestling

✅ Correct Answer: 2

13 Venturi tube is used for

A measuring intensity of earthquakes B measuring specific gravity C measuring density D measuring flow of a fluid

✅ Correct Answer: 4

14 Uttar Pradesh is surrounded by ___ in north

A Nepal B Uttrakhand C Haryana and Delhi D Rajasthan

✅ Correct Answer: 2

15 The theory of utilitarianism was expounded by

A Jeremy Bentham (1748-1836) B James Mill(1773-1839) C Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900) D All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

16 The velocity of sound in air (under normal condition) is

A 30 m/sec B 320 m/sec C 343 m/sec D 3,320 m/sec

✅ Correct Answer: 3

17 The term used to describe a sudden fall of a government, brought about by illegal force is called

A credit squeeze B loup de etat C deficit financing D deflation

✅ Correct Answer: 2

18 The term steeplechase is associated with which of the following sports?

A Boxing B Chess C Rowing D Horse Racing

✅ Correct Answer: 4

19 The total number of Judges of the International Court of Justice is

A 10 B 12 C 15 D 18

✅ Correct Answer: 3

20 The velocity of light was first measured by

A Einstein B Newton C Romer D Galileo

✅ Correct Answer: 3

21 The trophies and cups awarded for cricket are

A McDowells Challenge cup and World cup B Federation cup C Moin-ud-Dowla cup and B. C. Gupta cup D None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

22 The third highest nation award given for distinguished service in any field is

A Padma Vibhushan B Padma Bhushan C Padma Shri D Bharat Ratna

✅ Correct Answer: 2

23 The term used in billiards are

A blocking, held ball, holding, jump ball, pivot B target, field, flight, ballsege C auxiliary point system, rabbit punch, break, cut D blank line, break, bolting, cannon, cue, hazard, in-oft

✅ Correct Answer: 4

24 Vir Chakra (a medal) is made up of

A bronze B gold gilt C standard silver D None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

25 Triple antigen provides immunity to children against all of the following disease, except

A diphtheria B polio C tetanus D whooping cough

✅ Correct Answer: 2

26 Trans World Airlines is an International Airline of

A United Kingdom B United States of America C Russia D Scandinavia

✅ Correct Answer: 2

27 The third crusade was led by

A Richard I of England B Fredrick Barbarossa of Germany C Philip II of France D All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

28 Walt Disney was

A the President of America during World War I B the creator of cartoon films starring popular cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck C the British physician known for his discovery of Addisons disease D None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

29 To consider the large number of agenda items, General Assembly has how many main committees?

A Five B Seven C Nine D Fifteen

✅ Correct Answer: 2

30 Until December 1991 ____ were integral parts of the USSR & not independent countries, but had separate UN memberships.

A Belarus and Ukraine B Czech Republic and Slovakia C Tonga and Nauru D None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

31 Weight of an object put in a satellite orbiting in space around the earth is

A the same as on the earth B slightly more than that on the earth C less than that on the earth D reduced to zero

✅ Correct Answer: 4

32 To which country did the first Secretary-General of the UN belong?.

A Austria B Sweden C Burma D Norway

✅ Correct Answer: 4

33 War of the Roses was

A civil war in England B religious-cum-political war between the Lutherans Catholics in Germany C war between Syrian and Roman forces D None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

34 The three abundant elements in the earths crust are aluminium, oxygen and silicon. The correct order of their abundance is

A oxygen, aluminium, silicon B aluminium, silicon, oxygen C oxygen, silicon, aluminium D silicon, oxygen, aluminium

✅ Correct Answer: 3

35 The worlds largest international organisation and a successor to the League of Nations is

A UNESCO B UNO C UNICEF D None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

36 Tomb of Vasco-da-Gama is situated at

A Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) B Kochi (Kerala) C Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) D Durgapur (West Bengal)

✅ Correct Answer: 2

37 UNO Day is on

A 20th July B 24th October C 14th November D 12th February

✅ Correct Answer: 2

38 To which of the following country Olympic Airways belong?

A France B Greece C Hong Kong D Indonesia

✅ Correct Answer: 2

39 Velocity of wind is measured by

A speedometer B tachometer C anemometer D audiometer

✅ Correct Answer: 3

40 The term used to describe money that flows into a country to take advantage of high rates of interest is called

A hot money B hard sector C hard currency D None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

41 Todar Mal was

A revenue minister in the court of Akbar B one of the nine gems in the court of Akbar C known for his reforms in policies of land revenue during Akbars reign D All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

42 The unit of energy in MKS system is

A volt B erg C ohm D joule

✅ Correct Answer: 4

43 Tiruchirapalli is situated on river

A Cauvery B Tapti C Krishna D Ganga

✅ Correct Answer: 1

44 The XV Asian Games are scheduled to be held at

A Qatar B Hiroshima C Beijing D Jakarta

✅ Correct Answer: 1

45 The term cover point in cricket means

A the position given by the bowler to the fielder on the offside, in front of a wicket B if the ball goes off the batsmans leg C an off-break ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman D . None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

46 The term which refers to the total amount of sales made by a firm in one year or the total amount of money changing hands in business, is

A trade gap B turnover C reserves D referendum

✅ Correct Answer: 2

47 Treaty of Versailles rearranged the boundaries of several countries in Europe and many countries were formed such as

A Poland and Yugoslavia B Lithuania and Estonia C both (a) and (b) D . None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

48 The tribe residing in Meghalaya is

A Garos B Khas C Kol D Murias

✅ Correct Answer: 1

49 The UN charter was finalized at ___ and become effective on ___ .

A San Francisco, 24th October, 1945 B Dumbarton Oaks, 5th March, 1944 C Yalta, 2nd February, 1945 D Teheran, 24th October, 1943

✅ Correct Answer: 1

50 The total number of members of UN Security Council is

A 5 B 10 C 15 D 20

✅ Correct Answer: 3

51 Unofficial, and usually illegal, system of providing people with more then their share of goods and services where their prices are controlled, is called

A black money B blue chip C black market D black economy

✅ Correct Answer: 3

52 Under which article in 1968, the number of votes required in the Security Council to convene a general conference to review the charter was increased from seven to nine?

A Article 81 B Article 98 C Article 109 D Article 115

✅ Correct Answer: 3

53 The term Ground Stroke is associated with which of the following games?

A Cricket B Badminton C Tennis D Draughts

✅ Correct Answer: 3

54 The type of root system of all of the following is tap root system, except that of

A mango tree B kachnar tree C sunflower plant D maize plant

✅ Correct Answer: 4

55 To which of the following countries does the news agency Cetreko belong?

A Czechoslovakia B Indonesia C France D USA

✅ Correct Answer: 1

56 To produce sound it is necessary that

A the source should execute longitudinal vibrations B the source should execute transverse vibrations C the source may execute any type of vibrations D the vibrations of source are not necessary

✅ Correct Answer: 3

57 The UN library is known by the name of

A Nations library B U Thant library C Hammarskjoeld library D Trygve Lie library

✅ Correct Answer: 3

58 The theory of inheritance of acquired character was propounded by

A Charles Darwin B Gregor Mendel C J.B. Lamarck D Weismann

✅ Correct Answer: 3

59 Water is a good solvent of ionic salts because

A it has a high boiling point B it has a high dipole moment C it has a high specific heat D it has no colour

✅ Correct Answer: 2

60 Vijayalakshmi Pandit was

A the first women minister of an Indian state (UP) B the first women to become president of the UN General Assembly C the first Indian women Ambassador to Moscow D All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

61 The Territorial Army was established in

A 1962 B 1948 C 1920 D 1953

✅ Correct Answer: 2

62 Tiger Woods is associated with which of the following sports?

A Table tennis B Tennis C Golf D Boxing

✅ Correct Answer: 3

63 The UN charter was ratified in 1945 by

A 25 nations B 29 nations C 33 nations D 37 nations

✅ Correct Answer: 2

64 Uttaranchal has international boundary with ____ in north, north-east and eastern side.

A China B Nepal C both (a) and (b) D None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

65 The trophy know by the name of Grand Prix is associated with

A table tennis B lawn tennis C table tennis and lawn tennis D table tennis, lawn tennis and shooting

✅ Correct Answer: 4

66 Value Added Tax (VAT) is

A indirect tax levied at each stage of production and distribution, from the primary produce to the retailer B tax calculated on the selling price, but in declaring the liability to the government, the seller is allowed to deduct any tax paid by him when he bought the goods C both (a) and (b) D None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

67 Tripura is surrounded by ____ in the east

A Assam B Mizoram C both (a) and (b) D Bangladesh

✅ Correct Answer: 3

68 The trophy given for exemplary conduct displayed by an athlete during the Olympic games is

A Mohammad Toher Trophy B Count Alberto Bonacossa Trophy C Tokyo Trophy D None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

69 Toxin is a poisonous substance produce by

A some higher plants B certain animals C pathogenic bacteria D All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

70 Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary at Tamil Nadu has reserves of

A wild ass, wolf, nilgai, chinkara B important bird sanctuary C pantha, chital, sloth bear, wolf D elephant, deer, wild boar, crocodile, crangetic dolphin

✅ Correct Answer: 2

71 The term of office of a Judge of the International Court of Justice is

A five years B six years C nine years D ten years

✅ Correct Answer: 3

72 UNESCO (United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) was established in

A 1919 B 1957 C 1945 D 1946

✅ Correct Answer: 4

73 The Treaty of Versailles was signed in

A 1917 B 1918 C 1919 D 1920

✅ Correct Answer: 3

74 The temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual consent in order to stout a peace negotiation is called

A arbitration B asylum C armistice D apartheid

✅ Correct Answer: 3

75 The UN Flag is made up of

A the white UN Emblem is super-imposed on a light blue background B . the red UN Emblem is super-imposed on white background C . the light blue UN Emblem is super-imposed on white background D None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

76 The term used when a member of a legislature leaves his party on whose ticket he was elected to join the ruling party or the opposition, is called

A floor crossing B fourth estate C fifth column D free ports

✅ Correct Answer: 1

77 The term hit wicket in cricket refers to

A when the bowler bowls out three batsman with three successive balls B when the batsman intercepts the ball with his leg or any part of his body between the wicket C when the batsman, while hitting the ball, strikes his own wicket with his bat or body and is declared out D None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

78 Under article 61 of the UN Charter, the membership of the Economic and Social Council was which of the following years from 27 to 54?

A 1963 B 1973 C 1978 D 1983

✅ Correct Answer: 2

79 WTO, (World Trade Organization), WHO, (World Health Organization) and IDA (International Development Association) are ___ of General Assembly (UNO).

A principal organs B other United Nations Organs C specialized agencies and other autonomous organization D they are independent agencies and not a part of UNO

✅ Correct Answer: 3

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