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221. The last or 13th NAM (Non-aligned Movement) conference was held on

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A. September 2000 at Jakarta (Indonesia)
B. September 2001 at Cartagene
C. September 2002 at Durban
D. September 2003 at Kuala Lumpur
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The last or 13th NAM (Non-aligned Movement) conference was held on September 2003 at Kuala Lumpur. The Heads of State or Government of the Movement of the Non-Aligned Countries met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 24-25 February 2003, to address the crucial global issues affecting their peoples with the view to agreeing to a set of actions in the promotion of peace, security, justice, equality, democracy.

222. The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to

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A. Jones Salk
B. Alb E. Sabin
C. J.L. Baird
D. J. Perkins
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to Jones Salk. Jonas Edward Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist. He discovered and developed one of the first successful polio vaccines.

223. The headquarter of all the following international organization are based at Vienna, excepted

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A. United Nations Industrial Development Organization
B. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
C. United Nations Development Programme
D. International Atomic Energy Agency
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The headquarter of all the following international organization are based at Vienna, excepted United Nations Development Programme. Headquartered in New York City, the status of UNDP is that of an executive board within the United Nations General Assembly. The UNDP Administrator is the third highest-ranking official of the United Nations after the United Nations Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General.

224. When was Prophet Mohamed, the founder of Islam, born?

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A. 420 AD
B. 570 AD
C. 868 AD
D. 1138 AD
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Prophet Mohamed, the founder of Islam was born in 570 AD. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet, sent to present and confirm the monotheistic teachings preached previously by Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets.

225. What is the S.I. unit of temperature?

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A. Kelvin
B. Celsius
C. Centigrade
D. Fahrenheit
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Kelvin is the S.I. unit of temperature. The kelvin (symbolised as K) is the base unit of temperature in the International System of Units (SI). The Kelvin scale is an absolute thermodynamic temperature scale using as its point absolute zero, the temperature at which all thermal motion ceases in the classical description of thermodynamics.

226. National Anthem was first sung on

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A. December 27, 1911 during the Indian National Congress Session at Calcutta
B. January 24, 1950 by the Constituent Assembly of India
C. January 26, 1959 by the Government of India
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
National Anthem was first sung on December 27, 1911 during the Indian National Congress Session at Calcutta. On December 27, 1911, the National Anthem was first sung at the Calcutta session of the Congress. ‘Jana Gana Mana’ is the first stanza of the Bengali hymn ‘Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata’, written by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

228. In cricket, a run taken when the ball passes the batsman without touching his bat or body is called

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A. leg bye
B. bosie
C. bye
D. drive
✅ The correct answer is option C.
In cricket, a run taken when the ball passes the batsman without touching his bat or body is called bye. A bye is a run scored by the batting team when the ball has not been hit by the batsman and the ball has not hit the batsman’s body.

229. When did the USSR formally disintegrates into 15 republics?

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A. 1991
B. 1992
C. 1993
D. 1994
✅ The correct answer is option A.
In 1991 the USSR formally disintegrates into 15 republics. In the decades after it was established, the Russian-dominated Soviet Union grew into one of the world’s most powerful and influential states and eventually encompassed 15 republics–Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Belorussia, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. In 1991, the Soviet Union was dissolved following the collapse of its communist government.

230. Modern football is said to have evolved from

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A. England
B. India
C. France
D. Spain
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Modern football is said to have evolved from England. Football is one of a family of football codes, which emerged from various ball games played worldwide since antiquity. The modern game traces its origins to 1863 when the Laws of the Game were originally codified in England by The Football Association.