General Knowledge MCQs

In April 2013, an agreement was signed between India and a country which extends the use of training and exercise facilities in India to the army of that country for a further period of five years from August, 2013. Sort out the country from among the following :

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A. Malaysia
B. Singapore
C. Myanmar
D. Bangladesh
✅ The correct answer is option D.

Amnesty International is an organisation associated with which of the following fields?

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A. Protection of cruelty to animals
B. Environment protection
C. Protection of human rights
D. Protection of historic monuments
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Amnesty International (AI), international nongovernmental organization (NGO) founded in London on 28 May 1961, that seeks to publicize violations by governments and other entities of rights recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), especially freedom of speech and of conscience and the right against torture.

Which of the following is a military alliance?

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A. NATO
B. NAFTA
C. EEC
D. ASEAN
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. NATO was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere.

Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela were elected as non-permanent members on 16th October 2014 to serve in –

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A. The UN General Assembly
B. The UN Trusteeship Council
C. The UN Human Rights Commission
D. The UN Security Council
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela were elected as non-permanent members on 16th October 2014 to serve in the UN Security Council.

Which of the following are UNESCO recognized world heritage sites? 1. Caves of Ajanta 2. Temples and caves at Ellora 3. Mandapas of Mahabalipuram 4. Caves of Kanheri Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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A. 1 and 4 only
B. 1, 2 and 3
C. 1, 3 and 4
D. 2, 3 and 4
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Caves of Kanheri is not in the list of UNESCO recognized world heritage sites.

Consider the following statements about IAEA – 1. It was set up as the world’s Atoms for Peace organization in 1957. 2. The IAEA Secretariat is headquartered at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna, Austria. 3. In terms of its Statue, the IAEA reports annually to the UN General Assembly. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 3 only
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organisation on 29 July 1957.

Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontiers), often in the news, is

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A. A division of World Health Organization
B. A non – governmental international organization
C. An inter – governmental agency sponsored by European Union
D. A specialized agency of the United Nations
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Medecins Sans Frontiers sometimes rendered in English as Doctors Without Borders, is an international humanitarian medical non – governmental organisation (NGO) of French origin best known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases.