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1. Which organization came into existence in April 1949?
(a) SEATO
(b) CENTO
(c) NATO
(d) Warsaw Pact
Answer: (c) NATO
2. The USSR came into being after the Socialist Revolution in Russia in the year
(a) 1915.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1918.
Answer: (c) 1917.
3. Which among the following statements that describe the nature of the Soviet economy is wrong?
(a) Socialism was the dominant ideology
(b) State ownership/control existed over the factors of production
(c) People enjoyed economic freedom
(d) Every aspect of the economy was planned and controlled by the State
Answer: (c) People enjoyed economic freedom
4. The Warsaw pact was led by:
(a) Japan
(b) Britain
(c) Italy
(d) the Soviet Union
Answer: (d) the Soviet Union
5. Which country in Central Asia witnessed a civil war that went on for ten years?
(a) Azerbaijan
(b) Tajikistan
(c) Uzbekistan
(d) Turkmenistan
Answer: (b) Tajikistan
6. The Chechens are
(a) Buddhist group.
(b) Christain ethnic group.
(c) Jewish ethnic group.
(d) Muslim ethnic group.
Answer: (d) Muslim ethnic group.
7. The Western Alliance was headed by
(a) the United States
(b) Brazil
(c) the Soviet Union
(d) Balkan countries
Answer: (a) the United States
8. The main objectives of the International Atomic Energy Agency are to promote the peaceful use of
(a) Nuclear energy
(b) Global trade
(c) Military power
(d) Veto power
Answer: (a) Nuclear energy
9. How many judges are there in the International Court of Justice?
(a) Fifteen judges
(b) Sixteen judges
(c) Seventeen judges
(d) Eighteen judges
Answer: (a) Fifteen judges
10. When was World Trade Organisation was set up?
(a) 1993
(b) 1994
(c) 1995
(d) 1996
Answer: (c) 1995
11. The International Court of Justice popularly known as the
(a) World Court
(b) Supreme Court
(c) Criminal Court
(d) Subordinate Courts
Answer: (a) World Court
12. The United Nations was founded on
(a) 24th October 1945.
(b) 30th October 1945.
(c) 26th June 1945.
(d) 26th January 1942.
Answer: (a) 24th October 1945.
13. Who became General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1985?
(a) Joseph Stalin.
(b) Nikita Khrushchev.
(c) Mikhail Gorbachev.
(d) Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.
Answer: (b) Nikita Khrushchev.
14. The Western Alliance was headed by
(a) the United States
(b) Brazil
(c) the Soviet Union
(d) Balkan countries
Answer: (a) the United States
15. The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in the year
(a) 1975.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1981.
Answer: (c) 1979.
16. The rivalry between USA & USSR during the post-second world war period is known as:
(a) Apartheid
(b) Cold War
(c) Policy of Non-Alignment
(d) Hot war
Answer: (b) Cold War
17. The Chechens are
(a) Buddhist group.
(b) Christain ethnic group.
(c) Jewish ethnic group.
(d) Muslim ethnic group.
Answer: (d) Muslim ethnic group.
18. When did India conduct a nuclear explosion in Pokaran?
(a) 1996
(b) 1997
(c) 1998
(d) 1999
Answer: (c) 1998
19. A landlocked country of South Asia with Maoist guerrillas
(a) the Maldives.
(b) Bangladesh.
(c) Nepal.
(d) Pakistan.
Answer: (c) Nepal.
20. Which one of the following statements about the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka is false?
(a) Politics in Sri Lanka openly favoured the Sinhalas.
(b) Interests of Tamils were neglected.
(c) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam were supported by the SAARC countries.
(d) There was no political equality in Sri Lanka.
Answer: (c) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam were supported by the SAARC countries.
21. Who proposed the ‘four modernisations’ in China?
(a) Mao Zedong
(b) Zhou Enlai
(c) Deng Xiaoping
(d) None of the above
Answer: (b) Zhou Enlai
22. ASEAN stands for
(a) Alliance of Southeast Asian Nations
(b) Alliance of Southern Asian Nations
(c) Association of South West Asian Nations
(d) Association of South-East Asian Nations
Answer: (d) Association of South-East Asian Nations
23. The event that took place in 1961 was
(a) The construction of the Berlin wall
(b) Soviet intervention in Afghanistan
(c) Vietnamese Intervention in Cambodia
(d) The unification of Germany
Answer: (a) The construction of the Berlin wall
24. The country that gave the aid and technical assistance for steel plants in India is
(a) The United States.
(b) USSR.
(c) Russia.
(d) Japan.
Answer: (b) USSR.
25. When USSR place nuclear missiles in Cuba?
(a) 1960
(b) 1961
(c) 1962
(d) 1963
Answer: (c) 1962
26. What is the full form of ‘SEATO’?
(a) South-East Asian Task Organisation
(b) South-East Asian Treaty Organisation
(c) South-East Asian Tally Organisation
(d) South-East Asian Team Organisation
Answer: (b) South-East Asian Treaty Organisation
27. Which two ideologies were involved in a conflict during the Cold War era?
(a) Communism and Capitalism
(b) Monarchism and Capitalism
(c) Communalism and Capitalism
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Communism and Capitalism
28. US embassies were bombed by Al-Qaeda in
(a) Dublin
(b) New Delhi
(c) Dar-es-Salaam
(d) Zimbabwe
Answer: (c) Dar-es-Salaam
29. After the Second World War, the world was divided into the blocks of
(a) U.S.A and U.K.
(b) USSR and China
(c) Japan and Korea
(d) U.S.A and USSR
Answer: (d) U.S.A and USSR
30. The headquarters of the US defence department is at
(a) New York.
(b) Washington.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Virginia.
Answer: (d) Virginia.
31. The Russian Revolution in 1917 was led by
(a) Joseph Stalin.
(b) Nikita Khrushchev.
(c) Mikhail Gorbachev.
(d) Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.
Answer: (d) Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.
32. When did the Soviet Union collapse?
(a) 1989
(b) 1990
(c) 1991
(d) 1992
Answer: (c) 1991
33. The Russian Revolution in 1917 was led by
(a) Joseph Stalin
(b) Nikita Khrushchev
(c) Mikhail Gorbachev
(d) Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Answer: (d) Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
34. What was ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’?
(a) A Military operation
(b) An Economic operation
(c) A Military Pact
(d) An Economic Pact
Answer: (a) A Military operation
35. Bolshevik Communist party was founded by
(a) Vladimir Lenin
(b) Stalin
(c) Nikita Khrushchev
(d) Leonid Brezhnev
Answer: (a) Vladimir Lenin
36. Which was the first Soviet Republic to declare its independence from Soviet Russia?
(a) Lithuania
(b) Moldova
(c) Armenia
(d) Georgia
Answer: (a) Lithuania
37. The US operation in Iraq was called:
(a) Operation Desert Suicide
(b) Operation Desert Storm
(c) Operation Desert Qaeda
(d) Operation Desert Hamas
Answer: (b) Operation Desert Storm
38. When did the Soviet Union collapse?
(a) 1989
(b) 1990
(c) 1991
(d) 1992
Answer: (c) 1991
39. The World Trade Center and Pentagon buildings of the USA were attacked by:
(a) Zamait–e-Islami.
(b) Al-Qaeda.
(c) Al-Badr.
(d) Hamas.
Answer: (b) Al-Qaeda.
40. Which country in Central Asia witnessed a civil war that went on for ten years?
(a) Azerbaijan
(b) Tajikistan
(c) Uzbekistan
(d) Turkmenistan
Answer: (b) Tajikistan
41. The United States was founded in which year?
(a) 1774
(b) 1776
(c) 1778
(d) 1780
Answer: (b) 1776
42. The Berlin wall fall in
(a) November 1989
(b) December 1989
(c) January 1990
(d) February 1990
Answer: (a) November 1989
43. The ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’ was launched on
(a) 19th March 2003
(b) 19th March 2004
(c) 21st March 2003
(d) 21st March 2004
Answer: (a) 19th March 2003
44. The most severe conflict took place in the Balkan republics of:
(a) Bulgaria
(b) Greece
(c) Yugoslavia
(d) Macedonia
Answer: (c) Yugoslavia
45. Who became General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1985?
(a) Joseph Stalin
(b) Nikita Khrushchev
(c) Mikhail Gorbachev
(d) Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Answer: (b) Nikita Khrushchev
46. The ‘ASEAN Way’
(a) Reflects the lifestyle of ASEAN members
(b) A form of interaction among ASEAN members that is informal and co-operative.
(c) The defence policy followed by the ASEAN members.
(d) The road that connects all the ASEAN members.
Answer: (b) A form of interaction among ASEAN members that is informal and co-operative.
47. Which among the following statements about hegemony is incorrect?
(a) The word implies the leadership or predominance of one state.
(b) It was used to denote the predominance of Athena in ancient Greece.
(c) The country has a hegemonic position will possess unchallenged military power.
(d) Hegemonic position is fixed. Once a hegemon. always a hegemon.
Answer: (d) Hegemonic position l.a fixed. Once a hegemon, always a hegemon.
48. The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in the year
(a) 1975
(b) 1977
(c) 1979
(d) 1981
Answer: (c) 1979
49. Which one of the following was NOT given primacy by the makers of the Soviet System?
(a) Abolition of private property
(b) Society based on the principle of equality
(e) No opposition party to be allowed
(d) No state control over the economy
Answer: (d) No state control over the economy
50. The United States was founded in which year?
(a) 1774
(b) 1776
(c) 1778
(d) 1780
Answer: (b) 1776
51. Russia took over the U.S.S.R. seat in the U.N. in:
(a) December 1991
(b) November 1989
(c) December 1990
(d) October 1992.
Answer: (a) December 1991
52. Which one of the following was a part of its global war on terrorism by the US.?
(a) ‘Operation desert storm’
(b) Computer war
(c) ‘Operation enduring freedom’
(d) Videogame war
Answer: (c) ‘Operation enduring freedom’
53. In which year did Gorbachev become General Secretary of the Communist Party of the U.S.S.R.?
(a) 1989
(b) 1990
(c) 1987
(d) 1985
Answer: (d) 1985
54. The root of the word ‘hegemony’ lies in the
(a) Latin.
(b) Classical Greeks.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.
Answer: (b) Classical Greeks.
55. The Berlin wall fall in
(a) November 1989
(b) December 1989
(c) January 1990
(d) February 1990
Answer: (a) November 1989
56. The more weightage to India’s proposal for permanent membership in the Security Council is
(a) Nuclear capability
(b) Located in Asia
(c) India’s membership in the UN
(d) India’s growing economic power and stable political system
Answer: (d) India’s growing economic power and stable political system
57. Choose the correct term for coming together of two or more political parties to form a government.
(a) United Government
(b) Coalition Government
(c) National Government
(d) None of the above
Answer: (b) Coalition Government
58. Who headed the coalition government of 1989?
(a) Chandra Shekhar
(b) V.P. Singh
(c) I.K. Gujral
(d) Rajiv Gandhi.
Answer: (b) V.P. Singh
59. The duration of the Cold War was
(a) 1914 – 1919
(b) 1939 – 1945
(c) 1945 – 1991
(d) 1965 – 1991
Answer: (c) 1945 – 1991
60. The most severe conflict took place in the Balkan republics of:
(a) Bulgaria
(b) Greece
(c) Yugoslavia
(d) Macedonia
Answer: (c) Yugoslavia
61. Which one of the following statements related to the Iraq invasion by the US is incorrect?
(a) More than forty other countries were involved in this invasion
(b) The UN had given consent to invade Iraq
(c) The invasion was to prevent Iraq from developing weapons of mass destruction
(d) The US lost over 3000 military personnel in this war
Answer: (b) The UN had given consent to invade Iraq
62. Bolshevik Communist party was founded by
(a) Vladimir Lenin.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Nikita Khrushchev.
(d) Leonid Brezhnev.
Answer: (a) Vladimir Lenin.
63. The first business school in the world is
(a) Harvard School.
(b) Oxford School.
(c) Wharton School.
(d) Stanford School.
Answer: (c) Wharton School.
64. Which was the first Soviet Republic to declare its independence from Soviet Russia?
(a) Lithuania.
(b) Moldova.
(c) Armenia.
(d) Georgia.
Answer: (a) Lithuania.
65. When Iraq invaded Kuwait?
(a) June1990
(b) July1990
(c) August 1990
(d) September1990
Answer: (c) August 1990
66. Which among the following Is NOT an Outcome of the disintegration of the USS.R.?
(a) End of the ideological war between the U.S and U.S.S.R
(b) Birth of CTS
(c) Change in the balance of power in the world order
(d) Crises in the Middle East.
Answer: (d) Crises in the Middle East.
67. When was LTTE vanquished?
(a) 2006
(b) 2008
(c) 2009
(d) 2010
Answer: (c) 2009
68. In Nepal, there was a violent conflict between the armed forces of the King and
(a) Maoist guerrillas.
(b) Political activists.
(c) People’s representatives.
(d) Armed military forces.
Answer: (a) Maoist guerrillas.
69. Which of the following country is a South Asian country?
(a) Japan
(b) USA
(c) China
(d) Pakistan
Answer: (d) Pakistan
70. The country that is Bhutan’s biggest source of development aid is
(a) The USA
(b) Russia
(c) India
(d) the Maldives
Answer: (c) India
71. In the political field, Pakistan lacks
(a) A courageous and relatively free press.
(b) A strong human rights movement.
(c) Educated leaders.
(d) Genuine international support for democracy.
Answer: (d) Genuine international support for democracy.
72. The South Asian leaders signed the SAARC Charter on:
(a) 7th November 1985.
(b) 8th December 1985.
(c) 9th January 1987.
(d) 5th December 1988.
Answer: (b) 8th December 1985.
73. Which of the following country is not a South Asian country?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) India
(c) Bhutan
(d) Russia
Answer: (d) Russia
74. Which party pursued the politics of ‘Hindutva’ and adopted the strategy of mobilising the Hindus?
(a) Bhartiya Janata Party.
(b) Congress.
(c) Communist Party of India.
(d) Bahujan Samaj Party.
Answer: (a) Bhartiya Janata Party.
75. The original member nations that signed the charter of the United Nations back in 1945 were
(a) 58
(b) 49
(c) 51
(d) 45
Answer: (c) 51
76. The two aspects of Human Rights are
(a) Social and legal aspects.
(b) Natural and legal aspects.
(c) Economic and political aspects.
(d) Economic and natural aspects.
Answer: (b) Natural and legal aspects.
77. Expand IAEA?
(a) International Atomic Energy Act
(b) International Atomic Energy Accord
(c) International Atomic Energy Agency
(d) International Atomic Eastern Agency
Answer: (c) International Atomic Energy Agency
78. Trygve Lie was the first Secretary-General from
(a) Germany.
(b) Norway.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.
Answer: (b) Norway.
79. WTO is serving as the successor to which of the following organisations:
(a) General Agreement on Trade and Tariff
(b) General Arrangement on Trade and Tariff
(c) World Health Organisation
(d) UN Development Programme
Answer: (a) General Agreement on Trade and Tariff
80. How many non-permanent members does the UN Security Council have?
(a) Eight
(b) Nine
(c) Ten
(d) Eleven
Answer: (c) Ten
81. Who was the first woman President of the U.N. General Assembly?
(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Aruna Asaf Ali
(c) Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
(d) Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur
Answer: (c) Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
82. The two aspects of Human Rights are
(a) Social and legal aspects
(b) Natural and legal aspects
(c) Economic and political aspects
(d) Economic and natural aspects
Answer: (b) Natural and legal aspects
83. The UNs most visible public figure and the representative head is the
(a) Chief Executive Officer.
(b) Secretary-General.
(c) Administrative Officer.
(d) Deputy General.
Answer: (b) Secretary-general.
84. Which one of the following is not a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council?
(a) Russia
(b) India
(c) China
(d) France
Answer: (b) India
85.Kofi Annan created the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and
(a) Diarrhea.
(b) Fatigue.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Smallpox.
Answer: (c) Malaria.