GK Practice Test: Question Set - 02
1. From the following, choose the set in which names of Secretary-Generals of the UNO are arranged in correct chronological order?
- (A) U Thant,
Kurt Waldheim, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie.
- (B) Trygve Lie,
Dag Hammarskjoeld, U Thant, Kurt Waldheim.
- (C) Trygve
Lie, U Thant, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Kurt Waldheim.
- (D) U Thant, Dag
Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie, Kurt Waldheim.
2. Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion?
- (A) Taoism
- (B) Judaism
- (C) Zoroastrianism
(Parsi Religion)
- (D) Shintoism
3. Hermann Scheer (Germany) received right Livelihood Award in 1999 for
- (A) His
indefatigable work for the promotion of solar energy worldwide
- (B) His long
standing efforts to end the impunity of dictators
- (C) Showing
that organic agriculture is a key to both environmental sustainability and food
security
- (D) None of the
above
4. GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) is
- (A) International
agreement signed in 1947 between non-communist nations with the object of
encouraging international trade unobstructed by tariff barriers
- (B) Agreement
which seeks to achieve its aim by arranging and encouraging bargaining with
trade concessions between members
- (C) Both options
A and B
- (D) None of the
above
5. G-15 is an economic grouping of
- (A) First World
Nations
- (B) Second World
Nations
- (C) Third World
Nations
- (D) Fourth World
Nations
6. ESCAP stands for
- (A) Economic and
Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
- (B) European
Society Council for Africa and Pacific
- (C) Economic
and Social Commission for Africa and Pacific
- (D) None
of the above
7. East Timor, which became the 191st member of the UN, is in the continent of
- (A) Asia
- (B) Africa
- (C) Europe
- (D) South
America
8. In 1945, fifty nations met to phrase the basic charter for a world organization which would "save succeeding generations from the scourge of war". This conference took place at
- (A) Dumbarton
Oaks
- (B) London
- (C) San
Francisco
- (D) Yalta
9. Hundred year war was fought between
- (A) France
and England
- (B) Greek
and Persian forces
- (C) Civil war in
England
- (D) None
of the above
10. How many non-permanent Security Council (UNO) members are from Afro-Asian countries?
- (A) 5
- (B) 15
- (C) 2
- (D) 1
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