GK Practice Test: Question Set - 10
1. 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
2. The first NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) conference was held at
- (A) Belgrade
(Yugoslavia)
- (B) Cairo
(Egypt)
- (C) Lusaka
(Zambia)
- (D) Algeria
(Algeria)
3. The main objectives of the UN are
- (A) To
maintain peace and security in the world
- (B) To
work together to remove poverty, disease and illiteracy and encourage respect
for each other's rights of basic freedom.
- (C) To
develop friendly relations among nations
- (D) All of the
above
4. The main purpose of ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) is
- (A) To
accelerate economic progress and maintain economic stability
- (B) To
maintain higher standards of living among member nations
- (C) To
provide collective defense and economic cooperation
- (D) None
of the above
5. The Indian Ocean Arc is an Imaginary circle in space about _________ over the equator
- (A) 20,000 km
- (B) 35,000 km
- (C) 36,000 km
- (D) 30,000 km
6. The main object of which of the following UN agency is to help the underdeveloped countries in the task of raising their living standards?
- (A) IMF
- (B) UNICEF
- (C) UNDP
- (D) IDA
7. The member states of Benelux Economic Union are
- (A) Belgium,
Netherlands, Luxembourg
- (B) Algeria,
Bahrain, Comoros, Iraq
- (C) Indonesia,
Kuwait, Libya
- (D) Guyana,
Jamaica, Trinidad, Tobago
8. The longest rail line of the world, Trans-Siberian line, is in
- (A) Russia
- (B) China
- (C) USA
- (D) Saudi Arabia
9. The main objective of the Department of Atomic Energy is
- (A) To generate
safe, economic electrical power from nuclear energy
- (B) To
built research reactors and to utilize the radioisotopes
- (C) To
encourage technology transfer and interaction with industry for industrial
& social development
- (D) None
of the above
10. The main function of General Assembly of UNO is:
- (A) It
discusses & makes recommendations on any subject mentioned in the UN
charter except those with which the Security Council may be dealing with
- (B) It is
responsible for international peace and security
- (C) It
is responsible for admission of new member, suspension and for expulsion of old
member
- (D) All of the
above
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