GK Practice Test: Question Set - 05
1. The largest party of Ireland, the Ulster Unionist Party, endorses the Northern Ireland peace deal between British and Irish governments in
- (A) 1997
- (B) 1988
- (C) 1998
- (D) 1990
2. The first man-made satellite, Sputnik I was launched by the former USSR in
- (A) 1957
- (B) 1955
- (C) 1967
- (D) 1970
3. Soviet Union was disintegrated in the year
- (A) 1981
- (B) 1991
- (C) 1992
- (D) 1997
4. Second world-War was fought during the period
- (A) 1933-35
- (B) 1934-38
- (C) 1939-45
- (D) 1946-49
5. Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on
- (A) May 8
- (B) May 18
- (C) June 8
- (D) June 18
6. Which day is observed as World Tourism Day?
- (A) January 1
- (B) September 27
- (C) May 31
- (D) None of
these
7. Which year is observed as Poverty Eradication Year by SAARC?
- (A) 1998
- (B) 1997
- (C) 1996
- (D) 1995
8. When did US solar system probe Voyager-two discovered six new moons of the planet Uranus?
- (A) 1986
- (B) 1916
- (C) 1946
- (D) 1966
9. The Treaty of Versailles was signed in
- (A) 1917
- (B) 1918
- (C) 1919
- (D) 1920
10. In which year, the new currency ‘Euro’ was introduced?
- (A) 1996
- (B) 1999
- (C) 1998
- (D) 1987