| 1. |
The countries who engaged in cold war were----- |
| A. | USA-Japan |
| B. | USA-USSR |
| C. | US-Britain |
| D. | Italy-Germany |
| Answer» B. USA-USSR | |
| 2. |
The cold war ended with the dissolution of ----- |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | USA |
| C. | UK |
| D. | USSR |
| Answer» D. USSR | |
| 3. |
The period of cold war was in between----- |
| A. | 1945 - 1949 |
| B. | 1945 - 1991 |
| C. | 1918 - 1949 |
| D. | 1962 – 1990 |
| Answer» B. 1945 - 1991 | |
| 4. |
The year of Cuban missile crisis was----- |
| A. | 1945 |
| B. | 1953 |
| C. | 1962 |
| D. | 1973 |
| Answer» C. 1962 | |
| 5. |
Who used the term ‘cold war’ for the first time? |
| A. | Bernard Baruch |
| B. | Winston Churchill |
| C. | Walter Lippman |
| D. | George Orwell |
| Answer» A. Bernard Baruch | |
| 6. |
Cold war was----- |
| A. | an open war |
| B. | an ideological war |
| C. | a nuclear war |
| D. | war with modern weapons |
| Answer» B. an ideological war | |
| 7. |
Which nation supplied the ‘Mujahadeens’ of Afghanistan with weapons? |
| A. | USR |
| B. | USA |
| C. | China |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» B. USA | |
| 8. |
The word’ Detente’ means----- |
| A. | stoppage of war |
| B. | tie between nations |
| C. | relaxation of tension |
| D. | intensive war |
| Answer» C. relaxation of tension | |
| 9. |
Manhattan project is related with----- |
| A. | Missiles |
| B. | Atom-bombs |
| C. | Hiroshima issue |
| D. | Afghan invasion |
| Answer» B. Atom-bombs | |
| 10. |
Arms race is a feature of ------ |
| A. | 1st world war |
| B. | 2nd world war |
| C. | cold war |
| D. | India-China war |
| Answer» C. cold war | |
| 11. |
ICBM stands for----- |
| A. | International Continental Ballistic Missile |
| B. | Inter Ceptal Ballistic Missile |
| C. | International Controlling Ballistic Missile |
| D. | Inter Continental Ballistic Missile |
| Answer» D. Inter Continental Ballistic Missile | |
| 12. |
The bombard in Nagasaki took place on----- |
| A. | 6th August 1945 |
| B. | 9th August 1945 |
| C. | 6th May 1949 |
| D. | 9th October 1945 |
| Answer» B. 9th August 1945 | |
| 13. |
Militarisation of space is otherwise known as----- |
| A. | Military space programme |
| B. | Star wars programme |
| C. | Military war programme |
| D. | US space programme |
| Answer» B. Star wars programme | |
| 14. |
The term Non-alignment itself was coined by----- |
| A. | Nehru |
| B. | Chou Enlai |
| C. | Kenneth Kaunda |
| D. | Nasser |
| Answer» A. Nehru | |
| 15. |
Perestroika and Glasnost was the reforms put forward by------ |
| A. | Gorbachev |
| B. | George Bush |
| C. | Reagan |
| D. | Kennedy |
| Answer» A. Gorbachev | |
| 16. |
The star wars programme was the idea of ----- |
| A. | Reagan |
| B. | Clinton |
| C. | Kennedy |
| D. | Nixon |
| Answer» A. Reagan | |
| 17. |
Glasnost means------- |
| A. | Restructure |
| B. | Repetition |
| C. | Openness |
| D. | Overproduction |
| Answer» C. Openness | |
| 18. |
In which conference NAM took its birth? |
| A. | Kuala Lumpur |
| B. | Doha |
| C. | Bandung |
| D. | Katmandu |
| Answer» C. Bandung | |
| 19. |
‘To keep away from the power blocks’ are the idea of ------ |
| A. | NAM |
| B. | ASEAN |
| C. | UN |
| D. | SAARC |
| Answer» A. NAM | |
| 20. |
16th NAM summit took place in------- |
| A. | London |
| B. | Singapore |
| C. | Tehran |
| D. | Brunei |
| Answer» C. Tehran | |
| 21. |
Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in the year? |
| A. | 1924 |
| B. | 1948 |
| C. | 1945 |
| D. | 1991 |
| Answer» B. 1948 | |
| 22. |
The world Human Rights day is----- |
| A. | December 10 |
| B. | November 26 |
| C. | October 29 |
| D. | September 5 |
| Answer» A. December 10 | |
| 23. |
The country which hosted the CHOGUM summit 2011 is----- |
| A. | India |
| B. | Srilanka |
| C. | Singapore |
| D. | Perth |
| Answer» D. Perth | |
| 24. |
Who got the Nobel Prize for peace in 2012? |
| A. | ASEAN |
| B. | EU |
| C. | SAARC |
| D. | Obama |
| Answer» B. EU | |
| 25. |
Which international organization formed with Maastricht Treaty? |
| A. | EU |
| B. | UN |
| C. | ASEAN |
| D. | SAARC |
| Answer» A. EU | |
| 26. |
The Head Quarters of EU at---- |
| A. | Beijing |
| B. | Belgium |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | Bahrain |
| Answer» B. Belgium | |
| 27. |
The idea of SAARC was put forward by ------ |
| A. | Nehru |
| B. | Zia-Ur-Rahman |
| C. | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| D. | Khaleda Zia |
| Answer» B. Zia-Ur-Rahman | |
| 28. |
GATT was signed in Geneva in the year of----- |
| A. | 1947 |
| B. | 1945 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» A. 1947 | |
| 29. |
Name of the conference in which it is decided to transform GATT itself into a new world trade body called WTO is --------- |
| A. | Uruguay Round |
| B. | Doha Round |
| C. | Singapore Round |
| D. | US Round |
| Answer» A. Uruguay Round | |
| 30. |
IMF was established in the year of------ |
| A. | 1924 |
| B. | 1944 |
| C. | 1945 |
| D. | 1948 |
| Answer» B. 1944 | |
| 31. |
Which was the last of 8 members to the SAARC? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Myanmar |
| C. | Afghanistan |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» C. Afghanistan | |
| 32. |
Which treaty allows only underground test of nuclear weapons? |
| A. | NPT |
| B. | LTBT |
| C. | NTBT |
| D. | BWC |
| Answer» B. LTBT | |
| 33. |
Which of the following countries are the signatories of Simla agreement in 1972? |
| A. | India-china |
| B. | India-Pakistan |
| C. | India-Bangladesh |
| D. | Pakistan-Bangladesh |
| Answer» B. India-Pakistan | |
| 34. |
UNEP stands for----- |
| A. | United Nations Economic Program |
| B. | United Nation’s Earth Program |
| C. | United Nation’s Environment Program |
| D. | United Nation’s Education Program |
| Answer» C. United Nation’s Environment Program | |
| 35. |
Among the following which was aimed to prevention of further depletion of ozone layer---- |
| A. | Izmir treaty |
| B. | Montréal protocol |
| C. | outer space treaty |
| D. | Antarctic treaty |
| Answer» B. Montréal protocol | |
| 36. |
The name of US president who has signed SALT 1 is --------- |
| A. | Nixon |
| B. | Jimmy carter |
| C. | Bill Clinton |
| D. | Kennedy |
| Answer» A. Nixon | |
| 37. |
Among the following which is not a part of World Bank System? |
| A. | IBRD |
| B. | IDA |
| C. | IMF |
| D. | MIGA |
| Answer» C. IMF | |
| 38. |
Which of the following is known as Britton wood twins? |
| A. | WB&IMF |
| B. | WB&WTO |
| C. | IMF&IDA |
| D. | IMF&MIGA |
| Answer» A. WB&IMF | |
| 39. |
The number of permanent members to UN Security Council is ----- |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» A. 5 | |
| 40. |
The UN was came into existence on ----------- |
| A. | 24th October 1924 |
| B. | 12th October 1924 |
| C. | 24th October 1945 |
| D. | 12th October 1945 |
| Answer» C. 24th October 1945 | |
| 41. |
Which American president introduced the Guam Doctrine? |
| A. | Richard Nixon |
| B. | Johnson |
| C. | Kennedy |
| D. | Eisenhower |
| Answer» A. Richard Nixon | |
| 42. |
The purpose of Guam doctrine was to------ |
| A. | resolve Vietnam issue |
| B. | solve Cuban issue |
| C. | solve Berlin issue |
| D. | defeat USSR |
| Answer» A. resolve Vietnam issue | |
| 43. |
The boundary line between north and South Korea is ------ |
| A. | MC Mahon line |
| B. | 49th parallel line |
| C. | 38th parallel line |
| D. | Maginot line |
| Answer» C. 38th parallel line | |
| 44. |
The boundary line between India &china is --------- |
| A. | Durand line |
| B. | Radcliff |
| C. | Mc Mahon |
| D. | Maginot line |
| Answer» C. Mc Mahon | |
| 45. |
America’s foreign policy of providing economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey who were threatened by communism is known as --- |
| A. | Marshall plan |
| B. | Truman doctrine |
| C. | Camp David accord |
| D. | European recovery program |
| Answer» B. Truman doctrine | |
| 46. |
The American program to aid Europe where the US gave monitory support to help and rebuild European economies after the end of world war 2nd in order to prevent the spread of soviet communism is ------- |
| A. | Marshall plan |
| B. | Truman doctrine |
| C. | Monroe doctrine |
| D. | Eisenhower |
| Answer» A. Marshall plan | |
| 47. |
The period of Korean War was in between_______ |
| A. | 1950-53 |
| B. | 1953-56 |
| C. | 1945-53 |
| D. | 1948-1950 |
| Answer» A. 1950-53 | |
| 48. |
The nationalization of Suez Canal was in the year of _____ |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1953 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1958 |
| Answer» C. 1956 | |
| 49. |
The Egyptian ruler who nationalized Suez Canal is _____ |
| A. | Gamal Abdul Nasser |
| B. | Titto |
| C. | ElBaradei |
| D. | Mohammed Murzi |
| Answer» A. Gamal Abdul Nasser | |
| 50. |
What is the short name for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development? |
| A. | Rio+20 |
| B. | G-20 |
| C. | UNEP |
| D. | Sustainable development program |
| Answer» A. Rio+20 | |
| 51. |
The recent Rio+20 summit was held in _______ |
| A. | Brazil |
| B. | Chile |
| C. | Mexico |
| D. | Indonesia |
| Answer» A. Brazil | |
| 52. |
______ aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. |
| A. | Preservation |
| B. | Environment protection |
| C. | Sustainable development |
| D. | Eco-social development |
| Answer» C. Sustainable development | |
| 53. |
Agenda 21 is a non-binding voluntarily implemented action plan of the UN with regards to _________ |
| A. | Human Rights |
| B. | Nuclear energy |
| C. | Sustainable Development |
| D. | Pollution |
| Answer» C. Sustainable Development | |
| 54. |
Rio+20 is also known as _____ |
| A. | Energy summit |
| B. | Summit on HR |
| C. | Pollution reduction summit |
| D. | Earth summit |
| Answer» D. Earth summit | |
| 55. |
The first Earth summit was held in the year ____ |
| A. | 1978 |
| B. | 1976 |
| C. | 1992 |
| D. | 2012 |
| Answer» C. 1992 | |
| 56. |
The international institution which co-ordinates United Nations environment activities is ________ |
| A. | UNEP |
| B. | UNDP |
| C. | UNESCO |
| D. | ECOSOC |
| Answer» A. UNEP | |
| 57. |
Stockholm Convention is an environment treaty on _________ |
| A. | Chemical weapons |
| B. | Chemical fertilizers |
| C. | Persistent organic pollutants |
| D. | both a&b |
| Answer» C. Persistent organic pollutants | |
| 58. |
In 2011 Endosulfan was added to the persistent chemicals list which was prepared at ______ |
| A. | Rio+20 |
| B. | Stockholm convention |
| C. | UNEP |
| D. | ASEAN |
| Answer» B. Stockholm convention | |
| 59. |
A global militant Islamist organization founded by Osama Bin Laden is ____ |
| A. | Lashkar e Thaiba |
| B. | Al Qaeda |
| C. | Taliban |
| D. | Jihad |
| Answer» B. Al Qaeda | |
| 60. |
The code name for the United States CIA program to arm and finance Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet war in Afghanistan is ______ |
| A. | Operation X |
| B. | Operation thunder |
| C. | Operation Cyclone |
| D. | Geronimo EKIA |
| Answer» C. Operation Cyclone | |
| 61. |
The mutual defense treaty between 8 communist states of eastern Europe in existence during cold war was _____ |
| A. | NATO |
| B. | WARSAW PACT |
| C. | SEATO |
| D. | CENTO |
| Answer» B. WARSAW PACT | |
| 62. |
The Warsaw Pact which established in the year of 1955 was disestablished in the year of _______ |
| A. | 1962 |
| B. | 1990 |
| C. | 1991 |
| D. | 1998 |
| Answer» C. 1991 | |
| 63. |
The headquarters of NATO is at ______ |
| A. | Brussels |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | Italy |
| D. | USA |
| Answer» A. Brussels | |
| 64. |
NATO was established in the year of ________ |
| A. | 1949 |
| B. | 1948 |
| C. | 1945 |
| D. | 1955 |
| Answer» A. 1949 | |
| 65. |
Which was the convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal? |
| A. | Geneva |
| B. | Stockholm |
| C. | Basel |
| D. | Paris |
| Answer» C. Basel | |
| 66. |
“One for all and all for one” is the watch word of ______ |
| A. | Collective security |
| B. | UNO |
| C. | Disarmament |
| D. | Amnesty |
| Answer» A. Collective security | |
| 67. |
Among the following which nation has ratified NPT which opened in the year of 1968? |
| A. | India |
| B. | China |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | Israel |
| Answer» B. China | |
| 68. |
Which country ratified NPT and later withdrew from it in the year of 2003 following US allegations? |
| A. | North Korea |
| B. | South Korea |
| C. | China |
| D. | Israel |
| Answer» A. North Korea | |
| 69. |
The US counterpart to Man Mohan Singh at the time of signing 123 Agreement was ________ |
| A. | Bill Clinton |
| B. | George Bush |
| C. | Obama |
| D. | Hilary |
| Answer» B. George Bush | |
| 70. |
In BRICS C stands for ____ |
| A. | Canada |
| B. | China |
| C. | Chile |
| D. | Cuba |
| Answer» B. China | |
| 71. |
The fourth BRICS summit venue was_____ |
| A. | Sanya |
| B. | Brasilia |
| C. | New-Delhi |
| D. | Durban |
| Answer» C. New-Delhi | |
| 72. |
The non member state in IBSA is which among the following |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | South Africa |
| C. | India |
| D. | Brazil |
| Answer» A. Australia | |
| 73. |
The new capital of Sri Lanka is ____ |
| A. | Colombo |
| B. | Sri Jayavardenapura Kotte |
| C. | Jaffna |
| D. | Mullatheve |
| Answer» B. Sri Jayavardenapura Kotte | |
| 74. |
The present president of World Bank is ____ |
| A. | Robert Zollick |
| B. | Paul Wolfowitz |
| C. | Ban Ki moon |
| D. | Jim Yong Kim |
| Answer» D. Jim Yong Kim | |
| 75. |
El Nino is a term related with _____ |
| A. | Storm |
| B. | Climate pattern |
| C. | Code of nuclear explosion |
| D. | A glacier |
| Answer» B. Climate pattern | |
| 76. |
The legislature of China is known as ______ |
| A. | Congress |
| B. | National Peoples Congress |
| C. | Majlis |
| D. | National Assembly |
| Answer» B. National Peoples Congress | |
| 77. |
Mossad is the secret agency of _______ |
| A. | Iran |
| B. | Israel |
| C. | China |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» B. Israel | |
| 78. |
Which among the following factors contribute to global warming? |
| A. | De-forestation |
| B. | Green house gases |
| C. | Burning of fossil fuels |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 79. |
Which is a green house gas among the following? |
| A. | Carbon dioxide |
| B. | Methane |
| C. | Nitrous oxide |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 80. |
The Iraqi leader who was captured and killed by US in 2006? |
| A. | Ahmed Hassan Al baker |
| B. | Saddam Hussein |
| C. | Jalal Thalabani |
| D. | Abdul Rahman Arif |
| Answer» B. Saddam Hussein | |
| 81. |
The present president of Afghanistan is ____ |
| A. | Hamid Karzai |
| B. | Burhanuddin Rabbani |
| C. | Asif Ali Sardari |
| D. | Mulla Mohammed Omar |
| Answer» A. Hamid Karzai | |
| 82. |
Which organ of UN known as world parliament? |
| A. | Security council |
| B. | Secretariat |
| C. | General assembly |
| D. | ECOSOC |
| Answer» C. General assembly | |
| 83. |
The International Court of Justice is located in ____ |
| A. | Holland |
| B. | Spain |
| C. | New York |
| D. | Hague |
| Answer» D. Hague | |
| 84. |
The number of official languages in UN is ____ |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» C. 6 | |
| 85. |
The first Asian secretary general of UN was _____ |
| A. | Ban-Ki-moon |
| B. | Trigve lie |
| C. | U Thant |
| D. | Kofi Annan |
| Answer» C. U Thant | |
| 86. |
The state that attained “non- member observer state” position in UN is ____ |
| A. | Iran |
| B. | Israel |
| C. | Palestine |
| D. | Afghanistan |
| Answer» C. Palestine | |
| 87. |
The first secretary general of UN was _______ |
| A. | U Thant |
| B. | Trigve Lie |
| C. | Dag Hammerskjold |
| D. | Harry S Truman |
| Answer» B. Trigve Lie | |
| 88. |
The head quarters of UN is situated at _______ |
| A. | New York |
| B. | London |
| C. | Washington Dc |
| D. | Paris |
| Answer» A. New York | |
| 89. |
The head quarters of UNESCO is situated at _____ |
| A. | London |
| B. | Paris |
| C. | Washington |
| D. | New York |
| Answer» B. Paris | |
| 90. |
Global warming could affect ______ |
| A. | Climate |
| B. | Food production |
| C. | Melting of glaciers |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 91. |
The primary cause of acid rain around the world is _______ |
| A. | carbon dioxide |
| B. | sulfur dioxide |
| C. | carbon monoxide |
| D. | ozone |
| Answer» B. sulfur dioxide | |
| 92. |
Ozone layer is present in ______ |
| A. | troposphere |
| B. | stratosphere |
| C. | mesosphere |
| D. | thermosphere |
| Answer» B. stratosphere | |
| 93. |
HIV is not likely to be transmitted by which of the following? |
| A. | Sharing needles or injection equipment |
| B. | Breast-feeding |
| C. | Blood transfusion |
| D. | Mosquito bites |
| Answer» D. Mosquito bites | |
| 94. |
Cartagena Protocol which was adopted in the year of 2000 is on____ |
| A. | Toxic pesticides |
| B. | Biological diversity |
| C. | To eliminate pops |
| D. | Law of the sea |
| Answer» B. Biological diversity | |
| 95. |
In which war Agent Orange was used as a herbicide by USA? |
| A. | Vietnam war |
| B. | Korean war |
| C. | Iraq war |
| D. | Afghan war |
| Answer» A. Vietnam war | |
| 96. |
Identify the nonrenewable source of energy from the following. |
| A. | Coal |
| B. | Fuel Cells |
| C. | Wind power |
| D. | Wave power |
| Answer» A. Coal | |
| 97. |
The dodo was extinct due to _______ |
| A. | pollution |
| B. | invasion of non-native species |
| C. | over exploitation of resources |
| D. | global environment change |
| Answer» B. invasion of non-native species | |
| 98. |
Among the following which convention is related to wetlands? |
| A. | Basel convention |
| B. | Cartagena convention |
| C. | Ramsar convention |
| D. | Geneva |
| Answer» C. Ramsar convention | |
| 99. |
Which institution deals with day to day operations of UN? |
| A. | general assembly |
| B. | trusteeship council |
| C. | secretariat |
| D. | security council |
| Answer» C. secretariat | |
| 100. |
Which organ consists of all the member states of UN? |
| A. | secretariat |
| B. | general assembly |
| C. | security council |
| D. | international court of justice. |
| Answer» B. general assembly | |