1)

What is the primary goal of the International Comparison Programme (ICP), led by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)?

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A)

To produce unemployment estimates globally

B)

To collect data on international trade

C)

To implement statistical offices globally

D)

To calculate Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) and price level indices

2)

Which international treaty was adopted in 1992 to combat global warming and prepare for its effects?

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A)

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

B)

Minamata Convention on Mercury

C)

Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

D)

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

3)

The border line which separate Indian and Pakistan is known as ______.

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A)

Radcliffe line

B)

McMahon line

C)

Lahore line

D)

Delhi line

4)

El-Nino develops in which of these oceans?

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A)

Atlantic Ocean

B)

Indian Ocean

C)

Arctic Ocean

D)

Pacific Ocean

5)

‘Anaconda’ one of the world’s largest snakes is found in ______.

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A)

Temperate evergreen forest

B)

Monsoon forest

C)

Tropical evergreen forest

D)

Temperate grasslands

6)

Which of the following is NOT ‘The Great Lakes’ of North America?

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A)

Erie

B)

Huron

C)

Superior

D)

Victoria

7)

A cyclone is known by different names in different parts of the world. In Philippines it is called as _______.

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A)

typhoon

B)

hurricane

C)

willy - willy

D)

mango shower

8)

______ is the only continent through which the tropic of cancer, the equator and the tropic of capricorn passes.

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A)

Europe

B)

Africa

C)

North America

D)

Asia

9)

Which of the following sites is located on the hills near the Brahmaputra valley on the way to China and Myanmar?

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A)

Gufkral

B)

Paiyampalli

C)

Mehrgarh

D)

Daojali Hading

10)

The railway system connecting St-Petersburg to Vladivostok is ______.

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A)

Trans – Baikal Railway

B)

The Amur Railways

C)

The Altai Railway

D)

Trans – Siberian Railways

11)

The Black Sea is in the ______ Ocean.

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A)

Arctic

B)

Atlantic

C)

Pacific

D)

Indian

12)

The Annapurna peak belongs to which region of the Himalayas?

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A)

Bhutan

B)

Garhwal

C)

Kumaon

D)

Nepal

13)

Which of the following is a mountain between India and Nepal?

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A)

Dhaulagiri

B)

Manaslu

C)

Makalu

D)

Kanchenjunga

14)

Madagascar is located in the ______ Ocean.

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A)

Indian

B)

Atlantic

C)

Arctic

D)

Pacific

15)

With which of the following oceans would you associate the ‘Ring of Fire’?

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A)

Pacific

B)

Indian

C)

Atlantic

D)

Arctic

16)

Which of the following is also known as the ‘White Mountain’?

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A)

Cho Oyu

B)

Lhotse

C)

Dhaulagiri I

D)

Makalu

17)

What is the length of the Indian border with Afghanistan?

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A)

601 km

B)

106 km

C)

755 km

D)

575 km

18)

The headquarters of the World Trade Organization is located at:

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A)

Bonn

B)

Geneva

C)

Dubai

D)

Paris

19)

Mehrgarh, a Neolithic settlement, is situated in the ______ province of Pakistan.

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A)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

B)

Balochistan

C)

Sindh

D)

Punjab

20)

‘Sagarmatha’ is the Nepali name for:

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A)

Mount Everest

B)

Makalu

C)

Kanchenjungha

D)

Lhotse

21)

The medieval traveller Marco Polo was from:

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A)

Zurich

B)

Paris

C)

Istanbul

D)

Venice

22)

Which among the following is a seaport of Bangladesh?

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A)

Dhaka

B)

Faridpur

C)

Chittagong

D)

Rajshahi

23)

'Slash and burn' agriculture is known as _________ in Mexico and Central America.

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A)

roca

B)

conuco

C)

milpa

D)

masole

24)

In which of the following countries is the headquarters of International Table Tennis Federation situated?

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A)

England

B)

Thailand

C)

Switzerland

D)

Japan

25)

Which of the following nations is the smallest neighbour of India in terms of area?

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A)

Maldives

B)

Nepal

C)

Bangladesh

D)

Afghanistan

26)

A major portion of 'Sufed Koh' mountain range lies in ______.

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A)

China

B)

Myanmar

C)

Pakistan

D)

India

27)

What is the currency of Myanmar?

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A)

Myanmar Riel

B)

Myanmar Ringgit

C)

Myanmar Dong

D)

Myanmar Kyat

28)

Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan from ______.

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A)

1947 - 1971

B)

1948 - 1979

C)

1947 - 1973

D)

1948 - 1975

29)

Which one of the following is the largest valley in Asia?

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A)

Dang valley

B)

Alai valley

C)

Chuy valley

D)

Fergana valley

30)

Which of the following mountain ranges is home to the second-highest peak of the world, K2?

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A)

Ladakh Range

B)

East Karakoram Range

C)

Pir Panjal Range

D)

Zanskar Range

31)

LAC (Line of Actual Control) is an effective border between India and ______.

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A)

Pakistan

B)

Bhutan

C)

Sri Lanka

D)

China

32)

Which of the following is the world's third-highest mountain that connects the borders of India and Nepal?

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A)

Nanga Parbat

B)

Broad Peak

C)

K2

D)

Kanchenjunga

33)

Which of the following is the largest brackish water lake in Asia?

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A)

Loktak

B)

Pulicat

C)

Wular

D)

Chilika

34)

Which of the following is NOT a plateau situated in India?

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A)

Bundelkhand

B)

Maikal

C)

Malwa

D)

Chota Nagpur

35)

Who is the founder of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh?

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A)

Professor Muhammad Gawas

B)

Professor Muhammad Shah

C)

Professor Muhammad Zaheer

D)

Professor Muhammad Yunus

36)

When did Bangladesh get independence from Pakistan?

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A)

1971

B)

1965

C)

1949

D)

1976

37)

A gold lion passant holding a sword in its right fore paw, is the national symbol of ______.

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A)

Pakistan

B)

Bhutan

C)

Myanmar

D)

Sri Lanka

38)

'Pidurutalagala' is the highest mountain peak in ______.

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A)

Myanmar

B)

Bhutan

C)

Nepal

D)

Sri Lanka

39)

In which of the following neighbouring countries of India is the famous Katas Raj Temple complex, with shrines of multiple faiths, located?

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A)

Myanmar

B)

Afghanistan

C)

Sri Lanka

D)

Pakistan

40)

The Indus Waters Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan on ______.

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A)

19 September 1960

B)

12 November 1959

C)

16 December 1963

D)

18 October 1969

41)

The ______ in China is the world’s longest man-made waterway.

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A)

Suzhou Canal

B)

Kiel Canal

C)

Corinth Canal

D)

Grand Canal

42)

In the sequence of planets in the Solar system, which planet comes in between Mercury and Earth?

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A)

Uranus

B)

Venus

C)

Jupiter

D)

Mars

43)

UN Women propose to partner with ______ gender park with an aim to secure gender parity in South Asia.

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A)

Kerala’s

B)

Rajasthan’s

C)

Punjab’s

D)

Haryana’s

44)

Which of the following states does NOT share its boundary with Bhutan?

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A)

Sikkim

B)

Meghalaya

C)

West Bengal

D)

Arunachal Pradesh

45)

Which of the following states does NOT share its boundary with Bangladesh?

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A)

Meghalaya

B)

Tripura

C)

Assam

D)

Manipur

46)

What is Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s nationality?

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A)

Indonesian

B)

Burmese

C)

Bangladeshi

D)

Sri Lankan

47)

On which lake is the world's only floating post office situated?

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A)

Chilika Lake

B)

Wular Lake

C)

Dal Lake

D)

Loktak Lake

48)

Which of the following is the outermost solid part of the Earth?

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A)

Mantle

B)

Crust

C)

Caldera

D)

Core

49)

The Kyaik Htee Yoe pagoda is located in :

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A)

Bhutan

B)

Sri Lanka

C)

Mayanmar

D)

Nepal

50)

The spice, cinnamon, is native to:

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A)

Malaysia

B)

Afghanistan

C)

Bhutan

D)

Sri Lanka

51)

Which of the following is the lowermost layer of the Atmosphere?

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A)

Troposphere

B)

Exosphere

C)

Thermosphere

D)

Mesosphere

52)

What does 'C' stand for in ITCZ?

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A)

Circulation

B)

Convergence

C)

Constant

D)

Convection