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Which statement best describes the term e-books as shown in the diagram?
Electronic equivalent of printed books
Handwritten notes digitized for reading
Scanned newspapers for online browsing
Audio recordings of classic literature
In which year were the first eBook readers, Rocket eBook and SoftBook, introduced?
2005
1989
2002
1998
Which work is identified as the official chronicle of Akbar’s reign, commissioned by Akbar?
Akbarnama, Ain-i-Akbari
Shah Jahan Nama, Padshahnama
Baburnama, Tuzuk-i-Baburi
Ain-i-Ahmadnagar, Akbar’s Diary
Which author wrote The Wealth of Nations, described as a magnum opus on the sources of national wealth?
John Maynard Keynes
Milton Friedman
Adam Smith
David Ricardo
Which work is an autobiographical manifesto published in two volumes in 1925 and 1926?
The Three Musketeers
Black Beauty
Mein Kampf
The Accidental
Which novel is widely considered to be the fifth largest selling book of all time?
Death of a City
The Three Musketeers
The Diary of a Young Girl
And Then There Were None
Which contemporary novel by Ali Smith won the Whitbread Award and was a Man Booker finalist?
There but for the
Autumn
How to Be Both
The Accidental
Which economist authored Development as Freedom and works on famines and welfare?
Amartya Sen
Abhijit Banerjee
Jagdish Bhagwati
Raghuram Rajan
Which Indian figure authored Ignited Minds and Wings of Fire, highlighting innovation in research establishments?
Vikram Sarabhai
C. V. Raman
APJ Abdul Kalam
Homi J. Bhabha
Which novel by Aravind Adiga won the 40th Man Booker Prize?
Between the Assassinations
A Tale of Two Cities
The Algebra of Infinite Justice
The White Tiger
Who inspired the fictional character Sherlock Holmes through his medical school teaching?
Dr. Ranjit Udeshi
Dr. Eric Segal
Dr. Bimal Jalan
Dr. Joseph Bell
Which book by Arundhati Roy received the Booker Prize in 1997?
Love Story
The Algebra of Infinite Justice
The God of Small Things
Inferno
What is Baburnama primarily recognized as in South Asian history?
First atlas in Mughal cartography
First anthology in Indian poetry
First autobiography in Islamic architecture
First autobiography in Islamic literature
Harshacharita is the biography of which ruler?
Akbar the Great
Harsha Vardhana
Chandragupta Maurya
Ashoka the Great
Bankim Chandra’s Kapalkundala is best described as which genre?
Political memoir on British rule
Historical satire with colonial themes
Philosophical treatise on nationhood
Love story amid medieval social rites
Bill Clinton’s memoir My Life was notable for which publishing achievement?
Highest book advance fees worldwide
Most chapters in a presidential memoir
First fully digital presidential memoir
Earliest bilingual presidential autobiography
Bimal Jalan’s The Future of India discusses which broad theme?
Conversion of novels into high-grossing films
Rise of Mughal autobiographical chronicles
Decline of medieval trade routes in Bengal
Shift in global perception of India’s prospects
Under which traditional names was Chanakya’s Arthashastra written?
Kautilya and Vishnugupta
Kabir and Tulsidas
Kalidasa and Bhasa
Vyasa and Valmiki
Which Charles Darwin work is central to evolutionary biology?
Animal Farm
Descent of Man
Kadambari
Origin of Species
Which Indian reformer is associated with publishing Sambad Kaumudi in 1821 to promote moral and intellectual improvement?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Swami Vivekananda
Rabindranath Tagore
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Which novel by H. G. Wells is listed alongside Sambad Kaumudi on this page?
The Time Machine
The Island of Doctor Moreau
War of the Worlds
The Invisible Man
Which author won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 for a novel widely recommended by British librarians?
Harper Lee
Leo Tolstoy
Kiran Desai
Jhumpa Lahiri
Which philosophical work by Immanuel Kant is mentioned as one of the most influential texts?
Critique of Practical Reason
Prolegomena to Future Metaphysics
Critique of Pure Reason
Groundwork of the Metaphysics
Which Indian-American writer is noted for Interpreter of Maladies and recognition by The New Yorker and Oprah Winfrey?
Salman Rushdie
Jhumpa Lahiri
Kiran Desai
Arundhati Roy
Which former U.S. president wrote The Hornet’s Nest focusing on the Revolutionary War and the American South?
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
George H. W. Bush
Which poet wrote Paradise Lost, telling of the Fall of Man and the struggle between God and Satan?
John Donne
John Milton
Alexander Pope
William Blake
From which literary character’s name is the website name 'Yahoo' derived?
Robinson Crusoe
Tom Jones
Gulliver
A Yahoo in Swift
Which biography titled Great Soul is banned in the state of Gujarat?
Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India
The Nehru Years
Indira: A Biography
Life of Sardar Patel
Which manifesto is called one of the world’s most influential political manuscripts describing capitalist society and eventual communism?
The Social Contract
Wealth of Nations
The Communist Manifesto
Das Kapital
Which Kiran Desai novel won the Man Booker Prize in 2006?
Midnight’s Children
The Palace of Illusions
The Inheritance of Loss
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
Which journalist’s book The Judgment chronicles India during the Emergency period of the 1970s?
Ramachandra Guha
Shashi Tharoor
Kuldip Nayar
Khushwant Singh
Which author of War and Peace had the novel ranked first in Newsweek’s 2009 Top 100 Books of all time?
Leo Tolstoy
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Ivan Turgenev
Anton Chekhov
Which medieval traveler’s book The Travels helped establish an archetypal status as a traveler?
Ibn Battuta
Marco Polo
Zheng He
Magellan
Which book is the only published novel by Oscar Wilde?
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Importance of Being Earnest
De Profundis
Lady Windermere's Fan
Which work is an autobiographical account by Nelson Mandela?
Laugh with Laxman
Long Walk to Freedom
The Godfather
India After Gandhi
Who is the author of Malgudi Days, known for depicting an imaginary Indian city?
Mario Puzo
R K Laxman
Paulo Coelho
R K Narayan
Which book by Paulo Coelho set a Guinness World Record for most translated by a living author?
The Witch of Portobello
The Alchemist
Brida
Adultery
Who is famously known as Pelé, regarded by many as the greatest footballer?
Rajendra Prasad
Edson Arantes do Nascimento
Ravi Shankar
Richard Attenborough
Which Indian cartoonist authored Laugh with Laxman?
Ramachandra Guha
R K Narayan
R K Laxman
Rohinton Mistry
Who wrote India After Gandhi, chosen as Book of the Year by several outlets?
Margaret Mitchell
Ramachandra Guha
Rajendra Prasad
Richard Attenborough
Which President authored India Divided, opposing the partition plan?
R K Narayan
Nelson Mandela
P. T. Usha
Rajendra Prasad
Which musician wrote My Music, My Life, profiling Indian classical music?
Roald Amundsen
Oscar Wilde
Mario Puzo
Ravi Shankar
Which director won an Academy Award for the movie Gandhi?
David Lean
Richard Attenborough
Satyajit Ray
Francis Ford Coppola
Which explorer was the first to reach the South Pole in December 1911?
Robert Falcon Scott
Ernest Shackleton
Roald Amundsen
Sir Edmund Hillary
Who is the Indian-born Canadian author who won the Neustadt International Prize for Literature?
Rohinton Mistry
Aravind Adiga
V. S. Naipaul
Salman Rushdie
Which novel by Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937?
Gone with the Wind
The Godfather
A Fine Balance
The Guide
Which author is associated with The Jungle Book and Kim?
Sarojini Naidu
Salman Rushdie
Ruskin Bond
Rudyard Kipling
Which work by Ruskin Bond is described as his beloved novel from adolescence?
The Room on the Roof
The Flight of Pigeons
The Blue Umbrella
Susanna’s Seven Husbands
Which novel by Salman Rushdie won the Booker Prize in 1981?
Joseph Anton
Shame
The Satanic Verses
Midnight’s Children
Which classic by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay has been adapted into over a dozen movies?
Charulata
Parineeta
Devdas
Ghare Baire
Which book by Stanley Wolpert focuses on events around Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination?
The Great Soul
Nine Hours to Rama
Gandhi’s Truth
Freedom at Midnight
Stephen and Lucy Hawking’s book follows a portal journey to explore which theme?
Human psychological development
Mysteries of the universe
Ancient Indian history
Global political systems
Which author faced attacks after publishing Lajja, a book banned in Bangladesh?
Jhumpa Lahiri
Kiran Desai
Arundhati Roy
Taslima Nasreen
What does Ramcharitmanas literally mean according to the material?
The lake of Rama’s deeds
The story of Lord Krishna
The ocean of sacred verses
The chronicle of ancient kings
Which epic is attributed to Valmiki and has inspired audiences across cultures?
Rig Veda
Bhagavata Purana
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Which translation by Sir Richard F. Burton is noted as an influential English version of an early Indian text on intimacy?
Yoga Sutras
Natya Shastra
The Kama Sutra
Arthashastra
Which work by Ved Vyas is described as the largest epic in the world?
Harivamsha
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Bhagavad Gita
Which playwright is also known as the Bard of Avon?
John Milton
Ben Jonson
Christopher Marlowe
William Shakespeare
Which novel by Yann Martel won the Man Booker Prize 2002?
The Facts Behind Helsinki
Life of Pi
Beatrice and Virgil
Self
Which Amitav Ghosh novel intertwines two families in comic ways starting in 1960s Calcutta?
Shadow Lines
The Glass Palace
Sea of Poppies
The Hungry Tide
Jawaharlal Nehru’s letters compiled in The Discovery of India were written to whom?
His daughter Indira
His sister Vijaya
His friend Gandhi
His nephew Arun
Which Stephen and Lucy Hawking book title appears in the material?
Black Holes and Baby Universes
George’s Secret Key to the Universe
A Brief History of Time
The Grand Design
Which set of plays is listed under William Shakespeare in the material?
King Lear; Tempest; Twelfth Night; As You Like It; Henry V
Antony and Cleopatra; Pericles; Winter’s Tale; Timon; Titus
Othello; Julius Caesar; Macbeth; Romeo & Juliet; Hamlet
Measure for Measure; Coriolanus; Cymbeline; Richard III; Much Ado
Which Ruskin Bond novel is characterized by themes of love and friendship during coming of age?
Susanna’s Seven Husbands
The Room on the Roof
A Flight of Pigeons
The Blue Umbrella
Which banned work by Salman Rushdie is mentioned in the material?
The Golden House
The Satanic Verses
The Enchantress of Florence
Shalimar the Clown
Which description best matches Nine Hours to Rama as presented?
Book and movie both banned in India
Novel about Nathuram Godse’s early life
Biography of Mahatma Gandhi’s education
Historical account of the Quit India movement
Who wrote the autobiography My Experiments with Truth?
Mahatma Gandhi
Subhas Chandra Bose
Jawaharlal Nehru
Rabindranath Tagore
Which work by Panini is a foundational Sanskrit grammar?
Ashtadhyayi
Rajatarangini
Gita Rahasya
Panchatantra
Sunil Gavaskar authored which cricket-themed book?
By God’s Decree
One Day Wonders
Train to Pakistan
Our Films, Their Films
V. S. Naipaul won major literary awards for which set of works?
Prithviraj Raso and Rajatarangini
Buddha Charitam and Malati Madhav
Half a Life and A House for Mr Biswas
Unhappy India and Gita Rahasya
Which ancient collection of fables was written by Vishnu Sharma?
Rajatarangini
Prithviraj Raso
Ashtadhyayi
Panchatantra
Ashvaghosha composed a biography of the Buddha titled what?
Dhammapada
Jataka Tales
Buddha Charitam
Milindapanha
Which leader authored Gita Rahasya?
Lala Lajpat Rai
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Mahatma Gandhi
Khushwant Singh
Bhavabhuti is known for the Sanskrit drama titled what?
Meghaduta
Mrichchhakatika
Shakuntala
Malati Madhav
Which filmmaker wrote Our Films, Their Films?
Ritwik Ghatak
Guru Dutt
Satyajit Ray
Bimal Roy
Which epic by Chand Bardai recounts the feats of Prithviraj Chauhan?
Prithviraj Raso
Buddha Charitam
Unhappy India
Rajatarangini
Who was the first woman to preside over the United Nations General Assembly?
Vijayalakshmi Pandit from India
Indira Gandhi as Prime Minister
Sarojini Naidu as poet-politician
Hansa Mehta at UNESCO
Gunnar Myrdal is best known for which distinction?
Serving as UN economic secretary
Leading Sweden’s parliament for decades
Winning the Nobel Prize in Economics
Writing India Wins Freedom memoir
Harsha Vardhana’s empire extended across which broad region?
Punjab, Bengal, Orissa, Indo‑Gangetic plain
Himalayan foothills and Kashmir valley
Deccan plateau and Tamil coastal belt
Western Ghats and Konkan maritime zone
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad held which leadership role?
Chief architect of India’s Constitution
First Muslim Governor‑General of India
Youngest president of Indian National Congress
Founder of Jamia Millia Islamia University
Patanjali’s Mahabhashya and Yoga Sutra primarily guide seekers toward what?
Expertise in Ayurvedic surgical methods
Direct experience of purushartha, the soul
Attainment of royal patronage and wealth
Mastery of Vedic ritual sacrifices
Amir Khusrau is credited with introducing which musical form into India?
Punjabi bhangra rhythms
Carnatic kriti structures
Classical dhrupad compositions
The ghazal style of song
Which book by Ram Manohar Lohia recounts the painful days around the decision to partition India?
Guilty Men of Indian Partition
India Wins Freedom
Freedom at Midnight
Discovery of India
Which work listed among banned books in India analyzes Gandhi’s assassination?
Who Killed Gandhi by Desai
Gandhi Hatya Ani Mi by Godse
India Independent by Bettelheim
Early Islam by Edward
Which title among the banned books focuses on a political biography of Jawaharlal Nehru?
Nehru: A Political Biography
India: A Concept of Invasion
The Scented Garden treatise
Captive Kashmir analysis
Which book holds the record for the best-selling book of non-fiction?
The Little Prince, published widely
Gutenberg Bible, printed around 1455
Guinness World Records, sold in many languages
The Bible, printed over five billion copies
Which title is listed as the best-selling book of fiction?
A la Recherche Du Temps Perdu, very long
The Complete Miss Marple, very thick anthology
Flowers of the Four Season, only 250 copies
A Tale of Two Cities, over 200 million copies
Which book is identified as the best-selling copyright book?
The Little Prince, measured 2.01 m high
The Way to Happiness, translated widely
Birds of America, sold for £7.3 million
Guinness World Records, sold in 37 languages
What is the largest non-published book mentioned?
This is Prophet Mohamed, 5 m by 8.06 m
The Little Prince, 2.01 m high and 3.0 m wide
Gutenberg Bible, printed around 1455
A la Recherche, contains 9,609,000 characters
Which item was sold as the most expensive book at auction in December 2010?
Guinness World Records annual edition
Birds of America by John James Audubon
Gutenberg Bible early print copy
The Little Prince oversized version
Who is noted as the most translated author for the same book?
L. Ron Hubbard for The Way to Happiness
Marcel Proust for A la Recherche
Charles Dickens for Two Cities
Agatha Christie for Miss Marple
Which book is identified as the oldest mechanically printed book?
Flowers of the Four Season, smallest
Gutenberg Bible, printed around 1455
The Bible, billions of copies printed
The Little Prince, very large format
Which book is listed as the smallest printed book on the page?
Gutenberg Bible, early printed copy
Guinness World Records, pocket edition
Flowers of the Four Season, only 29 pages
The Little Prince, open to 128 pages
What collection is noted as the thickest book published?
The Complete Miss Marple, 4,032 pages
A Tale of Two Cities, single classic novel
A la Recherche, counted by characters
Birds of America, expensive at auction
Who is recorded as the youngest person to write a published book?
Adauto Kovalski da Silva, age 5 years 302 days
John James Audubon, famed naturalist author
L. Ron Hubbard, widely translated writer
Marcel Proust, modernist French novelist
In 1941, which leaders discussed principles later shaping the UNO through the Atlantic Charter?
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
Harry S. Truman and Jawaharlal Nehru
Charles de Gaulle and Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin and Dwight D. Eisenhower
Where did the 1943 meeting reaffirm the need for an effective mechanism to maintain international peace?
San Francisco with Truman, Attlee, Stalin
Geneva with Roosevelt, de Gaulle, Stalin
Yalta with Churchill, Stalin, Truman
Tehran with Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin
Who suggested the name "United Nations" during World War II?
Joseph Stalin in 1943
Harry S. Truman in 1945
Winston Churchill in 1941
Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942
Which country is noted as the largest troop contributor to UN peacekeeping since inception?
France has provided most personnel
Brazil has consistently topped numbers
United States has led contributions
India has been the largest contributor
Which nation withdrew from UN membership but later rejoined after a year?
Italy left and later returned
Mexico left and later returned
Japan left and later returned
Indonesia left and later returned
Which responsibility aligns with the UN as the biggest peacekeeping organisation today?
Managing international postal services
Running universal primary education
Negotiating global tax harmonisation
Providing food to 90 million people
Approximately how many countries does the UN assist in conducting elections each year?
About 50 countries per year
About 10 countries per year
About 5 countries per year
About 100 countries per year
Which set best matches UN peacekeeping scale and reach mentioned?
Exactly 200,000 peacekeepers across 6 continents
Under 50,000 peacekeepers across 3 continents
Over 120,000 peacekeepers across 4 continents
Around 12,000 peacekeepers across 2 continents
On which date was the United Nations Charter signed by delegates of 50 countries at San Francisco?
October 20, 1947
October 24, 1945
June 26, 1945
January 10, 1946
Who was elected the first Secretary-General of the UNO during its initial session?
Dag Hammarskjöld of Sweden
Trygve Lie of Norway
U Thant of Myanmar
Kurt Waldheim of Austria
In which city are the UN Headquarters located?
Geneva
New York
Vienna
Nairobi
Which date marks the adoption of the UN Flag by the General Assembly?
October 20, 1947
June 26, 1945
October 24, 1945
January 10, 1946
Which of the following is NOT listed as a main objective of the UN?
To maintain peace and security in the world
To remove poverty, disease, and illiteracy
To encourage respect for basic freedoms and rights
To promote military alliances among member states
Which organization's purpose focuses on attaining the highest possible level of health worldwide by strengthening health services and eradicating diseases?
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1957
International Maritime Organization, London, 1959
Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, 1945
World Health Organization, Geneva, 1948
Which organization promotes protection of intellectual property worldwide and was established in 1967?
United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna
World Bank Group, Washington
World Trade Organization, Geneva
World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva
Which organization promotes exchange of weather data through a worldwide network of meteorological stations and was established in 1950?
World Meteorological Organization, Geneva
International Maritime Organization, London
World Health Organization, Geneva
Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome
Which organization focuses on industrialization of developing countries and is headquartered in Vienna since 1966?
International Atomic Energy Agency
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
World Bank Group
World Trade Organization
Which organization aims to raise levels of nutrition and standards of agricultural products from farms, forests and fisheries?
Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome
World Trade Organization, Geneva
World Meteorological Organization, Geneva
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris
Which organization minimizes trade barriers by reducing tariffs and other trade restrictions and replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade?
Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, 1945
World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, 1967
International Maritime Organization, London, 1959
World Trade Organization, Geneva, 1995
Which organization facilitates co-operation among governments on matters affecting merchant shipping and prevents marine pollution caused by ships?
World Meteorological Organization, Geneva
United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna
International Maritime Organization, London
Which organization accelerates the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity while preventing diversion of nuclear material to weapons?
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna
World Trade Organization, Geneva
World Health Organization, Geneva
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris
Which headquarters location is correctly matched with its organization?
FAO — Geneva, WIPO — Rome
WTO — London, IMO — Geneva
UNESCO — Paris, WHO — Geneva
IAEA — Washington, UNIDO — Vienna
Which organization focuses on activities for child health including rehydration therapy and breastfeeding promotion?
UNICEF focusing on child health programs
UNDP focusing on multilateral cooperation
UNCTAD focusing on trade development
UNEP focusing on natural environment
What is the primary function of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees?
Providing arbitration in investment disputes
Facilitating international trade talks
International protection of refugee rights
Promoting environmental conservation globally
Which UN program accelerates economic growth of under-developed countries through trade?
ILO improving labour conditions
UNEP conserving the environment
UNFPA addressing population strategies
UNCTAD promoting trade and development
Which organization assists nations with population problems and awareness strategies?
IMF promoting monetary cooperation
IFAD assembling agricultural funds
MIGA insuring foreign direct investment
UNFPA dealing with population activities
Which UN program promotes multilateral, technical, and pre-investment cooperation worldwide?
UNICEF improving child health services
UNDP promoting development cooperation
UNHCR safeguarding refugee interests
UNCTAD accelerating trade growth
Which organization aims to protect and conserve the natural environment, addressing air pollution and soil degradation?
ICSID arbitrating investment disputes
ILO setting labour standards
IMF supporting monetary stability
UNEP focusing on environmental protection
In which year was UNICEF established?
1946 for UNICEF establishment
1977 for UNICEF establishment
1965 for UNICEF establishment
1969 for UNICEF establishment
Where is the headquarters of UNHCR located?
New York hosting UNHCR offices
Geneva hosting UNHCR offices
Rome hosting UNHCR offices
Nairobi hosting UNHCR offices
Which agency provides facilities for conciliation and arbitration of international investment disputes?
ICSID handling investment disputes
IFC encouraging private enterprise
MIGA providing FDI insurance
IDA extending easy credits
Which organization formulates international labour standards and promotes cooperation in employment and human resources?
ILO setting labour conventions
IMF managing monetary cooperation
IFAD funding rural development
UNCTAD fostering trade growth
Which organization listed focuses on fighting for human rights and won the Nobel Peace Prize for Peace in 1977?
League of Arab States founded in Cairo
Asian Development Bank established in Manila
Amnesty International headquartered in London
International Criminal Police Organization in Lyons
Which body provides concessional credit to needy members across Asia and the Pacific?
Asian Development Bank based in Manila
Association of South East Asian Nations
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
International Committee of the Red Cross
ASEAN’s primary purpose, as described, is to accelerate economic progress and maintain what?
Oil pricing control in member countries
Global democratic institutions worldwide
The economic stability of South East Asia
Regional military alliances in South Asia
Which organization is headquartered in Geneva and organizes relief for victims of war or disaster?
Amnesty International founded in 1961
African Union based in Addis Ababa
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Which alliance settles disputes peacefully and pledges collective defense treating an attack on one as an attack on all?
African Union focused on governance
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Group of Eight annual summit
OECD’s stated purpose is to achieve the highest possible economic development and to raise what in member countries?
Police cooperation mechanisms
Oil production capacities
Standards of living for citizens
Military readiness across regions
OPEC’s main function is to control production and pricing of crude oil to achieve what?
Possible economic development in member countries
Higher standards of living worldwide
Increased police coordination globally
Rapid industrialization in non-members
Which group consists of the most industrialized nations meeting annually to discuss economic matters and world problems?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Asian Development Bank in Manila
Group of Eight known as G-8
What is the primary purpose of the G–15 as described in the material?
Coordinate military alliances among members
Enhance economic consultations among developing nations
Standardize cultural exchanges and festivals
Manage global environmental treaties
Which statement correctly describes the membership composition of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in 1995?
It included Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Georgia
It was limited to Central Asian republics only
It had 15 members, all Baltic states
It comprised Canada, UK, and Australia
In which city are the headquarters of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR–ARC) located?
Muscat, Oman
Port Louis, Mauritius
Male, Maldives
Durban, South Africa
What is the main purpose of the International Telecommunications Satellite Organisation (INTELSAT)?
Regulate maritime shipping routes
Provide international telephone and TV services
Coordinate nuclear non-proliferation policies
Administer global postal services
What is the stated purpose of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC)?
Strengthen military defense among members
Accelerate economic and social development
Create a common currency for South Asia
Oversee maritime boundary disputes
Which UN Secretary-General undertook a “peace mission” in 1950 promoting a “20-Year Program for Achieving Peace through the United Nations”?
Dag Hammarskjöld
Kofi Annan
Trygve Halvdan Lie
Ban Ki-moon
Which species is identified as the tallest animal in the world?
Giraffe
African Bush Elephant
Blue Whale
Ostrich
Which bird holds the record for the biggest wingspan among birds?
Kori Bustard
Wandering Albatross
Royal Albatross
Peregrine Falcon
Which country is the largest in area globally?
Canada
United States
Russia
China
What is named as the largest continent by area?
Asia
Europe
North America
Africa
Which lake is recognized as the largest freshwater lake by surface area in North America?
Lake Ontario
Great Bear Lake
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Which mountain peak is recorded as the highest in the world?
Mount Everest
K2
Kangchenjunga
Mauna Kea
Which hydroelectric project is stated as on the Yangtze River in China?
Itaipu Dam
Hoover Dam
Three Gorges Dam
Grand Coulee Dam
Which desert is described as the largest hot desert?
Kalahari Desert
Arabian Desert
Gobi Desert
Sahara Desert
Which country is identified as the most populous in the world?
United States
India
China
Indonesia
