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1.

Which statement best describes the term e-books as shown in the diagram?

a)

Electronic equivalent of printed books

b)

Handwritten notes digitized for reading

c)

Scanned newspapers for online browsing

d)

Audio recordings of classic literature

2.

In which year were the first eBook readers, Rocket eBook and SoftBook, introduced?

a)

2005

b)

1989

c)

2002

d)

1998

3.

Which work is identified as the official chronicle of Akbar’s reign, commissioned by Akbar?

a)

Akbarnama, Ain-i-Akbari

b)

Shah Jahan Nama, Padshahnama

c)

Baburnama, Tuzuk-i-Baburi

d)

Ain-i-Ahmadnagar, Akbar’s Diary

4.

Which author wrote The Wealth of Nations, described as a magnum opus on the sources of national wealth?

a)

John Maynard Keynes

b)

Milton Friedman

c)

Adam Smith

d)

David Ricardo

5.

Which work is an autobiographical manifesto published in two volumes in 1925 and 1926?

a)

The Three Musketeers

b)

Black Beauty

c)

Mein Kampf

d)

The Accidental

6.

Which novel is widely considered to be the fifth largest selling book of all time?

a)

Death of a City

b)

The Three Musketeers

c)

The Diary of a Young Girl

d)

And Then There Were None

7.

Which contemporary novel by Ali Smith won the Whitbread Award and was a Man Booker finalist?

a)

There but for the

b)

Autumn

c)

How to Be Both

d)

The Accidental

8.

Which economist authored Development as Freedom and works on famines and welfare?

a)

Amartya Sen

b)

Abhijit Banerjee

c)

Jagdish Bhagwati

d)

Raghuram Rajan

9.

Which Indian figure authored Ignited Minds and Wings of Fire, highlighting innovation in research establishments?

a)

Vikram Sarabhai

b)

C. V. Raman

c)

APJ Abdul Kalam

d)

Homi J. Bhabha

10.

Which novel by Aravind Adiga won the 40th Man Booker Prize?

a)

Between the Assassinations

b)

A Tale of Two Cities

c)

The Algebra of Infinite Justice

d)

The White Tiger

11.

Who inspired the fictional character Sherlock Holmes through his medical school teaching?

a)

Dr. Ranjit Udeshi

b)

Dr. Eric Segal

c)

Dr. Bimal Jalan

d)

Dr. Joseph Bell

12.

Which book by Arundhati Roy received the Booker Prize in 1997?

a)

Love Story

b)

The Algebra of Infinite Justice

c)

The God of Small Things

d)

Inferno

13.

What is Baburnama primarily recognized as in South Asian history?

a)

First atlas in Mughal cartography

b)

First anthology in Indian poetry

c)

First autobiography in Islamic architecture

d)

First autobiography in Islamic literature

14.

Harshacharita is the biography of which ruler?

a)

Akbar the Great

b)

Harsha Vardhana

c)

Chandragupta Maurya

d)

Ashoka the Great

15.

Bankim Chandra’s Kapalkundala is best described as which genre?

a)

Political memoir on British rule

b)

Historical satire with colonial themes

c)

Philosophical treatise on nationhood

d)

Love story amid medieval social rites

16.

Bill Clinton’s memoir My Life was notable for which publishing achievement?

a)

Highest book advance fees worldwide

b)

Most chapters in a presidential memoir

c)

First fully digital presidential memoir

d)

Earliest bilingual presidential autobiography

17.

Bimal Jalan’s The Future of India discusses which broad theme?

a)

Conversion of novels into high-grossing films

b)

Rise of Mughal autobiographical chronicles

c)

Decline of medieval trade routes in Bengal

d)

Shift in global perception of India’s prospects

18.

Under which traditional names was Chanakya’s Arthashastra written?

a)

Kautilya and Vishnugupta

b)

Kabir and Tulsidas

c)

Kalidasa and Bhasa

d)

Vyasa and Valmiki

19.

Which Charles Darwin work is central to evolutionary biology?

a)

Animal Farm

b)

Descent of Man

c)

Kadambari

d)

Origin of Species

20.

Which Indian reformer is associated with publishing Sambad Kaumudi in 1821 to promote moral and intellectual improvement?

a)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b)

Swami Vivekananda

c)

Rabindranath Tagore

d)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

21.

Which novel by H. G. Wells is listed alongside Sambad Kaumudi on this page?

a)

The Time Machine

b)

The Island of Doctor Moreau

c)

War of the Worlds

d)

The Invisible Man

22.

Which author won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 for a novel widely recommended by British librarians?

a)

Harper Lee

b)

Leo Tolstoy

c)

Kiran Desai

d)

Jhumpa Lahiri

23.

Which philosophical work by Immanuel Kant is mentioned as one of the most influential texts?

a)

Critique of Practical Reason

b)

Prolegomena to Future Metaphysics

c)

Critique of Pure Reason

d)

Groundwork of the Metaphysics

24.

Which Indian-American writer is noted for Interpreter of Maladies and recognition by The New Yorker and Oprah Winfrey?

a)

Salman Rushdie

b)

Jhumpa Lahiri

c)

Kiran Desai

d)

Arundhati Roy

25.

Which former U.S. president wrote The Hornet’s Nest focusing on the Revolutionary War and the American South?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

George H. W. Bush

26.

Which poet wrote Paradise Lost, telling of the Fall of Man and the struggle between God and Satan?

a)

John Donne

b)

John Milton

c)

Alexander Pope

d)

William Blake

27.

From which literary character’s name is the website name 'Yahoo' derived?

a)

Robinson Crusoe

b)

Tom Jones

c)

Gulliver

d)

A Yahoo in Swift

28.

Which biography titled Great Soul is banned in the state of Gujarat?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India

b)

The Nehru Years

c)

Indira: A Biography

d)

Life of Sardar Patel

29.

Which manifesto is called one of the world’s most influential political manuscripts describing capitalist society and eventual communism?

a)

The Social Contract

b)

Wealth of Nations

c)

The Communist Manifesto

d)

Das Kapital

30.

Which Kiran Desai novel won the Man Booker Prize in 2006?

a)

Midnight’s Children

b)

The Palace of Illusions

c)

The Inheritance of Loss

d)

Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard

31.

Which journalist’s book The Judgment chronicles India during the Emergency period of the 1970s?

a)

Ramachandra Guha

b)

Shashi Tharoor

c)

Kuldip Nayar

d)

Khushwant Singh

32.

Which author of War and Peace had the novel ranked first in Newsweek’s 2009 Top 100 Books of all time?

a)

Leo Tolstoy

b)

Fyodor Dostoevsky

c)

Ivan Turgenev

d)

Anton Chekhov

33.

Which medieval traveler’s book The Travels helped establish an archetypal status as a traveler?

a)

Ibn Battuta

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Zheng He

d)

Magellan

34.

Which book is the only published novel by Oscar Wilde?

a)

The Picture of Dorian Gray

b)

The Importance of Being Earnest

c)

De Profundis

d)

Lady Windermere's Fan

35.

Which work is an autobiographical account by Nelson Mandela?

a)

Laugh with Laxman

b)

Long Walk to Freedom

c)

The Godfather

d)

India After Gandhi

36.

Who is the author of Malgudi Days, known for depicting an imaginary Indian city?

a)

Mario Puzo

b)

R K Laxman

c)

Paulo Coelho

d)

R K Narayan

37.

Which book by Paulo Coelho set a Guinness World Record for most translated by a living author?

a)

The Witch of Portobello

b)

The Alchemist

c)

Brida

d)

Adultery

38.

Who is famously known as Pelé, regarded by many as the greatest footballer?

a)

Rajendra Prasad

b)

Edson Arantes do Nascimento

c)

Ravi Shankar

d)

Richard Attenborough

39.

Which Indian cartoonist authored Laugh with Laxman?

a)

Ramachandra Guha

b)

R K Narayan

c)

R K Laxman

d)

Rohinton Mistry

40.

Who wrote India After Gandhi, chosen as Book of the Year by several outlets?

a)

Margaret Mitchell

b)

Ramachandra Guha

c)

Rajendra Prasad

d)

Richard Attenborough

41.

Which President authored India Divided, opposing the partition plan?

a)

R K Narayan

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

P. T. Usha

d)

Rajendra Prasad

42.

Which musician wrote My Music, My Life, profiling Indian classical music?

a)

Roald Amundsen

b)

Oscar Wilde

c)

Mario Puzo

d)

Ravi Shankar

43.

Which director won an Academy Award for the movie Gandhi?

a)

David Lean

b)

Richard Attenborough

c)

Satyajit Ray

d)

Francis Ford Coppola

44.

Which explorer was the first to reach the South Pole in December 1911?

a)

Robert Falcon Scott

b)

Ernest Shackleton

c)

Roald Amundsen

d)

Sir Edmund Hillary

45.

Who is the Indian-born Canadian author who won the Neustadt International Prize for Literature?

a)

Rohinton Mistry

b)

Aravind Adiga

c)

V. S. Naipaul

d)

Salman Rushdie

46.

Which novel by Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937?

a)

Gone with the Wind

b)

The Godfather

c)

A Fine Balance

d)

The Guide

47.

Which author is associated with The Jungle Book and Kim?

a)

Sarojini Naidu

b)

Salman Rushdie

c)

Ruskin Bond

d)

Rudyard Kipling

48.

Which work by Ruskin Bond is described as his beloved novel from adolescence?

a)

The Room on the Roof

b)

The Flight of Pigeons

c)

The Blue Umbrella

d)

Susanna’s Seven Husbands

49.

Which novel by Salman Rushdie won the Booker Prize in 1981?

a)

Joseph Anton

b)

Shame

c)

The Satanic Verses

d)

Midnight’s Children

50.

Which classic by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay has been adapted into over a dozen movies?

a)

Charulata

b)

Parineeta

c)

Devdas

d)

Ghare Baire

51.

Which book by Stanley Wolpert focuses on events around Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination?

a)

The Great Soul

b)

Nine Hours to Rama

c)

Gandhi’s Truth

d)

Freedom at Midnight

52.

Stephen and Lucy Hawking’s book follows a portal journey to explore which theme?

a)

Human psychological development

b)

Mysteries of the universe

c)

Ancient Indian history

d)

Global political systems

53.

Which author faced attacks after publishing Lajja, a book banned in Bangladesh?

a)

Jhumpa Lahiri

b)

Kiran Desai

c)

Arundhati Roy

d)

Taslima Nasreen

54.

What does Ramcharitmanas literally mean according to the material?

a)

The lake of Rama’s deeds

b)

The story of Lord Krishna

c)

The ocean of sacred verses

d)

The chronicle of ancient kings

55.

Which epic is attributed to Valmiki and has inspired audiences across cultures?

a)

Rig Veda

b)

Bhagavata Purana

c)

Mahabharata

d)

Ramayana

56.

Which translation by Sir Richard F. Burton is noted as an influential English version of an early Indian text on intimacy?

a)

Yoga Sutras

b)

Natya Shastra

c)

The Kama Sutra

d)

Arthashastra

57.

Which work by Ved Vyas is described as the largest epic in the world?

a)

Harivamsha

b)

Mahabharata

c)

Ramayana

d)

Bhagavad Gita

58.

Which playwright is also known as the Bard of Avon?

a)

John Milton

b)

Ben Jonson

c)

Christopher Marlowe

d)

William Shakespeare

59.

Which novel by Yann Martel won the Man Booker Prize 2002?

a)

The Facts Behind Helsinki

b)

Life of Pi

c)

Beatrice and Virgil

d)

Self

60.

Which Amitav Ghosh novel intertwines two families in comic ways starting in 1960s Calcutta?

a)

Shadow Lines

b)

The Glass Palace

c)

Sea of Poppies

d)

The Hungry Tide

61.

Jawaharlal Nehru’s letters compiled in The Discovery of India were written to whom?

a)

His daughter Indira

b)

His sister Vijaya

c)

His friend Gandhi

d)

His nephew Arun

62.

Which Stephen and Lucy Hawking book title appears in the material?

a)

Black Holes and Baby Universes

b)

George’s Secret Key to the Universe

c)

A Brief History of Time

d)

The Grand Design

63.

Which set of plays is listed under William Shakespeare in the material?

a)

King Lear; Tempest; Twelfth Night; As You Like It; Henry V

b)

Antony and Cleopatra; Pericles; Winter’s Tale; Timon; Titus

c)

Othello; Julius Caesar; Macbeth; Romeo & Juliet; Hamlet

d)

Measure for Measure; Coriolanus; Cymbeline; Richard III; Much Ado

64.

Which Ruskin Bond novel is characterized by themes of love and friendship during coming of age?

a)

Susanna’s Seven Husbands

b)

The Room on the Roof

c)

A Flight of Pigeons

d)

The Blue Umbrella

65.

Which banned work by Salman Rushdie is mentioned in the material?

a)

The Golden House

b)

The Satanic Verses

c)

The Enchantress of Florence

d)

Shalimar the Clown

66.

Which description best matches Nine Hours to Rama as presented?

a)

Book and movie both banned in India

b)

Novel about Nathuram Godse’s early life

c)

Biography of Mahatma Gandhi’s education

d)

Historical account of the Quit India movement

67.

Who wrote the autobiography My Experiments with Truth?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Subhas Chandra Bose

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Rabindranath Tagore

68.

Which work by Panini is a foundational Sanskrit grammar?

a)

Ashtadhyayi

b)

Rajatarangini

c)

Gita Rahasya

d)

Panchatantra

69.

Sunil Gavaskar authored which cricket-themed book?

a)

By God’s Decree

b)

One Day Wonders

c)

Train to Pakistan

d)

Our Films, Their Films

70.

V. S. Naipaul won major literary awards for which set of works?

a)

Prithviraj Raso and Rajatarangini

b)

Buddha Charitam and Malati Madhav

c)

Half a Life and A House for Mr Biswas

d)

Unhappy India and Gita Rahasya

71.

Which ancient collection of fables was written by Vishnu Sharma?

a)

Rajatarangini

b)

Prithviraj Raso

c)

Ashtadhyayi

d)

Panchatantra

72.

Ashvaghosha composed a biography of the Buddha titled what?

a)

Dhammapada

b)

Jataka Tales

c)

Buddha Charitam

d)

Milindapanha

73.

Which leader authored Gita Rahasya?

a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Khushwant Singh

74.

Bhavabhuti is known for the Sanskrit drama titled what?

a)

Meghaduta

b)

Mrichchhakatika

c)

Shakuntala

d)

Malati Madhav

75.

Which filmmaker wrote Our Films, Their Films?

a)

Ritwik Ghatak

b)

Guru Dutt

c)

Satyajit Ray

d)

Bimal Roy

76.

Which epic by Chand Bardai recounts the feats of Prithviraj Chauhan?

a)

Prithviraj Raso

b)

Buddha Charitam

c)

Unhappy India

d)

Rajatarangini

77.

Who was the first woman to preside over the United Nations General Assembly?

a)

Vijayalakshmi Pandit from India

b)

Indira Gandhi as Prime Minister

c)

Sarojini Naidu as poet-politician

d)

Hansa Mehta at UNESCO

78.

Gunnar Myrdal is best known for which distinction?

a)

Serving as UN economic secretary

b)

Leading Sweden’s parliament for decades

c)

Winning the Nobel Prize in Economics

d)

Writing India Wins Freedom memoir

79.

Harsha Vardhana’s empire extended across which broad region?

a)

Punjab, Bengal, Orissa, Indo‑Gangetic plain

b)

Himalayan foothills and Kashmir valley

c)

Deccan plateau and Tamil coastal belt

d)

Western Ghats and Konkan maritime zone

80.

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad held which leadership role?

a)

Chief architect of India’s Constitution

b)

First Muslim Governor‑General of India

c)

Youngest president of Indian National Congress

d)

Founder of Jamia Millia Islamia University

81.

Patanjali’s Mahabhashya and Yoga Sutra primarily guide seekers toward what?

a)

Expertise in Ayurvedic surgical methods

b)

Direct experience of purushartha, the soul

c)

Attainment of royal patronage and wealth

d)

Mastery of Vedic ritual sacrifices

82.

Amir Khusrau is credited with introducing which musical form into India?

a)

Punjabi bhangra rhythms

b)

Carnatic kriti structures

c)

Classical dhrupad compositions

d)

The ghazal style of song

83.

Which book by Ram Manohar Lohia recounts the painful days around the decision to partition India?

a)

Guilty Men of Indian Partition

b)

India Wins Freedom

c)

Freedom at Midnight

d)

Discovery of India

84.

Which work listed among banned books in India analyzes Gandhi’s assassination?

a)

Who Killed Gandhi by Desai

b)

Gandhi Hatya Ani Mi by Godse

c)

India Independent by Bettelheim

d)

Early Islam by Edward

85.

Which title among the banned books focuses on a political biography of Jawaharlal Nehru?

a)

Nehru: A Political Biography

b)

India: A Concept of Invasion

c)

The Scented Garden treatise

d)

Captive Kashmir analysis

86.

Which book holds the record for the best-selling book of non-fiction?

a)

The Little Prince, published widely

b)

Gutenberg Bible, printed around 1455

c)

Guinness World Records, sold in many languages

d)

The Bible, printed over five billion copies

87.

Which title is listed as the best-selling book of fiction?

a)

A la Recherche Du Temps Perdu, very long

b)

The Complete Miss Marple, very thick anthology

c)

Flowers of the Four Season, only 250 copies

d)

A Tale of Two Cities, over 200 million copies

88.

Which book is identified as the best-selling copyright book?

a)

The Little Prince, measured 2.01 m high

b)

The Way to Happiness, translated widely

c)

Birds of America, sold for £7.3 million

d)

Guinness World Records, sold in 37 languages

89.

What is the largest non-published book mentioned?

a)

This is Prophet Mohamed, 5 m by 8.06 m

b)

The Little Prince, 2.01 m high and 3.0 m wide

c)

Gutenberg Bible, printed around 1455

d)

A la Recherche, contains 9,609,000 characters

90.

Which item was sold as the most expensive book at auction in December 2010?

a)

Guinness World Records annual edition

b)

Birds of America by John James Audubon

c)

Gutenberg Bible early print copy

d)

The Little Prince oversized version

91.

Who is noted as the most translated author for the same book?

a)

L. Ron Hubbard for The Way to Happiness

b)

Marcel Proust for A la Recherche

c)

Charles Dickens for Two Cities

d)

Agatha Christie for Miss Marple

92.

Which book is identified as the oldest mechanically printed book?

a)

Flowers of the Four Season, smallest

b)

Gutenberg Bible, printed around 1455

c)

The Bible, billions of copies printed

d)

The Little Prince, very large format

93.

Which book is listed as the smallest printed book on the page?

a)

Gutenberg Bible, early printed copy

b)

Guinness World Records, pocket edition

c)

Flowers of the Four Season, only 29 pages

d)

The Little Prince, open to 128 pages

94.

What collection is noted as the thickest book published?

a)

The Complete Miss Marple, 4,032 pages

b)

A Tale of Two Cities, single classic novel

c)

A la Recherche, counted by characters

d)

Birds of America, expensive at auction

95.

Who is recorded as the youngest person to write a published book?

a)

Adauto Kovalski da Silva, age 5 years 302 days

b)

John James Audubon, famed naturalist author

c)

L. Ron Hubbard, widely translated writer

d)

Marcel Proust, modernist French novelist

96.

In 1941, which leaders discussed principles later shaping the UNO through the Atlantic Charter?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill

b)

Harry S. Truman and Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Charles de Gaulle and Benito Mussolini

d)

Joseph Stalin and Dwight D. Eisenhower

97.

Where did the 1943 meeting reaffirm the need for an effective mechanism to maintain international peace?

a)

San Francisco with Truman, Attlee, Stalin

b)

Geneva with Roosevelt, de Gaulle, Stalin

c)

Yalta with Churchill, Stalin, Truman

d)

Tehran with Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin

98.

Who suggested the name "United Nations" during World War II?

a)

Joseph Stalin in 1943

b)

Harry S. Truman in 1945

c)

Winston Churchill in 1941

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942

99.

Which country is noted as the largest troop contributor to UN peacekeeping since inception?

a)

France has provided most personnel

b)

Brazil has consistently topped numbers

c)

United States has led contributions

d)

India has been the largest contributor

100.

Which nation withdrew from UN membership but later rejoined after a year?

a)

Italy left and later returned

b)

Mexico left and later returned

c)

Japan left and later returned

d)

Indonesia left and later returned

101.

Which responsibility aligns with the UN as the biggest peacekeeping organisation today?

a)

Managing international postal services

b)

Running universal primary education

c)

Negotiating global tax harmonisation

d)

Providing food to 90 million people

102.

Approximately how many countries does the UN assist in conducting elections each year?

a)

About 50 countries per year

b)

About 10 countries per year

c)

About 5 countries per year

d)

About 100 countries per year

103.

Which set best matches UN peacekeeping scale and reach mentioned?

a)

Exactly 200,000 peacekeepers across 6 continents

b)

Under 50,000 peacekeepers across 3 continents

c)

Over 120,000 peacekeepers across 4 continents

d)

Around 12,000 peacekeepers across 2 continents

104.

On which date was the United Nations Charter signed by delegates of 50 countries at San Francisco?

a)

October 20, 1947

b)

October 24, 1945

c)

June 26, 1945

d)

January 10, 1946

105.

Who was elected the first Secretary-General of the UNO during its initial session?

a)

Dag Hammarskjöld of Sweden

b)

Trygve Lie of Norway

c)

U Thant of Myanmar

d)

Kurt Waldheim of Austria

106.

In which city are the UN Headquarters located?

a)

Geneva

b)

New York

c)

Vienna

d)

Nairobi

107.

Which date marks the adoption of the UN Flag by the General Assembly?

a)

October 20, 1947

b)

June 26, 1945

c)

October 24, 1945

d)

January 10, 1946

108.

Which of the following is NOT listed as a main objective of the UN?

a)

To maintain peace and security in the world

b)

To remove poverty, disease, and illiteracy

c)

To encourage respect for basic freedoms and rights

d)

To promote military alliances among member states

109.

Which organization's purpose focuses on attaining the highest possible level of health worldwide by strengthening health services and eradicating diseases?

a)

International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1957

b)

International Maritime Organization, London, 1959

c)

Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, 1945

d)

World Health Organization, Geneva, 1948

110.

Which organization promotes protection of intellectual property worldwide and was established in 1967?

a)

United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna

b)

World Bank Group, Washington

c)

World Trade Organization, Geneva

d)

World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva

111.

Which organization promotes exchange of weather data through a worldwide network of meteorological stations and was established in 1950?

a)

World Meteorological Organization, Geneva

b)

International Maritime Organization, London

c)

World Health Organization, Geneva

d)

Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome

112.

Which organization focuses on industrialization of developing countries and is headquartered in Vienna since 1966?

a)

International Atomic Energy Agency

b)

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

c)

World Bank Group

d)

World Trade Organization

113.

Which organization aims to raise levels of nutrition and standards of agricultural products from farms, forests and fisheries?

a)

Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome

b)

World Trade Organization, Geneva

c)

World Meteorological Organization, Geneva

d)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris

114.

Which organization minimizes trade barriers by reducing tariffs and other trade restrictions and replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade?

a)

Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, 1945

b)

World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, 1967

c)

International Maritime Organization, London, 1959

d)

World Trade Organization, Geneva, 1995

115.

Which organization facilitates co-operation among governments on matters affecting merchant shipping and prevents marine pollution caused by ships?

a)

World Meteorological Organization, Geneva

b)

United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna

c)

International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna

d)

International Maritime Organization, London

116.

Which organization accelerates the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity while preventing diversion of nuclear material to weapons?

a)

International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna

b)

World Trade Organization, Geneva

c)

World Health Organization, Geneva

d)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris

117.

Which headquarters location is correctly matched with its organization?

a)

FAO — Geneva, WIPO — Rome

b)

WTO — London, IMO — Geneva

c)

UNESCO — Paris, WHO — Geneva

d)

IAEA — Washington, UNIDO — Vienna

118.

Which organization focuses on activities for child health including rehydration therapy and breastfeeding promotion?

a)

UNICEF focusing on child health programs

b)

UNDP focusing on multilateral cooperation

c)

UNCTAD focusing on trade development

d)

UNEP focusing on natural environment

119.

What is the primary function of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees?

a)

Providing arbitration in investment disputes

b)

Facilitating international trade talks

c)

International protection of refugee rights

d)

Promoting environmental conservation globally

120.

Which UN program accelerates economic growth of under-developed countries through trade?

a)

ILO improving labour conditions

b)

UNEP conserving the environment

c)

UNFPA addressing population strategies

d)

UNCTAD promoting trade and development

121.

Which organization assists nations with population problems and awareness strategies?

a)

IMF promoting monetary cooperation

b)

IFAD assembling agricultural funds

c)

MIGA insuring foreign direct investment

d)

UNFPA dealing with population activities

122.

Which UN program promotes multilateral, technical, and pre-investment cooperation worldwide?

a)

UNICEF improving child health services

b)

UNDP promoting development cooperation

c)

UNHCR safeguarding refugee interests

d)

UNCTAD accelerating trade growth

123.

Which organization aims to protect and conserve the natural environment, addressing air pollution and soil degradation?

a)

ICSID arbitrating investment disputes

b)

ILO setting labour standards

c)

IMF supporting monetary stability

d)

UNEP focusing on environmental protection

124.

In which year was UNICEF established?

a)

1946 for UNICEF establishment

b)

1977 for UNICEF establishment

c)

1965 for UNICEF establishment

d)

1969 for UNICEF establishment

125.

Where is the headquarters of UNHCR located?

a)

New York hosting UNHCR offices

b)

Geneva hosting UNHCR offices

c)

Rome hosting UNHCR offices

d)

Nairobi hosting UNHCR offices

126.

Which agency provides facilities for conciliation and arbitration of international investment disputes?

a)

ICSID handling investment disputes

b)

IFC encouraging private enterprise

c)

MIGA providing FDI insurance

d)

IDA extending easy credits

127.

Which organization formulates international labour standards and promotes cooperation in employment and human resources?

a)

ILO setting labour conventions

b)

IMF managing monetary cooperation

c)

IFAD funding rural development

d)

UNCTAD fostering trade growth

128.

Which organization listed focuses on fighting for human rights and won the Nobel Peace Prize for Peace in 1977?

a)

League of Arab States founded in Cairo

b)

Asian Development Bank established in Manila

c)

Amnesty International headquartered in London

d)

International Criminal Police Organization in Lyons

129.

Which body provides concessional credit to needy members across Asia and the Pacific?

a)

Asian Development Bank based in Manila

b)

Association of South East Asian Nations

c)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

d)

International Committee of the Red Cross

130.

ASEAN’s primary purpose, as described, is to accelerate economic progress and maintain what?

a)

Oil pricing control in member countries

b)

Global democratic institutions worldwide

c)

The economic stability of South East Asia

d)

Regional military alliances in South Asia

131.

Which organization is headquartered in Geneva and organizes relief for victims of war or disaster?

a)

Amnesty International founded in 1961

b)

African Union based in Addis Ababa

c)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

d)

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

132.

Which alliance settles disputes peacefully and pledges collective defense treating an attack on one as an attack on all?

a)

African Union focused on governance

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

c)

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

d)

Group of Eight annual summit

133.

OECD’s stated purpose is to achieve the highest possible economic development and to raise what in member countries?

a)

Police cooperation mechanisms

b)

Oil production capacities

c)

Standards of living for citizens

d)

Military readiness across regions

134.

OPEC’s main function is to control production and pricing of crude oil to achieve what?

a)

Possible economic development in member countries

b)

Higher standards of living worldwide

c)

Increased police coordination globally

d)

Rapid industrialization in non-members

135.

Which group consists of the most industrialized nations meeting annually to discuss economic matters and world problems?

a)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

c)

Asian Development Bank in Manila

d)

Group of Eight known as G-8

136.

What is the primary purpose of the G–15 as described in the material?

a)

Coordinate military alliances among members

b)

Enhance economic consultations among developing nations

c)

Standardize cultural exchanges and festivals

d)

Manage global environmental treaties

137.

Which statement correctly describes the membership composition of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in 1995?

a)

It included Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Georgia

b)

It was limited to Central Asian republics only

c)

It had 15 members, all Baltic states

d)

It comprised Canada, UK, and Australia

138.

In which city are the headquarters of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR–ARC) located?

a)

Muscat, Oman

b)

Port Louis, Mauritius

c)

Male, Maldives

d)

Durban, South Africa

139.

What is the main purpose of the International Telecommunications Satellite Organisation (INTELSAT)?

a)

Regulate maritime shipping routes

b)

Provide international telephone and TV services

c)

Coordinate nuclear non-proliferation policies

d)

Administer global postal services

140.

What is the stated purpose of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC)?

a)

Strengthen military defense among members

b)

Accelerate economic and social development

c)

Create a common currency for South Asia

d)

Oversee maritime boundary disputes

141.

Which UN Secretary-General undertook a “peace mission” in 1950 promoting a “20-Year Program for Achieving Peace through the United Nations”?

a)

Dag Hammarskjöld

b)

Kofi Annan

c)

Trygve Halvdan Lie

d)

Ban Ki-moon

142.

Which species is identified as the tallest animal in the world?

a)

Giraffe

b)

African Bush Elephant

c)

Blue Whale

d)

Ostrich

143.

Which bird holds the record for the biggest wingspan among birds?

a)

Kori Bustard

b)

Wandering Albatross

c)

Royal Albatross

d)

Peregrine Falcon

144.

Which country is the largest in area globally?

a)

Canada

b)

United States

c)

Russia

d)

China

145.

What is named as the largest continent by area?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Africa

146.

Which lake is recognized as the largest freshwater lake by surface area in North America?

a)

Lake Ontario

b)

Great Bear Lake

c)

Lake Michigan

d)

Lake Superior

147.

Which mountain peak is recorded as the highest in the world?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

K2

c)

Kangchenjunga

d)

Mauna Kea

148.

Which hydroelectric project is stated as on the Yangtze River in China?

a)

Itaipu Dam

b)

Hoover Dam

c)

Three Gorges Dam

d)

Grand Coulee Dam

149.

Which desert is described as the largest hot desert?

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Arabian Desert

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Sahara Desert

150.

Which country is identified as the most populous in the world?

a)

United States

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Indonesia