21. Who is the author of Ramacharitamanasa?
[A] Tulsidas
[B] Kabir
[C] Guru Nanak
[D] Ramanuja
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Correct Answer: A [Tulsidas]
Notes:
Tulsidas was a great scholar and had made a profound study of Indian philosophy and literature. He is also the author of Ramacharitamanasa which is popularly called Tulsi-krita Ramayana.
22. Which day is celebrated as Hiroshima Day?
[A] 5 August
[B] 6 August
[C] 7 August
[D] 8 August
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Correct Answer: B [6 August]
Notes:
6 August is celebrated as Hiroshima Day to acknowledge the massive devastation and human suffering brought by the dropping of nuclear bomb on Hiroshima in 1945.
23. Which day is celebrated as Engineers Day?
[A] 10 April
[B] 15 September
[C] 23 February
[D] 22 March
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Correct Answer: B [15 September]
Notes:
15 September is celebrated as Engineers Day in India, Sri Lanka and Tanzania in the memory of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya who was an Indian civil engineer and an excellent statesman.
24. To which of the following military personnel, Mahavir Chakra is awarded?
[A] Army
[B] Navy
[C] Air Force
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
Mahavir Chakra is awarded for showing exceptional gallantry in front of enemy, whether it be by an army personnel, navy personnel or from air force.
25. Which of the following was also known as Mycenaean civilization?
[A] Mesopotamian
[B] Greek
[C] Chinese
[D] Harappan
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Correct Answer: B [Greek]
Notes:
Greek civilization was named after the legendary king Minos of Crete (Minoan Civilization). Sometimes it was referred to as Mycenaean civilization, after a city called Mycenae, which the Cretans had built.
26. When did the storming of Bastille took place?
[A] 14th July, 1789
[B] 14th July, 1798
[C] 14th June, 1789
[D] 14th June, 1798
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Correct Answer: A [14th July, 1789]
Notes:
Bastille in Paris was stormed on the afternoon of 14th July, 1789. The medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille represented royal authority and despotic rule of the King, in the centre of Paris.
27. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes is headquartered at which of the following places?
[A] Tokyo
[B] Geneva
[C] London
[D] Washington D.C.
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Correct Answer: D [Washington D.C.]
Notes:
ICSID, which is also called as International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes is the world’s leading institution devoted to international investment disputes. It was established in 1966. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C., in the United States of America.
28. UNEP is headquartered at which of the following places?
[A] Nairobi
[B] Hague
[C] Jakarta
[D]
Kyoto
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Correct Answer: A [Nairobi]
Notes:
UNEP is headquartered at Nairobi, Kenya. It was founded in 1972 and it sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system.
29. Economic and Social Council has how many members?
[A] 54
[B] 55
[C] 56
[D] 57
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Correct Answer: A [54]
Notes:
Economic and Social Council has 54 Members which are elected by the General Assembly for overlapping three-year terms. It is the central platform of United Nations’ for reflection, debate, and innovative thinking on sustainable development.
30. Which country’s patriotic resistance fighters were “Arbegnoch”?
[A] Austria
[B] Ethiopia
[C] Uruguay
[D] Cambodia
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Correct Answer: B [Ethiopia ]
Notes:
Arbegnoch were the Ethiopian patriotic resistance fighters, which were in existence from 1936 to 1941. They fought against the Italian occupation of Ethiopia and Eritrea in the Italo-Ethiopian War.
