Q. Who was the first secretary general of UN?

a) Dag Hammarskjöld

b) Trygve Lie

c) U Thanf

d) George Bush

ANSWER – Trygve Lie

Q. In which year, Israel attacked Lebanon?

a) 2006

b) 2005

c) 2001

d) 2003

ANSWER – 2006

Q. UN Charter was signed by ________ nations

a) 50

b) 51

c) 55

d) 53

ANSWER – 51

Q. “The UN was not made to take humanity to heaven, but to save it from hell” who said it

a) Antonio Guterres

b) Kofi A. Annan

c) Kurt Waldheim

d) Dag Hammarskjöld

ANSWER – Dag Hammarskjöld

Q. UN Charter was signed on _______

a) 25 June 1945

b) 26 June 1945

c) 28 June 1950

d) 30 June 1944

ANSWER – 26 June 1945

Q. Who was the second secretary general of UN?

a) Dag Hammarskjöld

b) Kurt Waldheim

c) Trygve Lie

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Dag Hammarskjöld

Q. Israel attacked Lebanon, saying that it was necessary to control the militant group called

a) Al-Qaeda

b) Hezbollah

c) Ansar al-Sharia

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Hezbollah

Q. United Nations Day Celebrated on

a) October 24

b) October 25

c) October 20

d) October 19

ANSWER – October 24

Q. The UN was founded as a successor to the

a) League of Nations

b) Group of Nations

c) League of Countries

d) None of the above

ANSWER – League of Nations

Q. The ________ is an international organisation that oversees those financial institutions and regulations that act at the international level

a) World Bank

b) World Trade Organisation

c) International Monetary Fund

d) World Health Organisation

ANSWER – International Monetary Fund

Q. Which of the following is not among the main organs of the UN?

a) United Nations Security Council

b) United Nations General Assembly

c) International Court of Justice

d) International Labour Organisation

ANSWER – International Labour Organisation

Q. When did India join UN?

a) 24 October, 1954

b) 25 October, 1945

c) 30 October, 1945

d) None of the above

ANSWER – 30 October, 1945

Q. In _______ there are 5 permanent members

a) UN General Assembly

b) UN Security Council

c) Un Secretariat

d) The Economic and Social Council

ANSWER – UN Security Council

Q. Name the present Secretary general of the UN

a) Antonio Guterres

b) Ban Ki – moon

c) U Thant

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Antonio Guterres

Q. Antonio Guterres was the Former Prime Minister of which country?

a) Norway

b) Italy

c) Australia

d) Portugal

ANSWER – Portugal

Q. The UN was established in 1945, immediately after the ________

a) First World War

b) Cold War

c) Second World War

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Second World War

Q. In _______, all the members have one vote each

a) UN Security Council

b) UN General Assembly

c) Both A and B

d) None of the above

ANSWER – UN General Assembly

Q. Which of the following country is not among the 5 permanent members of the United Nation Security Council?

a) USA

b) Germany

c) Russia

d) China

ANSWER – Germany

Q. Antonio Guterres took over as the secretary general on _________

a) 1 January 2018

b) 1 February 2016

c) 1 January 2017

d) 1 March 2015

ANSWER – 1 January 2017

Q. Which organisation was set up as the successor to the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs?

a) World Health Organisation

b) World Trade Organisation

c) Amnesty International

d) None of the above

ANSWER – World Trade Organisation

Q. Membership of United Nation Security Council was expanded from _____ to _____ in 1965

a) 11, 15

b) 12, 15

c) 10, 16

d) 11, 14

ANSWER – 11, 15

Q. Expand WTO

a) World Tariff Organisation

B) World Health Organisation

C) World Trade Organisation

d) None of the above

ANSWER – World Trade Organisation

Q. The main privileges of the five permanent members are ______ and _______

a) Veto power, inconsistency

b) Permanency, Veto power

c) Both A and B

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Permanency, Veto power

Q. The______ is an International Organisation which sets the rules for global trade

a) World Trade Organisation

b) World Health Organisation

c) Human Rights Watch

d) None of the above

ANSWER – World Trade Organisation

Q. Expand IAEA

a) International Atom Energy Agent

b) International Atoms for Peace Agency

c) International Atomic Energy Agency

d) None of the above

ANSWER – International Atomic Energy Agency

Q. The _______ was created during the Second World War in 1944. Its activities are concentrated on the developing countries

a) World Trade Organisation

b) International Monetary Fund

c) International Atomic Energy Agency

d) World Bank

ANSWER – World Bank

Q. Who is the major contributor to the UN regular budget?

a) USA

b) China

c) Russia

d) India

ANSWER – USA

Q. International Atomic Energy Agency was created in _______

a) 1958

b) 1956

c) 1957

d) 1959

ANSWER – 1957

Q. ________ is an NGO that campaigns for the protection of human rights all over the world

a) IAEA

b) Amnesty International

c) WHO

d) UNDP

ANSWER – Amnesty International

Q. Trygve Lie was from ______

a) Portugal

b) Norway

c) Iceland

d) Turkey

ANSWER – Norway

Q. IAEA seeks to promote the peaceful use of ______ energy

a) Nuclear

b) Kinetic

c) Liquid

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Nuclear

Q. There are _______ non-permanent members in UN security council

a) 15

b) 12

c) 10

d) 16

ANSWER – 10

Q. Expand UNESCO

a) United Nation Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation

b) United Nation Scientific, Cultural and Educational Organisations

c) United Nation Science, Education and Culture Organisation

d) None of the above

ANSWER – United Nation Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisations

Q. Expand UNHCR

a) United Nation Human Rights Commission

b) United Nation High Commission for Refugees

c) United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees

d) None of the above

ANSWER – United Nation High Commission for Refugees

Q. Which of the following is a main ambition of UN?

a) Coming generations should be free from wars

b) Friendly relationship to be developed among nations

c) Both A and B

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Both A and B

Q. Expand UNHRC

a) United Nations High Commission for Refugees

b) United Nations Human Rights Commission

c) United Nations Human Rights Commissioner

d) None of the above

ANSWER – United Nations Human Rights Commission

Q. Name the first Prime Minister of independent India?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

c) Lal Bahadur Shastri

d) B.R. Ambedkar

ANSWER – Jawaharlal Nehru      

Q. Which among the following was not a challenge that independent India faced?

a) Shape a nation that was united

b) Establish autocracy

c) Ensure the development and well-being of entire society

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Establish Autocracy

Q. British India was divided into –

a) India and Bangladesh

b) Pakistan and Bangladesh

c) Pakistan and Tibet

d) India and Pakistan

ANSWER – India and Pakistan

Q. According to the ‘Two Nation Theory’, India consisted of not one but two people ______

a) Hindus and Christians

b) Hindus and Muslims

c) Muslims and Sikhs

d) Jains and Muslims

ANSWER – Hindus and Muslims

Q. Who was known as frontier Gandhi?

a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar khan

b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah

c) Jawaharlal Nehru

d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

ANSWER – Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Q. Who delivered the famous speech ‘Tryst with Destiny’?

a) Sardar Vallabhai Patel

b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Jawaharlal Nehru

d) Lal Bahadur Shastri

ANSWER – Jawaharlal Nehru

Q. What was the % of Muslim population in India in 1951?

a) 15%

b) 12%

c) 10%

d) 5%

ANSWER – 12%

Q. Writers and poets described partition as –

a) Division of properties

b) Division of liabilities and assets

c) Political division of the country

d) Division of hearts

ANSWER – Division of hearts

Q. The _______ was formed to protect the interest of the Muslims in colonial India.

a) Princely states

b) Muslim league

c) Hindu community

d) Both B and C

ANSWER – Muslim league

Q. Princely states were ruled by

a) British government

b) Indian government

c) Princess

d) Prime minister

ANSWER – Princess

Q. The “Communal zones” exclude –

a) Lahore

b) Travancore

c) Amritsar

d) Calcutta

ANSWER – Travancore

Q. British India provinces were controlled by?

a) Princes

b) British government

c) British citizens

d) None of the above

ANSWER – British government

Q. How many princely states were there at the time of independence?

a) 590

b) 568

c) 565

d) 560

ANSWER – 565

Q. Name the first deputy Prime minister of India?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

c) Sardar Vallabhai Patel

d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

ANSWER – Sardar Vallabhai Patel

Q. A Para military force of Nizam of Hyderabad which was sent to respond people’s movement was known as _______

a) LTTE

b) Nizam’s Army

c) Indian Army

d) Razakars

ANSWER – Razakars

Q. Who was the maharaja of Manipur at the time of independence?

a) Krishnadatta Chamaraja

b) Bodhachandra Singh

c) Chandragupta Maurya

d) Ajatasatru

ANSWER – Bodhachandra Singh

Q. Which was the first Indian state to hold an election based on universal adult franchise in June 1948?

a) Meghalaya

b) Telangana

c) Manipur

d) Hyderabad

ANSWER – Manipur

Q. When was the merger agreement between maharaja of Manipur and the government of India signed?

a) Sep, 1949

b) July, 1948

c) Sep, 1948

d) June, 1947

ANSWER – Sep, 1949

Q. Movement for a separate Andhra was called –

a) Andhra movement

b) Telugu movement

c) Vishalandhra movement

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Vishalandhra Movement

Q. Name the veteran gandhian (also a congress leader) who went on indefinite fast that led to his death after 56 days

a) Chandresh Reddy

b) Potti Sriramulu

c) Saket Vishwa

d) Gaurav Patel

ANSWER – Potti Sriramulu

Q.  Prime minister announced the formation of a separate Andhra state in ______

a) December 1950

b) January 1952

c) November 1951

d) December 1952

ANSWER – December 1952

Q. In which year was the State reorganization commission was appointed?

a) 1951

b) 1955

c) 1953

d) 1952

ANSWER – 1953

Q. Who played a vital role in the integration of princely states with India?

a) Sardar Vallabhai patel

b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

d) Lal Bahadur Shastri

ANSWER – Sardar Vallabhai Patel

Q. States created in 1960 were ________

a) Tripura and Rajasthan

b) Maharashtra and Gujarat

c) Meghalaya and Assam

d) Punjab and Haryana

ANSWER – Maharashtra and Gujarat

Q.  Which of the following state was not created in 2000?

a) Chhattisgarh

b) Assam

c) Uttrakhand

d) Jharkhand

ANSWER – Assam

Q. Meghalaya was carved out from?

a) Assam

b) Manipur

c) Tripura

d) Sikkim

ANSWER – Assam

Q. Which of the following princely state not resisted joining India?

a) Hyderabad

b) Manipur

c) Kashmir

d) Mysore

ANSWER – Mysore

Q. Mention the base of the state reorganization act in 1956?

a) Religion

b) Language

c) Ethnicity

d) Both A and B

ANSWER – Language

Q. Gujarat was carved out from

a) Maharashtra

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Bombay

ANSWER – Bombay

Q. Haryana was carved out from –

a) Punjab

b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Rajasthan

ANSWER – Punjab

Q. ‘THE DAWN OF FREEDOM’ was written by –

a) Mohammad Ali Jinnah

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Faiz Ahmed Faiz

d) Amrita Pritam

ANSWER – Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Q. When Mohammad Ali Jinnah addressed the constituent assembly of Pakistan at Karachi?

a) 11 August 1947

b) 13 August 1948

c) 14 August 1947

d) 16 August 1947

ANSWER – 11 August 1947

Q. Famous poet, Amrita Pritam was from –

a) Assam

b) Bihar

c) Punjab

d) Jammu and Kashmir

ANSWER – Punjab

Q.  When Meghalaya was carved out of Assam?

a) 1972

b) 1960

c) 1966

d) 1965

ANSWER – 1972

Q. When Haryana was carved out of Punjab?

a) 1965

b) 1962

c) 1966

d) 1963

ANSWER – 1966

Q. Who was the chairperson of planning commission?

Prime minister of India

President of India

Vice president of India

Governor of Kerala

ANSWER – Prime minister of India

Q. The provision of Five-year plan was borrowed from?

union of Soviet Socialist Republic

United States of America

Japan

Britain

ANSWER – union of Soviet Socialist Republic

Q. When was the first Five-year plan started in India?

1 March 1951

1 April 1951

1 February 1951

2 December 1952

ANSWER – 1 April 1951                                   

Q. In which year the Planning commission set up in India?

August 1950

January 1951

March 1950

April 1951

ANSWER – March 1950

Q. Name the two models of development?

Capitalist and socialist

Socialist and Maoist

Capitalist and Marxist

None of the above

ANSWER – Capitalist and Socialist

Q. ______ budget that is spent on routine items on a yearly basis

Plan

Non plan

Both A and B

None of the above

ANSWER – Non plan

Q. From which country, the Socialist model of development was related?

Belgium

Greece

USA

USSR

ANSWER – USSR

Q. Tribal population of Orissa fears displacement because of setting up of industries and extraction of which mineral?

Iron ore

Copper

Magnesium

Uranium

ANSWER – Iron ore

Q. _______ budget that is spent on a five-year basis as per the priorities fixed by the plan

Plan

Non plan

Both A and B

None of the above

ANSWER – Plan

Q. From which country, the Capitalist model of development was related?

USSR

Czechoslovakia

USA

Both A and B

ANSWER – USA

Q. When the second Five year plan was launched?

1952

1955

1951

1956

ANSWER – 1956

Q. Year in which no five-year plan is adopted is called _____

Economic crisis

Plan holiday

Gap between five year plans

None of the above

ANSWER – Plan holiday

Q. Name a young economist who argued that India should ‘hasten slowly’ for the first two decades

N. Raj

C. Mahalanobis

Jawaharlal Nehru

V. Keskar

ANSWER – K.N. Raj

Q. The main objective of the first Five-year plan was _______

Industrial development

Agricultural growth

Transport and Communication

None of the above

ANSWER – Agricultural growth

Q. The second five-year plan was drafted under the leadership of ______

N. Roy

N. Raj

C. Mahalanobis

C. Kumar

ANSWER – P.C. Mahalanobis

Q. The main objective of the second five-year plan was _______

Agricultural growth

Industrial development

Social services

None of the above

ANSWER – Industrial development

Q. What was the principle obstacle in the way of agriculture growth?

Pattern of land distribution

Indian farmers

Big industries

None of the above

ANSWER – Pattern of land distribution

Q. Who was the author of ‘Economy of Permanence’?

C. Mahalanobis

Jawaharlal Nehru

C. Kumarappa

Karuna Bannerjee

ANSWER – J.C. Kumarappa

Q. Name the decentralised model of planning adopted by an Indian state

Bihar model

Karnataka model

Kerala model

Goa model

ANSWER – Kerala model

Q. Which among the following was not a focus point of Kerala model?

Water sanitation

Health

Education

Poverty alleviation

ANSWER – Water sanitation

Q. Which state has achieved almost total literacy?

Kerala

Karnataka

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

ANSWER – Kerala

Q. ‘Raag Darbari’ was written by _______

Shrilal Shukla

S Naidu

Chunibala Devi

Uma Das

ANSWER – Shrilal Shukla

Q. Which state faced food – crisis and a near famine situation in 1965-67?

Rajasthan

Bihar

Uttar Pradesh

Tripura

ANSWER – Bihar

Q. _______ also called as the ‘Milkman of India’, who launched Amul

Verghese Kurien

Amul Ray

Satyajit Kumar

None of the above

ANSWER – Verghese Kurien                     

Q. Which of the following was considered as a negative effect of green revolution?

Increase in production

Land saving

Development of industries

Increase in regional and personal inequalities

ANSWER – Increase in regional and personal inequalities

Q. Which year was declared as the period of ‘plan holiday’?

1965-68

1999-2000

1966-69

1962-1964

ANSWER – 1966-69

Q. Bombay plan was drafted in ______

1945

1944

1948

1949

ANSWER – 1944

Q. S. Swaminathan was associated with _______

White revolution

Plan holiday

Green revolution

Bombay plan

ANSWER – Green revolution

Q. ______ commission was replaced by the NITI Aayog

Planning

Policy

Bombay

None of the above

ANSWER – Planning

Q. ‘Green Revolution’ was launched in _______

1965

1967

1999

1969

ANSWER – 1967

Q. Name the first chairperson of the Planning Commission

Sardar Vallabhai Patel

B.R. Ambedkar

Jawaharlal Nehru

Verghese Kurien

ANSWER – Jawaharlal Nehru

Q. Which project was allotted a huge amount in the first five-year plan?

Narmada project

Ganga river dam project

Bhakra Nangal roject

Both A and C

ANSWER – Bhakra Nangal project

Q. ‘Promotion of international peace and security’ are mentioned in which article of the Indian constitution?

a) Article 55

b) Article 52

c) Article 51

d) Article 53

ANSWER – Article 51      

Q. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) was led by?

a) USSR

b) USA

c) Japan

d) Britain

ANSWER – USA

Q. Which of the following was not among the founding members of NAM?

a) Nasser

b) Nkrumah

c) Lal Bahadur Shasri

d) Tito

ANSWER – Lal Bahadur Shastri

Q. Full form of NAM is ________

a) Non-Aligned Movement

b) National Market of Agriculture

c) Both A and B

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Non-Aligned Movement

Q. Warsaw pact was led by _________

a) Soviet Union

b) USA

c) Australia

d) Italy

ANSWER – Soviet Union

Q. Where was the first summit of NAM held?

a) Tehran

b) Shimla

c) Accra

d) Belgrade

ANSWER – Belgrade

Q. Bandung conference was held in ________

a) Ghana

b) Egypt

c) Indonesia

d) Thailand

ANSWER- Indonesia

Q. Which conference led to the establishment of NAM?

a) Belgrade conference

b) Tashkent conference

c) Shimla conference

d) Bandung conference

ANSWER – Bandung conference

Q.  first summit of NAM was held in Belgrade in _______

a) September 1961

b) March 1961

c) July 1962

d) April 1965

ANSWER – September 1961

Q. Name the spiritual leader who crossed over into Indian border and sought asylum in India

a) Skal Bzang

b) Dalai Lama

c) Sukarno

d) Tito

ANSWER – Dalai Lama

Q. Dalai Lama has made ______ his home in India

a) Tibet

b) Dharamshala

c) Manali

d) Coorg

ANSWER – Dharamshala

Q. Which is the largest refugee settlement of Tibetans in India?

a) Dharamshala

b) McLeod Ganj

c) Manali

d) Gangtok

ANSWER – Dharamshala

Q. Full form of NEFA is

a) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

b) North Eastern Frontier Agency

c) Both A and B

d) None of the above

ANSWER – North Eastern Frontier Agency

Q. The Panchsheel agreement was signed between _______ and ________

a) Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

b) Lal Bahadur Shastri and Yahya Khan

c) Jawaharlal Nehru and Zhou Enlai

d) None of these

ANSWER – Jawaharlal Nehru and Zhou Enlai

Q. Name the two disputed areas between India and China

a) Jammu and Kashmir

b) Aksai chin and NEFA

c) Arunanchal Pradesh and Sikkim

d) Ladakh and Uttrakhand

ANSWER – Aksai chin and NEFA

Q. Who was the defence minister at the time of Indo china war 1962?

a) V.Krishna Menon

b) Manohar Parrikar

c) Jagjivan Ram

d) Yashwantro Chavan

ANSWER – V. Krishna Menon

Q.Who was the first Prime Minister to visit China after the Indo-China War?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Lal Bahadur Shastri

c) Indira Gandhi

d) Rajiv Gandhi

ANSWER – Rajiv Gandhi

Q. Who was first external affairs minister to visit China in 1979?

a) Sardar Vallabhai Patel

b) Lal Krishna Advani

c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

d) S. Jaishankar

ANSWER – Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Q. Panchsheel agreement was signed on_______

a) 29 April 1954

b) 21 August 1956

c) 19 January 1953

d) 25 April 1954

ANSWER – 29 April 1954

Q. Why the no confidence motion against government was moved in 1963?

a) Because of the farm protests

b) Because of the Indo China war

c) Because of the Indo Pak war

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Because of the Indo China war

Q. Which treaty was signed between India and Pakistan through the mediation of World Bank?

a) Treaty of Lahore

b) Treaty of Amritsar

c) Indus water Treaty

d) Ganga water treaty

ANSWER – Indus water treaty

Q. Who was the second prime minister of India?

a) Lal Bahadur shastri

b) Indira Gandhi

c) Rajendra Prasad

d) V.K. Menon

ANSWER – Lal Bahadur Shastri

Q. Tashkent agreement was signed between ________and _________

a) Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

b) Jawaharlal Nehru and Ayub Khan

c) Rajendra Prasad and Yahya Khan

d) Lal Bahadur Shastri and Ayub Khan

ANSWER – Lal Bahadur Shastri and Ayub Khan 

Q. Awami league was led by _________

a) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

b) Sheikh Mujib-Ur Rahman

c) Ziaur Rahman

D) H.M. Ershad

ANSWER – Sheikh Mujib-Ur Rahman

Q. In August 1971, India signed a 20-year peace and friendship treaty with _________

a) USA

b) Pakistan

c) Soviet Union

d) Bangladesh

ANSWER – Soviet Union

Q. Indus water treaty was signed in 1960 between ________

a) India and Pakistan

b) India and Bangladesh

c) Pakistan and Bangladesh

d) India and Afghanistan

ANSWER – India and Pakistan

Q. Which of the following is not among the 5 nuclear weapon states?

a) China

b) France

c) Russia

d) Bangladesh

ANSWER – Bangladesh

Q. When was the Shimla agreement signed?  

a) 4 July 1972

b) 10 July 1973

c) 3 July 1972

d) 15 July 1972

ANSWER – 3 July 1972

Q. When was the first nuclear explosion undertaken by India?

a) May 1974

b) August 1975

c) July 1974

d) February 1973

ANSWER – May 1974

Q. Which of the following was not a reason of bitterness between India and China in 1962?

a) Tibet issue

b) Boundary dispute

c) Water dispute

d) Both B and C

ANSWER – Water Dispute

Q. Who was the first female prime minister of India?

a) Indira Gandhi

b) Kamla Nehru

c) Pratibha Patil

d) Anandiben Patel

ANSWER – Indira Gandhi

Q. Name the war fought between India and Pakistan in 1999?

a) Kashmir war

b) Kargil war

c) Indo-Pak war

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Kargil War

Q. What is the full form of CTBT?

a) Comprehensive Taste Ban Treaty

b) Compulsive Test Ban Treaty

c) Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

Q. Which of the following was not among the areas occupied by Pakistan in the Kargil War?

a) Dras

b) Kaksar

c)  Mashkoh

d) Doda

ANSWER – Doda

Q. What was the duration of peace and friendship treaty signed between India and Soviet Union?

a) 15 years

b) 20 years

c) 10 years

d) 25 years

ANSWER – 20 years

Q. Who tried to impose the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty of 1968 on the rest of the world?

a) UN Security Council

b) UN General Assembly

c) International Court of Justice

d) None of the above

ANSWER – UN Security Council

Q. Who was worried about a possible Chinese aggression in future?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Sardar Vallabhai Patel

c) Lal Bahadur Shastri

d) Atal Behari Vajpayee

ANSWER – Sardar Vallabhai Patel

Q. Britain attacked Egypt in 1956 over_______

a) Suez Canal issue

b) Panama Canal issue

c) Corinth Canal issue

d) White Sea-Baltic Canal issue

ANSWER – Suez Canal issue

Q. When did China attack Tibet?

a) 1960

b) 1950

c) 1952

d) 1955

ANSWER – 1950

Q. Cuba was an ally of ________

a. USA

b. USSR

c. UK

d. None of the above

ANSWER – USSR                                

Q. Who was the president of Cuba at the time of Cuban Missile Crisis?

a. Fidel Castro

b. John F. Kennedy

c. Kwane Nkrumah

d. Justin Trudeau

ANSWER – Fidel Castro                                 

Q. US represented the ideology of ______ and ______

a. Socialism and Communism

b. Capitalism and Socialism

c. Capitalism and liberal democracy

d. None of the above

ANSWER – Capitalism and Liberal democracy

Q. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the time of Cuban missile crisis?

a. Mikhail Gorbachev

b. Nikita Khrushchev

c. Fidel Castro

d. Gamal Abdel Nasser

ANSWER – Nikita Khrushchev

Q. When the Second World War was came to an end?

a. 1946

b. 1945

c. 1941

d. 1948

ANSWER – 1945

Q. Who was the president of the US at the time of Cuban missile crisis?

a. John F. Kennedy

b. Franklin D. Roosevelt

c. Harry S. Truman

d. Ronald Reagan

ANSWER – John F. Kennedy

Q. Soviet Union represented the ideology of ______ and ______

a. Capitalism and Liberal democracy

b. Communism and Capitalism

c. Capitalism and Socialism

d. Socialism and Communism

ANSWER – Socialism and Communism

Q. Which of the following country was not among the allied powers?

a) USA

b) USSR

c) Germany

d) Britain

ANSWER – Germany

Q. US dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of _______ and _______

a) Chiba and Nara

b) Naha and Shizuoka

c) Hiroshima and Kanazawa

d) Hiroshima and Nagasaki

ANSWER – Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Q. Cold war was an outcome of the emergence of which two superpowers as opponent to each other?

a) USA a Japan

b) USA and USSR

c) China and Russia

d) None of the above

ANSWER – USA and USSR

Q. The western alliance was codified into an organisation named _______

a) SEATO

b) CENTO

c) NATO

d) NAM

ANSWER – NATO

Q. NATO came into existence in _______

a) April 1949

b) August 1948

c) July 1948

d) March 1948

ANSWER – April 1949

Q._______ was led by the Soviet Union to counter NATO’s forces in Europe

a) SEATO

b) CENTO

c) NAM

d) Warsaw Pact

ANSWER – Warsaw Pact

Q. US dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in _______

a) April 1945

b) August 1945

c) September 1945

d) July 1946

ANSWER – August 1945

Q. Which among the following country was not a part of Axis powers?

a) Germany

b) Italy

c) Japan

d) France

ANSWER – France

Q. Initially, how many members were there in NATO?

a) 15

b) 12

c) 13

d) 19

ANSWER – 12

Q. When communist China and the USSR did fight a brief war over a territorial dispute?

a) 1965

b) 1967

c) 1969

d) 1966

ANSWER – 1969

Q. Expand SEATO

a) Southwest Asian Treaty Organisation

b) Southeast Antarctic Treaty Organisation

c) Southeast Arabic Treaty Organisation

d) Southeast Asian Treaty Organisation

ANSWER – Southeast Asian Treaty Organisation

Q. Who played a vital role in mediating between the two Koreas?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) John F. Kennedy

c) Mikhail Gorbachev

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Jawaharlal Nehru

Q. In the Congo crisis, _______ played a key mediatory role

a) Leader of the Soviet Union

b) UN Secretary General

c) Director General of UNESCO

d) King of Nepal

ANSWER – UN Secretary General

Q. Expand CENTO

a) Central Treaty Organisation

b) Central Tribal Organisation

c) Central Time Organisation

d) Central Team Organisation

ANSWER – Central Treaty Organisation

Q. Where was the first summit of NAM held?

a. Tehran

b. Shimla

c. Accra

d. Belgrade

ANSWER – Belgrade

Q. Which of the following was not among the founding members of NAM?

a. Nasser

b. Nkrumah

c. Nana Akufo-Addo

d. Tito

ANSWER – Nana Akufo-Addo

Q. First summit of NAM was attended by _____ member states

a) 26

b) 25

c) 21

d) 27

ANSWER – 25

Q. 14th summit of NAM was held in ______

a) Havana

b) Hawaii

c) Kathmandu

d) Belgrade

ANSWER – Havana

Q. Neutrality refers to –

a) Remaining aloof from world affairs

b) Policy of staying out of war

c) Both A and B

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Policy of staying out of war                     

Q. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development brought out a report entitled ________

a) Towards a New Trade Policy for LDC’s

b) Towards Peace and Development

c) Towards a New Trade Policy for Development

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Towards a New Policy for Development

Q. Who headed Western Alliance?

a) USA

b) USSR

c) China

d) None of the above

ANSWER – USA

Q. India signed the Treaty of friendship in August 1971 with the ________ for 20 years

a) USA

b) USSR

c) France

d) Germany

ANSWER – USSR

Q. Limited Test Ban Treaty was signed on?

a) 5 August 1963

b) 5 July 1964

c) 6 October 1965

d) 15 March 1963

ANSWER – 5 August 1963

Q. Josip Broz Tito was related to?

a) NATO

b) CENTO

c) SEATO

d) NAM

ANSWER – NAM

Q. When was the First World War fought?

a) 1914-1918

b) 1916-1921

c) 1912-1915

d) 1911-1918

ANSWER – 1914-1918

Q. What is the full form of NPT?

a) Non-power treaty

b) Non-nuclear weapon treaty

c) Non-proliferation treaty

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Non-proliferation treaty

Q. Korean war was fought in ______

a) 1955-58

b) 1957-59

c) 1950-53

d) 1951-53

ANSWER – 1950-53

Q. In which year the Soviet Union was disintegrated?

a) 1995

b) 1992

c) 1993

d) 1991

ANSWER – 1991

Q. Which among the following countries was not a NATO member?

a) Canada

b) India

c) France

d) Italy

ANSWER – India

Q. USSR came into being after the _______ revolution in Russia in 1917

a) Communist

b) Socialist

c) Marxist

d) Capitalist

ANSWER – Socialist

Q. Socialist revolution was inspired by the ideals of _______

a) Socialism

b) Marxism

c) Gandhian

d) Capitalism

ANSWER – Socialism

Q. Who invaded Afghanistan in 1979?

a) USA

b) Pakistan

c) Russia

d) Soviet Union

ANSWER – Soviet Union

Q. Who became the general secretary of the Communist party of the Soviet Union in 1985?

a) Vladimir Lenin

b) Mikhail Gorbachev

c) Boris Yeltsin

d) John F. Kennedy

ANSWER – Mikhail Gorbachev

Q. In which year, the coup was taken place by Communist party hardliners?

a) 1994

b) 1990

c) 1991

d) 1989

ANSWER – 1991

Q. Who came up as a national hero in opposing the coup?

a) Mikhail Gorbachev

b) Fidel Castro

c) Joseph Stalin

d) Boris Yeltsin

ANSWER – Boris Yeltsin

Q. In the Soviet Union, who decided to reform the society for the first time?

a) Joseph Stalin

b) Vladimir Lenin

c) Mikhail Gorbachev

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Mikhail Gorbachev

Q. Russia, Ukraine and ______, three major republics of the USSR, declared that the Soviet Union was disbanded

a) Belgium

b) Georgia

c) Kosovo

d) Belarus

ANSWER – Belarus

Q. Who became the successor state of the Soviet Union?

a) Belarus

b) Ukraine

c) Russia

d) Serbia

ANSWER – Russia

Q. In which year, the Soviet Union was disintegrated?

a) 1996

b) 1990

c) 1991

d) 1988

ANSWER – 1991

Q. What is the full form of NATO?

a) North Antarctic Treaty Organisation

b) Northwest Atlantic Treaty Organisation

c) North Arabic Treaty Organisation

d) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

ANSWER – North-Atlantic Treaty Organisation

Q. What is the name of Russian currency?

a) Riyal

b) Ruble

c) Rupee

d) Real

ANSWER – Ruble

Q. In Russia, two republics, _______ and _______, have had violent secessionist movements

a) Amur and Atlay

b) Chechnya and Dagestan

c) Belgorod and Chukotka

d) Chuvashiya and Dagestan

ANSWER – Chechnya and Dagestan

Q. In Central Asia, _______ witnessed a civil war that went on for 10 years till 2001

a) Tajikistan

b) Uzbekistan

c) Azerbaijan

d) Kazakhstan

ANSWER – Tajikistan

Q. Czechoslovakia split peacefully into two, with the ______ and the ______ forming independent countries

a) Czechaso and Slovakaso

b) Area 1 and Area 2

c) Czechs and Slovaks

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Czechs and Slovaks

Q. Who was the first elected president of Russia?

a) Vladimir Putin

b) Mikhail Gorbachev

c) Joseph Stalin

d) Boris Yeltsin

ANSWER – Boris Yeltsin

Q. Name the last leader of the Soviet Union

a) Vladimir Lenin

b) Boris Yeltsin

c) Nikita Khrushchev

d) Mikhail Gorbachev

ANSWER – Mikhail Gorbachev

Q. When was the Berlin wall broken?

a) 9 November 1989

b) 15 December 1988

c) 5 August 1989

d) None of the above

ANSWER – 9 November 1989

Q. Name the disputed area between Azerbaijan and Armenia

a) Yugoslavia

b) Nagorno-Karabakh

c) Kotayk

d) Shirak

ANSWER – Nagorno-Karabakh

Q. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the time of Cuban missile crisis?

a) Mikhail Gorbachev

b) Nikita Khrushchev

c) Fidel Castro

d) Gamal Abdel Nasser

ANSWER – Nikita Khrushchev

Q. Berlin wall was built in ______

a) 1962

b) 1961

c) 1965

d) 1963

ANSWER – 1961

Q. Soviet system was based on _______ ideology

a) Capitalist

b) Socialist

c) Gandhian

d) None of the above

 ANSWER – Socialist

Q. Name the party which dominated the Soviet Union’s political system?

a) Congress Party

b) People’s Party

c) Liberal Democratic Party

d) Communist Party

ANSWER – Communist party

Q. Which of the following statement is true about Shock therapy?

a) Due to privatization, the society was divided into rich and poor

b) The value of Russian currency declined

c) Both A and B

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Both A and B

Q. How many countries were there in the Soviet Union?

a) 14

b) 13

c) 15

d) 20

ANSWER – 15

Q. What is the full form of CIS?

a) Commonwealth of Independent States

b) Commonwealth of Independent Status

c) Commonwealth of Ideologies

d) None of the above

ANSWER – Commonwealth of Independent States

Q. Which of the following country was not a part of Soviet Union?

a) Latvia

b) Armenia

c) Azerbaijan

d) Iceland

ANSWER – Iceland