21. Yangtze river does not pass through which of the country:
(A) Mongolia
(B) Thailand
(C) Taiwan
(D) All of these
Answer – D
22. The Incan Civilization flourished in:
(A) South America
(B) North America
(C) Australia
(D) Indonesia
Answer – A
23: The largest city by population in the Great Lakes region is:
(A) Toronto
(B) Montreai
(C) Chicago
(D) Detroit
Answer – C
24. An ordinary mobile phone communicates by using:
(A) Sound waves
(B) Microwaves
(C) Radio waves
(D) UV waves
Answer – C
25. Stock indices at Tokyo are known by their popular name of:
(A) Dow Jones
(B) Hang Seng
(C) Nikkei
(D) FTSE
Answer – C
26. Annuity is:
(A) A sum of money received on a regular basis as one of a series of fixed payments
(B) financial product designed to pay out-a stream of payments to the holder at a later point in time
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D)Annual payment of dues
Answer – A
27. Hobson’s choice:
(A) Giving no choice at all
(B) To make the best choice
(C) To make the worst choice
(D) To settle for a compromise
Answer – A
28. The phenomenon of ‘Arab Spring’ was sparked by the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouzizi, a fruit-seller in:
(A) Egypt
(B) Tunisia
(C) Morocco
(D) Syria
Answer – B
29. The hurricane in the October 2012 which caused wide-spread damage in the eastern sea-board states of the USA is:
(A) Katrina
(B) Sandy
(C) Isaac
(D) Irene
Answer – B
30. A voucher may be:
(A) Payment bill
(B) Wages Sheet
(C) Bank Receipt
(D) All of these
Answer – D
31. Kyoto Protocol talks about:
(A) Employment
(B) Pollution
(C) Agriculture
(D) None of these
Ans – B
32. What was the name of Libyan king deposed by Colonel Gadhafi in 1969? .
(A) King Abdullah
(B) King Idris
(C) King Saud
(D) King Sadaa
Answer – B
33. Who said, “Where wealth accumulates; men decay”?
(A) Abraham Lincoln
(B) Winston Churchill
(C) Goldsmith
(D) Roosevelt
Answer – C
34. Baikal Lake is situated in:
(A) Kazakhstan
(B) Russia
(C) USA
(D) Angola
Answer – B
35. What is meant by “Laissez-Faire”?
(A) Mixed Economy
(B) Non-lnterft:rcnce of govt. in economic affairs
(C) Controlled economy
(D) None of these
Answer – B
36. The Arab League was formed in:
(A) Cairo
(B) Jeddah
(C) Tehran
(D) Riyadh
Answer – A
37. The Agreement which provided for territorial allocations as spheres of Western influence in the Middle East, in case of break-up of Ottoman Empire, is known as:
(A) Treaty of Alexandropol
(B) Balfour Declaration
(C) Accord of Ankara
(D) Sykes-Picot
Answer – D
38. The country having the highest GDP in the world:
(A) Qatar
(B) Luxembourg
(C) Singapore
(D) Kuwait
Answer – A
39. “Brazuca” is the name of:
(A) the standard shoulder fired anti-tank weapon of US Army
(B) a man-portable recoilless antitank rocket launcher weapon of US Army
(C) the official match ball of FIFA World Cup 2014
(D) a brass musical instrument Incorporating a telescopic tubing
Answer – C
40.For how many years did Nelson Mandela remain in Prison?
(A) 27 years
(C) 17 years
(B) 37 years
(D) 10 years
Answer – A