Objective General Knowledge

Q. Which one among the following is common to the Treaty of Yandaboo (1826), the Treaty of Salbai (1782) and the Treaty of Gandamak (1879)?
1 With these treaties various Indian powers formed alliances to defeat the British
2 These treaties enabled the British to control the South Asian powers
3 These treaties expedited the spread of Indian culture abroad
4 These treaties gave an essential boost to enhanced trade in South Asia
Ans: 2
Q. Which one among the following was the major demand of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) organised under the leadership of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ?
1 Land to the tiller
2 Increase in the rates of labour wage
3 Rollback of newly enhanced revenue rate
4 Supply of agricultural inputs to the farmers at subsidised rate
Ans: 3
Q. Which one among the following statements is not correct?
1 Gandhara School of Act owed its origin to the Indo-Greek rulers but the real patrons of the school were the Kushans, especially Kanishka
2 Rich carving, elaborate ornamentations and complex symbolism were not the main features of the Gandhara sculpture
3 The Graeco-Roman architectural impact modified the structure of Buddhist Stupas
4 The artists of the Amravati School of Arts mainly used white marble
Ans: 4
Q. Which one among the following statements regarding the Eighth Five-Year Plan in India is not correct?
1 The Plan was postponed by two years because of political upheavals at the centre
2 It aimed at high growth of both agriculture and manufacturing sectors
3 It emphasis was on growth in export and import, improvement in trade and current account deficit
4 It set before itself the two principal objectives of 'growth with stability' and 'growth with justic
Ans: 4
Q. Which among the following statements is/are true with regard to WTO membership?
1. All WTO members automatically receive the 'most favoured nation' status.
2. Over 75% of WTO members are from developing countries. WTO membership allows them access to developed markets at the lower tariff.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1 1 only
2 2 only
3 Both 1 and 2
4 neither 1 nor 2
Ans: 3
Q. TRIPS (Trade Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) agreement is administered by:
1 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
2 United nations Organisation (UNO)
3 World Trade Organisation (WTO)
4 World Bank (WB).
Ans: 3
Q. Consider the following statements:
1. The G20 was established in 2008 in the wake of global financial crisis led by the USA.
2. It brings together the major advanced and emerging economies to stabilise the global financial market.
3. India's stand on Mutual Assessment Process (MAP) for measuring imbalances between surplus and deficit economies in the Seoul Conference of G20 in the year 2010 was firmly endorsed by all the nations.
Which of the statements given above is/are cor
1 1, 2 and 3
2 1 and 2 only
3 2 and 3 only
4 3 only
Ans: 3
Q. India by becoming a full-fledged member of the Financial Action Task Force:
1 will be able to access information on suspect accounts in nations such as Switzerland and UK.
2 will play an important role in law enforcement matters, investigations or prosecutions of terrorist activities at an international level.
3 has become a member of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
4 All of the above
Ans: 4
Q. Consider he following declaration and identify the person who made it using the code given below:
'The time has come when badges of honour make our shame glaring in their incongruous context of humiliation, and, I, for my part, wish to stand shorn of all special distinction, by the side or my countrymen who, for their so-called insignificance are liable to suffer degradation not fit for human beings'
Code:
1 Mahatma Gandhi
2 Jawaharlal Nehru
3 Dadabhai Naoroji
4 Rabindranath Tagore
Ans: 4
Q. Consider the following statements:
'We believe that it is the inalienable right of the Indian people as of any other people, to have freedom and to enjoy the fruits of their toil and have the necessities of life so that they may have full opportunities of growth'.
Identify the correct context of this statements from below:
1 Pledge of independence to publicly taken all over India on 26 January 1930
2 Preamble of the Constitution of India adopted in 1950.
3 Congress Working Committee Resolution adopted at the Special Calcutta Congress in 1920
4 Part of Speech delivered by Subhash Bose at the launch of Azad Hind Fauj
Ans: 1