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(1) Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : To tackle the growing menace of Left wing extremism, the Government has deployed paramilitary forces in the affected states.

Reason (R) : As the State Police forces became ineffective, the para-military forces are deployed.

Codes :
(1) (A) is true, but (R) is not true
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
(3) (R) is true, but (A) is not true
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) does not explain (A)
Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
(2) Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : The reasons for becoming refugees varied, and included fleeing from the dangers of war zones, political persecution, hunger and poverty, or unbearable environmental onslaughts.

Reason (R) : Far from the poor flooding into the rich nations, they were overwhelmingly fleeing to countries that were little or no richer than their own, and it was these developing countries that were having to bear the costs of cooperation with the refugee flow.

Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is a partial explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are not correct and (R) is contradictory to the reality
(3) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
(4) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is a partial explanation of (A)

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(3) Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : Collective security arrangements attempt to safeguard the collective interest of all States.

Reason (R) : The collective security implies a willingness of all States to oppose any state committing aggression.

Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) Both (A) and (R) are not true
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true
Answer: Both (A) and (R) are not true
(4) Arrange the following in the ascending chronological order and use the code given below :

I. Seabed Treaty 1971

II. Antarctic Treaty 1959

III. SALT-I 1972

IV. Latin America Nuclear Free Zone Treaty 1967

Codes :
(1) II, IV, I, III
(2) III, I, IV, II
(3) IV, II, I, III
(4) I, III, II, IV
Answer: II, IV, I, III
(5) Globalisation is the process of :
(1) extending the power of one nation-state around the world
(2) identifying the opponents of democratisation
(3) making the nation-state a global standard for political organisations
(4) creating a more unified economic community among the world’s people
Answer: creating a more unified economic community among the world’s people
(6) The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was replaced by
(1) North American Free Trade Association
(2) World Bank
(3) World Trade Organization
(4) Asian Development Bank
Answer: World Trade Organization
(7) Which of the organisation works towards ending grave abuses of human rights ?
(1) International Red Cross
(2) United Nations Organization
(3) Transparency International
(4) Amnesty International
Answer: Amnesty International
(8) Who coined the term United Nations ?
(1) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(2) Harry Truman
(3) Winston Churchill
(4) Joseph Stalin
Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt
(9) Which one of the following Indian Prime Ministers stated that “Be watchful of those who spread radical ideologies and be equally condemning of those who give shelter to terrorists and use them as political instruments” ?
(1) Manmohan Singh
(2) Narendra Modi
(3) P.V. Narasimha Rao
(4) Rajiv Gandhi
Answer: Narendra Modi
(10) Who amongst the following Russian Presidents made the statement that “I swear if ISIS bombs Russia, in half-an-hour every islamists will die” ?
(1) Boris Yelstin
(2) Vladimir Putin
(3) Victor Chernomyrdin
(4) Dmitry Medvedev
Answer: Vladimir Putin
(11) Who amongst the following opined that “Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions” ?
(1) Dalai Lama
(2) Mother Teresa
(3) Mahatma Gandhi
(4) Nelson Mandela
Answer: Dalai Lama
(12) Which one of the following organization was initially set up as ‘Atom for Peace’ programme in 1957 ?
(1) World Nuclear Association
(2) Greenpeace
(3) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(4) International Atomic Energy Agency
Answer: International Atomic Energy Agency
(13) Which one of the following UN bodies deals with population problem ?
(1) UNFPA
(2) UNDP
(3) UNICEF
(4) UNESCO
Answer: UNFPA
(14) Which one of the following was the first Nuclear Reactor commissioned in India ?
(1) CIRUS
(2) Dhruva
(3) Kamini
(4) Apsara
Answer: Apsara
(15) Which one of the following was the first satellite placed in the orbit by Indian made launch Vehicle SLV – 3 ?
(1) Aryabhata
(2) Rohini
(3) Bhaskara
(4) INSAT
Answer: Rohini

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