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(1) Which one of the following is not a chemical warfare agent ?
(1) Talrun
(2) Sarin
(3) Chlorine
(4) Q-fever
Answer: Q-fever
(2) ‘Boko Haram’ is the extremist group active in which one of the following countries :
(1) Malawi
(2) Nigeria
(3) Mali
(4) South Sudan
Answer: Nigeria

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(3) The first International Arms Trade Treaty was accepted :
(1) 2nd April, 2012
(2) 2nd April, 2013
(3) 2nd April, 2011
(4) 2nd April, 2014
Answer: 2nd April, 2013
(4) In which one of the following years, the UN established the Human Rights Hot line ?
(1) 1996
(2) 1994
(3) 1995
(4) 1993
Answer: 1994
(5) Arrange the following venues of SAARC summits in ascending chronological order and use the code given below.

(a) SAARC Summit at Bangalore

(b) SAARC Summit at Dhaka

(c) SAARC Summit at Kathmandu

(d) SAARC Summit at Islamabad

Codes :
(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(2) (c), (d), (b), (a)
(3) (b), (a), (c), (d)
(4) (d), (c), (a), (b)
Answer: (b), (a), (c), (d)
(6) When was the Lahore Declaration for an independent state for Muslims made ?
(1) 23 March, 1940
(2) 27 April, 1941
(3) 25 February, 1942
(4) 23 March, 1941
Answer: 23 March, 1940
(7) Identify the correct code for the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) as given below :

Assertion (A) : The united states and India have decided to take their growing defence cooperation to a new level and will pursue co-development and coproduction of advanced defence projects.

Reason (R) :“Make in India” initiative of the present Modi Government can attract defence co-operation from the USA as the concept appears to be in conjunction with the Defence Trade and Technology Initiatives (DTTIs).

Codes :
(1) (A) is true, but (R) is not true
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true
(3) Both (A) and (R) are not true
(4) (A) is not true, but (R) is true
Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true
(8) Which one of the following is not a bone of contention between India and Bangladesh ?
(1) Tista water distribution
(2) Land boundary
(3) Maritime boundary
(4) Democracy and democratizations
Answer: Democracy and democratizations
(9) ‘Operation Jeronimo’ refers to one of the following :
(1) Killing of Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad (Pakistan)
(2) Killing of Libyan Leader col M. Gaddafi
(3) Ouster of mossi Government from power in Egypt
(4) Egyption crossing the suez canal during Arab-Israel war of 1973
Answer: Killing of Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad (Pakistan)
(10) The ‘String of Pearls’ Strategy against India is said to have encapsulated by which one of the following countries :
(1) Russia
(2) Japan
(3) China
(4) USA
Answer: China
(11) Gulf of Mannar is located between :
(1) India - Bangladesh
(2) India - Indonesia
(3) India - Pakistan
(4) India - Sri Lanka
Answer: India - Sri Lanka
(12) The Marxist rebellion in Sri Lanka took place in :
(1) 1971
(2) 1976
(3) 1973
(4) 1972
Answer: 1971
(13) Which one of the following countries is referred to by China as ‘all weather friend’ ?
(1) Afghanistan
(2) Nepal
(3) Pakistan
(4) North Korea
Answer: Pakistan
(14) The term ‘Preventive diplomacy’ was coined by :
(1) George Bush
(2) Dag Hammarskjold
(3) Kofi Annan
(4) Boutros-Boutros Ghali
Answer: Dag Hammarskjold
(15) Which one of the following cyclones/tornadoes had hit the India coasts ?
(1) Nilofar
(2) Katrina
(3) Rita
(4) Hudhud
Answer: Hudhud

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