Q1) The term “typhoons” is associated with:
(a) Eastern Indian Ocean
(b) South China Sea
(c) North-Western Pacific Ocean
(d) Southern Pacific Ocean
Q2) Which of the following countries shares the territorial boundary with both Russia and Ukraine?
(a) Estonia
(b) Latvia
(c) Belarus
(d) Poland
Q3) With reference to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), consider the following statements:
1. The 23rd Heads of Government Meeting of the SCO concluded in Moscow.
2. Today, it comprises 10-member countries- India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Belarus
3. India and Pakistan became full members in 2017
How many of the statements given above are not correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Q4) With reference to Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024, consider the following statements:
1. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024 is awarded to the North Korean author Han Kang
2. Han Kang confronts historical traumas and invisible sets of rules and, in each of her works, exposes the fragility of human life.
3. Among her works are The Vegetarian, Human Acts and We Do Not Part.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Q5) With reference to Hamas, consider the following statements:
4. Hamas is a Palestinian political armed group that was founded in 1987
5. Currently, it governs more than two million Palestinians in the West Bank.
6. The United States has designated Hamas a terror organization since 1997.
How many of the statements given above are not correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Answers :
1. Ans: C (Hurricane: North Atlantic, central North Pacific, and eastern North Pacific
Typhoons: Northwest Pacific
Tropical Cyclone: South Pacific and Indian Ocean)
2. Ans: C (Belarus)
3. Ans: A (The 23rd Heads of Government Meeting of the SCO concluded in Islamabad)
4. Ans: B(South Korean author Han Kang)
5. Ans: A (Only one)