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46 The Security Council of UN consists of :

A
5 permanent and 10 nonpermanent members
B
10 permanent and 5 nonpermanent members
C
15 permanent members
D
15 non-permanent members

47 Structural adjustment loans given by the World Bank are meant for :

A
increasing employment in agriculture
B
increasing export-earning capacity of the borrower country
C
reducing inequalities of income distribution
D
encouraging capital-intensive industries

48 Special Drawing Rights (SDR) facility is available at

A
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
B
World Bank (IBRD)
C
International Develop-ment Association (IDA)
D
Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

49 Which Indian city has been chosen by the World Bank for setting up its back office operations ?

A
New Delhi
B
Kolkata
C
Chennai
D
Bangalore

50 Which international organisation observed the 125th birth anniversary of Shri. B. R. Ambedkar?

A
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
B
United Nations
C
Asian Development Bank
D
World Bank

51 Which of the following is used as a logo of the World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature ?

A
Panda
B
Camel
C
Lion
D
Deer

52 As required by the WTO agreement, the Indian Patent Act was amended in 1999. The Act first came into force in the year

A
1965
B
1970
C
1975
D
1980

53 According to the UN Convention on the rights of children, which of the following is not a right ?

A
Safe drinking water
B
Adequate standard of living
C
Education
D
Marriage

54 Who among the following Indians has presided over the UNESCO?

A
Dr. Zakir Hussain
B
Dr. Ramaswami Mudaliar
C
Dr. S. Radhakirshnan
D
Maulana Azad

55 UN emblem is in :

A
white centred on a light blue ground
B
green centred on a bright yellow ground
C
black centred on a light blue ground
D
blue centred on a light white ground

56 The International Court of Justice is located at

A
Geneva
B
Hague
C
Amsterdam
D
Vienna

57 Then term “United Nations” was coined by:

A
Roosevelt
B
Stalin
C
Churchill
D
Lenin

58 The first African National to become Secretary General of UNO was :

A
Kofi Annan
B
Butros Gali
C
Nelson Mandela
D
Winni Mandela

59 Match the following: List-I (Organisations) a. United Nations Industrial Organisation b. Food and Agricultural Organisation c. World Health Organisation d. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation List-II (Headquarters) 1. Geneva 2. Paris 3. Berne 4. Rome 5. Vienna

A
a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
B
a-5, b-2, c-4, d-3
C
a-4, b-3, c-2, d-5
D
a-5, b-4, c-1, d-2

60 The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council are

A
Germany, Italy, France, India, China
B
U.K., U.S., China, Australia, New Zealand
C
China, France, Russia, U.K., U.S.
D
India, China, France, Russia, U.K.