Question 1

WTO officially commenced on 1 January ......... under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the GATT, which commenced in 1948.&#10;A)1965&#10;B)1975&#10;C)1985&#10;D)1995

Accepted Answer

The World Trade Organization (WTO) officially commenced on 1 January 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that had been established in 1948.

Question 2

WTO's current Director-General is Pascal Lamy, who leads a staff of over 600 people in............., Switzerland.&#10;A)geneva&#10;B)genoa&#10;C)ladach&#10;D)florence

Accepted Answer

The current Director-General of the WTO is not Pascal Lamy; as of my last update, it is Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. However, the WTO's headquarters, where the staff operates, is indeed located in Geneva, Switzerland.

Question 3

In............., India voted against the partition of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly.&#10;A)1927&#10;B)1937&#10;C)1946&#10;D)1947

Accepted Answer

India voted against the partition of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in 1947.

Question 4

India was the first Non?Arab State to recognize PLO as sole and legitimate representative of the Palestinian people in.............&#10;A)1947&#10;B)1957&#10;C)1964&#10;D)1974

Accepted Answer

India was the first Non-Arab State to recognize the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the sole and legitimate representative of the Palestinian people in 1974.

Question 5

India was one of the first countries to recognize the State of Palestine in..............&#10;A)1968&#10;B)1978&#10;C)1984&#10;D)1988

Accepted Answer

India was one of the first non-Arab countries to recognize the State of Palestine in 1988.

Question 6

In 1996, India opened its Representative Office to the Palestine Authority in Gaza, which later was shifted to ............. in 2003.&#10;A)ramallah&#10;B)egypt&#10;C)israel&#10;D)ladach

Accepted Answer

India shifted its Representative Office to the Palestine Authority from Gaza to Ramallah in 2003, reflecting its continued support for the Palestinian cause and adapting to the changing political landscape in the region.

Question 7

Sri Lankans protested the presence of the IPKF, and the newly- elected Sri Lankan president Ranasinghe Premadasa demanded its withdrawal, which was completed by March .............&#10;A)1970&#10;B)1980&#10;C)1983&#10;D)1990

Accepted Answer

The Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was withdrawn from Sri Lanka in March 1990, following demands from the newly-elected Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa.

Question 8

On May 21, ................, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated and the LTTE was alleged to be the perpetrator.&#10;A)1971&#10;B)1981&#10;C)1986&#10;D)1991

Accepted Answer

Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21, 1991, and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were alleged to be behind the assassination.

Question 9

Interethnic conflict has hit India at the highest levels, with Prime Minister ............... assassinated in 1984 by Sikh body guards.&#10;A)indira gandhi&#10;B)rajive gandhi&#10;C)mahatma gandhi&#10;D)charan singh

Accepted Answer

Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards in 1984, an event that was a direct outcome of the interethnic tensions and conflicts within the country.

Question 10

It was from................, in September 1990, that LK Advani launched his Somnath to Ayodhya rath yatra leaving a nationwide trail of violence in its wake.&#10;A)gujarat&#10;B)maharashtra&#10;C)delhi&#10;D)madya pradesh

Accepted Answer

LK Advani launched his Somnath to Ayodhya rath yatra from Somnath in Gujarat in September 1990.

Question 11

In 1990 itself, there was major violence in .............. because of Advani's rath yatra.&#10;A)kerala&#10;B)gujarat&#10;C)bombay&#10;D)madya pradesh

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1990 itself, there was major violence...

Question 12

The demolition of the Babri Masjid on..............., 1992.&#10;A)december 6&#10;B)december 4&#10;C)december 3&#10;D)december 8

Accepted Answer

The answer of The demolition of the Babri Masjid on...............,...

Question 13

Communalism and Globalisation is the work of ....................&#10;A)ahammed aijaz&#10;B)bipan chandra&#10;C)k.n.panikkar&#10;D)v.p.menon

Accepted Answer

The answer of Communalism and Globalisation is the work of...

Deck 9: Milestones and Events in Indias Political History