Sample GK questions for U.P.S.C. National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Exam

Sample GK questions for U.P.S.C. National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Exam
GK Practice for UPSC NDA :India and world

1. Which of the following factors are responsible for making terrorism a global phenomenon?

(a) Advancement of information technology

(b) Weapons of mass destruction

(c) Poverty and unemployment

(d) All of the above

Ans. (d)

2. Which of the following is NOT cause of insurgency in the North East?

(a) Liberalisation

(b) A large number of ethnic factors

(c) Involvement of foreign agencies

(d) Thick forest cover that provides shelter to terrorists

Ans. (a)

3. What is the main aim of terrorism?

(a) To spread fear and infuse fear psychosis in the minds of the people

(b) To promote international peace and security

(c) Foster respect for international law and treaty obligations

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

4. Name two Indians leaders who sacrificed their lives in the war against terrorism.

(a) Indira Gandhi & Sanjay Gandhi

(b) Indira Gandhi & Rajiv Gandhi

(c) Indira Gandhi & Lal Bahadur Shastri

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

5. Which among the following denote different forms of terrorism?

(a) Islamic revolution

(b) Religious fundamentalism

(c) Insurgency, Guerrilla warfare

(d) Hindu fundamentalism

Ans. (c)

6. Name one terrorist group operating in Jammu & Kashmir?

(a) National Socialistic Council

(b) United Liberation Front

(c) Hizbul Mujahideen

(d) United Minorities

Ans. (c)

7. Where are the training camps for terrorists established?

(a) Kargil, Drass Sector

(b) Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Pakistan

(c) Punjab (India)

(d) Kashmir Valley

Ans. (b)

8. Name one terrorist group which is engaged in global terrorism.

(a) Jama’t-e-Islam

(b) Hizbul Mujahideen

(c) Al-Quaeda

(d) Harkat-ul-Ansar

Ans. (c)

9. In the name of which title do Islamic terrorists justify terrorism?

(a) Taslim

(b) Jehad

(c) Jalal

(d) Talim

Ans. (b)

10. The Northeastern Indian states have common border with which foreign countries? (a) China, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Bhutan

(b) China, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan

(c) China, Bangladesh and Bhutan

(d) China, Bangladesh and Nepal

Ans. (a)

11. Name the operation which flushed out the terrorists holed up inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar?

(a) Operation Vijay

(b) Operation Punjab

(c) Operation Blue Star

(d) Operation Pawan

Ans. (c)

12. What should the UNO and USA do to curb Terrorism?

(a) Declare war on states promoting terrorism

(b) Impose economic sanctions against states promoting terrorism

(c) Declare them as terrorist states

(d) All of the above

Ans. (b)

13. The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held its first summit in 1961 at

(a) Cairo

(b) Jakarta

(c) New Delhi

(d) Be1grade

Ans. (d)

14. The 5 principles of Panchsheel were adopted by the first Afro-Asian Conference at Bandung in

(a) 1956

(b) 1955

(c) 1958

(d) 1957

Ans. (b)

15. Which among the following is NOT the principle of Indian Foreign Policy?

(a) Disarmament

(b) Anti-imperialism

(c) Peaceful coexistence

(d) Nuclearisation

Ans. (d)

16. Veto in the UN Security Council means the rejection of a substantive resolution by

(a) the majority of members voting against it

(b) least one of the permanent members voting against it

(c) all the members voting against it

(d) none of these

Ans. (b)

17. The League of Nations was established in

(a) 1917

(b) 1918

(c) 1919

(d) 1920

Ans. (d)

18. The main organ of UNO is the

(a) General Assembly

(b) Security Council

(c) international Court of justice

(d) al1 of the above

Ans. (d)

19. Where is the permanent headquarter of the International Court of Justice?

(a) London

(b) Moscow

(c) Washington

(d) The Hague

Ans. (d)

20. Of the following, which country is NOT the permanent member of the Security Council?

(a) Russia

(b) USA

(c) Britain

(d) Italy

Ans. (d)

21. Where is the headquarters of the Food & Agricultural Organisation?

(a) Rome

(b) London

(c) Paris

(d) New York

Ans. (a)

22. The General Assembly of the UNO holds its meetings

(a) once a year

(b) twice a year

(c) once in two year

(d) once is three years

Ans. (a)

23. The main objective of the United Nations Organisations is to

(a) maintain international peace and security

(b) develop friendly relations among nations

(c) bring out cooperation in solving various problems, facing the world.

(d) all the above

Ans. (d)

24. The nations emerged as two big powers of the world after World War II were

(a) Russia and China

(b) England and USA

(c) USSR and USA

(d) China and England

Ans. (c)

25. SAARC stands for

(a) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

(b) South Asian Association for Religious Cooperation

(c) South Asian Association for Rural Cooperation

(d) none of the above

Ans. (a)