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Exam Year: 2016

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    Consider the following statements:
    1. The Sustainable Development Goals were first proposed in 1972 by a global think tank called the ‘Club of Rome’.
    2. The Sustainable Development Goals have to be achieved by 2030.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements:
    1. The concept of Bodhisattva is central to Hinayana sect of Buddhism.
    2. Bodhisattva is a compassionate one on his way to enlightenment.
    3. Bodhisattva delays achieving his own salvation to help all sentient beings on their path to it.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    2 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Consider the following statements:
    1. The International Solar Alliance was launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2015.
    2. The Alliance includes all the member countries of the United Nations.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Consider the following statements:
    The India-Africa Summit
    1. held in 2015 was the third such Summit
    2. was actually initiated by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Consider the following statements:
    1. New Development Bank has been set up by APEC.
    2. The headquarters of New Development Bank is in Shanghai.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Consider the following pairs:
    Terms sometimes seen in the news : Their origin
    1. Annex-I Countries : Cartagena Protocol
    2. Certified Emissions Reductions : Nagoya Protocol
    3. Clean Development Mechanisms : Kyoto Protocol
    Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

    (a)

    1 and 2 only

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Consider the following pairs:
    Famous Place Region
    1. Bodhgaya : Baghelkhand
    2. Khajuraho : Bundelkhand
    3. Shirdi : Vidarbha
    4. Nasik (Nashik ) : Malwa
    5. Tirupati : Rayalaseema
    Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

    (a)

    1, 2 and 4

    (b)

    2, 3, 4 and 5

    (c)

    2 and 5 only

    (d)

    1, 3, 4 and 5

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Consider the following:
    1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee
    2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation
    3. Indian Reform Association
    Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?

    (a)

    1 and 3 only

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (b)