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1. Which country is the first country to legalise Euthanasia?

(A) Holand

(B) Netherlands

(C) Belgium

(D) Luxembourg

Answer: Netherlands

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2. Which city is known as ‘Marvelous City’?

(A) Fortaleza

(B) Rio de Janeiro

(C) Brasilia

(D) Manaus

Answer: Rio de Janeiro

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Recently it was in the news as UNESCO has accorded world heritage status to Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro in Decemeber,2016.It has been registered as “Carioca Landscapes between Mountain and Sea” on the UNESCO world heritage list.Rio de Janeiro has been accorded this status in recognition of its extraordinary fusion of man-made and natural beauty, soaring granite cliffs, urban rainforest and beaches.

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3. In which Indian state the Nathu La pass is located?

(A) Himachal Pradesh

(B) Sikkim

(C) Jammu and Kashmir

(D) Uttarakhand

Answer: Sikkim

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4. In which Indian state the Traill’s Pass is located?

(A) Himachal Pradesh

(B) Kerala

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Uttarakhand

Answer: Uttarakhand

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5. In which Indian state the Banihal Pass is located?

(A) Jammu and Kashmir

(B) Kerala

(C) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Uttarakhand

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

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6. Which one of the following pass is not located in the Himachal Pradesh?

(A) Debsa Pass

(B) Khardung La Pass

(C) Shipki La Pass

(D) Rohtang Pass

Answer: Khardung La Pass

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7. In which Indian state the Asirgarh Pass is located?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Assam

(C) Uttarakhand

(D) Kerala

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

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8. With which one of the following folk dance ‘Teejan Bai’ is associated?

(A) Chhau Dance

(B) Jatra Dance

(C) Pandavani Dance

(D) Bihu Dance

Answer: Pandavani Dance

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9. Which country is not the member of BRICS association?

(A) South Africa

(B) Canada

(C) China

(D) India

Answer: Canada

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The following countries are the member of the association – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.Recently China hosted the 9th BRICS summit in Xiamen on September 3, 4 and 5, 2017.

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10. G8 group reformatted as G7 group, by expelling which one of the following country?

(A) Germany

(B) Russia

(C) Canada

(D) France

Answer: Russia

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Now the countries in the G7 group(excluding Russia) are –
Canada
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
United Kingdom
United States
European Union

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11. Which country is not the member of IBSA Dialogue Forum?

(A) Germany

(B) South Africa

(C) Brazil

(D) India

Answer: Germany

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The IBSA Dialogue Forum (India, Brazil, South Africa) is an international tripartite grouping for promoting international cooperation among these countries.

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12. Which country hosted the IBSA summit in 2017?

(A) Brazil

(B) Poland

(C) India

(D) South Africa

Answer: India

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13. In which country , the United Nations Climate Change conference(COP 24) will be held on 2018?

(A) Poland

(B) Germany

(C) Morocco

(D) France

Answer: Poland

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COP 24 is expected to be held on 3-14 December,2018 in Katowice, Poland.

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14. In which city, the first United Nations Climate Change conference(COP 1) was held on 1995?

(A) Berlin

(B) Geneva

(C) Kyoto

(D) The Hague

Answer: Berlin

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The first UNFCCC Conference of the Parties(COP) took place from 28 March to 7 April 1995 in Berlin, Germany.

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15. Who was the general president of the first session of Indian Science Congress, which held on 1914?

(A) W. B. Bannermann

(B) Ashutosh Mukherjee

(C) Sidney J. Burrard

(D) Alfred Gibbs Bourne

Answer: Ashutosh Mukherjee

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It’s theme was ‘About Science Congress’.

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16. Which country is not the member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) ?

(A) Germany

(B) Nepal

(C) Maldives

(D) Afghanistan

Answer: Germany

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The members of the SAARC are –
Nepal
Maldives
Afghanistan
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
India
Bhutan
Bangladesh

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17. Which one of the following country joined European Union on 2013?

(A) Hungary

(B) Belgium

(C) Germany

(D) Croatia

Answer: Croatia

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18. Which city is known as ‘City of Destiny’ in India?

(A) Amravati

(B) Visakhapatnam

(C) Jaipur

(D) Kozhikode

Answer: Visakhapatnam

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19. Where the coffee was first cultivated in India?

(A) Surinam

(B) Chikmagalur

(C) Chennai

(D) Zaire

Answer: Chikmagalur

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20. Where is the headquarter of the coffee board of India?

(A) Kerala

(B) Karnataka

(C) Bangalore

(D) Mangalore

Answer: Bangalore

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21. Where the Sunda Kelapa Harbour was situated?

(A) Burma

(B) Jakarta

(C) Dahomey

(D) Ivory Coast

Answer: Jakarta

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22. In which state of India has the highest number of ports?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Kerala

Answer: Maharashtra

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Maharashtra has highest number of ports in India. Maharashtra is followed by Gujarat (40) and Andhra Pradesh (12).

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23. Which port was first established as the special economic zone in India and in Asia?

(A) Visakhapatnam Port

(B) Cochin Port

(C) Kandla Port Trust/Deendayal Port

(D) Port Blair

Answer: Kandla Port Trust/Deendayal Port

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24. What is the name of the India’s first port in the private sector?

(A) Cochin Port

(B) Tuticorin Port

(C) Port Pipavav

(D) Vishakhapatnam Port

Answer: Port Pipavav

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25. What is the name of the India’s largest private port?

(A) Marmagao Port

(B) Paradip Port

(C) Ennore Port

(D) Mundra Port

Answer: Mundra Port

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26. Which port is the first corporate port of India?

(A) Mormugao Port

(B) Ennore Port

(C) Chennai Port

(D) Mumbai Port

Answer: Ennore Port

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27. Which port is known as the first major port on East Coast commissioned in independent India?

(A) Paradip Port

(B) Kolkata Port

(C) Mumbai Port

(D) Port Blair

Answer: Paradip Port

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28. Where the Pink Ruins of Petra is located?

(A) Brazil

(B) Jordan

(C) China

(D) Mexico

Answer: Jordan

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It is known as Raqmu, is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Petra lies on the slope of Jabal Al-Madbah in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah valley that run from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Petra is believed to have been settled as early as 9,000 BC, and it was possibly established in the 4th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataean Kingdom. The Nabataeans were nomadic Arabs who invested in Petra’s proximity to the trade routes by establishing it as a major regional trading hub.

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29. Where the Statue of Christ the Redeemer is located?

(A) Brazil

(B) Peru

(C) Mexico

(D) Italy

Answer: Brazil

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It is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by the Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with the French engineer Albert Caquot. Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida fashioned the face. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is 30 metres (98 ft) tall, excluding its 8-metre (26 ft) pedestal. The arms stretch 28 metres (92 ft) wide.

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30. Where the Great Sphinx of Giza is located?

(A) Italy

(B) Egypt

(C) England

(D) Rome

Answer: Egypt

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It is commonly referred to as the Sphinx of Giza or just the Sphinx, is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human.Facing directly from West to East, it stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. The face of the Sphinx is generally believed to represent the Pharaoh Khafre.

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31. Where the India’s first e-court has been opened?

(A) Telangana

(B) Karnataka

(C) Hyderabad

(D) Kerala

Answer: Hyderabad

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32. Which city is known as the Marvelous City?

(A) Rio de Janeiro

(B) Sao Paulo

(C) Salvador

(D) Fortaleza

Answer: Rio de Janeiro

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33. What is the name of the India’s first advanced forensic lab dedicated for crimes related to women?

(A) Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad

(B) Wildlife Forensic Laboratory

(C) Forensic Science Laboratories, Madhya Pradesh

(D) Sakhi Suraksha Advanced DNA Forensic Laboratory

Answer: Sakhi Suraksha Advanced DNA Forensic Laboratory

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It was laid in the campus of Central Forensic Science Lab (CFSL), Chandigarh. It is India’s first advanced forensic lab dedicated for crimes related to women for timely deliver justice.5 more such advanced forensic labs will come up in Mumbai, Chennai, Guwahati, Pune and Bhopal in the next 3 months bringing total minimum annual handling capacity of labs to 50000 cases. The labs in Chennai and Mumbai will be set up with funds from Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) while remaining 3 labs would be set up with funds by Ministry of Home Affairs.

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34. Where the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited/Mazagon Dock Limited is located?

(A) Goa

(B) Gujrat

(C) Mumbai

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Mumbai

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Miscellaneous GK Important for UPSC, SSC, PSC, CHSL, CDS, WBCS, CGL, IAS, NDA, Railways, Banks, etc.

1. Which country is the first country to legalise Euthanasia?

2. Which city is known as ‘Marvelous City’?

3. In which Indian state the Nathu La pass is located?

4. In which Indian state the Traill’s Pass is located?

5. In which Indian state the Banihal Pass is located?

6. Which one of the following pass is not located in the Himachal Pradesh?

7. In which Indian state the Asirgarh Pass is located?

8. With which one of the following folk dance ‘Teejan Bai’ is associated?

9. Which country is not the member of BRICS association?

10. G8 group reformatted as G7 group, by expelling which one of the following country?

11. Which country is not the member of IBSA Dialogue Forum?

12. Which country hosted the IBSA summit in 2017?

13. In which country , the United Nations Climate Change conference(COP 24) will be held on 2018?

14. In which city, the first United Nations Climate Change conference(COP 1) was held on 1995?

15. Who was the general president of the first session of Indian Science Congress, which held on 1914?

16. Which country is not the member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) ?

17. Which one of the following country joined European Union on 2013?

18. Which city is known as ‘City of Destiny’ in India?

19. Where the coffee was first cultivated in India?

20. Where is the headquarter of the coffee board of India?

21. Where the Sunda Kelapa Harbour was situated?

22. In which state of India has the highest number of ports?

23. Which port was first established as the special economic zone in India and in Asia?

24. What is the name of the India’s first port in the private sector?

25. What is the name of the India’s largest private port?

26. Which port is the first corporate port of India?

27. Which port is known as the first major port on East Coast commissioned in independent India?

28. Where the Pink Ruins of Petra is located?

29. Where the Statue of Christ the Redeemer is located?

30. Where the Great Sphinx of Giza is located?

31. Where the India’s first e-court has been opened?

32. Which city is known as the Marvelous City?

33. What is the name of the India’s first advanced forensic lab dedicated for crimes related to women?

34. Where the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited/Mazagon Dock Limited is located?

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