Q1. "Pongol" is the main festival of

• Tamilnadu
• Karnataka
• Kerala
• Andhra Pradesh

Q2. Which one of the following is the national flower of India?

• Rose
• Lotus
• Rafflesia
• Wolffia

Q3. Match the declarations (List-I) with their subjects (List-II) : List-I List-II a. Rome Declaration, 1996 1. Gender Justice b. Stockholm Declaration, 1972 2. Food Security c. Doha Declaration, 2001 3. Environment Protection d. Beijing Declaration, 1995 4. Public Health Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

• a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
• a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
• a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
• a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4

Q4. 23rd January, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birthday, is celebrated in India as

• Parakram Diwas
• Shourya Diwas
• Deshprem Diwas
• Vijay Diwas

Q5. The tallest statue in the world is located in

• Henan, China
• Kevadia, India
• Sagaing, Myanmar
• Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Q6. The autobiography of former Chief Justice of India, Sri Ranjan Gogoi, is titled

• The Man and the Judge
• Before Memory Fades
• Justice for the Judge
• In Pursuit of Justice

Q7. Which of the following clusters are correct representations of the G-20 member countries?

(i) Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia

(ii) Senegal, Mexico, Italy

(iii) United States, Turkey, Argentina

(iv) Peru, Congo, South Africa

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

• Only (i) and (ii)
• Only (i) and (iii)
• Only (i), (ii) and (iii)
• Only (i), (iii) and (iv)

Q8. Consider the following statements braw with regard to the international peace research organization SIPRI :

(i) Its full form is Sweden International Peace Research Initiative.

(ii) SIPRI is located at Gothenburg.

(iii) Its full form is Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

(iv) The headquarters of SIPRI is at Solna.

Select the correct statements using the codes given below.

• Only (i) and (ii)
• Only (ii) and (iii)
• Only (iii) and (iv)
• Only (i) and (iv)

Q9. 'One Earth, One Family, One Future' is/was the motto of the

• Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro, 1992
• G-20 New Delhi Summit, 2023
• Climate Summit, Sharm El-Sheikh, 2022
• World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos, 2023

Q10. Which of the following books is/are not written jointly by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre?

(i) Is Paris Burning?

(ii) Freedom at Midnight

(iii) O Jerusalem!

(iv) City of Joy

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

• Both (i) and (iii)
• Both (i) and (iv)
• Only (ii)
• Only (iv)