The oldest republic in Europe is

• Poland
• San Marino
• Italy
• Switzerland
Correct Option: B  [ San Marino ]

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The first Indian to make a speech in Hindi before the UN General Assembly is:

• V.P. Singh
• Indira Gandhi
• Atal Behari Vajpayee
• Sushma Swaraj
Correct Option: C  [ Atal Behari Vajpayee ]

Remark: On 25th September, 2003, former prime minister Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee addressed the 58th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations HQ, USA.

Tripitakas are sacred books of:

• Buddhists
• Hindus
• Jains
• Muslims
Correct Option: A  [ Buddhists ]

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"Pongol" is the main festival of

• Tamilnadu
• Karnataka
• Kerala
• Andhra Pradesh
Correct Option: A  [ Tamilnadu ]

Remark: "Pongol" is a harvest festival in Tamil Nadu and newly harvested grains like rice, sugarcane, turmeric, are cooked for the first time on this day.

The International Rice Research Institute is located in :

• Australia
• Mexico
• Philippines
• Nigeria
Correct Option: C  [ Philippines ]

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The 'middle path' in religion was ascribed to:

• Sankara
• Buddha
• Mahavira
• None of these
Correct Option: B  [ Buddha ]

Remark:

Full form of CTBT is:

• Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
• Comprehensive Test Bank Trust
• Comprehensive Test Bank Treaty
• Comprehensive Test Ban Trusty
Correct Option: A  [ Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty ]

Remark:

Analects is the secret book of:

• Shintoism
• Taoism
• Confucianism
• Judaism
Correct Option: C  [ Confucianism ]

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Which of the following countries are landlocked ?
i) Paraguay
ii) Bolivia
iii) Peru
iv) Venezuela

• (i), (iii) and (iv) only
• (i) and (ii) only
• (ii) and (iii) only
• (ii) and (iv) only
Correct Option: B  [ (i) and (ii) only ]

Remark:

Amnesty International is an organization associated with:

• Protection of Cruelty to animals
• Environment protection
• Protection of human rights
• Protection of historic monuments
Correct Option: C  [ Protection of human rights ]

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