1) The Harappan civilization was discovered in the year
(a) 1901
(b) 1921
(c) 1935
(d) 1942
Answer: (b)
2) Lothal is a site where dockyard of which of the following civilization were found?
(a) Indus valley
(b) Mesopotamian
(c) Egyptian
(d) Persian
Answer: (a)
| Organizations Name | Abbreviation | Headquarters | Formation |
| United Nations | UN | New York City, USA | 1945 |
| Food and Agriculture Organization | FAO | Palazzo FAO, Rome, Italy | 1945 |
| International Labour Organization | ILO | Geneva, Switzerland | 1919 |
| International Civil Aviation Organization | ICAO | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 1947 |
| International Maritime Organization | IMO | London, United Kingdom | 1959 |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | UNHCR | Geneva, Switzerland | 1950 |
| Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS | UNAIDS | Geneva, Switzerland | 1996 |
| United Nations Atomic Energy Commission | UNAEC | New York City, USA | 1946 |
| United Nations Capital Development Fund | UNCDF | New York City, USA | |
| United Nations Children’s Fund | UNICEF | New York City, USA | 1946 |
| United Nations Development Programme | UNDP | New York City, USA | 1965 |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | UNESCO | Paris, France | 1946 |
| United Nations Environment Programme | UNEP | Nairobi, Kenya | 1972 |
| United Nations Human Settlements Programme | UN-Habitat | Nairobi, Kenya | 1978 |
| United Nations Industrial Development Organization | UNIDO | Vienna, Austria | 1985 |
| United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction | UNISDR | Geneva, Switzerland | 2000 |
| United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime | UNODC | Vienna, Austria | 1997 |
| Universal Postal Union | UPU | Bern, Switzerland | 1874 |
| World Health Organization | WHO | Geneva, Switzerland | 1948 |
| World Intellectual Property Organization | WIPO | Geneva, Switzerland | 1967 |
| World Food Programme | WFP | Rome, Italy | 1961 |
| World Meteorological Organization | WMO | Geneva, Switzerland | 1950 |
| World Tourism Organization | UNWTO | Madrid, Spain | 1957 |
| International Rescue Committee | IRC | New York City, United States | 1933 |
| International Atomic Energy Agency | IAEA | Vienna, Austria | 1957 |
| International Telecommunication Union | ITU | Geneva, Switzerland | 1947 |
| Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | OHCHR | Geneva, Switzerland | 1993 |
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World General Knowledge MCQs (Solved) Geographical Epithets
1. Which country is called the ‘Buffer state of Asia’?
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Pakistan
(c) India
(d) China
Answer: a
2. Which country is called ‘Land of fertile fields’?
(a) Algeria
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Pakistan
(d) England
Answer: a
3. Which country is called ‘Island continent’?
(a) Austria
(b) Australia
(c) US
(d) England
Answer: b
4. Which country is called ‘Land of golden fleece’?
(a) US
(b) England
(c) Australia
(d) Germany
Answer: c
5. Which country is called ‘Remnant of a mighty empire’?
(a) Australia
(b) Austria
(c) India
(d) Iraq
Answer: b
6. Which country is called ‘Isle of June’?
(a) Bahamas
(b) Bahrain
(c) Belgium
(d) Cuba
Answer: a
7. Which country is called ‘Isle of pearls’?
(a) Egypt
(b) Iraq
(c) Iran
(d) Bahrain
Answer: d
8. Which country is called the ‘Land of Golden Fibre’?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Iran
(d) Pakistan
Answer: b
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