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Question. What determined Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
(a) Nominal Gross Domestic Product
(b) Gross National Product
(c) Net Gross Domestic Product
(d) all the above
Answer
D
Question. The term checkerboard of poverty and affluence refers to
(a) rich countries
(b) poor countries
(c) presence of wealthy countries among poverty-stricken one
(d) developing countries
Answer
C
Question. Corrupt state agencies of the south Sahara are called
(a) aristocracies
(b) kleptocracies
(c) oligarchies
(d) bureaucrats
Answer
B
Question. The Arabic term ‘Mujahideen’ means
(a) terrorist
(b) religious leader
(c) person who wages jihad
(d) muslim preacher
Answer
C
Question. Which one of the following is not included in the concept of Jihad?
(a) a struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam
(b) the spiritual struggle within oneself against sin.
(c) personal submission
(d) struggle against women
Answer
D
Question. Kleptocracies mostly relates to the region of
(a) Asia
(b) Africa
(c) Australia
(d) Sub-Saharan African
Answer
D
Question. When did the Information Age begin?
(a) 1960’s
(b) 1970’s
(c) 1980’s
(d) 1990’s
Answer
B
Question. ICT refers to
(a) International Computer Technologies
(b) Institutional Computer Technologies
(c) Information and Computer Technologies
(d) Intra-Computer Technology
Answer
C
Question. Which is the world’s reserve currency?
(a) Pound sterling
(b) U.S Dollar
(c) Euro
(d) Indian rupee
Answer
B
Question. The most influential critics of modern interpretations of certain legal and political currents in Islamic thoughts and ideas was
(a) intifada
(b) Sayyid Qutb
(c) Nasser
(d) Saddam Hussain
Answer
B
Question. Who among the following is one of the foremost scholars in the fields of network and information society, and of communications research?
(a) Anthony Best
(b) Eric Hobsbawm
(c) Manuel Castells
(d) Joseph A. Maiolo
Answer
C
Question. The word ‘informationalism’ means
(a) a network society based on relevant information and communication technology
(b) a network society based on relevant information
(c) a network society based on communication technology
(d) a network society based on relevant information and transportation technology
Answer
A
Question. Intifada literally means
(a) throwing off
(b) embracing
(c) accepting
(d) rejoicing
Answer
A
Question. Network society is the result of
(a) informationalism
(b) colonialism
(c) neo-colonialism
(d) industrialism
Answer
A
Question. Which one among the following is not related to Globalization?
(a) communication
(b) knowledge
(c) media &entertainment.
(d) Communism
Answer
D
Question. The America-led attack on Iraq in 2003 was called
(a) Operation Black Tornado
(b) Operation Enduring Freedom
(c) Operation Desert Storm
(d) Operation Iraqi Freedom
Answer
D
Question. The first intifada took began in
(a) 1986
(b) 1987
(c) 1988
(d) 1990
Answer
B
Question. Which of the following is not the member of OPEC?
(a) Islamic Republic of Iran
(b) Jordan
(c) Iraq
(d) Kuwait
Answer
B
Question. The Gaza–Israel conflict originated with the election of the Islamist political party known as………..in 2005.
(a) Fatah
(b) Hamas
(c) Gaza
(d) PLO
Answer
B
Question. Al-Qaeda was established by
(a) Ayman Zawaheri
(b) Osama bin Laden
(c) Saddam Hussain
(d) Yasser Arafat
Answer
B
Question. The destruction of the twin towers of the World Trade Centre (9/11) took place in the year
(a) 2000
(b) 2001
(c) 2011
(d) 2002
Answer
B
Question. The Israel–Gaza barrier was completed in the year
(a) 1994
(b) 1993
(c) 1996
(d) 1991
Answer
C
Question. The founder of Hizbul Mujahideen is
(a) Sabzar Bhat
(b) Zakir Rashid Bhat
(c) Muhammad Ahsan Dar
(d) Asiya Andrabi
Answer
C
Question. Which terrorist organization was responsible for November 2008 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks?
(a) Hizbul Mujahideen
(b) Lashkar-e-Taiba
(c) Al-Nusra Front
(d) Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
Answer
B
Question. The term Fourth World originated with a remark made by
(a) Mbuto Milando
(b) George Manuel
(c) Dr. M.P. Parameswaran
(d) Robert Mugabe
Answer
A
Question. Which one of the following is not a part of the Fourth World?
(a) hunter-gatherer
(b) nomadic pastoralist
(c) subsistence farming peoples
(d) middle class
Answer
D
Question. OPEC was founded in
(a) 1960
(b) 1962
(c) 1958
(d) 1959
Answer
A
Question. OPEC stands for
(a) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
(b) Organization of Petroleum Exchange Centres
(c) Organization of Ports and Exchange Centres
(d) Organization of Petroleum in Eastern Countries
Answer
A
Question. Which of the following statements regarding the Fourth world Countries are not true?
(a) refers to the world’s most poverty-stricken nations especially in Africa and Asia
(b) populations of these people are found only in First World countries
(c) many inhabitants of these nations do not have any political ties
(d) sub-populations socially excluded from global society
Answer
B
Question. Under Kleptocracy, the country is ruled by
(a) a monarch
(b) corrupt leaders
(c) good leader
(d) religious leader
Answer
B
Question. Which of the following statement is correct to define social exclusion?
(a) when people or areas suffer from a combination of problems arising from poverty or the fact of belonging to a minority social group and being denied their rights and privileges
(b) when people or areas suffer from a combination of problems arising from natural disaster and poor transportation
(c) when people or areas suffer from a combination of problems arising from poor communication network system
(d) none of the above
Answer
A
Question. The most important terrorist organization of the 21st century is
(a) Al Qaeda
(b) Al Hazami
(c) Osama bin Laden
(d) Hamas
Answer
A
Question. Who was the first President of the State of Palestine?
(a) Mahmoud Abbas or Aziz Dweik
(b) Yasser Arafat
(c) Mahmoud Abbas
(d) Abu Mazen
Answer
B
Question. Political Islam broadly refers to
(a) politicization of Islam
(b) relation between Islam and politic
(c) Islamic revival
(d) Muslim politic
Answer
A
Question. After the death of Osama Bin Laden in May 2011 who among the following took over the leadership of al-Qaeda?
(a) Ayman al-Zawahiri
(b) Saddam Hussein
(c) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
(d) Wilayat Sayna
Answer
A
Question. ‘Kafir’ in Islamic tradition refers to
(a) infidel
(b) true believer
(c) follower of Islam
(d) Mohamed
Answer
A
Question. Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation is named
(a) Intifada
(b) jihad
(c) mufti
(d) fedayeen
Answer
A
Question. The organization to represent the interest of the leading oil-producing states in the Third World is
(a) OIL
(b) OPEC
(c) NATO
(d) SEATO
Answer
B
Question. The term globalization refers to
(a) USA economy
(b) Chinese economic expansion
(c) Marketing at both global and local level
(d) Look East Policy
Answer
C
Question. What is the international organization that deals with global rules of trade?
(a) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(b) World Trade Organisation (WTO)
(c) European Union (EU)
(d) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Answer
B
