Deck 9: Milestones and Events in Indias Political History

Question 1

WTO officially commenced on 1 January ......... under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the GATT, which commenced in 1948.

A)1965
B)1975
C)1985
D)1995

Answer 1

1995

Question 2

WTO's current Director-General is Pascal Lamy, who leads a staff of over 600 people in............., Switzerland.

A)geneva
B)genoa
C)ladach
D)florence

Answer 2

geneva

Question 3

In............., India voted against the partition of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly.

A)1927
B)1937
C)1946
D)1947

Answer 3

1947

Question 4

India was the first Non?Arab State to recognize PLO as sole and legitimate representative of the Palestinian people in.............

A)1947
B)1957
C)1964
D)1974

Question 5

India was one of the first countries to recognize the State of Palestine in..............

A)1968
B)1978
C)1984
D)1988

Question 6

In 1996, India opened its Representative Office to the Palestine Authority in Gaza, which later was shifted to ............. in 2003.

A)ramallah
B)egypt
C)israel
D)ladach

Question 7

Sri Lankans protested the presence of the IPKF, and the newly- elected Sri Lankan president Ranasinghe Premadasa demanded its withdrawal, which was completed by March .............

A)1970
B)1980
C)1983
D)1990

Question 8

On May 21, ................, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated and the LTTE was alleged to be the perpetrator.

A)1971
B)1981
C)1986
D)1991

Question 9

Interethnic conflict has hit India at the highest levels, with Prime Minister ............... assassinated in 1984 by Sikh body guards.

A)indira gandhi
B)rajive gandhi
C)mahatma gandhi
D)charan singh

Question 10

It was from................, in September 1990, that LK Advani launched his Somnath to Ayodhya rath yatra leaving a nationwide trail of violence in its wake.

A)gujarat
B)maharashtra
C)delhi
D)madya pradesh

Question 11

In 1990 itself, there was major violence in .............. because of Advani's rath yatra.

A)kerala
B)gujarat
C)bombay
D)madya pradesh

Question 12

The demolition of the Babri Masjid on..............., 1992.

A)december 6
B)december 4
C)december 3
D)december 8

Question 13

Communalism and Globalisation is the work of ....................

A)ahammed aijaz
B)bipan chandra
C)k.n.panikkar
D)v.p.menon