World Geography and Politics

Dhirubhai Ambani worked as a petrol station attendant in Aden, Yemen (then part of Federation of South Arabia) in the 1950s before returning to India to start Reliance. This early international exposure influenced his business philosophy. Yemen (Aden) is the correct answer, not India, USA, or Saudi Arabia.

The Indian Vice President's position resembles the US Vice President: both are ex-officio Chair of the Upper House (Rajya Sabha/Senate), both succeed to Presidency in case of vacancy, and both have limited executive powers.

G-7 (Group of Seven) is an organization of the world's seven largest advanced economies - India is NOT a member. G-15 is a group of developing nations and India IS a member. G-77 is a coalition of developing countries at the UN and India IS a member. Therefore, India is a member of G-15 and G-77 only.

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) currently has 10 member states: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Bangladesh is a South Asian country, not Southeast Asian, hence not an ASEAN member.

After signing the landmark Indo-US nuclear deal in 2008, India entered into a similar nuclear cooperation agreement with France. The India-France nuclear agreement was signed shortly after, opening doors for nuclear trade and cooperation. Australia and Holland were not part of India's initial nuclear partnership agreements.

India's nuclear cooperation agreements followed a sequence: first with the US (123 Agreement), then France, and then Russia. This placed Russia as the third such agreement in India's civilian nuclear cooperation portfolio.

During the Kashmir issue in the UN Security Council, the Soviet Union (USSR) used its veto power multiple times to block resolutions unfavorable to India. The USSR consistently supported India's position on Kashmir, reflecting the close Indo-Soviet relationship during that period.

The 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea was signed between China and ASEAN member states, not any single country. It's a non-binding agreement aimed at promoting peaceful resolution of disputes.

The 49th parallel of latitude forms most of the border between the United States and Canada, established by the Oregon Treaty of 1846. It's not the India-Sri Lanka boundary (that's the Palk Strait), nor Australia-New Zealand (Tasman Sea), or North America-South America ( Panama/Central America).

India won 21 out of the total 36 medals in 12 categories with 6 golds, 5 silvers and 10 bronze

Correct answer is (2). 

The Indian Subcontinent includes the countries — Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and India. This is the correct answer.

This is the correct answer. With Bangladesh, India shares 4096.7 km of land frontier.

China is not a SAARC member despite being a major South Asian power and observer to the organization. SAARC includes eight South Asian nations: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

The UN General Assembly took the initiative to secure Namibia's independence from South Africa. After World War I, South-West Africa (Namibia) became a South African mandate, but South Africa refused to relinquish it after WWII. The UN fought this illegal occupation for decades until Namibia gained independence in 1990.