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The 26th April 1994 is important in the history of South Africa because___________________.

  1. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.

  2. Republic Of South Africa was formed.

  3. White government was formed.

  4. Struggle of blacks had started.


Correct Option: B

The name of the island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned was _____________.

  1. Rustty Island

  2. Rubin Island

  3. Dassen Island

  4. Robben Island


Correct Option: D

The result of the struggle of African National Congress (ANC) was _____________.

  1. Separate laws for whites and blacks.

  2. Discriminatory laws were changed.

  3. Apartheid system continued.

  4. Segregation policies were encouraged.


Correct Option: B

The first secretary General of SAARC was ____________.

  1. Jinnah

  2. Abdul Ahsan

  3. Kofti Annan

  4. Gandhiji


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an organization of South Asian nations, founded in December 1985. Its Secretariat was established in Kathmandu, Nepal on 16 January 1987 by Bangladeshi diplomat Abul Ahsan, who was it's first Secretary-General.

The type of government that emerged in South Africa after the end of the apartheid government is ________________.

  1. Dictatorial government

  2. Multi-racial government

  3. Non-democratic

  4. Totalitarian.


Correct Option: B

The country that lies to the south of India is _________.

  1. Srilanka

  2. Maldives

  3. Pakistan

  4. Bangladesh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Srilanka,
Sri Lanka is an island located in the Indian Ocean and separated from India by the Palk Strait. The country has two geographical regions. 
(1) A rolling plain which comprises 80% of the land area as well as the entire northern half of the island and continues around the coast to the southern half. 
(2.) The south-central region which is hilly and mountainous with two plateaux, the Hatton and Kandy, that rises abruptly from the Ura Basin. The country has sixteen rivers of which the Mahaweli Ganga and the Aruvi Aru are the longest. Major Cities (pop. est.); Colombo 615,000, Dehiwala 196,000, Moratuwa 170,000, Jaffna 129,000 (1990). Land Use; forested 33%, pastures 7%, agricultural-cultivated 29%, other 31% (1993).

Which of the following country has boundary with India in the north?

  1. Bhutan

  2. Pakistan

  3. China

  4. USSR


Correct Option: A,C
Explanation:

India shares its border with seven countries- Afghanistan and Pakistan to the north-west, China, Bhutan and Nepal to the north, Myanmar to the far East and Bangladesh to the east. Sri Lanka (from south-east) and Maldives (from south-west) are two countries with water borders.

Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with ________.

  1. China

  2. Bhutan

  3. Nepal

  4. Myanmar


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Nepal is bounded by India from 3 sides - South, East and West. Nepal has boundaries with five of the Indian states. They are Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Altogether 26 out of 75 districts of Nepal have border linkages with India.