1. Where are OPEC’s headquarters?
a) Dubai
b) Vienna
c) Riyadh
d) Caracas
2. Where were OPEC’s headquarters in 1961-1965?
a) Geneva
b) Teheran
c) Muscat
d) Basra
3. Which of the following countries is a founding member of OPEC?
a) Oman
b) Yemen
c) Syria
d) Venezuela
1. When did Benin become independent?
a) 25 March 1948
b) 22 April 1954
c) 1 August 1960
d) 6 November 1964
2. How was Benin formerly known?
a) Dahomey
b) South West Africa
c) Tanganyika
d) Teutonia
3. Which country is to the east of Benin?
a) Ecuador
b) Nigeria
c) Morocco
d) Angola
1. Which is the capital of Cook Islands?
a) Takutea
b) Jamestwon
c) Freetown
d) Avarua
2. When did Cook Islands become a New Zealand protectorate?
a) 1774
b) 1901
c) 1888
d) 1892
3. What is colour of stars on Cook Islands’ flag?
a) Yellow
b) Red
c) White
d) Blue
1. Which state is to the north of Oklahoma?
a) Florida
b) Louisiana
c) Kansas
d) Oregon
2. Which state is to the south of Oklahoma?
a) Texas
b) Virginia
c) Maryland
d) Washington
3. Which is Oklahoma’s state bird?
a) Canary
b) Flycatcher
c) Sparrow
d) Eagle
1. When was James Boswell born?
a) 14 February 1744
b) 15 June 1742
c) 11 August 1736
d) 29 October 1740
2. Where was James Boswell born?
a) Glasgow
b) Edinburgh
c) Colonsay
d) Tiree
3. Whom did James Boswell interview in Corsica?
a) Pasquale de Paoli
b) Napoleon Bonaparte
c) Jean Jacques Rousseau
d) Isabelle de Charriere
1. When was Edwin Hubble born?
a) 9 February1883
b) 26 April 1888
c) 23 July 1882
d) 20 November 1889
2. Where was Edwin Hubble born?
a) Boston
b) Honolulu
c) Marshfield
d) Los Angeles
3. What did Edwin Hubble study at Oxford?
a) Physics
b) Law
c) Biology
d) Chemistry
1. What was Muriel Spark’s original name?
a) Muriel Sarah Camberg
b) Muriel Monson
c) Janet Evans
d) Ann Hampson
2. When was Muriel Spark born?
a) 1 February 1918
b) 26 June 1912
c) 9 September 1914
d) 17 November 1916
3. Where was Muriel Spark born?
a) Pretoria
b) Edinburgh
c) Cape Town
d) Salisbury
1. When was Julius Nyerere president of Tanzania?
a) 1964-1985
b) 1948-1956
c) 1992-1996
d) 1986-1992
2. Where was Julius Nyerere born?
a) Butiama
b) Kampala
c) Nairobi
d) Tripoli
3. Which school did Julius Nyerere attend?
a) Immaculate Conception School
b) St. Joseph’s School
c) Tabora Secondary School
d) St. Mary’s School
‘Bharat Ratna’, the highest civilian award of India, was instituted in the year 1954.
Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex is eligible for these awards.
It is awarded for exceptional service towards advancement of Art, Literature and Science, and in recognition of public service of the highest order.
| Year | Recipient | State / Country |
| 2024 | Charan Singh | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2024 | Karpoori Thakur | Bihar |
| 2024 | L. K. Advani | Delhi |
| 2024 | M. S. Swaminathan | Tamil Nadu |
| 2024 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | Telangana |