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Who among following United States Presidents visited India? 

  1. Bill Clinton

  2. Barak Obama

  3. George W Bush

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • Bill Clinton visited India in March 2000
  • George W. Bush visited India in March 2006.
  • Barak Obama was the president of America who visited India twice in his office. His first visit to India was in the year 2010, November 6–9 and the second visit was in 2015, January 25–27 to participate in the Republic Day celebrations.

Pakistan and India signed an agreement at ______ in 1966.

  1. Tashkent

  2. Khiva

  3. Samarkand

  4. Bukhara


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Tashkent Declaration was a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed on 10 January 1966 that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Peace had been achieved on 23 September by the intervention of the great powers who pushed the two nations to cease fire, afraid the conflict could escalate and draw in other powers.

________ region is the reason for conflict between India and Pakistan.

  1. Kashmir

  2. Punjab

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Gujarat


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kashmir the northern most state of India is the reason for conflict between the two countries India and Pakistan. It is known for its majestic landscape. The territory under dispute lies in India's Kashmir Valley, separated from Pakistan by the 450-mile Line of Control. 

Which UN secretary general persuaded India and Pakistan to agree to a ceasefire?

  1. Ban Ki-moon

  2. Gladwyn Jebb

  3. U Thant

  4. Kurt Waldheim


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

U Thant was a Burmese diplomat and the third secretary-general of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971. He was the first European to hold this position. The India- Pakistan War of 1965 and Conflict of 1971 between India and Pakistan broke out in Kashmir in early August of 1965 soon spread along the entire length of the International border from the Lahore area to the sea.

The council on 20th September demanded a ceasefire and authorized the secretary general to provide the necessary assistance to ensure supervision of the ceasefire and withdrawal of all armed personnel. For that purpose the then UN secretary general U Thant persuaded India and Pakistan to agree to a ceasefire.

Sino-Indian relations are the relationship of which country with India?

  1. China

  2. Bangladesh

  3. Srilankha

  4. Nepal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sino-Indian relations refer to the relation between India and China. Sino means Chinese people. China is the largest trading partner of India and is also one of the neighbouring countries of India.

US President George W Bush visited India during which Prime Minister's tenure?

  1. Narendra Modi

  2. Dr. Manmohan Singh

  3. Both A and B

  4. None


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

US President George W. Bush visited India and Pakistan in March 2006 on a five-day trip. During this period Dr. Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister of India. The main goal of the visit was to strengthen American relations with two Asian countries India and Pakistan.

China invaded India in _______.

  1. October 1962

  2. November 1962

  3. December 1962

  4. September 1962


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

On October 20, 1962, China's People's Liberation Army invaded India in Ladakh, and across the McMahon Line in the then North-East Frontier Agency.

Which of the following country is India's second largest trading partner?

  1. China

  2. USA

  3. Pakistan

  4. Russia


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The United States is India’s second largest trading partner of India first being China. The total trade worth 72,347.42 million US Dollars took place between these countries for the financial year 2014–15.

Which Prime Minister of India was assassinated by Tamil militants?

  1. Rajiv Gandhi

  2. Indira Gandhi

  3. Feroze Gandhi

  4. Sanjay Gandhi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rajiv Gandhi, late prime minister of India was assassinated, in Tamilnadu, on 21 May 1991. The attack was carried by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a militant organization from Sri Lanka

India has had differences with Bangladesh over sharing of river waters like _______.

  1. Godavari

  2. Narmada

  3. Sabarmati

  4. Brahmaputra


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

India and Bangladesh share 54 rivers between them. India has had differences with Bangladesh over sharing of water of Brahmaputra river,  Teesta river, Meghna river, Ganga river, Jamuna river etc. The reason for the conflict was to how to share the water resources effectively between both the countries.