Organisations And Institutions

21. Vivekananda Rock Memorial is in which state of India? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.03.2020 (Shift-II) S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 7.06.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Kerala

Correct Answer: (b) Tamil Nadu

Solution:Vivekananda Rock Memorial is the most popular monument situated in the southernmost tip of Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India and 500 metres away from the mainland. It was built in 1970 in honour of the great Indian monk and reformer Swami Vivekananda and took six years to complete.

22. Who founded the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in Calcutta? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) J.M. Sengupta
(b) R.N. Mookerjee
(c) Subhendu Sekhar Bose
(d) Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

Correct Answer: (d) Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

Solution:The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in Calcutta was founded by Professor P.C. Mahalanobis in Kolkata on 17th December 1931. The institute gained the status of an Institution of National Importance by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1959.

23. The atomic power station in Rajasthan is situated at: [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 29.08.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) Pokhran
(b) Suratgarh
(c) Rawatbhata
(d) Chittorgarh

Correct Answer: (c) Rawatbhata

Solution:The Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP), located in Rawatbhata in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, currently has six pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) units, operating with a total installed capacity of 1,180MW.

24. Indian Army's School of Artillery is located at ________. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 2.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) Khadakvasala
(b) Dehradun
(c) Deolali
(d) Roorkee

Correct Answer: (c) Deolali

Solution:Indian Army's School of Artillery is located at Deolali.

25. India signed Panchsheel Treaty with which country? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 17.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Pakistan
(b) Nepal
(c) China
(d) Bangladesh

Correct Answer: (c) China

Solution:Panchsheel was an agreement that was signed between India and China on 29th April 1954. This agreement states the principles that were agreed upon by both the countries to maintain peace between the two countries over trade with Tibet.

26. In which year the India-Bhutan Foundation was established? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 18.09.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) 1993
(b) 1998
(c) 2003
(d) 2010

Solution:The India-Bhutan Foundation was established in August 2003. It was established with the aim of promoting mutual cooperation in the field of education, culture and environmental protection.

27. The Secretariat of SAARC is set up at __________. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 29.08.2016 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Washington
(b) Kathmandu
(c) Hague
(d) New Delhi

Correct Answer: (b) Kathmandu

Solution:The Secretariat of SAARC was set up in Kathmandu on 17 January 1987. Its role is to coordinate and monitor the implementation of SAARC activities, service the meetings of the Association and serve as the channel of communication between SAARC and other international organisations.

28. In which of the following years was the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) estabilished? [S.S.C. JE Electrical Exam 10.12.2020 (Shift-II) S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 12.10.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) 1985
(b) 1975
(c) 1969
(d) 1990

Correct Answer: (a) 1985

Solution:The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established on 8 December 1985. The Secretariat of the Association was set up in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 17 January 1987. SAARC has eight member countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka).

29. In which of the following countries is the headquarters of the SAARC Secretariat situated? [S.S.C. JE Electrical Exam 10.12.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Afghanistan
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Bhutan
(d) Nepal

Correct Answer: (d) Nepal

30. At present, how many observer countries are there in SAARC? [S.S.C. JE Electrical Exam 10.12.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) 17
(b) 8
(c) 15
(d) 9

Correct Answer: (d) 9

Solution:There are currently nine Observers of SAARC, namely (Shift-I) Australia, (Shift-II) China, (Shift-III) the European Union, (iv) Iran, (v) Japan, (vi) the Republic of Korea, (vii) Mauritius, (viii) Myanmar, (ix) the United States of America. There is a moratorium on the admission of new Observers to SAARC.