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1
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The boundary line between Azad Kashmir and Occupied Kashmir demarcated as a result of Shimla declaration in 1972 is —

(a) Hot Line
(b) Control Line
(c) Mc MahonLine
(d) None of them

A

(b) Control Line

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Imaginary line extending north and south through Pacific Ocean and is the point at which the traveller must add or subtract a day from the Calendar is called .

(a) lnternational Date Line
(b) International Hot Line
(c) International Green Line
(d) International Equator Line

A

(a) lnternational Date Line

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Which of the following is the Polish- Russian frontier setup in 1945?

(a) Hindenburg Line
(b) Curzon Line
(c) Green Line
(d) Plin Soil Line

A

(b) Curzon Line

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French line of fortification built in
1934 A.D., along the German border
from Switzerland to Belgium was
called .

(a) Hot Line
(b) Hindenburg Line
(c) Maginot Line
(d) None of them

A

(c) Maginot Line

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1400 miles (2250 Km) long frontier
between Pakistan and Afghanistan
demarcated in 1893 in called

(a) Curzon Line
(b) Control Line
(c) Durand Line
(d) None of them

A

(c) Durand Line

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Boundary line between India and China, demarcated under boundary pact concluded in 1914 A.D. is called .

(a) Radcliffe Line
(b) Green Line
(c) Control Line
(d) McMahon Line

A

(d) McMahon Line

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A Painted line in Nicosia (Cyprus) that serves as a demarcation line between the Greek and Turkish Communities is called .

(a) McMahon Line
(b) Maginot Line
(c) Oder-neisse Line
(d) Green Line

A

(d) Green Line

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The boundary between Germany and Poland established post World War II was called

(a) Mannerheim Line
(b) PlimsollLine
(c) Oder-neisse Line
(d) None of them

A

(c) Oder-neisse Line

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German line of fortification demarcated in 1977 separating Germany from Poland is called of

(a) Durand Line
(b) Hindenburg Line
(c) Curzon Line
(d) Mannheim Line

A

(b) Hindenburg Line

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Boundary line between India and Pakistan demarcated at the time of Partition is called .

(a) Control Line
(c) Durand Line
(b) RadcliffLine
(d) None of them

A

(b) RadcliffLine

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In Rann of Kutch dispute in 1965 A.D., Pakistan declared
between Pakistan and India in 1968 A.D. is called:

(a) 24th Parallel Line
(b) 17th Parallel Line
(c) 38th Parallel Line
(d) None of them

A

(a) 24th Parallel Line

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Boundary Line between North and South Korea is called
\:
(a) 24th Parallel Line
(b) 38 Parallel Line
(c) 17th Parallel Line
(d) Mannerheim Line
A

(b) 38 Parallel Line

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13
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Armistice line was created in 1949 between

(a) Israel and Egypt
(b) Israel and its neighbours (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria)
(c) Poland and Germany
(d) France and Germany

A

(b) Israel and its neighbours (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria)

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Boundary line between Canada and United States is called

(a) 17th Parallel Line
(b) 24th Parallel Line
(c) 49th Parallel Line
(d) 51st Parallel Line

A

(c) 49th Parallel Line

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Plimsoll Line is a line forming

(a) Boundary between countries
(b) A limit a ship can be loaded
(c) Equatorial line
(d) None of them

A

(b) A limit a ship can be loaded

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Jack Merison boundary line is situated between

(a) Argentina and Brazil
(b) Peru and Brazil
(c) Canada and USA
(d) None of the above

A

(b) Peru and Brazil

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‘Riksdag’ is the name Parliament of-— :.

(a) Iran
(c) Sweden
(b) Iraq
(d) United States

A

(c) Sweden

the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members .

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Which of the following is the name of Cuban Parliament?

(a) National People’s Congress
(b) National Assembly of People’s Power
(c) People’s National Congress
(d) People’s Assembly

A

(b) National Assembly of People’s Power

Unicameral
605 seats

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19
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Which country’s Parliament has the largest membership?

(a) Russia
(c) Japan
(b) China
(d) United States

A

(b) China

The National People’s Congress (usually abbreviated NPC) is the highest organ of state power and the national legislature of the People’s Republic of China. With 2,980 members in 2018, it is the largest parliamentary body in the world

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20
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Name the Parliament of Egypt

(a) People’s Assembly
(b) Majlis
(c) Shoora
(d) Shergo

A

(a) People’s Assembly

The Parliament of Egypt, officially the House of Representatives is currently a unicameral legislature.

596 seats

21
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What is the name of Argentina’s Parliament?

(a) National Congress
(b) Federal Parliament
(c) National Assembly
(d) General Assembly

A

(a) National Congress

22
Q

Name the Parliament of France

(a) Bundestrat
(b) Eduskusta
(c) Landstraad
(d) National Assembly

A

(d) National Assembly

23
Q

Name the Parliament of Australia.

(a) National Congress
(b) Parliament
(c) Federal Parliament
(d) National Assembly

A

(c) Federal Parliament

24
Q 
Which of the following Parliament of Indonesia?
is the
(a) People's Consultative Assembly
(b) Majlis
(c) Shoora
(d) Congress
A

(a) People’s Consultative Assembly

25
Q

Rial is the currency of Iran. Which the Parliament of Iran?
is

(a) Shora
(c) Congress
(b) Majlis
(d) Shergo

A

The Islamic Consultative Assembly (Persian: مجلس شورای اسلامی‎, romanized: Majles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī), also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles (Arabicised spelling Majlis), is the national legislative body of Iran

26
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Parliament of Algeria is called

(a) National People’s Assembly
(b) Federal Assembly
(c) People’s National Assembly
(d) Kuvend Popullore

A

(c) People’s National Assembly

27
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Parliament of Japan? (PMS 2006)

(a) Folketing
(c) Knesset
(b) Yuan
(d) Diet

A

(d) Diet

28
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Ringgit is the name of Malaysian currency. Which of the following is the parliament of Malaysia?

(a) Majlis (b) Parliament
(c) National Assembly
.(d) Dewan Rakyat

A

.(d) Dewan Rakyat

29
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Name the Parliament of Nepal?

(a) Rajya Sabha
(b) Shergo
(c) National Panchayat
(d) Assembly

A

(c) National Panchayat

(The Federal Parliament of Nepal (Nepali: संघीय संसद नेपाल, Saṅghīya Sansada Nēpāl) is the federal and supreme legislative body of Nepal. It is a bicameral federal legislature that consists of the National Assembly as upper house and the House of Representatives, as lower house.)

30
Q

By what name the parliament of Turkey is known?

(a) Grand National Assembly
(b) People’s Council
(c) National Assembly
(d) People’s Assembly

A

(a) Grand National Assembly

(The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi), usually referred to simply as the TBMM or Parliament (Turkish: Meclis or Parlamento), is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Constitution.

31
Q

Capital and Parliament’s name of Norway?

(a) Storting
(b) Sejm
(c) Cortes
(d) National Parliament

A

(a) Storting

OSLO is the capital

32
Q

Name the Parliament of
United States?

(a) Federal Assembly
(b) National Assembly
(c) People’s Assembly
(d) .Congress

A

(d) .Congress

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, and consists of two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate.

33
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Syrian Parliament is called

A

People’s Council.

The People’s Council (Arabic: مجلس الشعب‎, Majlis al-Sha’ab; French: Assemblée du peuple) is Syria’s legislative authority.
It has 250 members elected for a four-year term in 15 multi-seat constituencies.
There are two main political fronts; the National Progressive Front and Popular Front for Change and Liberation.

34
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Parliament of Libya is called

(a) National Congress
(b) General People’s Congress
(c) People’s Assembly
(d) Parliament

A

(b) General People’s Congress

Parliament of Libya may refer to: General People’s Congress · General National Congress · Parliament of Tripoli

35
Q 
Vanezuela's Parliament is called
National Congress. By what name
Vietnam Parliament is called?
(a) National Assembly
(b) People's Assembly
(c) People's Council
(d) Liblandia
A

(a) National Assembly

36
Q

Parliament of Netherlands is called

A

The states General

The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of the Netherlands, the States General, the other one being the Senate. It has 150 seats which are filled through elections using a party-list proportional representation. It sits in the Binnenhof in The Hague

37
Q

What is the name of the Parliament of Burma?

(a) Shergo
(b) Pyethic Hylttaw
(c) Land Straad
(d) Folketing

A

(b) Pyethic Hylttaw

The Assembly of the Union is the national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar established by the 2008 National Constitution. The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is made up of two houses, the Amyotha Hluttaw, a 224-seat upper house as well as the Pyithu Hluttaw, a 440-seat lower house.

38
Q

Majlis Meshaurat is the parliament of

(a) Afghanistan
(c) Bolura
(b) Indonesia
(d) Brunei

A

(d) Brunei

39
Q

By what name Parliament of Spain is called?

(a) Sejm
(b) House of Assembly
(c) Staten
(d) Cortes

A

Cortes
(The Cortes Generales are the bicameral legislative chambers of Spain, consisting of the Congress of Deputies (the lower house), and the Senate (the upper house).

40
Q

Parliament of Denmark is called

(a) Peoples Assembly
(b) Folketing
(c) National Chamber of Representatives
(d) Federal Assembly

A

(b) Folketing

means “People’s thing”

41
Q

Parliament of Iceland is called

(a) National congress
(b) National Assembly
(c) Bondesrat
(d) Althing

A

(d) Althing

The Alþingi is the national parliament of Iceland. It is the oldest surviving parliament in the world, a claim shared by Tynwald. The Althing was founded in 930

42
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the Parliament of Germany

A

The German Bundesrat is a legislative body that represents the sixteen Länder of Germany at the national level. The Bundesrat meets at the former Prussian House of Lords in Berlin

43
Q

Oireachtas is the parliament of

A

Ireland
(*Oireachtas is the bicameral national parliament composed of the President of Ireland and the two Houses of the Oireachtas: Seanad Éireann (Senate) and Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives).

44
Q

Knesset is the paraliament of

(a) Ireland
(c) Mexico
(b) Israel
(d) Germany

A

(b) Israel

45
Q

Parliament of Jordan is .

(a) Majlis-e-Shoora
(b) Majlis-i-Umma
(c) Majlis-al-Umma
(d) Majlis-ul-Nawab

A

(c) Majlis-al-Umma

46
Q

Doma is the parliament of

(a) India
(b) Russia
(b) Burma
(d) Bhutan

A

(b) Russia

47
Q

People’s Great Hural parliament of

a) Cuba
(b) Mongolia
(b) Maxico
(d) Nigeria

A

Mongolia

48
Q

The largest number of women representatives are in the parliament of:

A

Denmark

49
Q

Piksdagen (Eduskunta) parliament of

(a) Sweden
(c) Netherlands
(b) Finland
(d) Hungary

A

(b) Finland

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