Question : 'BRICS', the recently formed international organisation of five developing countries, consists of 

Option 1: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

Option 2: Brazil, Romania, India, China and South Africa

Option 3: Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, China and Spain

Option 4: Brazil, Romania, India, China and Somalia

Question : More than 50% of the world's coal deposits are held by:

Option 1: U.S.A., Russia and China

Option 2: China, India and Russia

Option 3: India, Russia and the U.S.A

Option 4: China, India and the U.S.A

Question : Name the Prime Minister who brought about a thaw in India-China relations by signing the "Line of Actual Control".

Option 1: Lal Bahadur Shastri

Option 2: P.V. Narashima Rao

Option 3: Chandrasekhar

Option 4: V.P. Singh

Question : Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.

Mount Everest is a peak in the Himalayas mountain range.
P. It is located between Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China.
Q. At 8,849 meters (29,032 feet), it is considered the tallest point on Earth.
R. In the nineteenth century, the mountain was named after George Everest, a former Surveyor General of India.
S. The Tibetan name is Chomolungma, which means “Mother Goddess of the World.”

The Nepali name is Sagarmatha, which has various meanings.

Option 1: PQRS

Option 2: SPQR

Option 3: SRQP

Option 4: RPSQ

Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

India will host an international summit on Buddhism here on April 20 and 21. Delegates from 30 countries will participate, a notable exception (1) ________ China. Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is also unlikely to attend the two-day conclave. The maiden conference being organised by the Union Culture Ministry and the International Buddhist Confederation will discuss (2) ________ global issues through a Buddhist perspective. Over 170 delegates from countries such as Mexico, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Japan and 150 from India will participate in the summit to be held in the national capital. The delegates (3) ________ prominent scholars, monks, diplomats, and members of Buddhist organisations across the globe. The largest number of delegates are from Sri Lanka (20) and Vietnam (30). Abhijit Haldar, Director General of the International Buddhist Confederation, said that while no delegate had been confirmed from China, there would be two participants from Taiwan. “The invitations (4) ________ sent to various Buddhist institutions and not to governments,” Mr. Haldar added. He also mentioned that the Dalai Lama (5) ________ not attend the event due to health issues.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

Option 1: had

Option 2: were

Option 3: has

Option 4: was