Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Basic General Knowledge-GK

The Heads of Government of the countries which are members of the Commonwealth meet biannually. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is a biennial summit meeting of the de facto leaders from all Commonwealth nations. Despite the name, the head of state may be present in the meeting instead of the head of government, espcially among semi-presidential states. Every two years the meeting is held in a different member state and is chaired by that nation's respective Prime Minister or President who becomes the Commonwealth Chair-in-Office until the next meeting.

The headquarter of the International court of Justice (UNO) are located at Hague (Netherlands). It is the main judicial organ or branch of the United Nations. In short, International Court of Justice is ICJ, sometimes people call it the World Court. In French language, it is Cour internationale de justice. Established ICJ in 1945, ICJ has its headquarters at The Hague, Netherlands.

The headquarter of all the following international organization are based at Vienna, excepted United Nations Development Programme. Headquartered in New York City, the status of UNDP is that of an executive board within the United Nations General Assembly. The UNDP Administrator is the third highest-ranking official of the United Nations after the United Nations Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General.

The headquarter of European Court of Justice (ECJ) are situated at Luxembourg. European Court of Justice (ECJ), also called Court of Justice of the European Communities, the judicial branch of the European Union (EU).

The host of first Olympics in 1896 was Athens, Greece. On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic Games are held in Athens, Greece, with athletes from 14 countries participating. The International Olympic Committee met for the first time in Paris in June 1894 and chose Greece as the site of the inaugural modern Olympiad.

Howrah Bridge on the Hoogly river, Calcutta is the largest cantilever bridge in India. The Howrah Bridge, which connects the twin cities of Kolkata and Howrah.

The headquarter of United Nations Fund for Programmes Population Activities (UNFA) are at New York. The UNFPA says it "is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled". Their work involves the improvement of reproductive health; including creation of national strategies and protocols, and birth control by providing supplies and services. The organization has recently been known for its worldwide campaign against child marriage, obstetric fistula and female genital mutilation.

The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is located in Darjeeling. The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) is one of the premier mountaineering institutes in the world. Founded on November 4th, 1954 by none other than Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, the institute is located in the picturesque hill station of Darjeeling.

Deforestation in the uplands may cause pollution in rivers through erosion and silting. Deforestation is the permanent removal of trees to make room for something besides forest. This can include clearing the land for agriculture or grazing, or using the timber for fuel, construction or manufacturing. Forests cover more than 30% of the Earth's land surface, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

The Indian Ocean Arc is an imaginary circle in space about 36,000 km over the equator. IOR-ARC is Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) is an association of 20 member countries.