61. Which one of the following is not a member of MERCOSUR (Southern Common Market)?
a. Argentina
b. Paraguay
c. Uruguay
d. Chile

Option “D” is correct.
MERCOSUR (Southern Common Market) full – time members are Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
62. Where is the headquarters of Pan American Health Organization?
a.
b. Ottawa
c.
d. Mexico

Option “A” is correct.
The headquarters of Pan American Health Organization is in Washington DC, United States.
63. Which is not a Bretton Woods Institution?
a. IMF
b. OECD
c. None
d.

Option “B” is correct.
The Bretton Woods Institutions are the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
64. When was West African Development Bank formed?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option “C” is correct.
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) is the common development finance institution of the member countries of the West African Monetary Union (WAMU). It was established by an Agreement signed on 14 November 1973, and became operational in 1976.
65. Which one of the following is the full form of NATO?
a.
b.
c. North American Treaty Organization
d. North African Treaty Organization

Option “A” is correct.
NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
66. The headquarters of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is located in –
a. Delhi
b. Mumbai
c. Chennai
d. Kolkata

Option “B” is correct.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India was formed in December 1928 as a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. It is a consortium of state cricket associations and the state associations select their representatives who in turn elect the BCCI Chief. Its headquarters are in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
67. India became a member in 2016 –
a.
b.
c.
d.

Option “B” is correct.
India formally applied for membership to the Missile Technology Control Regime in June 2015, with active support from Russia, France and the United States, and officially became a member on 27 June 2016 with the consensus of the 34 member nations.
68. The Seventeenth conference of NAM was held at –
a. Cairo
b. Porlamar
c. Delhi
d. Lusaka

Option “B” is correct.
The Seventeenth conference of NAM was held at Porlamar.
69. Which one of the following cities hosted the Tenth Ministerial Conference of World Trade Organization during December 2015?
a. Geneva
b. Manila
c. Helsinki
d.

Option “D” is correct.
The WTO’s 10th Ministerial Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 15 to 19 December 2015.
70. Which of the country is not a member of SAARC?
a. Nepal
b. Maldives
c. China
d. Afghanistan

Option “C” is correct.
All the members of the SAARC are : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

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