General Knowledge

The world's first civilization, known as Sumer, emerged in Mesopotamia, located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. This region is widely recognized as the cradle of civilization due to the early development of writing, cities, and complex societies.

The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) is headquartered in Turin, Italy. This is well-documented in official UN sources and UNICRI's own publications.

District Shikarpur in Sindh, Pakistan, is divided into 6 Talukas. Therefore, option A (6) is the correct answer.

The Russo-Japanese War was fought between 1904 and 1905, making option D the correct answer. This conflict was primarily over imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea.

Gomal Zam Dam is located in the South Waziristan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is situated at Khjori Kach on the Gomal River. Although the original question suggested North Waziristan, authoritative sources including Wikipedia confirm that the dam is geographically in South Waziristan.

The war criminals of the Second World War were tried at the Nuremberg Trials, held in Nuremberg, Germany. This was the first international tribunal to prosecute prominent leaders of Nazi Germany.

Hannibal was a famous military commander from Carthage, known for his strategic skills during the Second Punic War against Rome.

CBT stands for Competency Based Training, which is an educational approach focusing on the learner's ability to demonstrate specific skills or competencies. This makes option A the correct answer.

Arabic was officially adopted as the sixth official language of the United Nations on 18 December 1973, according to United Nations General Assembly resolution 3190 (XXVIII). While Arabic became a working language of various UN bodies later (such as the Secretariat in 1984), the official adoption date as an official language is 1973. Therefore, the correct answer is 1973 (option B).

The endangered Gangetic River Dolphin has been officially declared as the State Aquatic Animal by the Assam state government. This is confirmed by multiple authoritative sources including The Hindu and government notifications. Kerala has not declared the dolphin as its state aquatic animal. Therefore, the correct answer is Odisha is incorrect, and the correct answer is Assam, but since Assam is not an option, the closest correct answer from the options given is B: Odisha is incorrect, so the question options need correction to include Assam. Since Assam is the correct state, the question options should be updated to include Assam instead of Kerala, Punjab, or Andhra Pradesh.