General Knowledge

Manitoulin Island, located in Lake Huron, Canada, is the largest freshwater island in the world, making option A correct. The other islands listed are either saltwater islands or smaller in size.

TAP stands for Tunis Afrique Presse, which is the official news agency of Tunisia. Therefore, the correct answer is Tunisia.

Human Rights Watch was originally founded as Helsinki Watch in 1978 to monitor the Soviet Union's compliance with the Helsinki Accords. Over the 1980s, it expanded with regional committees such as Americas Watch (1981), Asia Watch (1985), Africa Watch (1988), and Middle East Watch (1989). In 1988, these committees united under one umbrella organization and formally adopted the all-inclusive name 'Human Rights Watch'. Therefore, the correct year when Human Rights Watch adopted its current name is 1988, corresponding to option C.

Saba is the official news agency of Yemen, providing news and information related to the country. Therefore, the correct answer is Yemen.

Sri Lanka is famously known as the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean" due to its natural beauty and strategic location in the Indian Ocean. This nickname is widely recognized in geography and general knowledge.

The Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process Ministerial Conference held on December 3-4, 2016, was hosted by Pakistan. The event took place in Islamabad, Pakistan, not in Amritsar, India. Therefore, option A is correct.

The Hindu Kush mountain range lies along the north-western border of Pakistan, forming a natural boundary with Afghanistan. Therefore, it guards the north-western border of Pakistan.

The Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, was operated by China starting in September 2016. This makes China the correct answer.

MAP stands for Maghreb Arabe Presse, which is the official news agency of Morocco. Therefore, the correct answer is Morocco.

Indira Gandhi was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru but belonged to the Gandhi family by marriage. She is widely known as Indira Gandhi, reflecting her married clan name, not Nehru. Hence, the correct clan is Gandhi.