General Knowledge

Pakistan and China signed an agreement in 2019 for the upgrade and development of the ML-1 (Main Line 1) railway track, which is a major part of Pakistan's railway infrastructure.

Barack Obama was the 44th President of the United States, serving two terms from 2009 to 2017. The other options correspond to different presidents.

Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for his efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. The other years listed are incorrect.

Oslo is the capital city of Norway, making option C the correct answer. London and Madrid are capitals of the UK and Spain respectively, so they are incorrect.

Lake Mansarover is a high-altitude lake in Tibet and does not originate from any other lake. Therefore, none of the given options correctly describe its origin.

The headquarters of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) is located in Kathmandu, Nepal. This is the official and well-known location of the SAARC Secretariat.

The headquarters of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is located in Brussels, Belgium. This is the official and well-known location of NATO's main administrative center.

Mount Everest's summit is located precisely on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is not exclusively in Nepal or China, but shared by both countries. Therefore, none of the single-country options (Nepal, India, China) alone is fully correct. India is incorrect as it does not border Mount Everest. The best answer is 'None of these' since the summit lies on the Nepal-China border.

FIR stands for First Information Report, which is the initial report made to the police when a cognizable offense is committed. This is the correct and widely accepted full form.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA. This is well-documented as IFC is part of the World Bank Group, which is also based in Washington.