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[#426] Treaty of Versailles rearranged the boundaries of several countries in Europe and many countries were formed such as
Correct Answer
(C) both (a) and (b)
Explanation
Solution: Treaty of Versailles rearranged the boundaries of several countries in Europe and many countries were formed such as Poland and Yugoslavia and Lithuania and Estonia.
[#427] The tribe residing in Meghalaya is
Correct Answer
(A) Garos
Explanation
Solution: The tribe residing in Meghalaya is Garos. The Garos refer to themselves as A'chik or Mande and their language belongs to the Bodo branch of the Bodo-Naga-Kachin family of Sino Tibetan phylum.
[#428] The UN charter was finalized at ___ and become effective on ___ .
Correct Answer
(A) San Francisco, 24th October, 1945
Explanation
Solution: The Charter of the United Nations was signed on 26 June 1945, in San Francisco, at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on International Organization, and came into force on 24 October 1945. The Statute of the International Court of Justice is an integral part of the Charter.
[#429] The total number of members of UN Security Council is
Correct Answer
(C) 15
Explanation
Solution: The Council is composed of 15 Members: Five permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and ten non-permanent members.
[#430] Unofficial, and usually illegal, system of providing people with more then their share of goods and services where their prices are controlled, is called
Correct Answer
(C) black market
Explanation
Solution: Unofficial, and usually illegal, system of providing people with more then their share of goods and services where their prices are controlled, is called black market. The black market is distinct from the grey market, in which commodities are distributed through channels that, while legal, are unofficial, unauthorized, or unintended by the original manufacturer, and the white market, in which trade is legal and official.