Wednesday 9 December 2015

GK Questions on United Nation Organization (UNO)

1.Where is the headquarters of UNO?

Ans : New York, USA

2. On which date UN charter was signed?

Ans : 26th June,1945

3. United Nations came into existence from which date?

Ans : 24th October,1946

4. How many countries are member to United Nations?

Ans :193 countries

5. What are the aims of United Nations?

Ans : International Security, World Peace, Economic Development, Cooperation in International Law, Human Rights, Social Progress

6. What was replaced by United Nations Organization?

Ans : League of Nations

7. How many languages has been named official by United Nations?

Ans : Six languages (English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Arabic and Russian)

 8. How many Principal Organs does United Nations has?

Ans : Six

a) The General Assembly
b) The Security Council
c) The Economic and Social COuncil
d) The Secretariat
e) The International Court of Justice
f) The United Nations Trusteeship Council


9. Which is the top post in United Nations?

Ans : Secretary General

10. Where did the first General Assembly meeting held?

Ans : Westminster Central Hall,London

11. Who gave the name as United Nations for the this organization?

Ans : Franklin D Roosevelt

12. Who is the current UN Secretary General?

Ban ki-moon


13.Who is the current Deputy Secretary General?

Ans : Jan Eliasson

14. Who is the current General Assembly President?

Ans : Mr. Vuk Jeremić

15. Vietnam joined the U.N.O in the year

Ans : 1977

16. Which of the following is not associated with the UNO?

ASEAN -Association of Southeast Asian Nations

About ASEAN

22nd ASEAN Summit on 24-25 April 2013- Which held on Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei Darussalam

ASEAN Members : Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam

ASEAN Motto : The motto of ASEAN is "One Vision, One Identity, One Community".

ASEAN Day : 8th August is observed as ASEAN Day.

ASEAN Secretary General : The Secretary-General of ASEAN 2013 -2017 is H.E. Le Luong Minh from Viet Nam.

ASEAN headquarters : South Jakarta, Indonesia.


List of International Organizations in Geneva

Aga Khan Foundation

Airports Council International

Conference of European Churches (CEC)

European Broadcasting Union (EBU)

European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM)

International AIDS Society

International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics (also known as Geneva Association)

International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO)

International board of directors for Médecins Sans Frontières

International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO)

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

International Labour Organization (ILO)

International Organization for Migration (IOM)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

International Road Transport Union (IRU)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Union Against Cancer (UICC)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

Mandat International (MI)

Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC)

UN Watch

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

United Nations Office at Geneva

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

World Council of Churches (WCC)

World Economic Forum (WEF)

World Health Organization (WHO)

World Heart Federation (WHF)

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

World Organization of the Scout Movement

World Student Christian Federation WSCF

World Trade Organization (WTO)

World Wide Web Virtual Library

Youth With A Mission (YWAM)

World Largest Producers

Top Producer’s Of Different Crops In World : List of largest producing countries in the world

•  The Largest producer of groundnut in World =India
•  The Largest producer of Tobacco in World = China
•  The Largest Quantity of Barley is produced in World = Russia
•  The Largest producer of Long Staple Cotton in World = USA
•  The Largest Cattle production in World = India
•  The Largest producer of Butter & Ghee in World = India
•  The Largest producer of Rice in World = India & USA
•  The Largest Exporters of Rice In the World = Thailand

Top 10 Largest Exporters of Rice In the World

Thailand     8500
Vietnam     6500
Pakistan     3800
India         2200
Cambodia   850
Uruguay     700
China        600
Egypt        600
Argentina   500
Brazil         400
•  The Largest producer of Fish in World = China
• The Largest producer of Mutton in World = New Zealand & Australia.
•  The Largest producer of Mercury in World = Spain
•  The Largest producer of Rock Phosphate in World = USA & Russia.
•  The Leading producer of Uranium in World = Kazakhstan
•  The Leading producer of Automobiles in World = USA
• The Leading producer of Cement in World = USA
• The Country that Manufactures due Maximum number of Locomotives in World = USA
•  The Country known for Locomotive = Philadelphia
• The Country famous for Petroleum = Baku
•  The Country famous for Wollen textiles in World = Leeds.
The Largest producer of Sugar in the world : Brazil

World’s Top 10 Sugar-Producing Countries in 2010-2011
Country Production
1) Brazil 38.745
2) India 26.000
3) China 11.475
4) Thailand 10.061
5) U.S. 7.210
6) Mexico 5.495
7) Pakistan 4.400
8) France 4.275
9) Australia 3.800
10) Germany 3.565


• The Country known as Sugar Bowl in World = Cuba.

General Knowledge Questions and Answers : History about Gautama Buddha

1. When did Buddha live?
Ans : 560-480 BC


2. Buddha means?
Ans : awakened one/enlightened one


3. Where was Buddha born?
Ans : Lumbini/Kapilavastu (Nepal)


4. Where did Buddha die?
Ans : Kushinagar


5. Buddha belongs to which clan?
Ans : - Sakya/Shakya


6. What was the Buddha's original name?
Ans : Siddhartha Gautama


7. Parents of Gautama Buddha ?
King Suddodhana & Queen Maha Maya


8. Buddha was married to ?
Ans : Yasodhara


9. Who was Buddha’s son?
Ans : Rahula


10. What was the name of Buddha's horse?
Kanthaka


11. Buddhacarita was written by?
Ans : Asvaghosa


12. What Mauryan ruler was the first to adopt Buddhism?
Ans : Ashoka


13. Who spread Buddhism in Korea?
Ans : Wonhyo Daisa


14. Buddha attained enlightenment under_____ ?
Ans : pipal tree in Bodh Gaya, India


15. The world's largest monolithic statue Buddha is in?
Ans : Bamiyan


16. How old was Buddha when he attained enlightenment?
Ans : 35


17. Who asked Buddha to share his kingdom?
Ans : Bimbisara


18. Where did Buddha attain enlightenment?
Ans : Bodh Gaya


19. Where did Buddha have first disciples?
Ans : Sarnath


20. Who donated the Jetavana monastery to Buddha?
Ans : Anathapindada


21. How many years did Buddha preach?
Ans : 45


Five Great Events of Buddha’s

Life and their Symbols
1. Birth: Lotus and Bull
2. Great Renunciation: Horse
3. Nirvana: Bodhi tree
4. First Sermon: Dharmachakra or wheel
5. Parinirvana or Death: Stupa

Four Noble Truths


1. The world is full of sorrows.
2. Desire is root cause of sorrow.
3. If Desire is conquered, all sorrows can be removed.
4. following the eight-fold path.

Eight Fold Path

 
1. Right understanding
2. Right speech
3. Right livelihood
4. Right mindfulness
5. Right thought
6. Right action
7. Right effort
8. Right concentration

Three Ratnas

Buddha
Dhamma
Sangha

About Indian Parliament

Parliament is the supreme legislative body of a country. Our Parliament comprises of the President and the two Houses—Lok Sabha (House of the People) and Rajya Sabha (Council of States).
Current President of India - Pranab Mukherjee-Since 25 July 2012

Lok Sabha : Lok Sabha is the body of representatives of the people.The present membership of Lok Sabha is 545
Speaker of Lok Sabha : Meira Kumar -Since 3 June 2009
Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha : Kariya Munda, BJP Since 8 June 2009

Rajya Sabha : Rajya Sabha is the Upper House of Parliament. It has not more than 250 members. Members of Rajya Sabha are not elected by the people directly but indirectly by the Legislative Assemblies of the various States. Every State is allotted a certain number of members. No member of Rajya Sabha can be under 30 years of age. There are at present 245 members in Rajya Sabha.
The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha. He is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament. Rajya Sabha also elects one of its members to be the Deputy Chairman.
Chairman of Rajya Sabha : Mohammad Hamid Ansari ,Since 25 August 2012
Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha : P. J. Kurien, Congress,Since 21 August 2012

Parliament House : The building was designed by two famous architects— Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker—who were responsible for the planning and construction of New Delhi.

The Foundation Stone of Parliament House was laid on the 12th February, 1921 by H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught. The construction of the building took six years and the opening ceremony was performed on the 18th January, 1927 by the then Governor-General of India, Lord Irwin. The cost of construction was Rs. 83 lakhs.The building has twelve gates among which Gate No. 1 on the Sansad Marg is the main gate.


Parliament Budget : The ‘Annual Financial Statement’, laid before both the Houses of Parliament constitutes the Budget of the Union Government. This statement takes into account a period of one financial year. The financial year commences in India on 1st April each year. The statement embodies the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Government of India for the financial year.

Outstanding Parliamentarian Award :An award for Outstanding Parliamentarian was instituted by the Indian Parliamentary Group in the year 1995. The First and Second awards for the years 1995 and 1996 were conferred on Shri Chandrashekhar and Shri Somnath Chatterjee respectively. The Third and Fourth awards for the years 1997 and 1998 were conferred on Shri Pranab Mukherjee and Shri S. Jaipal Reddy respectively. The Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth awards for the years 1999, 2000, 001 and 2002 were conferred on Shri L. K. Advani, Shri Arjun Singh, Shri Jaswant Singh and Dr. Manmohan Singh respectively.


Parliamentary Committees :


Estimates Committee
Committee on Empowerment of Women
Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Public Accounts Committee
Public Undertakings Committee
Railway Convention Committee

Indian Economy GK

1. The census in India is done after a gap of every
Ans : 10 yrs.

2. Insurance service perovided by various banks is commonly known as
Ans : Bancassurance

3. National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) was established in?
Ans : 1950

4. What is the full form of FCCBs?
Ans : Foreign Currency Convertible bonds

5. Which state stands first in the length of roads in the country?
Ans : Maharashtra

6. When was Focus Market Scheme introduced?
Ans : 2006-07

7. What is the full form of 'NBFC' as used in the financial sector?
Ans : New Banking and Finance Corporation

8. The central banking functions in India are performed by the?
Ans : Reserve Bank of India

9. Which among the following body promoted securities Trading Corporation of India Limited (STCI) jointly with the Public sector Banks?
Ans : Reserve bank Of India

10. Gilt-edged market means
Ans : market of government securities

11. In the last one decade, which one among the following sectors has attracted the highest foreign direct investment inflows into India?
Ans : Telecommunication

12. Devaluation of a currency means
Ans : Reduction in the value of a currency vis-a-vis major internationally traded currencies

13. The chairman of the 14th Finance Commission is
Ans : Y.V. Reddy

14. When there is an inflationary trend in the economy what would be trend in the pricing of the Bank products?
Ans : Increasing trend
15. Decimal coinage was introduced in India in the year
Ans :  1957

16. Recently, government approved levying of Rs 650 crore penalty, on which of the following telecommunication company for violating roaming norms?
Ans : Bharati Airtel

17. The Tenth Plan period was from
Ans : 2002–2007

18. National Rural Development Institute is situated at
Ans : Hyderabad

19. In commidity exchange in India, Index Futures are not permitted, as some of the provision of the FCRA do not allow the same. What is the full form of FCRA?
Ans : Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.
20. Who introduced cooperative society in India?
Ans : Lord Curzon

21. Which Indian got Nobel Prize for Economics?
Ans : Amarthiya Sen

22. The Headquarter of RBI is in
Ans : Mumbai

23. National Income estimates in India is prepared by
C.S.O.(Central Statistics Office)

24. Dalal street is situated at
Ans : Mumbai

25. What is the full form of the term 'NPA' as used in banking environment?
Ans : Non-performing assets

26. On July 12, 1982, the ARDC was merged into
Ans : NABARD

27. The first wholly Indian Bank was set up in
Ans : 1894

28. Which of the following is the first Indian private company to sign an accord with Government of Myanmar for oil exploration in two offshore blocks in that country?
Ans : Essar Oil

29. Which among the following correctly defines the Net Interest Income (NII) for banks?
Ans : Difference between interest earned and interest paid

30. The former name of State Bank of India was
Ans : Imperial Bank of India

31. The value of Gold is determined in
Ans : London

32. Deficit financing means that the government borrows money from the
Ans :RBI

33. The Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) came into existence in
Ans : 1987

34. The currency notes are printed in
Ans : Nasik

35. The banks are required to maintain a certain ratio between their cash in the hand and totals assets. This is called
Statutory Liquid Ratio (SLR)

36. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in the year
Ans : 1949

37. How many banks were nationalized in 1969?
Ans : 14

38. In India, the first bank of limited liability manages by Indians and founded in 1881 was
Ans : Oudh Commercial Bank

39. Subsidies mean
Ans : payment made by the government to business enterprises, without buying any goods and services

40. In India, which one among the following formulates the fiscal policy?
Ans : Ministry of Finance

41. Paper currency first started in India in
Ans : 1542

42. The ARDC is now a branch of the
Ans : NABARD

43. Since 1983, the RBI's responsibility with respect to regional rural banks was transferred to
Ans : NABARD

44. MRTP Act was implemented in
Ans : 1970

45. Regional Rural Banks were established in
Ans : 1975

46. Consumer Protection Act (CORPA) was implemented in
Ans : 1987

49. Foreign currency which has a tendency of quick migration is called
Ans : Hot currency

50. Which institution is known as Soft loan window of World Bank?
Ans : IFC

51. The New Symbol of Indian Rupee is a blend of
Ans : Devanagiri Ra and Roman

52. Which is the most important source of income for Government of India?
Ans : Excise duty

53. In India, barter exchange is still in practice in
Ans : Calcutta

54. The planning Commission was reconstituted in
Ans : March 1950

55. The state which has the highest sugarcane production in India is
Uttar Pradesh

56. The currency Deutsche Mark belongs to
Germany

57. In which of the following the first Mutual funds in India were
Ans : 1964

58. Which of the following organization publishes the "World Investment Report" annually?
UNCTAD

59. Who declares the Credit Policy of India?
Ans : Reserve Bank of India

60. Bajaj Auto announced its tie-up with which bank to offer inventory finance to its dealers?
Ans : State Bank ofIndia

General Knowledge questions from Indian Geography, Rivers and Mountains

1. Guwahati is situated on the banks of river?
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Ganga
(C) Yammuna
(D) Godavari


2. The Gulf of Mannar is situated along the coast which state in India?
(A) Karnatka
(B) Kerala
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D)Tamil Nadu 


3. The city of Nasik is situated on the banks of which river in India?
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Koshi
(D) Yammuna


4. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched—
(A) Haldia : Orissa
(B) Jamnagar : Maharashtra
(C) Numaligarh : Gujarat
(D) Panangudi : Tamil Nadu


5. Which one of the following rivers originates near Mahabaleshwar ?
(A) Godavari
(B) Krishna
(C) Kaveri
(D) Tapi


6. With reference to the climate of India, the western disturbances originate over which one of the following ?
(A) Arabian Sea
(B) Baltic Sea
(C) Caspian Sea
(D) Mediterranean Sea


7. In which one of the following states is the Nanga Parbat peak located ?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Jammu and Kashmir
(D) Uttarakhand


8. In India, which of the following are the Southernmost hills ?
(A) Anaimalai hills
(B) Cardamom hills
(C) Nilgiri hills
(D) Javacli hills


9. Where are the coal reserves of India largely concentrated ?
(A) Son valley
(B) Mahanadi valley
(C) Damodar valley
(D) Godavari valley


10. Which of the following Indian island lies between India and Sri Lanka ?
(A) Elephanta
(B) Nicobar
(C) Rameshwaram
(D) Salsette


11. In which state do the Mansoon arrives first ?
(A) Assam
(B) West Bengal
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Kerala 


12. How many islands are there in the group of Lakshadweep?
(A) 36
(B) 30
(c) 35
(D) 34


13. Which one of the following areas of India does not come under the zone of high seismic intensity ?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Karnataka Plateau
(C) Kachchh
(D) Himachal Pradesh


14. Between which ranges does the Kashmir valley in the Himlayas lie ?
(A) Siwalik and Pir Panjal
(B) Pirpanjal and Dhauladhar
(C) Zanskar and Pir Panjal
(D) Dhauladhar and Zanskar


15. Indravati is a tributary of which river ?
(A) Ganga
(B) Godavari
(C) Krishna
(D) Mahanadi


16. Which one of the following Indian rivers forms an estuary ?
(A) Godavari
(B) Kaveri
(C) Tapi
(D) Mahanadi


17. Where is Thattekad Bird Sanctuary located ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh


18. In which one of the following states of India is the Pamayangtse Monastery situated ?
(A) Nagaland
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Sikkim
(D) Arunachal Pradesh


19. Assertion (A) : The Gangatic plains are among the most beautiful agricultural areas of the world.
Reason (R) : The Gangetic plains contain predominatly regur soil.
Codes :
(A) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explaination of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true


20. The main streams of river Ganga which flows beyond Farakka is known as?
(A) Bhagirathi
(B) Padma
(C) Hooghly
(D) Suvarna Rekha


21. The length of the Indian coast line is—
(A) 5000 km
(B) 5500 km
(C) 7516·6 km
(D) 5800 km

22. How many National waterways are there in India ?
(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) 9


23. In the Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh states, the joint "Rajghat River Valley Project" is launched on—
(A) Ken River
(B) Son River
(C) Chambal River
(D) Betwa River 


24. Which of the following rivers have almost the same point of emerging ?
(A) Brahmaputra and Ganga
(B) Tapi and Beas
(C) Brahmaputra and Indus
(D) Indus and Ganga


25. In which state of India is the maximum area irrigated by tube wells ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttar Pradesh 

1. (A) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (C) 11. (D) 12. (A) 13. (B) 14. (C) 15. (B) 16. (C) 17. (A) 18. (C) 19. (C) 20. (B) 21. (C) 22. (D) 23. (D) 24. (C) 25. (D)

Indian History Questions & Answers

1. The statue of Gomateshwara at Sravanabelagola was built by—
A.Chandragupta Maurya
B.Kharvela
C.Amoghavarsha
D.Chamundaraya
Ans : (D)

2. ‘Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowings, for once cremated, there is no return’. The rejection of after life is an aphorism of the—
A.Kapalika sect
B.Sunyavada of Nagarjun
C.Ajivikas
D.Charvakas
Ans : (D)

3. Which one of the following usages was a post-Vedic development ?
A.Dharma-Artha-Kama-Moksha
B.Brahmana-Kshatriya-Vaishya-Shudra
C.Brahmacharya-Grihasthashrama-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa
D.Indra-Surya-Rudra-Marut
Ans : (C)

4. The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was—
A.Amritsar
B.Patiala
C.Lahore
D.Kapurthala
Ans : (C)

5. In the Gandhara sculptures the preaching mudra associated with the Buddha's First Sermon at Sarnath is—
A.Abhaya
B.Dhyana
C.Dharmachakra
D.Bhumisparsa
Ans : (C)

6. The name of the poet Kalidas is mentioned in the—
A.Allahabad pillar inscription
B.Aihole inscription
C.Alapadu grant
D.Hanumakonda inscription
Ans : (B)

7. Zero was invented by—
A.Aryabhatta
B.Varahamihira
C.Bhaskara I
D.An unknown Indian
Ans : (D)

8. Which one of the following important trade centres of ancient India was on the trade route connecting Kalyana with Vengi ?
A.Tagara
B.Sripura
C.Tripuri
D.Tamralipti
Ans : (A)

9. The first Indian ruler who joined the subsidiary Alliance was—
A.The Nawab of Oudh
B.The Nizam of Hyderabad
C.Peshwa Baji Rao II
D.The king of Travancore
Ans : (B)

10. Vidhushaka, a common character in Sanskrit drama is invariably a—
A.Brahmana
B.Kshatriya
C.Vaishya
D.Shudra
Ans : (A)

11. Toramana belonged to the ethnic horde of the—
A.Scythians
B.Hunas
C.Yue-chis
D.Sakas
Ans : (B)

12. Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans ?
A.Ziauddin Barani
B.Shams-i-siraj Afif
C.Minhaj-us-siraj
D.Amir Khusrau
Ans : (D)

13. The first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state was—
A.Alauddin Khilji
B.Feroz Tughlaq
C.Akbar
D.Aurangzeb
Ans : (C)

14. Who among the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal period ?
A.Gulbadan Begum
B.Noorjahan Begum
C.Jahanara Begum
D.Zebun-nissah Begum
Ans : (A)

15. The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the—
A.Portuguese
B.Dutch
C.French
D.Danish
Ans : (B)

16. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are—
A.Buddhist
B.Buddhist and Jain
C.Hindu and Jain
D.Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
Ans : (D)

17. The significance of the Bengal Regulation of 1793 lies in the fact that—
A.It provided for the establis hment of the Supreme court
B.It restricted the application of English law to Englishmen only
C.It accommodated the personal laws of Hindus and Muslims
D.It provided for the appointment of the Indian Law Commission
Ans : (C)

18. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in—
A.Afghanistan
B.Turkey
C.Mongolia
D.Persia
Ans : (C)

19. Which one of the following monuments has a dome which is said to be one of the largest in the world ?
A.Tomb of Sher Shah, Sasaram
B.Jama Masjid, Delhi
C.Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-
din Tuglaq, Delhi
D.Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur
Ans : (D)

20. Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers—
A.In the Gupta administration
B.In the Chola administration
C.In the Vijaynagar administration
D.In the Maratha administration
Ans : (D)

21. The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by—
A.Mahayana Buddhism
B.Hinayana Buddhism
C.Jainism
D.The Lokayata School
Ans : (C)

22. Which one of the following territories was not affected by the revolt of 1857 ?
A.Jhansi
B.Jagdishpur
C.Lucknow
D.Chittor
Ans : (D)

23. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
A.Battle of Buxar— Mir Jafar Vs Clive
B.Battle of Wandiwash—French Vs East India Company
C.Battle of Chelianwala—Dalhousie Vs Marathas
D.Battle of Kharda—Nizam Vs East India Company
Ans : (B)

24. The word ‘Hindu’ as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by—
A.The Greeks
B.The Romans
C.The Chinese
D.The Arabs
Ans : (A)

25. Hughly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by—
A.The Portuguese
B.The French
C.The Danish
D.The British
Ans : (A)