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Q1. Match the following findings/inventions/calculations (in alphabets) with the ancient Indian scholars associated with it (in numbers): (A) Time taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun (B) Calculation of the value of 'pi' (C} Invention of the digit Zero (D) The game of snakes and ladders ..... (1) Aryabhatta (2) Bhaskaracharya (3) Budhayana (4) Gyandev.
Correct answer : 3
Q2. Which of the following prominent Indian writes and the language is NOT correctly matched?
Correct answer : 1
Q3. Match the following authors (in alphabets) and the books written by them (in numbers): (A) Amartya Sen (B) Bimal Jalan (C} Arundhati Roy (D) Mani Shankar Aiyar ..... (1) An ordinary Person's Guide to Empire (2) The Argumentative Indian (3) The future of India (4) Confessions of a Secular Fundamentalist.
Correct answer : 2
Q4. Which of the following companies is NOT correctly matched?
Correct answer : 3
Q5. Match the following National Parks (in alphabets) with the nearby towns (in numbers): (A) Chandra Prabha (B) Karera (C} Jaisamand (D) Nahargarh ..... (1) Jaipur (2) Jhansi (3) Agra (4) Varnasi (5) Udaipur.
Correct answer : 3
Q6. Match the following places of archaeological monuments (in alphabets) with the states in which they are located (in numbers): (A) Sisupalgarh (B) Piprahwa (C} Goalpara ;(D) Bishnupur ..... (1) Assam (2) Manipur (3) Odisha (4) Uttar Pradesh.
Correct answer : 3
Q7. Which of the following places of interest and the states in which they are located is correctly matched?
Correct answer : 4
Q8. Match the following centres of Handicrafts (in alphabets) with the States in which they are located (in numbers): (A) Mon (B) Nalbari (C} Pasighat (D) Tura ..... (1) Arunachal Pradesh (2) Assam (3) Meghalaya (4) Nagaland.
Correct answer : 1
Q9. Match the following Indian Scientists (in alphabets) with their area of specialization ( in numbers): (A) C.N.R. Rao (B) Jagdish Bhagwati {C} G.N.Ramachandra (D) Ashok Jhunjhunwala ..... (1) Telecommunication (2) Physics (3) Economics (4) Chemistry and Material Science.
Correct answer : 1
Q10. Which of the following substances are found in the beach sands of many parts of Kerala? (1) Ilmenite (2) Zircon (3) Sillimanite (4) Tungsten
Correct answer : 2
Q11. Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order: (1) SLV - 3 Launch (2) Formation of Bangladesh (3) Sikkim becomes 22nd state of the Indian Union (4) Pokharan 1 test.
Correct answer : 1
Q12. Match the following famous personalities (in alphabets) and their field of expertise (in numbers): (A) E C G Sudarshan (B) V.Shanta {C} T.N. Krishnan (D) Mahesh Dattani ....... (1) Theatre (2) Violin (3) Research in Physics (4) Cancer Treatment.
Correct answer : 3
Q13. Which of the following pairs of Scientists and their field is NOT correctly matched?
Correct answer : 4
Q14. In which one of the following areas did the India Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research made significant progress in the year 2005?
Correct answer : 1
Q15. Which one of the following pairs of monasteries and their location state is NOT correctly matched?
Correct answer : 4
Q16. What is " IndoNext" which was launched in January 2005?
Correct answer : 4
Q17. Consider the following statements: (1) Petronet LNG Ltd has set up another LNG terminal at Mangalore (2) The Head Office of the Dredging Corporation of India is at Visakhapatnam. (3) The Narwapahar Mine is operated by the Uranium Corporation of India Limited. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct answer : 3
Q18. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched: (1) Christopher Cockerell .. Hovercraft; (2) David Bushnell .. Submarine; (3) J C Perrier .. Steamship
Correct answer : 1
Q19. Consider the following statements in respect of welfare schemes launched by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India : (1) Drinking water for rural areas is one of the components of the Bharat Nirman Plan (2) In the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 there is a provision that the statutory minimum wage applicable to agricultural workers in the State has to be paid to the workers under the Act. Which one of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct answer : 1
Q20. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
Correct answer : 2
Q21. In which Olympic Games did India last win a Gold Medal?
Correct answer : 2
Q22. In which country is the committee which selects winners for Nobel Peace Prize located?
Correct answer : 4
Q23. In November 2005, Myanmar moved its administrative capital to ...............
Correct answer : 2
Q24. Which one of the following is NOT a Central University?
Correct answer : 4
Q25. With which country's government did ONGC-Mittal Energy Limited (OMEL) sign a joint venture deal of $6 billion dealing with infrastructure, refinery and power?
Correct answer : 3
Q26. In 2006, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments signed a MoU for the linking of two rivers as a link project. Which are these two rivers?
Correct answer : 2
Q27. Which one of the following companies is associated with the exploration and commercial production of oil in Barmer-Sanchore basin of Rajasthan?
Correct answer : 1
Q28. Projects and Development India Limited, is mainly engaged in design, engineering, procurement and supervision of construction/commissioning in which area?
Correct answer : 2
Q29. Where is the Central Water and Power Research Station located?
Correct answer : 1
Q30. In the year 1613, where was the English East India Co., given permission to set up a factory - a trading post?
Correct answer : 4
Q31. " Lectures from Colombo to Almara " is based on the experiences of which one of the following?
Correct answer : 4
Q32. Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel Anand Math?
Correct answer : 4
Q33. For which sport, the Val Barker Cup awarded in the Olympic Games?
Correct answer : 2
Q34. Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshasila located?
Correct answer : 1
Q35. What does the term "Dolby B" or "Dolby C" printed on tape recorders and other sound systems refer to?
Correct answer : 3
Q36. The initial design and construction of which massive temple took place during the reign of Suryavarman II?
Correct answer : 2
Q37. Indian Airlines (Now INDIAN), have redesigned their logo which is a graphic wheel. This logo has been inspired from which one of the following?
Correct answer : 3
Q38. Where is Davos, the venue for the annual meeting of World Economic Forum, located?
Correct answer : 2
Q39. What is the Universal Product Code (UPC) adopted for?
Correct answer : 3
Q40. Which one of the following banks is NOT a nationalized bank?
Correct answer : 3
Q41. Who among the following is a Hindustani classical singer?
Correct answer : 3
Q42. Who is Wole Soyinka?
Correct answer : 4
Q43. Which country is the largest producer of Uranium?
Correct answer : 2
Q44. Bundala Biosphere Reserve was added to the UNESCO's Mand Biosphere (MAB) network in 2006, is located at.......
Correct answer : 3
Q45. In which state is the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development located?
Correct answer : 1
Q46. Consider the following statements: (1) Assam shares a border with Bhutan and Bangladesh (2) West Bengal shares a border with Bhutan and Nepal (3) Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and Myanmar. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct answer : 1
Q47. Who among the following wrote the "Communist Manifesto"?
Correct answer : 2
Q48. Who among the following was presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Award 2005 for her lifetime achievement in dance?
Correct answer : 1
Q49. Which one of the following countries was the first in the world to propose a "Carbon Tax" for its people to address global warming?
Correct answer : 4
Q50. Which one of the following is printed on a commonly used fluorescent tubelight?