?Raksha Kavach? is (a) A new safety equipment designed for the soldiers of Indian Army (b) An anti-collision device to prevent collision between trains designed by the Konkan Railway Corporation (c) A new design for earthquake resistant buildings (d) A new device for the Indian airports for the safe landing of aircrafts
2 7085Consider the following statements in respect of Soccer World Cup : 1. Prior to FIFA-2002 Cup, Brazil had won the World Cup four times. 2. ?Indomitable Lions? is the nickname for Cameroon team. 3. ?Azzurri? is the nickname for the Italian team. 4. Senegal, Slovenia and Ecuador participating in FIFA-2002 are the only teams participating in the World Cup for the first time. Which of these statements are correct ? (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 4
1 3211Which tourist destination from amongst the following will be developed as an international destination for Tourism according to the Budget 2002-03 ? (a) Port Blair (b) Hampi (c) Pushkar (d) Nalanda
3 4441Which positional value divides the series into equal parts ? (a) Median (b) Second quartile (c) 5th Decile (d) All of these
3 4922Consider the following statements : 1. Launching of Fourth Five-year Plan was postponed and three Annual Plans had to be resorted to between 1966 and 1969. 2. Fifth Five-year Plan was terminated a year earlier. 3. Eighth Five-Year Plan commenced in 1992 instead of 1990. Which of these statements are correct? (a) 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
1 3785Shri Rajender Singh won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for (a) Emergent Leadership (b) Community Leadership (c) Illiteracy Eradication (d) Bio-technology
1 4827Which among the following became the first woman Prime Minister in the world? (a) Indira Gandhi (b) Kim Campbell (c) Margaret Thatcher (d) Sirimavo Bandaranaike
7 10189Consider the following statements : 1. Part ?B? of the Budget speech of the Finance Minister includes description of the initiatives on economic front to be taken up by the Government for the coming year in addition to direct and indirect tax proposals. 2. The receipts on account of the partial disinvestments of Central Government?s holdings in the equity capital of public sector enterprises are revenue receipts. Which of these statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
1 3312Consider the following statements : 1. Intel?s Pentium IV is an operating system used in PCs 2. During booting period of a PC, the operating system is first loaded. 3. Analogue computers are useful only in scientific field while digital computers have application in scientific as well as in business, administrative functions. 4. Micro-computer is another name for micro-processor. Which of these statements are correct ? (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 4
1 3072Bacteria and viruses cause (a) Allergies (b) Non-communicable diseases (c) Degenerative diseases (d) Infectious diseases
2 6665Substances which are obtained from micro-organisms but used to destroy micro-organisms are (a) Antigens (b) Antibiotics (c) Antibodies (d) Antiseptics
3 4691Consider the following statements concerning United Arab Emirates : 1. Oman is one of the seven Emirates which form the United Arab Emirates. 2. Dubai is the capital of United Arab Emirates. 3. Fishing and tourism are the key industries of United Arab Emirates. Which of these statements is/are correct ? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 only (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
3 4579The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India is appointed by the (a) Prime Minster (b) President (c) Finance Minster (d) Home Minister
4 8902The foreign traveler who visited India during Vijayanagar period was (a) Megasthenes (b) Yuan Chwang (c) Fa-hien (d) Nicolo Conti
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