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| Why was Murali Nair recently in the news?
1 He has won Booker?s prize for his new book
2 He was elected Chairperson of the national Film
Development Corporation of India
3 He won the notable First-Time-Feature-Film-Director Award
4 None of these | | 1 |
| The brightest planet is:
(A) Jupiter
(B) Venus
(C) Mercury
(D) Mars | | 1 |
| Which of the following books was written by Banabhatta, a
contemporary of Harshvardhana, the last Hindu-king of India?
(a) Ratnavali
(b) Mayur Shatak
(c) Kadambari
(d) Panchatantra | | 1 |
| Which one of the following is not a qualification of a
Member of the Rajya Sabha ?
(a) He should be a citizen of India
(b) He should be at least thirty-five years of age
(c) His name should appear on the list of voters in the
State from which he is to be elected to the Rajya Sabha
(d) He should not hold any office of profit under the State | | 2 |
| Who among the following is the Chairman of the recently
constituted National Knowledge commission?
1 Deepak Nayyar
2 Sam Pitroda
3 R.A.Mashelkar
4 Yas Pal | | 1 |
| Which one of the following is not correct?
(a) India is a Secular State
(b) India is a Theocracy
(c) A Secular State has one official religion
(d) None of these | | 1 |
| Which of the following is not true about Tom Whittaker who
was in news recently?
1 He is from USA
2 He lost his right leg in a car accident
3 He is the first disabled person to scale Mount Everest
4 None of these | | 1 |
| When was a negative growth rate of population recorded in India?
1 1911-21
2 1921-31
3 1931-41
4 1941-51 | | 4 |
| The RBI announces Credit Policy twice in a year. What is the
significance of the Credit Policy. Which of the following
is/are the CORRECT statement(s) in this regard?A) It is a
measure to influence the amount of money and credit in
Indian economy.B) Credit Policy is a control on the rate of
interest offered by the Banks on their products.C) It is an
indication to the market that how they can plan their
production decisions.D) It is the green signal to the Union
Government that they can plan their budget and introduce new
taxes if they so desire.
(1) Only A
(2) Only A & B
(3) Only B & C
(4) Only A, B & C
(5) None of these | | 1 |
| Avalanches killed hundreds of people in which of the
following States in India (in February 2005)?
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Jammu & Kashmir
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Uttaranchal | | 1 |
| The first Indian to get a Grand Slam title in tennis is
(A) Mahesh Bhupati
(B) R. Krishnan
(C) Leander Paes
(D) Vijay Amritraj | | 3 |
| Domestic and foreign policies of the Union Government are
formulated constitutionally by the:
(a) Council of Ministers
(b) Rajya Sabha
(c) Lok Sabha
(d) President and the Vice-President | | 1 |
| The organization with the abbreviation TRAI deals with
(a) Trade reforms
(b) Tourism and Travel
(c) Telecommunications
(d) Tariffs | | 2 |
| In which of the following years on account of a decree
issued by Roman Emperor the Olympic Games were ceased to be
played?
(a) 350 AD
(b) 350 BC
(c) 394 AD
(d) 384 AD | | 1 |
| Ms.Michele Alliot Marie recently visited New Delhi and held
meeting with several Ministers. She is
1 Defence Minister of France
2 Foreign Minister of Germany
3 Tourism Minister of Italy
4 Deputy Minister of Germany | | 1 |
| The World Health Organisation (WHO) has resolved to
eradicate polio globally by the year
1 1999
2 2001
3 2002
4 2005 | | 1 |
| Any foreign particle which stimulates the formation of
antibodies
is called
1 Histone
2 Antigen
3 Receptor
4 Antibiotic | | 2 |
| Which of the following Indian companies was recently listed
in the New York Stock Exchange?
1 IDBI
2 IFCI
3 SIDBI
4 None of these | | 1 |
| The 2004 Copa America Cup Football Championship was won by
which of the following countries?
(a) Brazil
(b) Argentina
(c) Portugal
(d) Germany | | 1 |
| The quorum of the Parliament is fixed at:
(a) one-tenth of the membership of the House
(b) one-third of the membership of the House
(c) one-half of the membership of the House
(d) four-fifths of the membership of the House | | 1 |
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