Consider 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

Which 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

Which positional value divides the series into equal parts ? (a) Median (b) Second quartile (c) 5th Decile (d) All of these

Consider 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

Shri Rajender Singh won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for (a) Emergent Leadership (b) Community Leadership (c) Illiteracy Eradication (d) Bio-technology

Which among the following became the first woman Prime Minister in the world? (a) Indira Gandhi (b) Kim Campbell (c) Margaret Thatcher (d) Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Consider 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

Carbohydrates are stored in the body as (a) Sugars (b) Starch (c) Glucose (d) Glycogen

Consider 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

Bacteria and viruses cause (a) Allergies (b) Non-communicable diseases (c) Degenerative diseases (d) Infectious diseases

Substances which are obtained from micro-organisms but used to destroy micro-organisms are (a) Antigens (b) Antibiotics (c) Antibodies (d) Antiseptics

Consider 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

The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India is appointed by the (a) Prime Minster (b) President (c) Finance Minster (d) Home Minister

The foreign traveler who visited India during Vijayanagar period was (a) Megasthenes (b) Yuan Chwang (c) Fa-hien (d) Nicolo Conti

Which leader is called the ?father? of India?s social reform movement? (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Raja Rammohan Roy (c) G. K. Gokhale (d) Lokmanya Tilak