Consider the following statements regarding of India : 1. Pressurised heavy water reactors have been set up at Kaiga (Karnataka) and Rawatbhata (Rajasthan). 2. Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, is one of the five Research Centres under the Department of Science and Technology. 3. India has a vast resource of Thorium and the third stage of Indian Nuclear Power Programme envisages the use of Thorium for power generation. Which of these statements is/are correct? (a) 2 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) A and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

Consider the following statements : According to Census 2001 1. The literacy rate increase for males is more than that of the females during last one decade. 2. Amongst the States and Union Territories, Delhi has the highest population density while Sikkim has the lowest. 3. The correct sequence of population in descending order of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka is : Tamil Nadu ? Madhya Pradesh ? Rajasthan ? Karnataka which of these statements is/are correct? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 3 only

Who among the following was a great protagonist of the ?Doctrine of Lapse?? (a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Minto (c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Wellesley

Who among the following is the Chairman of Planning Commission in India ? (a) Finance Minister of India (b) Prime Minister of India (c) President of India (d) Home Minister of India

CPT, DDA, DRDO, IBM, ICFAI, ISI, NTSE, ONGC,

Who among the following wrote the book Algebra of Infinite Justice ? (a) Anita Desai (b) Vikram Seth (c) Arundhati Roy (d) Rohington Mistry

Who among the following became the President of India without having been the Vice-president ? (a) Shri V. V. Giri (b) Shri Venkataraman (c) Shri N. Sanjeeva Reddy (d) Shri Zakir Hussain

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

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

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

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

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

Which of the following statements is not correct ? (a) The 42nd Amendment extended the term of Lik Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies from 5 years to 6 years. (b) The president can dissolve the Lok Sabha on the advice of the Prime Minister. (c) Money Bills cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha. (d) One third members of the Rajya Sabha retire on the expiry of every third year.

Which of the following is a chemical compound ? (a) Air (b) Oxygen (c) Ammonia (d) Mercury