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Exam Year: 1998

  • The currency of the proposed European Monetary Union will be

    (a)

    Dollar

    (b)

    Euro

    (c)

    Guilder

    (d)

    Mark

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Which one of the following regions of the world supplies the maximum of our imported commodities (in terms of rupee value)?

    (a)

    Africa

    (b)

    America

    (c)

    Asia and Oceania

    (d)

    Europe

    Correct Answer:

  • Olympics 2000 is to be held in

    (a)

    Johannesberg

    (b)

    Capetown

    (c)

    Rome

    (d)

    Sydney

    Correct Answer:

  • The meeting of G-15 countries held in Malayasia in 1997 was attended by

    (a)

    14 member countries

    (b)

    15 member countries

    (c)

    16 member countries

    (d)

    17 member countries

    Correct Answer:

  • The four railway junctions shown by numerals 1, 2, 3, 4 on the rough outline map of Gujarat are respectively

    (a)

    Palanpur, Mahesana, Ahmedabad and Vadodara

    (b)

    Mahesana, Surendranagar, Rajkot and Junagarh

    (c)

    Palanpur, Kanda, Bhuj and Okla

    (d)

    Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and Broach

    Correct Answer:

  • The damage to the Spektr Module of the Russian Space Station Mir was due to

    (a)

    collision with a Soyuz cargo ship

    (b)

    faulty material design of the Spektr Module

    (c)

    explosion inside the space station

    (d)

    collision with an asteroid

    Correct Answer:

  • Examine the following three statements: I. Processed meat is a perishable food. II. All perishable foods are packed in sealed tins. III. Sealed tins sometimes do not contain processed meat. Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the above statements?

    (a)

    Sealed tins always contain perishable food

    (b)

    Processed meat is sometimes not packed in sealed tins

    (c)

    Processed meat is always packed in sealed tins

    (d)

    Non-perishable foods are never packed in sealed tins

    Correct Answer:

  • Some time back, the Government of India, decided to delicense ‘white goods’ industry. ‘White goods’ include

    (a)

    stainless steel and aluminium utensils

    (b)

    milk and milk products

    (c)

    items purchased for conspicuous consumption

    (d)

    soaps, detergents and other mass consumption goods

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • What is the correct sequence of the following Indian states in descending order of their length of surface roads per 100 km2 of their area ? I. Haryana II. Maharashtra III. Punjab IV. Tamil Nadu Select the correct answer using the codes given below : Codes :

    (a)

    IV, II, III, I

    (b)

    IV, III, I, II

    (c)

    III, IV, I, II

    (d)

    III, IV, II, I

    Correct Answer: