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Exam Year: 2000

  • A college student desires to get elected to the Municipal Council of his city. The validity of his nomination would depend on the important condition, among others, that

    (a)

    he obtains permission from the Principal of his college

    (b)

    he is a member of a political party

    (c)

    his name figures in the Voters’ List

    (d)

    he files a declaration owing allegiance to the Constitution of India

    Correct Answer:

  • Consider the following statements about the ‘Roaring Forties’: I. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. II. They blow with great strength and constancy. III. Their direction is generally from North – West to East in the Southern Hemisphere. IV. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them. Which of these statements are correct ?

    (a)

    I, II and III

    (b)

    II, III and IV

    (c)

    I, III and IV

    (d)

    I, II and IV

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • The given map shows locations of airports labelled as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. What is the correct sequence of the airports in which the hijacked Indian Airlines plane IC-814 landed after its initial take off from Kathmandu in December 1999 ?

    (a)

    3, 1, 2, 4

    (b)

    2, 4, 1, 3

    (c)

    5, 4, 2, 3

    (d)

    5, 1, 3, 2

    Correct Answer:

  • Consider the following statements : The Ministerial Meeting of the WTO held in December 1999 was unsuccessful because it attempted to link trade with I. labour-related issues. II. environment related issues. III. terrorism related issues. IV. debt-related issues. Which of these statements are correct ?

    (a)

    I, III and IV

    (b)

    I and II

    (c)

    II and III

    (d)

    II and IV

    Correct Answer:

  • The given map refers to the kingdom of

    (a)

    Akbar at the time of capture of Khandesh in 1601

    (b)

    Akbar at the time of his death in 1605

    (c)

    Aurangzeb at the time of capture of Hyderabad

    (d)

    Aurangzeb at the time of his death in 1707

    Correct Answer:

  • Consider the following events : I. Reign of Krishna Deva Raya of Vijayanagara. II. Construction of Qutab Minar. III. Arrival of Portuguese in India. IV. Death of Firoz Tughlaq.

    (a)

    II, IV, III, I

    (b)

    II, IV, I, III

    (c)

    IV, II, I, III

    (d)

    IV, II, III, I

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Match List I (Power generation plant) with List II (Feed material) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I List II

    (a)

    I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D

    (b)

    I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B

    (c)

    I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B

    (d)

    I-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D

    Correct Answer:

  • At which one of the cities labelled as A, B, C and D on the given map of Europe was the historic treaty between NATO and Warsaw Pact countries signed in 1998 ?

    (a)

    A

    (b)

    B

    (c)

    C

    (d)

    D

    Correct Answer:

  • Resurgent India Bonds were issued in US Dollar, Pound Sterling and

    (a)

    Japanese Yen

    (b)

    Deutsche Mark

    (c)

    Euro

    (d)

    French Franc

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following is known as the “Coffee port” of the world ?

    (a)

    Sao Paulo

    (b)

    Santos

    (c)

    Rio de Janeiro

    (d)

    Buenos Aires

    Correct Answer:

    (b)