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Exam Year: 2003

  • The thermal power plant of Bokaro is located in:

    (a)

    Bihar

    (b)

    Chhattisgarh

    (c)

    Jharkhand

    (d)

    Orissa

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • In the year 2002, the President of India presented the national award for excellence in public administration and management sciences to:

    (a)

    Kumar Mangalam Birla

    (b)

    N. R. Narayana Murthy

    (c)

    Rahul Bajaj

    (d)

    Ratan Tata

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Which one of the following schedules of the Indian Constitution lists the names of States and specifies their territories?

    (a)

    First

    (b)

    Second

    (c)

    Third

    (d)

    Fourth

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • A 4-wheel vehicle moving in a sharp circular path at high speed will:
    1. Overturn about its outer wheels.
    2. Overturn about its inner wheels.
    3. Skid outwards.
    4. Skid inwards.
    Which of these statements is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 and 3

    (b)

    2 and 4

    (c)

    2 and 3

    (d)

    1 and 4

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Which one among the following States is smallest in area?

    (a)

    Andhra Pradesh

    (b)

    Gujarat

    (c)

    Karnataka

    (d)

    Tamil Nadu

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Among the following cities, which one is at the highest altitude above mean sea level?

    (a)

    Bangalore

    (b)

    Delhi

    (c)

    Jodhpur

    (d)

    Nagpur

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • As per Indian Protocol, who among the following ranks highest in the order of precedence?

    (a)

    Deputy Prime Minister

    (b)

    Former President

    (c)

    Governor of a State within his State

    (d)

    Speaker of Lok Sabha

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee, whose permission is required for cultivation of any genetically modified crop such as Bt-Cotton in India, is under the Union Ministry of:

    (a)

    Agriculture

    (b)

    Environment and Forests

    (c)

    Commerce and Industry

    (d)

    Rural Development

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at:

    (a)

    Surat

    (b)

    Pulicat

    (c)

    Cochin

    (d)

    Cassimbazar

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah’s reign come to an early end?

    (a)

    He was deposed by his Wazir

    (b)

    He died due to a slip while climbing down steps

    (c)

    He was defeated by his nephew in a battle

    (d)

    He died of sickness due to too much consumption of wine

    Correct Answer:

    (c)