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Exam Year: 2004

  • Which of the following cricketers holds the record for the highest score in a Cricket Test Match innings by an Indian?

    (a)

    Sunil Gavaskar

    (b)

    Vinod Mankad

    (c)

    Sachin Tendulkar

    (d)

    V.V.S. Laxman

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Which of the following authors won the Booker Prize twice?

    (a)

    Margaret Alwood

    (b)

    J.M. Coetzee

    (c)

    Graham Swift

    (d)

    Lan McEwan

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • In the well-known Tennis doubles team, Max Mirnyi – the partner of Mahesh Bhupati, comes from which of the following countries?

    (a)

    Italy

    (b)

    Sweden

    (c)

    Belarus

    (d)

    Croatia

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
    List I (Agency)
    (A) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
    (B) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
    (C) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
    (D) Universal Postal Union (DPU)

    List II (Headquarters)
    1. Nairobi
    2. Vienna
    3. Berne
    4. New York

    (a)

    2 3 4 1

    (b)

    4 1 2 3

    (c)

    2 1 4 3

    (d)

    4 3 2 1

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • In 2003, Alison Richard took over as the first-ever woman Vice-Chancellor of:

    (a)

    Oxford University

    (b)

    Cambridge University

    (c)

    Harvard University

    (d)

    Purdue University

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • George W. Bush, the President of America, comes from which of the following American States?

    (a)

    California

    (b)

    Texas

    (c)

    Virginia

    (d)

    Indiana

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • ,

    Match List I (Biosphere Reserve) with List II (States) and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
    List I
    (A) Simlipal
    (B) Dehong Deband
    (C) Nokrek
    (D) Kanchenjunga

    List II
    1. Sikkim
    2. Uttaranchal
    3. Arunachal Pradesh
    4. Orrisa
    5. Meghalaya

    (a)

    1 3 5 4

    (b)

    4 5 2 1

    (c)

    1 5 2 4

    (d)

    4 3 5 1

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • The research work of Paul Lauterbur and Peter Mansfield, the Nobel Prize winners for Medicine in 2003, relates to:

    (a)

    The control of AIDS

    (b)

    Magnetic resonance imaging

    (c)

    Respiratory diseases

    (d)

    Genetic engineering

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Match List I (Beaches in India) with List II (States) and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
    List I
    (A) Gopnath Beach
    (B) Lawsons Bay Beach
    (C) Devbagh Beach
    (D) Sinquerim Beach

    List II
    1. Andhra Pradesh
    2. Kerala
    3. Gujarat
    4. Goa
    5. Karnataka

    (a)

    5 4 2 1

    (b)

    3 1 5 4

    (c)

    5 1 2 4

    (d)

    3 4 5 1

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Match List I (Distinguished Ladies) with List II (Area of work) and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
    List I
    (A) Jhumpa Lahiri
    (B) Sunita Narain
    (C) Naina Lal Kidwai
    (D) Ravina Raj Kohli

    List II
    1. Science and environment
    2. Novel-writing
    3. Film industry
    4. Banking
    5. Television media

    (a)

    4 5 3 1

    (b)

    2 1 4 5

    (c)

    4 1 3 5

    (d)

    2 5 4 1

    Correct Answer:

    (b)