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Exam Year: 2004

  • Which of the following institutes have been recognized as the Institutes of National importance (by an Act of Parliament)?

    (a)

    1, 2 and 3

    (b)

    3 and 4

    (c)

    1, 2 and 4

    (d)

    1, 2, 3 and 4

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Which among the following National Highway routes is the longest?

    (a)

    Agra – Mumbai

    (b)

    Chennai – Thane

    (c)

    Kolkata – Hajira

    (d)

    Pune – Machilipatnam

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • ,

    Match List I (Minerals) with List II (Location) and select the correct answer.
    List I
    (A) Coal
    (B) Copper
    (C) Manganese
    (D) Lignite

    List II
    1. Giridih
    2. Jayamkondam
    3. Alwar
    4. Dharwar

    (a)

    1 4 3 2

    (b)

    2 3 4 1

    (c)

    1 3 4 2

    (d)

    2 4 3 1

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Latvia does not share its borders with which one of the following countries?

    (a)

    Russia

    (b)

    Estonia

    (c)

    Lithuania

    (d)

    Poland

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Famous Golf player Vijay Singh is from which one of the following countries?

    (a)

    Fiji

    (b)

    Mauritius

    (c)

    Malaysia

    (d)

    Kenya

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Param Padma, which was in the news recently, is:

    (a)

    a new Civilian Award instituted by the Government of India

    (b)

    the name of a supercomputer developed by India

    (c)

    the name given to a proposed network of canals linking northern and southern rivers of India

    (d)

    a software programme to facilitate e-governance in Madhya Pradesh

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Tarun Bharat Sangh, an organization based in a village near Alwar (Rajasthan), has become famous because of:

    (a)

    cultivation of genetically modified cotton

    (b)

    rehabilitation of women victims of AIDS

    (c)

    livelihood projects for destitute rural women

    (d)

    rain-water harvesting

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Who among the following is well known as an exponent of flute?

    (a)

    Debu Choudhuri

    (b)

    Madhup Mudgal

    (c)

    Ronu Mazumdar

    (d)

    Shafaat Ahmad

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Match List-I (Persons) with List-II (Positions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
    List-I (Persons):
    A. B.P. Mishra
    B. Suresh Kalamadi
    C. Praful Patel
    D. V.S. Jain
    List-II (Positions):
    1. Executive Director, IMF
    2. Chairman, Steel Authority of India Ltd.
    3. President, Indian Olympic Association
    4. Vice-President South Asian Region, World Bank

    (a)

    4, 2, 1, 3

    (b)

    1, 3, 4, 2

    (c)

    4, 3, 1, 2

    (d)

    1, 2, 4, 3

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • What was the reason for 5 lakh people of Hong Kong to make a demonstration around the middle of 2003?

    (a)

    They were demanding tax relief

    (b)

    They were against the Hong Kong Government’s plan to impose an internal security law

    (c)

    They were the members of Falun Gong group who were demanding religious freedom

    (d)

    They were demanding more direct elections in Hong Kong

    Correct Answer:

    (b)