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Exam Year: 2005

  • Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched?

    Person Award
    Champadevi Shukla Goldman Environmental Prize
    Dr. P. Sri Ramachanrudu Vachaspati Puraskar
    Ela Ramesh Bhatt Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics, and Management
    Upamany Chatterjee Lalit Kala Ratna Award

    (a)

    1 and 2

    (b)

    1, 2 and 3

    (c)

    3 and 4

    (d)

    1, 2, 3 and 4

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Consider the following statements about India’s post offices and telecom sector. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    Champadevi Shukla – Goldman Environmental Prize

    (b)

    Dr. P. Sri Ramachanrudu – Vachaspati Puraskar

    (c)

    Ela Ramesh Bhatt – Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management

    (d)

    Upamany Chatterjee – Lalit Kala Ratna Award

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Which one of the following statements is not correct about Scheduled Tribes in India?

    (a)

    There is no definition of the Scheduled Tribe in the Constitution of India.

    (b)

    North-East India accounts for a little over half of the country’s tribal population.

    (c)

    The people known as Todas live in the Nilgiri area.

    (d)

    Lotha is a language spoken in Nagaland.

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Consider the following statements about the Man Booker Prize. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    1 and 3

    (c)

    2 and 3

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Consider the following statements regarding forest cover in India:
    1.According to India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021, total Forest cover in India is 21.71% of the geographical area of the country.
    2.Lakshadweep has zero per cent forest area.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Match items in the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

    List I (Former Sport Person) List II (Game/Sport)
    (A) Wallly Grout 1. Swimming
    (B) Eusebio 2. Lawn Tennis
    (C) Rod Laver 3. Cricket
    (D) Mark Spitz 4. Football
    5. Basketball
    Codes:

    A B C D
    3 5 2 4
    2 4 3 1
    3 4 2 1
    2 5 3 4

    (a)

    3 5 2 4

    (b)

    2 4 3 1

    (c)

    3 4 2 1

    (d)

    2 5 3 4

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Consider the following statements concerning India’s National Family Planning Programme. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    1 and 2

    (c)

    2 and 3

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • The Constitution (98th Amendment) Act is related to?

    (a)

    Empowering the Centre to levy and appropriate service tax

    (b)

    The Constitution of the National Judicial Commission

    (c)

    Readjustment of electoral constituencies on the basis of the Population Census 2001

    (d)

    The demarcation of new boundaries between States

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Consider the following statements about the Global Trust Bank and the Kelkar Committee. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Where was the world’s largest-ever meet on HIV/AIDS held in July 2004?

    (a)

    Bangkok

    (b)

    Singapore

    (c)

    New York

    (d)

    Rome

    Correct Answer:

    (a)