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Exam Year: 2005

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

    List I (Country) List II (Name of Parliament)
    Netherlands 1. Diet
    Ukraine 2. States General
    Poland 3. Supreme Council
    Japan 4. Sejm
    Codes:

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

    (a)

    2 3 4 1

    (b)

    4 3 2 1

    (c)

    4 1 2 3

    (d)

    2 1 4 3

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • For which one of the following countries, is Spanish not an official language?

    (a)

    Chile

    (b)

    Colombia

    (c)

    Republic of Congo

    (d)

    Cuba

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award?

    (a)

    Ustad Bismillah Khan

    (b)

    Satyajit Ray

    (c)

    Lata Mangeshkar

    (d)

    Raj Kapoor

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given Continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth’s land?

    (a)

    North America – Africa – South America – Europe

    (b)

    Africa – North America – South America – Europe

    (c)

    North America – Africa – Europe – South America

    (d)

    Africa – North America – Europe – South America

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country given in the brackets)?

    (a)

    Karachi (Pakistan)

    (b)

    Auckland (New Zealand)

    (c)

    Kyoto (Japan)

    (d)

    Brisbane (Australia)

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Consider the following statements: Kyoto Protocol came into force in the year 2005; Kyoto Protocol deals primarily with the depletion of the Ozone layer; Methane as a greenhouse gas is more harmful than carbon dioxide. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 and 2

    (b)

    1 and 3

    (c)

    1 Only

    (d)

    3 Only

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Itaipu Dam built on the River Parana is one of the largest dams in the world. Which one of the following two countries have this as a joint project?

    (a)

    Brazil and Peru

    (b)

    Paraguay and Ecuador

    (c)

    Brazil and Paraguay

    (d)

    Colombia and Paraguay

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • According to Census 2001, which one of the following Indian States has the maximum population in India after Uttar Pradesh?

    (a)

    West Bengal

    (b)

    Maharashtra

    (c)

    Bihar

    (d)

    Tamil Nadu

    Correct Answer:

    (b)