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Exam Year: 2006

  • Which of the following is not correctly matched?
    Prominent Writer – Indian Language

    (a)

    Raja Rao: Telugu

    (b)

    Gobind Trimbak Deshpande: Marathi

    (c)

    Subramaniyam Bharati: Tamil

    (d)

    Tara Shankar Joshi: Gujarati

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • What was the main reason for which Niger was in the news in recent times?

    (a)

    Many deaths due to AIDS

    (b)

    Fierce civil war

    (c)

    Intense fighting with Algeria

    (d)

    Famine and starvation

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • From north towards South, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India?

    (a)

    Shyok – Spiti – Zaskar – Satluj

    (b)

    Shyok – Zaskar – Spiti – Satluj

    (c)

    Zaskar – Shyok – Satluj – Spiti

    (d)

    Zaskar – Satluj – Shyok – Spiti

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • What is the approximate mean velocity with which the Earth moves round the Sun in its orbit?

    (a)

    20 km/s

    (b)

    30 km/s

    (c)

    40 km/s

    (d)

    50 km/s

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Other than India and China, which of the following groups of countries border Myanmar?

    (a)

    Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam

    (b)

    Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia

    (c)

    Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia

    (d)

    Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?

    (a)

    Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia

    (b)

    Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia

    (c)

    Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia

    (d)

    Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Which one of the following Indian banks is not a nationalized bank?

    (a)

    Corporation Bank

    (b)

    Dena Bank

    (c)

    Federal Bank

    (d)

    Vijaya Bank

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Who among the following is a Hindustani classical singer?

    (a)

    Geeta Chandran

    (b)

    Leela Samson

    (c)

    Gangubai Hangal

    (d)

    Swapnasundari

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • In which state is the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development located?

    (a)

    Tamil Nadu

    (b)

    Karnataka

    (c)

    Himachal Pradesh

    (d)

    Uttaranchal

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • In which one of the following areas did the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research make significant progress in the year 2005?

    (a)

    Reprocessing the uranium plutonium mixed carbide fuel of the Fast Breeder test Reactor

    (b)

    New applications of radioisotopes in metallurgy

    (c)

    A new technology for production of heavy water

    (d)

    A new technology for high level nuclear waste management

    Correct Answer:

    (a)