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Exam Year: 2009

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    With reference to the scheme launched by the Union Government, consider the following statements:
    1. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
    2. Ministry of Textiles launched the Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana
    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)

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    Recently, which one of the following was included in the UNESCO’s World Heritage list?

    (a)

    Dilwara Temple

    (b)

    Kalka-Shimla Railway

    (c)

    Bhiterkanika Mangrove Area

    (d)

    Vishakhapatnam to Araku Valley railway line

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Match List I and List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists
    (Famous Person) (Well-Known as)
    A. Anna Hazare 1. Lawyer
    B. Deepak Parekh 2. Banker
    C. GVK Reddy 3. Gandhian and Social activist
    D. Harish Salve 4. Industrialist

    (a)

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

    (b)

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

    (c)

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

    (d)

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

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India ?

    (a)

    James Ramsay MacDonald

    (b)

    Stanley Baldwin

    (c)

    Neville Chamberlain

    (d)

    Winston Churchill

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta ?

    (a)

    Henry Louis Vivian Derozio

    (b)

    Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

    (c)

    Keshav Chandra Sen

    (d)

    Raja Ram Mohan Roy

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    In India, who is the Chairman of the National Water Resources Council ?

    (a)

    Prime Minister

    (b)

    Ministry of Water Resources

    (c)

    Ministry of Environment and Forests

    (d)

    Ministry of Science and Technoloy

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    The Panda belongs to the same family as that of

    (a)

    Bear

    (b)

    Cat

    (c)

    Dog

    (d)

    Rabbit

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    With reference to the evolution of living organisms, which one of the following sequences is correct ?

    (a)

    Octopus-Dolphin-Shark

    (b)

    Pangolin-Tortoise-Hawk

    (c)

    Salamander-Python-Kangaroo

    (d)

    Frog-Crab-Prawn

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    NAMA-11 (Nama-11) group of countries frequently appears in the news in the context of the affairs of which one of the following ?

    (a)

    Nuclear Suppliers Group

    (b)

    World Bank

    (c)

    World Economic Forum

    (d)

    W.T.O.

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    A very big refugee camp called Dadaab, recently in the news, is located in

    (a)

    Ethiopia

    (b)

    Kenya

    (c)

    Somalia

    (d)

    Sudan

    Correct Answer:

    (b)