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Exam Year: 2009

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    Which one of the following rivers does not originate in India ?

    (a)

    Beas

    (b)

    Chenab

    (c)

    Ravi

    (d)

    Sutlej

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists
    (Famous Temple) (State)
    A. Vidyashankara temple 1. Andhra Pradesh
    B. Rajarani temple 2. Karnataka
    C. Kandariya Mahadeo 3. Madhya Pradesh
    D. Bhimesvara Temple 4. Orissa

    (a)

    A – 2; B – 4; C – 3; D – 1

    (b)

    A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 1

    (c)

    A – 1; B – 4; C – 3; D – 2

    (d)

    A – 1; B – 3; C – 4; D – 2

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    In the structure of planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which one of the following ?

    (a)

    Aluminium

    (b)

    Chromium

    (c)

    Iron

    (d)

    Silicon

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Elephant Pass, which is frequently in the news, is mentioned in the context of the affairs of which one of the following ?

    (a)

    Bangladesh

    (b)

    India

    (c)

    Nepal

    (d)

    Sri Lanka

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    The marine animal called dugong which is vulnerable to extinction is a/an:

    (a)

    Amphibian

    (b)

    Bony Fish

    (c)

    Shark

    (d)

    Mammal

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    The Dul Hasti Power Station is based on which one of the following rivers ?

    (a)

    Beas

    (b)

    Chenab

    (c)

    Ravi

    (d)

    Sutlej

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Which one of the following is the country’s administrative capital/new federal administrative centre of Malaysia ?

    (a)

    Kota Bharu

    (b)

    Kuala Terongganu

    (c)

    Putrajaya

    (d)

    Taiping

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    India has recently landed its Moon Impact Probe on the Moon. Among the following countries, which one landed such probe on the Moon earlier ?

    (a)

    Australia

    (b)

    Canada

    (c)

    China

    (d)

    Japan

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    In the context of Indian news in recent times; what is MCX-SX ?

    (a)

    A kind of supercomputer

    (b)

    Title of Moon Impact Probe

    (c)

    Stock Exchange

    (d)

    Nuclear-powered Submarine

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    A present group of nations known as G-8 started first as G-7, Which one among the following was not one of them?

    (a)

    Canada

    (b)

    Italy

    (c)

    Japan

    (d)

    Russia

    Correct Answer:

    (d)