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Exam Year: 2009

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    The brothers Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are:

    (a)

    Dhrupad vocalists

    (b)

    Kathak Dancers

    (c)

    Sarod Maestros

    (d)

    Tabla Players

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Among other things, which one of the following was the purpose for which the Deepak Parekh Committee was constituted ?

    (a)

    To study the current socio-economic conditions of certain minority communities

    (b)

    To suggest measures for financing the development of infrastructure

    (c)

    To frame a policy on the production of genetically modified organisms

    (d)

    To suggest measures to reduce the fiscal defecit in the Union Budget

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    In India, the ports are categorized as major and non-major ports.
    Which one of the following is a non-major port ?

    (a)

    Kochi

    (b)

    Dahej

    (c)

    Paradip

    (d)

    New Mangalore

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    In India, which one of the following States has the largest inland saline wetland?

    (a)

    Gujarat

    (b)

    Haryana

    (c)

    Madhya Pradesh

    (d)

    Rajasthan

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    In which one of the following States has India’s largest private sector sea port been commissioned recently ?

    (a)

    Andhra Pradesh

    (b)

    Karnataka

    (c)

    Kerala

    (d)

    Tamil Nadu

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    To integrate cultural leaders into its meetings, which one of the following gives ‘Crystal Award’

    (a)

    Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

    (b)

    International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

    (c)

    World Health Organization

    (d)

    World Economic Forum

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Among the following Presidents of India, who was also the Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement for some period ?

    (a)

    Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

    (b)

    Varahairi Venkatagiri

    (c)

    Giani Zail Singh

    (d)

    Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    In the context of independent India’s economy, which one of the following was the earliest event to take place ?

    (a)

    Nationalisation of Insurance companies

    (b)

    Nationalisation of State Bank of India

    (c)

    Enactment of Banking Regulation Act

    (d)

    Introduction of First Five-year Plan

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    In the middle of the year 2008 the Parliament of which one of the following countries became the first in the world to enact a Climate Act by passing ‘The Climate Change Accountability Bill’?

    (a)

    Australia

    (b)

    Canada

    (c)

    Germany

    (d)

    Japan

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Which one among the following has the highest energy ?

    (a)

    Blue light

    (b)

    Green light

    (c)

    Red light

    (d)

    Yellow light

    Correct Answer:

    (a)