Civilsdaily
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
(A)
What was the main reason for which Niger was in the news in recent times?
Many deaths due to AIDS
Fierce civil war
Intense fighting with Algeria
Famine and starvation
(D)
Geography
From north towards South, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India?
Shyok – Spiti – Zaskar – Satluj
Shyok – Zaskar – Spiti – Satluj
Zaskar – Shyok – Satluj – Spiti
Zaskar – Satluj – Shyok – Spiti
(B)
What is the approximate mean velocity with which the Earth moves round the Sun in its orbit?
20 km/s
30 km/s
40 km/s
50 km/s
Other than India and China, which of the following groups of countries border Myanmar?
Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam
Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia
Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia
Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh
Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?
Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia
Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia
Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia
Which one of the following Indian banks is not a nationalized bank?
Corporation Bank
Dena Bank
Federal Bank
Vijaya Bank
(C)
Who among the following is a Hindustani classical singer?
Geeta Chandran
Leela Samson
Gangubai Hangal
Swapnasundari
In which state is the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development located?
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Himachal Pradesh
Uttaranchal
In which one of the following areas did the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research make significant progress in the year 2005?
Reprocessing the uranium plutonium mixed carbide fuel of the Fast Breeder test Reactor
New applications of radioisotopes in metallurgy
A new technology for production of heavy water
A new technology for high level nuclear waste management