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The world’s second tallest statue in sitting pose of Ramanuja was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India at Hyderabad recently. Which one of the following statements correctly represents the teachings of Ramanuja ?
(a)
The best means of salvation was devotion.
(b)
Vedas are eternal, self-existent and wholly authoritative.
(c)
Logical arguments were essential means for the highest bliss.
(d)
Salvation was to be obtained through meditation.
(A)
A recent movie titled The Man Who Knew Infinity is based on the biography of
S. Ramanujan
S. Chandhrashekhar
S. N. Bose
C. V. Raman
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists (Famous person) (Well-known for) A. Mandakini Amte 1. Theatre direction B. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry 2. Social service and community leadership C. Romila Thapar 3. Dance D. Vanashree Rao 4. History writing
A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists (Persons in news) (Countries they belong to) A. Luisa Dias Diogo 1. Kenya B. Mwai Kibaki 2. Mozambique C. Rupiah Banda 3. Zambia 4. Zimbabwe
A-1, B-2, C-3
A-2, B-1, C-3
A-2, B-1, C-4
A-1, B-2, C-4
(B)
Match List I and List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists (Famous Person) (Well-Known as) A. Amrita Sher-Gil 1. Dancer B. Bhimsen Joshi 2. Painter C. Rukmini Devi Arundale 3. Poet D. Suryakant Tripathi Nirala 4. Singer
Who among the following is the founder of World Economic Forum ?
Klaus Schwab
John Kenneth Galbraith
Robert Zoellick
Paul Krugman
Consider the following famous names : 1. Amrita Sher-Gil 2. Bikash Bhattacharjee 3. N.S. Bendre 4. Subodh Gupta Who of the above is/are well known as artist(s)?
1 only
1 and 4 only
2,3 and 4 only
1,2,3 and 4
(D)
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-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
(C)
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Person) – List-II (Area). A. K.P.Singh 1.Banking B. Vikram Pandit 2.Fiction writing C. Roopa Farooki 3. Retail business D. Kishore Biyani 4. Real estate
A B C D A B C D (a) 4 2 3 1 (a) 3 1 2 4 (b) 3 2 1 4 (b) 4 1 2 3
4-2-3-1
3-2-1-4
4-2-1-3
Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? 1. Francis Collins: Mapping human genome 2. Sergey Brin: Google Search Engine 3. Jimmy Wales: Wikipedia
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
3 only
1,2 and 3