1. . (a) Us tad Bismillah Khan (b) Satyajit Ray (c) Lata Mangeshkar (d) Raj Kapoor 2. Match List-l with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-II (State) List-I (National Park/ 1. Orissa Wild-life Sanctuary) 2. Assam A. Sondla Wildlife Sanctuary 3. Chhqttisgarh B. Kangerghat National Park 4. Goa C. Orang Sanctuary 5. Tripura D. Ushakothi Wildlife Sanctuary A B C D A B C D (a) 2 1 5 3 (b) 4 3 2 1 (c) 2 3 5 1 (d) 4 1 2 3 3. Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra' Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress? (a) Indian Freedom Party (b) Azad Hind Fauj (c) Revolutionary Front (d) Forward Block 4. Who among the following is the President of the FICCI? (a) Sunil Mittal (b) Brijmohan Lal !vhinjal (c) Onkar S. Kunwar (d) Vivek Burman .
5. Consider the following statements: 1. During the year 2004, India's foreign exchange reserves did not exceed the 125 billion U.s. Dollar mark. 2. The series of index numbers of wholesale prices introduced from April, 2000 has the year 1993-94 as base year. 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 6. Consider the following statements: 1. Anhydrous sodiun carbonate is commonly known as baking soda. 2. Baking soda is used in fire extinguishers. 3. Bleaching powder is manufactured in Hasenclever plant. Which of the statements given above is/are correct 7 (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 only (d) I and 2 7. Consider the following statements: 1. A geQstationary satellite is at an approximate height of 10,000 km. 2. FM transmission of music is of very good quality because the atmospheric or man-made noises which are generally frequency variations can do 'little harm. Which of the statemeents given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 8. What is the order of magnitude of electric resistance of the human body (dry)? (a) 102 ohm (b) 104 ohm (c) 106 ohm (d) 108 ohm 9. Consider the following statements: 1. The axis of the earth's magnetic field is inclined at 231/2� to the geographic axis of the earth. 2. The earth's magnetic pole in the northern hemisphere is located on a peninsula in northern Canada. 3. Earth's magnetiC equator passes through Thumba in South lridia. Which of the statements given above is/ are correct? (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 2 only (d) 3 only 10. Which one of the following is the landmark performance of Dr. V. Mohan Reddy, an Indian born doctor working in U.S.A., during February, 2005? . (a) Research on human stem cell which is likely to revolutionise treatment of deadly disease like cancer (b) Successful open heart procedure called arterial switch performed on an infant (c) Research on genetic engineering which can help in treatment of deadly disease like AIDS
(d) Successful brain surgery to revive the function of nearly dead brain of a premature born infant