1. Which one of the following pairs of countries fought wars over a region called Ogaden ?
(a) Eritrea and Sudan
(b) Ethiopia and Somalia
(c) Kenya and Somalia
(d) Ethiopia and Sudan
ANSWER (B)
2. 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
ANSWER (B)
3. Which one among the following has the highest energy ?
(a) Blue light
(b) Green light
(c) Red light
(d) Yellow light
ANSWER (A)
4. 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
ANSWER (C)
5. Consider the following pairs :
Automobile Manufacturer Headquarters
1. BMW AG : USA
2. Daimler AG : Sweden
3. Renault S A. : France
4. Volkswagen AG : Germany
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 4 only
(d) 1, 2 and 4
ANSWER (B)
6. Among the following Presidents of India, who was also the Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement for some period ?
(a) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(b) Varahagiri Venkatagiri
(c) Giani Zail Singh
(d) Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma
ANSWER (C)
7. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List I (Person) List II (Organization)
A. Anil Agarwal 1. Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd.
B. Gautam H. Singhania 2. Raymond Ltd.
C. Sanjay Dalmia 3. Vedanta Resources
D. Venugopal Dhoot 4. Videocon Group
Code :
A B C D
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 4 2 1 3
ANSWER (C)
8. 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
ANSWER (D)
9. In India, which one of the following States has the largest inland saline wetland?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Haryana
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
ANSWER (D)
10. Consider the following statements:
1. MMTC Limited is India's largest international trading organization.
2. Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited has been set up by MMTC jointly with the Government of Orissa.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?