Q.1) Match list 1 (countries) with list 2 (currencies) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists?
| List 1 | List 2 |
| A. Israel | 1. Lira |
| B. South Korea | 2. Dollar |
| C. Maldives | 3. Shekel |
| D. Italy | 4. Rufiyaa |
| 5. Won |
Codes:
A B C D
a) 3 2 4 1
b) 4 2 3 5
c) 5 1 2 3
d) 3 5 4 1
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Explanation: Answer-D.
Q.2) Which one of the following countries has the rupee as its currency?
a) Bhutan
b) Malaysia
c) Maldives
d) Seychelles
Explanation:
- The currency of Bhutan is the ngultrum.
- The currency of Malaysia is the Malaysian Ringgit (Malaysian dollar).
- The currency of Maldives is Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Q.3) The Dronacharya award for sport was initiated in which year?
a) 1984
b) 1985
c) 1987
d) 1988
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Explanation: Dronacharya award for sport was first initiated in the year 1985. The first person to get the award was wrestling coach Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat.
Q.4) Among the following who is not the recipient of Bharat Ratna?
a) Subbulakshmi
b) Lata Mangeshkar
c) Kishan Maharaj
d) Ravishankar
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Explanation:
- M.S. Subbulakshmi was the first musician who received the Bharat Ratna award.
- Lata Mangeshkar received the Bharat Ratna in the year 2001.
- Ravishankar was a famous sitar player and received the Bharat Ratna in the year 1999.
Q.5) “The god of small things” is a novel written by?
a) Satish Gujral
b) Arundhati Roy
c) Vikram Seth
d) Salman Rushidie
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Explanation: Arundhati Roy was the author of “The god of small things”.
Q.6) Alferd Nobel bequeathed a large fortune, the interest of which is distributed yearly is Nobel prizes. Who manages the fund?
a) Central bank of Sweden
b) Riks bank of Sweden
c) Board of directors headed by a Swedish government representative.
d) International bank which manages IMF
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Explanation: The Board of directors headed by a Swedish government representative manages the Nobel Prize fund.
Q.7) The Pulitzer Prize is associated with which one of the following?
a) Environmental Protection
b) Olympic Games
c) Journalism
d) Civil Aviation
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Explanation: Pulitzer Prize was started in the year of 1917 for the excellence in the field of Music composition, literacy, and journalism within the U.S.
Q.8) Who among the following is honoured with the Bharat Ratna?
- Morarji Desai
- Guljari Lal Nanda
- C. Subramaniam
- Ustad Bismillah Khan
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2,3 and 4 only
c) 1 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Explanation:
- Morarji Desai served as the 4th prime minister of India from 1977 to 1979.
- Gulzarilal Nanda acted as the prime minister of India after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 and Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966.
- Chidambaram Subramaniam was the former defence and finance minister of India and also acted as the governor of the Maharastra.
- Ustad Bismillah Khan was a renowned Shehnai player who died in the year 2006.
Q.9) Match list 1 (name of the person) with list 2 (associated with) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists?
| List 1 | List 2 |
| A. Brijmohan Lal Munjal | 1. Biotechnology |
| B. Kiran Karnik | 2. Automobile Industry |
| C. Kiran Majumdar Shaw | 3. Software Industry |
| D. Sunil Mittal | 4. Telecom Industry |
| 5. Film Industry |
Codes:
A B C D
a) 4 1 5 2
b) 4 3 1 2
c) 2 3 1 4
d) 2 1 5 4
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Explanation: Answer-C.
Q.10) Match list 1 (Commission) with list 2 and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists?
| List 1 | List 2 |
| A. Wadhwa Commission | 1. Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi |
| B. Liberhan Commission | 2. Killing of Graham Staines |
| C. Sri Krishna Commission | 3. Demolition of religious structure of Ayodhya |
| D. Jain Commission | 4. Riots in Mumbai in 1993 |
Codes:
A B C D
a) 3 2 4 1
b) 2 3 4 1
c) 3 2 1 4
d) 2 3 1 4
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Explanation: Answer-B.