Question 1 Which of the following countries signed the Tshwane Declaration in October, 2006?
(a) China and South Africa (b) India and South Africa (c) South Africa and Botswana (d) Saudi Arabia and South Africa Question 2 Recently, the European Union and other six countries including India signed the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project. Which one of the following was not a signatory to it? (a) Canada (b) China (c) Japan (d) USA Question 3 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I (Person) A. Bhajan Sopori B. Birju Maharaj C. Priyadarsini Govind D. T.V. Gopalakrishnan List II (Known As) 1. Bharatnatyam dancer 2. Exponent of Santoor 3. Mridangam maestro 4. Kathak dancer
Code: ABCD (a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 3 1 4 2 (c) 2 4 1 3 (d) 3 4 1 2 Question 4
Which one of the following Himalayan Passes was reopened around in the middle of the year 2006 to facilitate trade between India and China? (a) Chang La (b) Jara La (c) Nathu La (d) Shipki La Question 5 How is Steve Fossett known as? (a) As a crocodile hunter (b) For completing the longest nonstop flight around the globe (c) For swimming across Atlantic Ocean (d) For climbing to Mt Everest without any co-climber Question 6 Basel II relates to which one of the following? (a) International standards for safety in civil aviation (b) Measures against cyber crimes (c) Measures against drug abuse by sportspersons (d) International standards for measuring the adequacy of a banks capital Question 7 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I (Person) A. Nancy Pelosi B. Margaret Chan C. Steve Ballmer List II (Position/Organisation) 1. WTO 2. Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives 3. WHO 4. Microsoft
Code: ABCD (a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 4 3 1 2 (c) 2 3 1 4 (d) 4 1 3 2 Question 8 In which one of the following cities is the Global Automotive Research Centre being set up? (a) Chennai (b) Hyderabad (c) Pune (d) Gurgaon Question 9 Consider the following statements: 1. Republicans won the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives Elections held in the year 2006. 2. Republican Bobby Jindal, won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for the second time. 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 Question 10 What is the broad area in which the Nobel Prize winners for the year 2006 in Physiology or Medicine, worked to get the Prize? (a) Prevention of weakening due to ageing (b) Flow of genetic information (c) Immunology and disease resistance (d) Adult stem cell research Question 11 In which one of the following districts, have large reserves of diamond-bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past? (a) Hoshangabad (b) Raipur
(c) Sambalpur (d) Warangal Question 12 Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans? (a) Colombia (b) Costa Rica (c) Guatemala (d) Nicaragua Question 13 Consider the following statements: 1. In the year 2006, India successfully tested a full-fledged cryogenic stage in rocketry. 2. After USA, Russia and China, India is the only country to have acquired the capability for use of cryogenic stage in rocketry. 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 Question 14 Consider the following statements: 1. In November, 2006, DRDO successfully conducted the interception test using PrithviII missile. 2. Prithvi-II is a surface-to-surface missile and can be deployed to guard the metros against air attacks. 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 Question 15 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (a) T.S.Krishnamurthy : Former Chief Election Commissioner of India
(b) K. C. Pant : Chairman, Tenth Finance Commission of India (c) A.M. Khusro : Former Chairman, Union Public Service Commission (d) R.C. Lahoti : Former Chief Justice of India Question 16
(Each small circle represents a different station) What is the maximum number of different paths that exist between the station A and the station B? (a) 28 (b) 31 (c) 33 (d) 35 Question 17 Amit has five friends: 3 girls and 2 boys. Amits wife also has 5 friends: 3 boys and 2 girls. In how many maximum number of different ways can they invite 2 boys and 2 girls such that two of them are Amits friends and two are his wifes? (a) 24 (b) 38 (c) 46 (d) 58 Question 18 Five balls of different colours are to be placed in three different boxes such that any box contains at least one ball. What is the maximum number of different ways in which thi6 can be done? (a) 90 (b) 120 (c) 150 (d) 180 Question 19
All the six letters of the name SACHIN are arranged to form different words without repeating any letter in any one word. The words so formed are then arranged as in a dictionary. What will be the position of the word SACHIN in that sequence? (a) 436 (b) 590 (c) 601 (d) 751 Question 20 Three dice (each having six faces with each face having one number from 1 to 6) are rolled. What is the number of possible outcomes such that at least one dice shows the number 2? (a) 36 (b) 81 (c) 91 (d) 116
