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List of Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration Recipients

Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration Recipients
The Award has so far been given to Swami Ranganathananda(1987)
Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali, Bharat Scouts & Guides(1987)
Shri P.N. Haksar, M.S. Subbulakshmi(1990)
Shri Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous)
Paramdham Ashram (Wardha, Maharashtra)
Acharya Shree Tulisji
Dr.Bishambar Nath Pande,
Sardar Beant Singh (Posthumous) & Shri Natwar Thakkar (Jointly)
Gandhi Institute of Public Affairs (Karnataka)
Indira Gandhi Centre for National Integration (Shanti Niketan)
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma (Posthumous)
Prof. Satish Dhawan,Shri HY Sharada Prasad,
Ram-Rahim Nagar Slum Dwellers Association (Ahmedabad),
Aaman Pathik – Peace Volunteer Group (Ahmedabad),
Shri Ram Sinh Solanki and Shri Sunil Tamaiche (Jointly),
Acharya Mahaprajna(2002),
Shri Shyam Benegal(2003),
Mahashweta Devi(2004),
Javed Akhtar(2005)
J S Bandukwala & Ram Puniyani(jointly)(2006).
list of Bharat Ratna Awardees

Bharat Ratna Awardees

S.No Name Birth / death Awarded Notes Indian state or country
1. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 1888–1975 1954 Second President, First Vice President, Philosopher. Tamil Nadu
2. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari 1878–1972 1954 Last Governor-General, Freedom Fighter. Tamil Nadu
3. C. V. Raman 1888–1970 1954 Nobel-prize winning Physicist Tamil Nadu
4. Bhagwan Das 1869–1958 1955 Literature, Freedom Fighter Uttar Pradesh
5. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya 1861–1962 1955 Civil Engineer Karnataka
6. Jawaharlal Nehru 1889–1964 1955 First Prime Minister, Freedom Fighter, Author. Uttar Pradesh
7. Govind Ballabh Pant 1887–1961 1957 Freedom Fighter, Home Minister Uttar Pradesh
8. Dhondo Keshav Karve 1858–1962 1958 Educationist, Social Reformer, Awarded in his birth centenary year. Maharashtra
9. Dr. B. C. Roy 1882–1962 1961 Physician, Politician, Former Chief Minister of West Bengal West Bengal
10. Purushottam Das Tandon 1882–1962 1961 Freedom Fighter, Educationist Uttar Pradesh
11. Dr. Rajendra Prasad 1884–1963 1962 First President, Freedom Fighter, Jurist Bihar
12. Dr. Zakir Hussain 1897–1969 1963 Former President, Scholar. Andhra Pradesh
13. Pandurang Vaman Kane 1880–1972 1963 Indologist and Sanskrit scholar Maharashtra
14. Lal Bahadur Shastri 1904–1966 1966 Posthumous, Second Prime Minister, Freedom Fighter Uttar Pradesh
15. Indira Gandhi 1917–1984 1971 Former Prime Minister Uttar Pradesh
16. V. V. Giri 1894–1980 1975 Former President, Trade Unionist. Andhra Pradesh
17. K. Kamaraj 1903–1975 1976 Posthumous, Freedom Fighter, Chief Minister-Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu
18. Mother Teresa 1910–1997 1980 Nobel Laureate (Peace, 1979). West Bengal
19. Acharya Vinoba Bhave 1895–1982 1983 Posthumous, Social Reformer, Freedom Fighter. Maharashtra
20. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan 1890–1988 1987 First non-citizen, Freedom Fighter. Pakistan
21. M. G. Ramachandran 1917–1987 1988 Posthumous, Chief Minister-Tamil Nadu, Actor. Tamil Nadu
22. B. R. Ambedkar 1891–1956 1990 Posthumous, Architect-Indian Constitution Maharashtra
23. Nelson Mandela b. 1918 1990 Second non-citizen and first non-Indian, Leader of Anti-Apartheid movement. South Africa
24. Rajiv Gandhi 1944–1991 1991 Posthumous, Former Prime Minister New Delhi
25. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 1875–1950 1991 Posthumous, Freedom Fighter, First Home Minister of India. Gujarat
26. Morarji Desai 1896–1995 1991 Former Prime Minister, Freedom Fighter. Gujarat
27. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 1888–1958 1992 Posthumous, Freedom Fighter, First Education Minister of India West Bengal
28. J. R. D. Tata 1904–1993 1992 Industrialist and philanthropist. Maharashtra
29. Satyajit Ray 1922–1992 1992 Film Director ,Oscar winner West Bengal
30. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam b. 1931 1997 Former President, Scientist. Tamil Nadu
31. Gulzarilal Nanda 1898–1998 1997 Freedom Fighter, former Prime Minister. Punjab
32. Aruna Asaf Ali 1908–1996 1997 Posthumous, Freedom Fighter. West Bengal
33. M. S. Subbulakshmi 1916–2004 1998 Classical singer. Tamil Nadu
34. Chidambaram Subramaniam 1910–2000 1998 Freedom Fighter, Minister of Agriculture (Father of Green revolution). Tamil Nadu
35. Jayaprakash Narayan 1902–1979 1998 Posthumous, Freedom Fighter, Social Reformer. Bihar
36. Pandit Ravi Shankar b. 1920 1999 Classical sitar player. Uttar Pradesh
37. Amartya Sen b. 1933 1999 Nobel Laureate (Economics, 1998), Economist. West Bengal
38. Gopinath Bordoloi 1890–1950 1999 Posthumous, freedom fighter Assam
39. Lata Mangeshkar b. 1929 2001 Play back singer. Maharashtra
40. Ustad Bismillah Khan 1916-2006 2001 Classical Shehnai Maestro Uttar Pradesh

List of Gandhi Peace Prize Recipients

No /Year / Name / Recipient /Description
1. 1995 Julius Nyerere 1st President of Tanzania
2. 1996 A. T. Ariyaratne Founder of Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement
3. 1997 Gerhard Fischer
4. 1998 Ramakrishna Mission Founded by Swami Vivekananda
5. 1999 Baba Amte Social Worker
6. 2000 Nelson Mandela (co-recipient) Former President of South Africa
7. 2000 Grameen Bank (co-recipient) Founded by Mohammad Yunus
8. 2001 John Hume Northern Irish Politician
9. 2002 Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
10. 2003 Václav Havel
11. 2004 Coretta Scott King Widow of Martin Luther King
12. 2007 Desmond Tutu

List of Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winners

Year / Winner / Occupation / State

1969 Devika Rani actress Andhra Pradesh

1970 B. N. Sircar producer West Bengal

1971 Prithviraj Kapoor actor (posthumous) Punjab

1972 Pankaj Mullick composer (music director) West Bengal

1973 Ruby Myers (Sulochana) actress Maharashtra

1974 Bomireddi Narasimha Reddy Director Andhra Pradesh

1975 Dhirendranath Ganguly actor, director West Bengal

1976 Kanan Devi actress West Bengal

1977 Nitin Bose cinematographer, director, writer, West Bengal, Maharashtra

1978 Rai Chand Boral composer, director West Bengal

1979 Sohrab Modi actor, director, producer Maharashtra

1980 Paidi Jairaj actor, director Andhra Pradesh

1981 Naushad Ali composer (music director) Uttar Pradesh

1982 L. V. Prasad actor, director, producer Andhra Pradesh

1983 Durga Khote actress Maharashtra

1984 Satyajit Ray director West Bengal

1985 V. Shantaram actor, director, producer Maharastra

1986 B. Nagi Reddy producer Andhra Pradesh

1987 Raj Kapoor actor, director Punjab

1988 Ashok Kumar actor West Bengal, Maharashtra

1989 Lata Mangeshkar singer Maharashtra

1990 A. Nageswara Rao actor Andhra Pradesh

1991 Bhalji Pendharkar director, producer, writer Maharashtra

1992 Bhupen Hazarika composer (music director) Assam

1993 Majrooh Sultanpuri lyricist

1994 Dilip Kumar actor Peshawar, Pakistan

1995 Dr. Rajkumar actor Karnataka

1996 Sivaji Ganesan actor Tamil Nadu

1997 Pradeep lyricist

1998 B.R. Chopra director, producer Punjab

1999 Hrishikesh Mukherjee director West Bengal, Maharashtra

2000 Asha Bhosle singer Maharashtra

2001 Yash Chopra director, producer Punjab

2002 Dev Anand actor, director, producer Punjab

2003 Mrinal Sen director West Bengal

2004 Adoor Gopalakrishnan director Kerala

2005 Shyam Benegal director Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka

2006 not anounced

2007 Ravi Tandon director

List of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees

S.No./ Year /Name of the Sportsperson(s)/ Sport Discipline

01 1991-92 Viswanathan Anand Chess

02 1992-93 Geet Sethi Billiards

03 1993-94 Not Conferred* -

04 1994-95 Cdr. Homi D. Motivala and Lt. Cdr. P. K. Garg Yachting (Team Event)

05 1995-96 Karnam Malleswari Weightlifting

06 1996-97 Leander Paes and Nameirakpam Kunjarani (Joint) Tennis and Weightlifting respectively

07 1997-98 Sachin Tendulkar Cricket

08 1998-99 Jyotirmoyee Sikdar Athletics

09 1999-2000 Dhanraj Pillay Hockey

10 2000-01 Pullela Gopichand Badminton

11 2001-02 Abhinav Bindra Shooting

12 2002-03 Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat and K. M. Beenamol (Joint) Shooting and Athletics respectively

13 2003-04 Anju Bobby George Athletics

14 2004-05 Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Shooting

15 2005-06 Pankaj Advani Billiards & Snooker

16 2006-07 Manavjit Singh Sandhu Shooting

1. Which of the following has been selected for best parliamentarian of the year award 2007 ?

a) Priya Ranjan Das Munshi

b) Mani Shankar Aiyyar

c) P.Chidambaram

d) Sushama Swaraj

ANS : a

2. Fernando Lugo’s name was in news recently as he has taken over as the president of

a) Paraguay

b) Sudan

c) Afghanistan

d) Pakistan

ANS : a

3. ISRO has launched successfully ten satellites through PSLV-C9 on -

A. 15th March,2008

B. 30th March,2008

C. 28th April,2008

D. 4th May,2008

ANS : c

4. The newly constituted National Knowledge Commission is headed by

a) C. Rangarajan

b)Prof. R. S. Sharma

c) Sam Pitroda

d) Ms. Girija Vyas

ANS : c

5. India enacted an important event of Indian National Movement celebrating the seventy- fifth anniversary. Which was it?

a) Quit India Movement

b) Delhi Chalo Movement

c) Civil Disobedience Movement

d) Non – Cooperation Movement

ANS :c

6. Pope Benedict XVI belongs to which country?

a) Italy

b) Germany

c) France

d) Poland

ANS : b

7. The media campaign “ The World Is Waiting” is related to which of the following companies?

a) Lufthansa

b) Qatar Airways

c) Indian Airlines

d) British Airways

ANS : d

8. Who among the following has been elected as President of the International Council of Science Union?

a) E. Sreedharan

b) N. Ram

c) M. G. K. Menon

d) Goverdhan Mehta

ANS : d

9. Which of the following countries launched the smallest combat aircraft in the world?

a) Germany

b) India

c) Russia

d) USA

ANS : b

10. Who among the following British Governor- Generals shifted India’s capital from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911?

a) Lord Louis Mountbatten

b) Lord Canning

c) Lord Hardinge

d) Warren Hastings

ANS : c

11. “Golden Handshake” is the term associated with

a) Share market

b) Retirement benefits

c) Voluntary retirement benefits

d) Smuggling

ANS : c

12. Which of the following is the first surface- to- surface missile in India?

a) Prithvi

b) Trishul

c) Agni

d) Naag

ANS : a

13. Which country will be host 15th SAARC Summit in 2008 ?

a) Maldives

b) Sri Lanka

c) India

d) Pakistan

ANS : b

14. Mist is caused by

a) Dry ice

b) Ice at low temperature

c) Water vapours at low temperature

d) Carbon- monoxide in solid form

ANS : c

15. Who among the following has been chosen the Miss India Universe for the year 2008 ?

a) Parvathy Omanakuttan

b) Simaran Kaur Mundi

c) Amrita Thapar

d) Tanvi Vyas

ANS : b

16. Who among the following was the author of “Rajtarangini”, commonly regarded as the first genuine history of India written by an Indian?

a) Banbhatta

b) Ravikirti

c) Pushpadanta

d) Kalhana

ANS : d

17. Who among the following advocated Scientific Socialism?

a) Robert Owen

b) Proudhon Pierre Joseph

c) Karl Marx

d) Saint Simon Henri Claude

ANS : c

18. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution deal with the Directive Principles of State Policy?

a) 26 to 41

b) 31 to 56

c) 36 to 51

d) 41 to 66

ANS: c

19) Which one of the following travelers is not associated with the description of the glories of Vijayanagar kingdom?

a) Abdur Razzaq

b) Paes

c) Ibn Batutah

d) Nuniz

ANS : c :
Abdur Razzaq- Deva Raya II

Paes- Krishna Deva Raya

Ibn Batutah- Harihara I

Nuziz- Achyut Deva Raya

20. The Chinese pilgrim Fa – Hien visited India during the reign of

a) Kanishka

b) Chandragupta I

c) Chandragupta II

d) Harshavardhana

ANS : c

21. Which of the following is the economic growth percentage projected in the 11th Five Year Plan draft that was approved by the Planning Commission in November 2007?

a) 8%

b) 9%

c) 9.5%

d) 10%

ANS : b

22. The Indian Navy’s only sailing ship, which returned to Kochi after a 10- month voyage around the globe is,

a) INS Vibhuti

b) INS Tarangini

c) INS Prabhat

d) INS Viraat

ANS : b

23) Who among the following is the Director General of International Monetary Fund (IMF) ?

a) Thaksin Shinawatra

b) Liang Guanglie

c) Dominique Strauss Kahn

d) Paul Wolfowitz

ANS : c

24) Who is the author of the book “Super Star India : From Incredible to Unstopable”?

a) Shobha De

b) Hillory Clinton

c) Dalai Lama

d) Imran Khan

ANS : a

25) What does CECA stand for?

a) Community Enabled Cooperative Arrangement

b) Comprehensive Ecological Cooperation Agreement

c) Comprehensive Ecological Cooperation Arrangement

d) Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement

ANS : d

26) John wheeler was associated with -

a) Physics

b) Chemistry

c) Botany

d) History

Ans : a

1. In the absence of both the President and the Vice-President, who shall act as the President of India?

(a)Prime Minister

(b)Speaker of the Lok Sabha

(c)Chief Justice of India

(d)Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha

ANS (c)

2. Who among the following advocated Scientific Socialism?

(a) Robert

(b)Proudhon Pierre Joseph

(c)Karl Marx

(d)Saint Simon Henri Claude

ANS (c)

3. During the Mughal period, which one of the following trades were the first to come to India?

(a) Portuguese

(b) Dutch

(d) English

ANS (a)

4. Among the following States, which one sends the highest number of members to the Lok Sabha?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(d) Madhya Pradesh

ANS (ca)

5. With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements :

1. A member of the Lok Sabha cannot be arrested by the police under any case when the Parliament is in session.

2. Members of the Indian Parliament have the privilege of exemption from attendance as witnesses in the law courts.

Which of these statement is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

ANS (b)

6. Who among the following was appointed by Ashoka to administer justice in his empire?
(a) Shramana

(b) Uparika

(d) Kumaramaya

ANS (c)

7. Consider the following statement :

1. Jainism in ancient India condemned the varna system.

2. Jain religious literature was written in Ardhamgadhi.

3. Mahavira admitted women into the order of his follows.

Which if these statement is/are correct ?

(a) G. G. Agarkar

(b) M. G. Ranade

(d) G. H. Deshmukh

ANS (b)

8. Who among the following was the author of Rajtarangini, commonly regarded as the first genuine history of India written by an Indian?

(a) Banbhatta

(b) Ravikirti

(d) Kalhana

ANS (d)

9. Who among the following was the first economist to hold the office of Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs in the Union Finance Ministry?

(a) Dr. I.G. Patel

(b) Dr. Manmohan Singh

(d) Dr. M.S. Ahluwalia

ANS (a)

10.What does the abbreviation ATR stand for?

(a) Action Taken Result

(b) Actually True Report

(d) Action Taken Rejoinder

ANS (c)

11. Which of the following cities will host 2012 Olympics Games?

(a) Paris

(b) New York

(d) Madrid

ANS (c)

12. Why among the following was the founder of the Nyay Darshan, on of the six, major schools of ancient Indian philosophy?

(a) Patanjali

(b) Panini

(d) Gautam

ANS (d)

13. Which of the following companies has started a rural marketing network called “e-chaupal”?

(a) ITC

(b)Dabur

(d) Procter & Gamble

ANS (a)

14. Th e decision to from the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) was taken at :

(a) Rangoon

(b) Bangkok

(d) Tokyo

ANS (d)

15. Th e decision to from the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) was taken at :

(a) Rangoon

(b) Bangkok

(d) Tokyo

ANS (d)

16. Give the correct chronological sequence of the following :

1. Russian Revolution

2. American War of Independence

3. Spanish Revolution

4. The French Revolution

(a) 1 2 4 3

(b) 2 4 3 1

(d) 4 2 3 1

ANS (b)

17. Which of the following States has the highest female literacy rate, according to 2001Census?

(a) Mizoram

(b) Kerala

(d) Meghalaya

ANS (b)

18. Who among the following has been choosen the FDI Personality of the Year 2007 in Asia?

(a) P. Chidambaram

(b) Kamal Nath

(d) Kaushik Rai

ANS (b)

19. At which of the following places India’s fist Net Route Server has been set up?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Noida

(d) Hyderabad

ANS (c)

20. Which of the following Fortune 500 Indian companies has suffered loss for the first time in the first quarter of 2005-06?

(a) Indian Oil Corporation

(b) ONGC

(d) Bharat Petroleum Corporation

ANS (a)

21. Answers Correct Answer User Answer

(a) V.K. Duggal

(b) Jairam Ramesh

(d) Jagmohan

ANS (d)

22. Which one of the following is not a land-locked country?

(a) Afghanistan

(b ) Nepal

(d) Thailand

ANS (d)

23. Who invented polio vaccine (oral)?

(a) Albert Sabin

(b) Burkholder

(d) Jonas Salk

ANS (a)

24. Which one of the following processes is not related with chemical weathering?

(a) Exfoliation

(b) Carbonation

(d) Oxidation

ANS (a)

25. Mist is caused by :

(a) Dry ice

(b) Ice at low temperature

(d) Carbon-monoxide in solid form

ANS (c)

1. As per Global Environment Outlook 4, a report of United Nations Environment Programme, the area of forest being lost across the world every year estimated to be

a. 35,000 sq. miles

b. 40,000 sq. miles

c. 45,000 sq. miles

d. 50,000 sq. miles

Ans. c

2. Which of the following pairs of countries agreed in November2007, to open a hot line between their Defence Ministries?
a. Russia & China

b. Russia & USA

c. China & France

d. China & USA

Ans. d

3. Diamond is harder than graphite though both of them are allotropes of Carbon. The reason is

a. the hexagonal structure of diamond

b. difference in their electronic configuration

c. difference in the size of their crystals

d. difference in the intensity of their respective intermolecular forces

Ans. a

4. In the 19th century, all great social reformers of India

a. unanimously condemned idol-worship

b. advocated equal status for women in the society

c. encouraged western education through their efforts & teachings

d. condemned social ills & cherished the ideal of setting up a system free from any discrimination.

Ans. d

5. Match the following:

List I List II

A. Kol uprising 1. Sindhu & Kanhu

B. Bhumi uprising 2. Bhagirath Manjhi

C. Santhal uprising 3. Buddho Bhagat

D. Kherwar uprising 4. Ganga Narayan

Codes:

A B C D

a. 3 4 1 2

b. 2 1 4 3

c. 4 3 2 1

d. 4 2 3 1

Ans. a

6. From the outer to the innermost Himalayan ranges

a. there is a progressive increase in the altitude but no increase in physiographic complexity

b. there is a progressive decrease in the altitude but no increase in physiographic complexity

c. . there is decrease in both the altitude & physiographic complexity

d. there is increase in both the altitude & physiographic complexity

Ans. d

7. Match the following:

List I List II

A. Emphasis on labour intensive project 1. Seventh plan

B. Emphasis on self-employment 2. Fifth plan

ventures in different sectors

C. Emphasis on agriculture for 3. Eighth plan

Self- employment.

D. ‘Weekly Status’ norms to 4. Sixth plan

Measure employment

Codes:

A B C D

a. 1 2 3 4

b. 3 1 4 2

c. 2 4 1 3

d. 4 3 2 1

Ans. c

8. Match the following:

List I List II

A. Ringgit 1. Indonesia

B. Baht 2. South Korea

C. Rupiah 3. Thailand

D. Won 4. Malaysia

Codes:

A B C D

a. 1 3 4 2

b. 4 3 1 2

c. 1 2 4 3

d. 4 2 1 3

Ans. b

9. Match the following:

List I List II

(Crops) (Crop pests)

A. Rice 1. Aphid

B. Wheat 2. Gundhi bug

C. Sugarcane 3. Greasy cutworm

D. Gram 4. Top shoot borer moth

5. Bollworm

Codes:

A B C D

a. 2 3 4 5

b. 3 1 2 4

c. 2 1 4 3

d. 5 4 1 3

Ans. c

10. One well-known example of parasitic protozoan is

a. Paramecium

b. Euglena

c. Plasmodium

d. Trypanosoma

Ans. c

11. Which among the following is not matched correctly?

a. Lord Lytton : Reduction in the upper age limit for appearing in the Indian Civil Service Examination

b. Lord Ripon : Ilbert Bill Controversy

c. Lord Linlithgo : Vernacular Press Act

d. Lord Curzon : Partition of Bengal

Ans. c (Vernacular Press Act, legally known as Vernacular Press Act IX of 1878, was passed during Lord Lytton’s viceroyalty. It’s major objective was to curb the freedom of newspapers published in regional languages of India.)

12. “Science Express”, a special train showcasing the contemporary & futuristic scientific advances, has been jointly developed by the scientific agencies of India &

a. Japan

b. France

c. USA

d. Germany

Ans. d

13. Atomic mass unit is a unit of mass used to express atomic & molecular weights equal to

a. One twelfth of the mass of an atom of Carbon (C)

b. One sixteenth of the mass of a molecule of oxygen

c. half of the mass of the hydrogen molecule

d. the combined mass of proton & neutron in the nucleus of a hydrogen atom.

Ans. a

14. It has been found that excessive use of cellular phone is likely to cause

a. cerebral malignancy

b. cervical malignancy

c. hepatic cancer

d. pancreatic cancer

Ans. a

15. Trees of olive, which are used for extracting oil, are found most abundantly in a vegetation zone, that is

a. equatorial type

b. desert type

c. Tundra type

d. Mediterranean type

Ans. c

16. Consider the following statements:

The price of any currency in international markets is decided by the

1. World Bank

2. Demand for goods/services provided by the country concerned.

3. Stability of the Government of the concerned country

4. Economic potential of the country in question

Which of these statements are correct?

a. 1, 2, 3, 4

b. 2, 3

c. 3, 4

d. 1, 4

Ans. b

17. Which one of the following metals does not form amalgams?

a. Zinc

b. Copper

c. Magnesium

d. Iron

Ans. d

18. In the balanced dietary for a day of an adult working man,weights of carbohydrate food and total protein food (both superior and inferior) should be in order of

a. 600 gm and 420 gm respectively

b. 600 gm and 600 gm respectively

c. 420gm and 600 gm respectively

d. 420 gm and 420 gm respectively

Ans. a

19. Who among the following became the Prime Minister of India without having served as the Chief Minister of a state earlier?

1. Morarji Desai

2. Charan Singh

3. V.P. Singh

4. Chandrashekhar

5. P.V. Narasimha Rao

a. 1, 2, 4

b. 2, 3, 5

c. 2 only

d. 4 only

Ans. d

20. Phenylketonuria is an example of an inborn error of metabolism.

This error refers to

a. Hormonal over production

b. Atrophy of endocrine glands

c. Inherited lack of an enzyme

d. Nondisjunction

Ans. b

21. Which one of the following is the most important reason for the establishment of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thumba?

a. The sea is near to the place in the East, West and South directions.

b. It is a place near to a city in India, which is nearest to the Geographic Equator.

c. It is situated on the Geomagnetic Equator

d. Outer Space near Thumba exhibits queer atmospheric phenomena.

Ans. a

22. Match the following countries with their capitals

A. Nigeria 1. Luanda

B. Qatar 2. Abuja

C. Zambia 3. Lusaka

D. Angola 4. Doha

A B C D

a. 2 4 3 1

b. 4 3 2 1

c. 1 2 3 4

d. 4 2 3 1

Ans. a

23. Which of the following planets orbits around the Sun in backward

direction from East to West?

a. Earth

b. Mercury

c. Venus

d. Jupiter

Ans. c

24. More than 2/3rds of world’s Tin comes from which country?

a. China

b. Malaysia

c. Nigeria

d. Argentina

Ans. a

25. The largest temple in the world is

a. Meenakshi Temple

b. Angkor Vat

c. Pashupatinath Temple of Nepal

d. Kashi Vishwanath Temple

Ans. b

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