1. Answer the wrong one about the 17th
National Children’s Science congress 2009
1. Vice
President Hamid Ansari inaugurated it
2. It
was held in Ahmedabad
3. The
theme is,”Planet Earth Our home : Explore, Care and Share
4. National
Children Science Congress is Held annually
(a) 2
Only (b) 2 and 3
(c) 4
Only (d) None of these
A. 17th
National Children Science Congress 2009 1. Ahmedabad
B. 16th
National Children Science Congress 2008 2. Diampur
C. 15th
National Children Science Congress 2007 3. Baramati
D. 14th
National Children Science Congress 2006 4. Bhubhaneswar
5. Gangtok
Codes:
(a) A/1 B/2 C/3 D/4
(b) A/1 B/3 C/2 D/5
(c) A/1 B/2 C/3 D/5
(d) A/2 B/1 C/5 D/4
3. Answer the Wrong one?
1. It
is an international body for Science and World Affaires
2. It
works toward reducing the danger of armed conflict and to seek solutions
toglobal security threats
3. It
was founded in 9157 by joseph Rotblat and Bertrand Russell in Pugwash, Cnada
4. It
is headquartered in New Delhi
since 1999
(a) 1
and 3 (b) 3 and 4
(c) 3
Only (d) 4 Only
4. One of the following central Asian
countries is not a neighbour of Afghanistan
1. Uzbekistan 2. Tajikistan
3. Kirgizistan 4. Kazakhastan
(a) 1,
3 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 3
and 4 (d) 4 Only
5. Match the following Indian Science Congress
with the venue?
Year Place
1. 94th Indian Science
Congress(2007) A. Annamalainagar
2. 95th
Indian Science Congress(2008) B. Visakhapatnam
3. 96th
Indian Science Congress(2009) C. Shilong
4. 97th
Indian Science Congress(2010) D. Thiruvanathapuram
(a) 1-A 2-B
3-C 4-D
(b) 1-B 2-D
3-A 4-C
(c) 1-C 2-A
3-D 4-C
(d) 1-D 2-C
3-A 4-B
6. Worlds fastest train link about 350 kmph started operation in China in late
December 2009 connecting the following?
(a) Guangzhou and Wuhan
(b) Guangzhou and Yinchuan
(c) Guangzhou and Kunming
(d) Guangzhou and Lhasa
7. The Union Government approved construction of a 00 km highway
from the following northeastern state to Myanmar involving an investement of
around Rs 650 crore. India
announced a plan to develop the Sittwe port.Which would enable Ocean access via
the Kaladan River
(a) Arunachal
Pradesh (b) Manipur
(c) Mizoram (d) Nagaland
8. Greenpace is an international environment
group. Answer the wrong one about it
1. It
is headquartered in Amsterdam Netherlands
2. It
is headquarter in London
3. Kumi
Naidoo is its Executive Director
4. Lalita
Ramdas is its Chairman
(a) 1,
3 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1
Only (d) 2 Only
9. In a major development that could considerable boost life
expectancy and disease diagnostic in India, the following agency in India has
completed the first ever Human Genome Sequence
opening new vistas of low cost affordable healthcare and predictive
medicine for the common man
(a) Council
of Scienctific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
(b) Indian
Council of medical Research (ICMR)
(c) Indian
Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
(d) Reliance
Life Science and the AIIMS
10. Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) have been signed by India and Bhutan
during the visit of king of Bhutan
in December 2009 for four hydro electric project in Bhutan
which India
will help to build. These are Amochu, KuriGongri. Chamkarchu I and Kholongchu
hydro electric projects.The biggest of them is 1800 MW and is:
(a) Kuri
Gongri (b) Chamkaru I
(c) Amochu (d) Kholongchu
11. Answer the wrong one about Mars?
1. Mars
is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System and is referred to as the
Red Planet because of I its raddish appearance due to iron oxide
2. Nasa’s
Phoenix lander
touched down on Mars
3. Methane
is discovered on Mars
4. Mars
has two moons, Phobos and Demimos
(a) 2
and 3 (b) 3 Only
(c) 2
Only (d) None of these
12. Huwa mein hastakshar (Signature in the wind) is a popular work in
hidi Literatre. Its author is the following and has been recently honoured with
Sahitya Akademi awad
(a) Kailash
Vajpeyi
(b) Prashasya
Mitra Shastri
(c) Damayanti
Beshra
(d) It
is compilation I which all the above three have contributed
13. India recently decided to provide
425 million as assistance to SriLanka for the following?
(a) To understand railway projects in its war
ravaged Northern region and help speedy reconstruction and rehabilitation
efforts there
(b) For
boosting its tourism revenue of which India wick have a share
(c) Investment
in hydrocarbon
(d) As
a part of the free Trade Agreement that has with Sri Lanka
14. People with Indian roots are excelling in the American corporate
world. Presently, there are eight Indian Origin chef Executive Officers (CEO)
of big American companies of whom Indra Nooyi and Vikram Pandit are very
popular heading pepsico and citigroup respectively. Match the following?
A. Adobe
System 1. Shantanu Narain
B. Cogniozant 2, Francisco D’Souza
C. Sigma
Aldrich jai P. 3. Nagarkatti
D. Harman
International 4. Dinesh C.Paliwal
Codes:
(a) A/1
B/3 C/2 D/4
(b)
A/1
B/4 C/3 D/4
(c)
A/1
B/2 C/3 D/4
(d)
A/4
B/3 C/2 D/1
15.
In recent months many companies expanded their business through acquisition:
Some of the popular ones are the
following. On the left are the acquiring companies and on the right are the
arget companies. Match the following?
A. Pfizer 1. Wyeth
B. Bank
of America 2. Merrill Lynch
C. Cadbury 3. Kaft
D. BHPBillion 4. Rio
Tinto
Codes:
(a) A/1
B/3 C/2 D/4
(b)
A/1
B/3 C/2 D/4
(c)
A/1
B/3 C/2 D/4
(d)
A/1
B/3 C/2 D/4
16. The UN has six official language English, French, Spanish, Rusian,
Chinese and Arabic One of the Indian state Legislative Assebly recently passé a
resolution that the following language should be recognized as an official
united nations language
(a) Tamil
Nadu (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Andhra
Pradesh (d) West Bengal
17. Answer the wrong one?
1. Johann
Lippershey is generally credited as being the inventor of the telescope
2. 2009 is the 400th anniversary of
the first recorded astronomical observations with a telescope b Galilo Galiliei
3. 2009
is declared as the year of Astronomy by the 62nd general Assembly of
the UN
4. 2009 is declared as the year of Astronomy
by the UN educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
(a) 1,
2 and 3 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 1
and 4 (d) 4 Only
18. Answer the wrong one from the following?
1. The
Betwa river is a tributary of the yamuna in Madhya Pradesh
2. It
follow north west
through Madhaya Pradesh to UP.
3. The
Betwa River is being merged with the ken river as a part of the river lanking
project in MP
4. On the Betwa River
(a) 2
and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 4
Only (d) None of these
19. National Mission
for empowerment of women which is being started by the Government of India
involve the following?
(a) Spending atleast 30% of all budgeted amount
on programmes for women at national state and local government level
(b) 75%
female literacy by 2014 which is to be achieved in a mission mode approach
(c) Single window service for all programmes run
by the government for them that would help make development programmes easily
accessible to women
(d) Imparting
skills to women so that by 2020 they make up 40% of the total skillforce in the
country
20. The Major reef formation in India
are restricted to the Gulf of Manner Palk bay Gulf
of Kutch Andaman and Nicobar Islands
and the Lakshadweep sislands. All the above
except palk bay coral are protected. Of the above, the following is an atoll
(an island of coral that encircle a lagoon partially or completely)
(a) Andaman
and Nicobar (b) Lakshadweep
(c) Gulf of Mannar (d)Gulf of Kutch
(c) Gulf of Mannar (d)
21. Listening to Grass Hoppers: Field Notes on Democracy by Arundhati
Roy is one of the best books of 2009. The othere are following. Authora and
their titles are given below.
Match them?
A. The
Wish Maker: A Novel 1. AliSethi
B. Prisoner
of the state : The Secret journal of 2. Zhao Ziyang
Chinese Premier
C. Curfewed
Night 3. Basharat Peer
D. Stranger
to History 4. Aatish Taseer
Codes:
(a) A/1
B/2 C/4 D/3
(b)
A/2
B/3 C/4 D/1
(c)
A/3
B/2 C/1 D/4
(d)
A/1
B/2 C/2 D/4
22. Masaak I Shirakwa is the Governor of he
central Bank of Japan .
Match the following with their Central Banks:
A. Ben
Bernanke 1. US
B. Jean
Claude Trichet 2. EU
C. Mervyn 3. U.K
D. Joseph
Yam 4. HK
Codes:
(a) A/1
B/2 C/C D/4
(b)
A/1
B/2 C/4 D/3
(c)
A/1
B/1 C/2 D/2
(d)
A/1
B/2 C/2 D/2
23. Saudi Arabia , Kuwait , Bahrain and the following country
in the Gulf region are to launch the first phase of the single currency in2010,
creating Monetary Council
(a) UAE (b) Omar
(c) Qatar (d) Iran
24. The country largest private power utility is
Tata power company It is involved in the construction of the 114 mw Dagachhu hydel power project in
the following country.
(a) Bangladesh (b) Myanmar
(c) Bhutan (d) Nepal
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