General Knowledge - Prelims PYP Part 1 - 2009-2011

Welcome to your General Knowledge – Prelims PYP Part 1 – 2009-2011

1.

2011,General Knowledge

Recently, "oilzapper" was in the news. What is it ?

(a) It is an eco-friendly technology for the remediation of oily sludge and oil spills

(b) It is the latest technology developed for under-sea oil exploration

(c) It is a genetically engineered high biofuel-yielding maize variety

(d) It is the latest technology to control the accidentally caused flames from oil wells

2.

2009,General Knowledge

In which one of the following States has India's largest private sector sea port been commissioned recently?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Karnataka

(c) Kerala

(d) Tamil Nadu

3.

2009,General Knowledge

For outstanding contribution to which one of the following fields is Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize given?

(a) Literature

(b) Performing Arts

(c) Science

(d) Social Service

4.

2009,General Knowledge

Consider the following famous names:

1. Amrita Sher-Gil
2. Bikash Bhattacharjee
3. N.S. Bendre
4. Subodh Gupta
Who of the above is/are well known as artist(s)?

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 4 only

(c) 2, 3 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

5.

2009,General Knowledge

With reference to Shree Shakti Puraskar, for which one of the following is Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award given?

(a) Administrative skills

(b) Achievements in Scientific Research

(c) Achievements in Sports and Games

(d) Courage and valour

6.

2009,General Knowledge

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

7.

2009,General Knowledge

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

(Famous person) (Well-known for)
A. Mandakini Amte 1. Theatre direction
B. Neelam Mansingh 2. Social service Chowdhary and community leadership
C. Romila Thapar 3. Dance
D. Vanashree Rao 4. History writing
Codes:
A B C D

(a) 2 1 4 3

(b) 2 4 1 3

(c) 3 1 4 2

(d) 3 4 1 2

8.

2009,General Knowledge

Which one of the following is not a drug/pharma company?

(a) Chevron

(b) Nicholas Piramal

(c) Pfizer

(d) Zydus Cadila

9.

2009,General Knowledge

Consider the following names:

1. Ike
2. Kate
3. Gustav
Which of the above are the names of hurricanes that had occurred very recently?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

10.

2009,General Knowledge

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I List-II
(Person) (Organization)
A. Anil Agarwal 1. Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd.
B. Gautam H. 2. Raymond Ltd. Singhania
C. Sanjay Dalmia 3. Vedanta Resources
D. Venugopal Dhoot 4. Videocon Group
Codes:

(a) 3 1 2 4

(b) 4 1 2 3

(c) 3 2 1 4

(d) 4 2 1 3