General Knowledge - Prelims PYP Part 10 - 2006

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1.

2006,General Knowledge

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

List-I (Leading Woman Lawn Tennis Player) List-II (Country)
A. Daniela Hantuchova 1. Russia
B. Patty Schnyder 2. Slovakia
C. Nadia Petrova 3. France
D. Amelie Mauresmo 4. Switzerland
A B C D

a. 2 1 4 3

b. 2 4 1 3

c. 3 4 1 2

d. 3 1 4 2

2.

2006,General Knowledge

Which one among the following as awarded the CSIR. Diamond Jubilee Technology Award 2004 in September, 2005 by the Prime Minister of India?

a. Infosys Technologies Ltd.

b. Midas Communication Technologies

c. Tata Consultancy Services

d. Biocon India Ltd.

3.

2006,General Knowledge

Which one of the following is not a Central University?

a. Pondicherry University

b. Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad

c. Visva Bhati, Shanti Niketan

d. University of Madras, Chennai

4.

2006,General Knowledge

Projects and Development India Limited is Mainly engaged is design engineering, procurement and supervision of construction/commissioning in which area?

a. Pharmaceutical plants

b. Petroleum refineries and sugar factories

c. Ship-building yard

d. Fertilizer and allied chemical plants

5.

2006,General Knowledge

Where is the Central Water and Power Research Station located?

a. Khadakwasia

b. Sileru

c. Jamnagar

d. Srisailam

6.

2006,General Knowledge

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

List-I List-II
A. Harold Pinter 1. Director-General, Fao
B. Jacques Diouf 2. President, European Commission
C. Jose Manuel Barroso 3. World Bank appointed expert for Adjudicating on the Baglihar Hydel Project
D. Raymond Lafitte 4. Litterateur
A B C D

a. 4 3 2 1

b. 4 3 2 1

c. 2 1 4 3

d. 2 3 4 1

7.

2006,General Knowledge

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a. Sigmund Freud – Psychoanalysis

b. Anna Freud Child – Psychiatry

c. Milton Friedman – Economics

d. Eric R. Kandel – Literature

8.

2006,General Knowledge

Who is the President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?

a. President of India

b. Vice-President of India

c. Prime Minister of India

d. Union Minister of Science Technology

9.

2006,General Knowledge

Recently with Which countrys government did ONGC-Mittal Energy Limited (OMEL) sign a joint, venture deal of $6 billion dealing with infrastructure, refinery and power?

a. Colombia

b. Venezuela

c. Nigeria

d. Saudi Arabia

10.

2006,General Knowledge

Which one of the following companies is associated with the exploration and commercial production of oil in Barmer-Sanchore basin of Rajasthan?

a. Cairn Energy

b. Unocal Corporation

c. Reliance Energy Ventures

d. ONGC