General Knowledge - Prelims PYP Part 12 - 2005, 2006

Welcome to your General Knowledge – Prelims PYP Part 12 – 2005, 2006

1.

2006,General Knowledge

Who among the following directed the film chosen as Indias official entry for the year 2006 Academy Awards?

a. Adodor Gopalakrishnan

b. Amol Palekar

c. Sanjay Leela Bhansali

d. Kunal Kohli

2.

2006,General Knowledge

What is Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)?

a. An agency formed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to check misuse of drugs by sports persons

b. A non-governmental organization which specialized in international humanitarian aid and emergency medical assistance.

c. An organization to develop applications of nanotechnology in medicine

d. An organization of medical practitioners funded by the European Union which carries out research against spread of AIDS

3.

2006,General Knowledge

With reference to the Government of Indias varius programmes, what is Nirmal Gram Puraskar?

a. It is an incentive scheme of scholarships for the single girl child in families in villages.

b. It is an incentive scheme of scholarships for female sportspersons from villages who represent their states in any game.

c. It is an incentive scheme for schools in the villages for computer education.

d. It is an incentive scheme Panchayati Raj institutions.

4.

2005,General Knowledge

Where do the Sahariya tribals, who were recently in the news, live?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Assam

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Orissa

5.

2005,General Knowledge

Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award?

(a) Ustad Bismillah Khan

(b) Satyajit Ray

(c) Lata Mangeshkar

(d) Raj Kapoor

6.

2005,General Knowledge

Who among the following is the President of the FICCI?

(a) Sunil Mittal

(b) Brijmohan Lal Munjal

(c) Onkar S. Kunwar

(d) Vivek Burman

7.

2005,General Knowledge

Whose autobiography is the book “My Music, My Life”?

(a) Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma

(b) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

(c) Pandit Ravi Shankar

(d) Ustad Zakir Hussain

8.

2005,General Knowledge

Which one of the following companies has started a rural marketing network called ‘echaupals’?

(a) ITC

(b) Dabur

(c) Proctor and Gamble

(d) Hindustan Lever

9.

2005,General Knowledge

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

List I (Person) List II (Organization)
(A) V.R.S. Natrajan 1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
(B) A.K. Puri 2. Air India
(C) V. Thulasidas 3. Maruti Udyog Limited
(D) Jagdish Khattar 4. Bharat Earth Movers Limited
5. Indian Space Research Organization
A B C D

(a) 2 3 5 1

(b) 4 1 2 3

(c) 2 1 5 3

(d) 4 3 2 1

10.

2005,General Knowledge

Which countries played in the Lawn Tennis Davis Cup Final in the year 2004?

(a) Switzerland and United States of America

(b) Spain and United States of America

(c) Australia and Argentina

(d) Sweden and Belgium