General Knowledge - Prelims PYP Part 2 - 2009

Welcome to your General Knowledge – Prelims PYP Part 2 – 2009

1.

2009,General Knowledge

Consider the following houses:

1. Christie’s
2. Osian’s
3. Sotheby’s
Which of the above is/are auctioneer/auctioneers?

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

2.

2009,General Knowledge

Consider the following statements:

1. V.K. Krishna Menon Foundation is based in New Delhi.
2. The first recipient of the V.K. Krishna Menon Award is the Chief Justice of India, K.G. Balakrishnan.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

3.

2009,General Knowledge

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

List-I (Book) List-ll (Author)
A. In Custody 1. Amartya Sen
B. Sea of Poppies 2. Amitav Ghosh
C The Argumentative 3. Anita Desai Indian
D. Unaccustomed 4. Jhumpa Lahiri Earth
Codes: A B C D

(a) 4 1 2 3

(b) 4 2 1 3

(c) 3 2 1 4

(d) 3 1 2 4

4.

2009,General Knowledge

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

List-I (Famous known as) List-II (Well- Person)
A. Amrita Sher-Gil 1. Dancer
B. Bhimsen Joshi 2 Painter
C Rukmini Devi Arundale 3. Poet
D. Suryakant Tripathi Nirala 4. Singer
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

5.

2009,General Knowledge

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) Barbora Spotakova : Javelin throw

(b) Pamela Jelimo : Weightlifting

(c) Sanya Richards : Sprint

(d) Yelena Isinbayeva : Pole Vault

6.

2009,General Knowledge

Consider the following pairs:

1. Ashok Leyland : Hinduja Group
2. Hindalco Industries : A.V. Birla Group
3. Suzlon Energy : Punj Lloyd Group
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

7.

2009,General Knowledge

Who of the following is the author of the book The Audacity of Hope ?

(a) A Gore

(b) Barack Obama

(c) Bill Clinton

(d) Hillary Clinton

8.

2009,General Knowledge

In the context of Indian news in recent times, what is MCX-SX?

(a) A kind of supercomputer

(b) Title of Moon Impact Probe

(c) Stock exchange

(d) Nuclear-powered submarine

9.

2009,General Knowledge

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

List-I (Famous known as) List-II (Well Person)
A. Anna Hazare 1. Lawyer
B. Deepak Parekh 2. Banker
C GVK Reddy 3. Gandhian and social activist
D. Harish Salve 4. Industrialist
Codes: A B C D

(a) 1 2 4 3

(b) 1 4 2 3

(c) 3 2 4 1

(d) 3 4 2 1

10.

2009,General Knowledge

When Leander Paes won the mixed doubles at the US Open in the year 2008, who of the following was his partner?

(a) Ana Ivanovic

(b) Cara Black

(c) Dinara Safina

(d) Jelena Jankovic