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Which one of the following States has been declared the best State in the implementation of rural tourism projects?

  1. Sikkim
  2. Kerala
  3. Goa
  4. Assam
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Name the first Indian born woman selected for space voyage by NASA:

  1. Kalpna Chawla
  2. Santosh Yadav
  3. Dikki Dolma
  4. Bachhendri Pal
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Mary Kom has recently (Sept. 2018) been made brand ambassador of which of the following?

  1. Swachcha Bharat
  2. BSNL
  3. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
  4. Project Khel
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The Golden Peacock Award for the best film of Asian woman director in the International Film Festival of India 1996 went to:

  1. Blush
  2. On the Beat
  3. Blue Veiled
  4. Indira
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Given below are two statements:

Assertion (A): "Shiksha-Mitra Yojna" provides opportunity to rural youth to serve their own villages by providing education.
Reason (R): Its objective is to maintain teacher taught radio as preforms. In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct?

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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Who has organised "Eklavya Sena"?

  1. Phoolan Devi
  2. Mayawati
  3. Ram Vilas Paswan
  4. Sharad Yadav
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According to HDR 2013, the percentage of population suffering form multi-dimensional poverty in India is:

  1. 63.4%
  2. 53.7%
  3. 44.1%
  4. 42.7%
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Who among the following has been chosen for 'Hoover Medal' in March 2009 for his contribution to the upliftment of the poor and the rural people ?

  1. Sam Patroda
  2. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
  3. M. S. Swaminathan
  4. Baba Amte
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The atomic power plant which became active recently, is located at:

  1. Kalpakkam
  2. Narora
  3. Tarapor
  4. Kaiga
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Which country will host 2014 FIFA World Cup?

  1. Brazil
  2. Argentina
  3. Canada
  4. None of the above
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With reference to "PraVaHa" software developed by ISRO, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It is a path-breaking feat by Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.
2. Initial aerodynamic design of space vehicles requires evaluation of large number of configurations.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. Only 2
  2. Neither 1 nor 2
  3. Only 1
  4. Both 1 and 2
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Which one of the following countries was the winner of FIFA confederations cup 2017?

  1. Chile
  2. Germany
  3. Mexico
  4. Portugal
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Which South American Country has elected Leftist Leader as its President for the first time the 180 year old history of South America

  1. Venezuela
  2. Argentina
  3. Uruguay
  4. Bolivia
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Economic Survey 1999-2000 has predicted the growth rate of the Indian economy as:

  1. 4.5%
  2. 5.1%
  3. 5.9%
  4. 6.5%
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Which one of the following was not the feature of Interim Rail Budget, 2014-15 ?

  1. No change in passenger fare and freight charges.
  2. 72 new trains to be introduced including premium trains, express trains and passenger trains.
  3. Capital of Arunachal Pradesh would soon be on the rail map.
  4. The governments of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh agreed to share cost of several Rail Projects in their respective areas.
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Who has written the book "The Rediscovery of India" published around November 2009?

  1. Ram Chandra Guha
  2. Meghnad Desai
  3. Arun Shourie
  4. Mohan Bhagwat
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Which one of the following States presented the sixth consecutive zero deficit budget on February 13, 2014?

  1. Bihar
  2. Odisha
  3. Jammu and Kashmir
  4. Madhya Pradesh
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Who was the Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission?

  1. Indira Rajaraman
  2. C Rangarajan
  3. Vijay Kelkar
  4. None of the above
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Roger fodder defeated _ and won Australian open Singles men in 2007?

  1. Andi Roddick
  2. Fernando Gonzalez
  3. Rafael Nadal
  4. Tommy Haas
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Who is the recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award-2003?

  1. Mahesh Bhupati
  2. R. S. Rathore
  3. Anju Bobby George
  4. Saurabh Ganguly
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Who among the following Indians was appointed as the U. N. Human Rights Commissioner for East Timor?

  1. Kuldip Nayar
  2. Soliji Sorabji
  3. Najma Heptulla
  4. Manmohan Singh
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Which of the following statements about Lata Mangeshkar is/are true ?

1. She was the first Indian artist ever to perform live at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
2. She made her debut on the International stage at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:

  1. Neither 1 nor 2
  2. Both 1 and 2
  3. Only 2
  4. Only 1
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In Feburary 2007, which of the following states bagged highest Gold medal in National games held in Guwahati.

  1. Assam
  2. Kerala
  3. Manipur
  4. Service
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Who of the following have received the Nobel Prize 2006 in Medicine?

  1. John C. Mather and George F. Snoot
  2. Craig C. Mello and Andrew Z. Fire
  3. Steven Boone and Curtis Cooper
  4. Roger Romberg
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