Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Quiz on Indian States: Tamil Nadu

Q.1.Consider following statements about Tamil Nadu
i) Tamil Nadu has both the Eastern and Western Ghats.
ii) Tamil Nadu came into existence state after Independence of India.
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
a) i only

b) ii only

c) Both

d) None

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Q.2.Consider following statements
i) Tamil Nadu assembly is situated at historical building Fort St George.
ii) Tamil Nadu is having bicameral legislature.
Among these which is/are NOT CORRECT
a) i only
b) ii only 
c) Both
d) None
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Q.3. Which of the following is/are official language(s) of Tamil Nadu 
a) Tamil only
b) Tamil and English
c) Tamil, English and Telegu
d) Tamil and Telegu
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Q.4. Which of the following river is non-perennial river of Tamil Nadu
a) Palar
b) Amravati
c) Varshali
d) Meyar
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Q.5 Which of the following is not CORRECT
a) Literacy rate of Tamil Nadu has increased from 1991 to 2001 .
b) Tamil Nadu is 5th largest producer of Rice among all Indian states.
c) Tamil Nadu literacy rate is less than India's overall literacy rate as per 2001 census. 
d) Tamil Nadu Thanjavur District cauvery delta region houses "RICE BOWL" of South India.
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Sunday, September 20, 2009

Quiz on Five Year Plans: 3rd Five year plan

Q.1.Consider following statements
i) 3rd Five year plan duration was from 1961 to 1966.
ii) The focus of 3rd Five year plan was chaged after China India war in 1962.
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
a) i only

b) ii only

c) Both

d) None

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Q.2.Consider following statements about 3rd five year plan
i) Survey of India has introduced Photogrammatic methods of Surveying for first time.
ii) Institute of Petroleum research at Dehradun has been established during this plan.
Among these which is/are NOT CORRECT
a) i only
b) ii only 
c) Both
d) None
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Q.3. who was the Deputy chairman during 3rd five year plan 
a) Jawahar lal Nehru
b) Guljari Lal Nanda
c) Morarji Desai
d) V.K.Krishna Menon
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Q.4. Which state started producing abundance of wheat during 3rd five year plan
a) Punjab
b) Haryana
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Bihar
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Q.5 Which of the following is not CORRECT with repsect to 3rd five year plan
a) Panchayat elections were started during this plan.
b) 14 major Indian banks were nationalised during this plan.
c) State electricity boards were formed during this plan. 
d) State secondary education boards were formed during this plan.
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Friday, September 18, 2009

Quiz on World Geography: Africa

Q.1.Consider following statements 
i) Africa's rank with respect to area among other continents is same as its rank with respect to population among all the continents.
ii) Largest country of Africa is Sudan.
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
a) i only

b) ii only

c) Both

d) None

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Q.2.Consider following countries
i) Sudan
ii) Ethiopia
iii) Morroco
Among these which countries part of African Union (AU) are
a) i and ii only
b) ii and iii only 
c) i and iii only
d) All of above
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Q.3. Which among the following is highest Mountain range of Africa
a) Sattima
b) Drakensberg
c) Rungwe
d) Meru
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Q.4. Africa is seperated by Asia by which of the following
a) Isthmus of Suez
b) Mediterranean sea
c) Sinai Peninsula
d) None of these
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Q.5 Which of the following is not CORRECT
a) Seychelles is smallest county of Africa.
b) Christianity is followed by most of the people of Africa
c) Mt Kilimanjaro is highest peak of Africa. 
d) Madagascar is largest island of Africa.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Quiz on General Science: Blood

Q.1.Consider following statements related to Blood
i) Red Blood Cells (RBC) of Blood contains a red pigment called Hemaglobin.
ii) Hemaglobin transports oxygen to all parts of the body.
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
a) i only

b) ii only

c) Both

d) None

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Q.2.Consider following statements
i) Fluid part of the blood is called PLASMA.
ii) White Blood Cells (WBC) of blood fight against germs.
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
a) i only
b) ii only
c) Both
d) None
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Q.3. Which type of blood vessels carries blood from heart to all parts of the body
a) Arteries
b) Veins
c) Arteries and Veins both
d) None of these
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Q.4. Blood carries Carbon Dioxide and other waste materials to which of the following parts of body
a) Lungs and Kidney
b) Kidney and Digestive system
c) Lungs, Kidney and Digestive system
d) Kidney only.
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Q.5 Which of the following is not CORRECT
a) Veins carry carbon dioxide rich blood from all parts of body to the heart.
b) The valves present in Veins allow blood to flow only towards the heart.
c) Red Blood Cells are responsible for clotting of Blood.
d) Other than Carbon Dioxide Blood removes other waste such as Urea and Lactic acid from body.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Quiz on World Bodies: World Trade Organization (WTO)

Q.1.Consider following statements
i) Trade Negotiations between different countries lead to birth of WTO.
ii) Majorly work of WTO comes from 1986-84 negotiations and General Agreement on Trades and Tariff(GATT).
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
a) i only

b) ii only

c) Both

d) None

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Q.2.Consider following statements
i) WTO Secretariat is situated at Geneva.
ii) WTO Secretariat holds all the decision making powers in it.
Among these which is/are NOT CORRECT
a) i only
b) ii only 
c) Both
d) None
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Q.3. What are the new negotiations of WTO known as which are launched in 2001 
a) Doha Development Agenda
b) New Delhi Development Plan
c) WTO Development Agenda
d) Trade Development and Negotitation Plan
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Q.4. Which round of WTO talk produced the first multilateral agreement dedicated to Agricultural sector
a) Tokyo Round
b) Uruguay Round
c) Dillon Round
d) Kennedy Round
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Q.5 Which of the following is not CORRECT
a) WTO's agreement on Trade related aspect of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) was negotiated in Tokyo Round.
b) Under WTO' TRIPS agreement Industrial Designs must be protected for at least 10 years.
c) Under WTO's TRIPS agreement Patents protection must be available for inventions for atleast 20 years. 
d) Under WTO's TRIPS agreement Protection for integrated circuit designs was adopted in 1989 but not yet came into force.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Quiz on famous Indian Personalities: Swami Vivekanand

Q.1.Consider following statements
i) Swami Vivekanand original name was Narendranath.
ii) Swami Vivekanand was disciple of Shri Ram Krishna Parmahansa.
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
a) i only

b) ii only

c) Both

d) None

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Q.2.Consider following statements about Swami Vivekananda
i) He established Ramkrishna Mission.
ii) Ram Krishna Mission was started in Belur village on the bank of Ganges.
Among these CORRECT statements is/are
a) i only
b) ii only 
c) Both
d) None of these
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Q.3. Who among the following had asked if he is the one who is delegate to the conference of World Religions and offered Swami Vivekananda to come to his/her house and have bath and food there while he was sitting hungry in the playground in Chicago 
a) John Henry
b) Mrs. George Hails
c) A Maharaja from India
d) None of these
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Q.4. In which of the following city Swami Vivekananda moved from Chicago when the money he had started disappearing fast as Chicago was very costly city
a) Boston
b) Newark
c) New Jeresy
d) Austin
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Q.5 Who among the following was considered as Mental daughter of Swami Vivekananda
a) Mirra Alfassa
b) Sister Nivedita
c) Sarla Roy
d) Sisters of Loreto
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Monday, September 14, 2009

Quiz on Indian History: Indian National Army (INA)

Q.1.Consider following statements about first Indian National Army (INA)
i) It was established in 1942.
ii) To overthrow British out of India Chinese has given assistance to Army.
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
a) i only

b) ii only

c) Both

d) None

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Q.2.Consider following statements about INA
i) Second INA is popularly known as Azad Hind Fauz.
ii) Subash Chandra Bose has assumed leadership of INA at Singapore.
Which of the above are CORRECT
a) i only
b) ii only 
c) None of these
d) All of above
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Q.3. Under whose leadership first INA was formed
a) Capt. Mohan Singh
b) Subash Chandra Bose
c) Rash Behari Bose
d) None of these
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Q.4. In which year woman regiment of INA organized
a) 1942
b) 1943
c) 1945
d) There was not any woman regiment of INA
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Q.5 Which of the following is not CORRECT
a) Dr. Lakshmi Sehgal was the main organizer of women's regiment of INA .
b) The name of the Woman regiment of INA was "Rani of Jhansi Regiment" given by Dr. Lakshmi Sehgal.
c) INA has fought the battle of Imphal and Kohima.  
d) Narayan Karuppiah, Janaki Thevar and John Thivy was some of the notable INA members.
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Sunday, September 13, 2009

Quiz on Sports: India in Olympics

Q.1.Consider following statements
i) India first participated in Olympics in 1900.
ii) Olympic in which India first participated was held in Paris.
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
a) i only

b) ii only

c) Both

d) None

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Q.2.Consider following Olympics
i) 1920 Antwerp Olympics
ii) 1924 Paris Olympics
iii) 1976 Montreal Olympics
iv) 2000 Sydney Olympics
India has not won any medal in which of the above listed Olympics,
a) i and ii only
b) i, ii and iii only 
c) i and iii only
d) All of above
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Q.3. After formation of Indian Olympic Association India first participated in which Olympics
a) Paris
b) Antwerp
c) Amestrdam
d) None of these
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Q.4. Who was the first president of Indian Olympic Association
a) JRD Tata
b) Dorab ji Tata
c) Ghanshyam Das Birla
d) John Mathai
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Q.5 Which of the following is not CORRECT
a) India's participation in Olympics was 20 year after its first participation in Olympics.
b) India first won Gold medal in Hockey in Antwerp olympics.
c) India has won a Bronze Medal in Atlanta Olympics in 1996. 
d) At Least twice India won more than one medal in an single Olympics in entire Olympics history.
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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Quiz on Indian Parliament: Indian Parliamentry Group

Q.1.Consider following statements
i) Indian Parliamentry Group is an autonomous body.
ii) Indian Parliamentry Group has an ex-officio President of the group.
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
a) i only

b) ii only

c) Both

d) None

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Q.2.Consider following diginitaries
i) Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker
ii) Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman.
Among these EX-OFFICO Vice President of Indian Parliamentry group is/are
a) i only
b) ii only 
c) Both
d) None of these
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Q.3. Inter Parliamentry Union which is Association of Parliamentry groups over the world has its headquarter situated at
a) Washington D.C
b) Geneva
c) Paris
d) New Delhi
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Q.4. Commonwealth Parliamentry Association (CPA) is Commonwealth of Parliamentarians spread over 150 nations, where is the Secretriat of CPA
a) Kathmandu.
b) London.
c) New Delhi.
d) Geneva.
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Q.5 Who among the following has never received the "Outstanding Parliamentarian" award given by Indian Parliamentry Group
a) Dr. Manmohan Singh
b) Somnath Chatterjee
c) Sushma Swaraj
d) Rajeev Gandhi
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Quiz on History: East India Company

Q.1.Consider following statements
i) East India got the Charter from Queen Elizabeth I in 1600 to trade with East.
ii) Before East India company Portugese already had their presence in India.
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
a) i only

b) ii only

c) Both

d) None

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Q.2.Consider following Statements about East India company
i) East India Company rule in India lasted till 1858.
ii) East India company dissolved itself immediately in an year after British crown assumed direct administration over India.
Among these CORRECT STATEMENTS is/are
a) i only
b) ii only 
c) Both
d) None of these
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Q.3. East India Company set up their first factory in India in 1651 in which city
a) Surat
b) Calicut
c) Hugli
d) None of these
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Q.4. Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to Battle of Plassey
a) Sirajuddaulah and East India company fought famous Battle at Plassey in 1757.
b) East India company wanted Sirajuddaulah's rival to become nawab as Sirajuddaulah was not giving concessions to East India Company they asked for.
c) Sirajuddaulah tried to capture the East India Company factory at Kasimbazar but failed.
d) East India Company side was led by Robert Clive during the battle.
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Q.5 Which of the following is not CORRECT
a) Mir Zafar was made Nawab of Bengal after Battle of Plassey.
b) Battle of Buxar was fought between Mir Qasim and East India Company in 1764.
c) East India company removed Mir Zafar and made Sirajuddaulah again the nawab of Bengal after few years of Battle of Plassey.
d) After battle of Buxar Mir Zafar was again re-instated as nawab of Bengal.
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Quiz on World Bodies: UNICEF

Q.1.Consider following statements about UNICEF
i) UNICEF is created in 1946.
ii) UNICEF is created because of European children faced famine after world war II.
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
a) i only

b) ii only

c) Both

d) None

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Q.2.Consider following persons
i) Maurice Pate
ii) James P Grant
iii) Dr Margaret Chan
Among these who were/are EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of UNICEF
a) i and ii only
b) ii and iii only 
c) i and iii only
d) All of above
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Q.3. UNICEF full form is
a) United Nations International Children Extension Fund
b) United Nations International Children emergency Fund
c) United Nations Intergovernmental Children Extension Fund
d) United Nations Intergovernmental Children Emergency Fund
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Q.4. UNICEF headquarters is located at
a) Brussels
b) Tokyo 
c) Copenhagen
d) New York
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Q.5 Which of the following is not CORRECT
a) Movie star Danny Kaye had served as "UNICEFs AMBASSADOR".
b) In 1953 UNICEF became permanent part of United Nations.
c) UNICEF got the Nobel peace prize to promote Brotherhood among nations in 1965. 
d) "Say Yes for Children" campaign of UNICEF was launched in 2000.
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Monday, September 7, 2009

Quiz on Geography: India

Q.1.Consider following statements 
i) Peninsular plateau of India consists of Deccan Plateau and Central Highlands.
ii) Central Highlands lies to the North of Narmada river.
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
a) i only

b) ii only

c) Both

d) None

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Q.2.Consider following rivers
i) Chambal
ii) Ken
iii) Betwa
Among these rivers flowing from SOUTHWEST to NORTHEAST are
a) i and ii only
b) ii and iii only 
c) i and iii only
d) All of above
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Q.3. More than 50% of Godavari basin area lies in which of the following state
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Orissa
d) None of these
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Q.4. Which of the peninsular river is largest
a) Godavari
b) Cauvery
c) Tungbhadra
d) Mahanadi
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Q.5 Which of the following is not CORRECT
a) Western ghats are continuous and can be crossed through passes only.
b) Eastern ghats are discontinuous and streches from Godavari vallery to Nilgiris in south.
c) Western ghat height increases from North to South. 
d) Lakshadweep islands are composed of small coral islands.
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Sunday, September 6, 2009

Quiz on Indian States: Punjab

Q.1.Consider following statements 
i) After Independence Eight princely states of East Punjab were grouped together and formed PEPSU.
ii) PEPSU had its capital at Faridkot.
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
a) i only

b) ii only

c) Both

d) None

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Q.2.Consider following statements
i) PEPSU was merged with Punjab in 1956.
ii) Haryana was carved out from Punjab in 1966.
Among these CORRECT statements are
a) i only
b) ii only 
c) Both of these
d) None of these
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Q.3. Apart from Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir how many states of Indian Union touches Punjab
a) 1 more
b) 2 more
c) 3 more
d) None of these
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Q.4. Energy generated from Ranjit Sagar dam is supplied to which state Free of Cost
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Haryana
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Rajasthan
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Q.5 Which of the following is not CORRECT
a) Punjab shares its capital with another state of Indian Union.
b) Punjab's population density has been increased in 2001 census from 1991 census.
c) Punjab literacy rate is less than the overall India Literacy rate as per 2001 census. 
d) Punjab irrigation and drainage project got assistance from World bank.
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Saturday, September 5, 2009

Quiz on Human Body: Human Brain

Q.1.Consider following statements about Human Brain
i) Medulla Oblongata is part of Brainstem.
ii) Central nervous system consists of Brain and Spinal cord.
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
a) i only

b) ii only

c) Both

d) None

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Q.2.Consider following statements
i) Pons is located between Medulla oblangata and Mid brain.
ii) Mid brain anatomical name is Mesencephalon.
Among these CORRECT statements are
a) i only
b) ii only 
c) Both of these
d) None of these
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Q.3. Which of the following is responsible to relay human visual reflexes
a) Mesencephalon
b) Medulla Oblangata
c) Diencephalaon
d) None of these
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Q.4. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched
a) Mesencephalon - Consciousness
b) Hypo Thalamus - Pleasure
c) Medulla Oblangata - Breathing
d) Thalamus - Hunger
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Q.5 Thalamus is part of
a) Mesecephalon
b) Diencephalon
c) Medulla Oblangata
d) None of these
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Friday, September 4, 2009

Quiz on Books and Authors: Best Sellers

Q.1.Consider following statements
i) "A tale of two cities" is written by Charles Dickens.
ii) It was first published in 1859.
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
a) i only

b) ii only

c) Both

d) None

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Q.2.Consider following statements
i) J.R.R Tolkein is the author of "Lord of the Rings".
ii) "The Alchemist" is written by Jeffrey Archer.
Among these CORRECT statements are
a) i only
b) ii only 
c) Both of these
d) None of these
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Q.3. Which of the following is not CORRECTLY matched
a) Who Moved My Cheese - Spencer Johnson
b) Twilight - John Gray
c) A Brief History of time - Stephen Hawking 
d) Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler
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Q.4. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched
a) The Davince Code - Dan Brown
b) Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
c) The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett
d) The GodFather - James Redfield
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Q.5 Who written the book named "SANTA EVITA"
a) Spencer Johnson
b) Adolf Hitler
c) Tomas Aloy Martinez
d) William Peter Blatty
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Thursday, September 3, 2009

Quiz on Indian PSU: NTPC

Q.1.Consider following statements regarding NTPC (National Thermal Power corporation)
i) It is incorporated in 1975.
ii) Shri DV Kapur was first CMD of NTPC.
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
a) i only

b) ii only

c) Both

d) None

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Q.2.Consider following statements regarding NTPC
i) Vindhyachal was the first project for which former soviet union offered their assistance in setting up the power plant.
ii) Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of Farakka super thermal power project.
Among these CORRECT statements are
a) i only
b) ii only 
c) Both of these
d) None of these
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Q.3. In which state first ever plant of NTPC commenced
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Madhya Pradesh
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Q.4. Which of the following is NOT correct 
a) NTPC's first unit of 200 MW has been commissioned at Singrauli in 1982.
b) Power Management Institute at Delhi was established in 1982.
c) During Asian games in 1983 Korba plant supplied uninterrupted power supply.
d) First gas based cycle power plant of NTPC was commissioned at Anta in Rajasthan.
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Q.5 NTPC had to transfer its transmission systems to which of the following company as per legislation by Parliament of India
a) Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited
b) Rural Electrification Corporation Limited
c) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
d) Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Quiz on Indian Hill Ranges

Q.1.Consider following statements
i) Bateshwar hills are situated in Bihar.
ii) Mullaina giri is highest peak of Karnataka.
AMONG THESE CORRECT STATEMENTS ARE
a) i only

b) ii only

c) Both

d) None

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Q.2.Consider following Hill ranges
i) Nandi Hills
ii) Javadi Hills
iii) Biligirirangana Hills
Among these hills situated in KARNATAKA is/are
a) ii only
b) i only 
c) i and iii
d) All of these
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Q.3. Which of the following is not correctly matched
a) Chin Hills- Manipur
b) Dalma Hills- Jharkhand
c) Kumara Parvata- Uttrakhand
d) Mahadeo Hills - Madhya Pradesh
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Q.4. Which of the following is NOT correct 
a) Tura Hills are part of Shiwalik Hill ranges.
b) Papi Hills are situated in Andhra Pradesh.
c) Panchmadhi is also known as "Queen of Satpura" ("Satpura ki Rani").
d) Morni Hills are situated in Chattisgarh.
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Q.5 Which of the following is not CORRECT
a) Palni Hills is situated in Tamil Nadu.
b) Kalrayan Hills are part of Eastern Ghats.
c) Abor Hills are situated in Arunachal Pradesh.
d) Maikal Hills are situated in West of Satpura ranges .
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