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General Studies Part - 4
1. A very big refugee camp called Dadaab, recently in the news, is located in
(a) Ethiopia
(b) Kenya
(c) Somalia
(d) Sudan
ANSWER (B)
2. Consider the following names :
1. Ike
2. Kate
3. Gustav
Which of the above are the names of hurricanes that had occurred very recently ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWER (C)
3. In the context of alternative sources of energy, ethanol as a viable bio-fuel can be obtained from:
(a) Potato
(b) Rice
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Wheat
ANSWER (C)
4. Consider the following famous names :
1. Amrita Sher-Gil
2. Bikash Bhattacharjee
3. N.S. Bendre
4. Subodh Gupta
Who of the above is/are well known as artist( s) ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
ANSWER (C)
5. NAMA-11 (Nama-11) group of countries frequently appears in the news in the context of the affairs of which one of the following ?
(a) Nuclear Suppliers Group
(b) World Bank
(c) World Economic Forum
(d) World Trade Organization
ANSWER (D)
6. In the latter half of the year 2008, which one of the following countries pulled out of Commonwealth of Independent States ?
(a) Azerbaijan
(b) Belarus
(c) Georgia
(d) Kazakhstan
ANSWER (C)
7. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List I (Persons in news) List II (Countries they belong to)
A. Luisa Dias Diogo 1. Kenya
B. Mwai Kibaki 2. Mozambique
C. Rupiah Banda 3. Zambia
4. Zimbabwe
Code :
A B C
(a) 1 2 3
(b) 2 1 3
(c) 2 1 4
(d) 1 2 4
ANSWER (B)
8. Consider the following regions :
1. Eastern Himalayas
2. Eastern Mediterranean region
3. North-western Australia
Which of the above is/are Biodiversity Hotspot(s) ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWER (B)
Note: South West Australia instead of N.W. Australia
9. With reference to the evolution of living organisms, which one of the following sequences is correct ?
(a) Octopus - Dolphin - Shark
(b) Pangolin � Tortoise � Hawk
(c) Salamander - Python � Kangaroo
(d) Frog - Crab - Prawn
ANSWER (C)
10. The Panda belongs to the same family as that of
(a) Bear
(b) Cat
(c) Dog
(d) Rabbit
ANSWER (A)
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AKHAND PRATAP SINGH
