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Prelims 2004 – 2003 · page 7 of 10

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  1. Match List I (Persons) with List II (Positions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

    List I

    A.B. P. Mishra
    B.Suresh Kalmadi
    C.Praful Patel
    D.V. S. Jain

    List II

    1.Executive Director, IMF
    2.Chairman, Steel Authority of India Ltd
    3.President, Indian Olympic Association
    4.Vice-President, South Asian Region, World Bank
  2. Consider the following statements:

    1.Hema Malini is the Chairperson of the Children's Film Society, India.
    2.Yash Chopra is the Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification of India.
    3.Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand have all been recipients of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  3. Famous golf player Vijay Singh is from which one of the following countries?

  4. Consider the following statements:

    1.The Islamic Calendar is twelve days shorter than the Gregorian Calendar
    2.The Islamic Calendar began in AD 632
    3.The Gregorian Calendar is a solar calendar

    Which of these statements given above is/are correct?

  5. More than 40 Heads of States/Government were invited by Vladimir Putin in May 2003 to

  6. Match List I (Distinguished Ladies) with List II (Area of work) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

    List I

    A.Jhumpa Lahiri
    B.Sunita Narain
    C.Naina Lal Kidwai
    D.Ravina Raj Kohli

    List II

    1.Science and environment
    2.Novel-writing
    3.Film industry
    4.Banking
    5.Television media
  7. The research work of Paul Lauterbur and Peter Mansfield, the Nobel Prize winners for Medicine in 2003, relates to

  8. In 2003, Alison Richard took over as the first ever woman Vice-Chancellor of

  9. George W. Bush, the President of America, comes from which of the following American States?

  10. Which of the following authors won the Booker Prize twice?

  11. In the well-known Tennis doubles team, Max Mirnyi — the partner of Mahesh Bhupathi, comes from which of the following countries?

  12. Prelims 2004Q116SportsAnswer disputed

    Which of the following cricketers holds the record for the highest score in a Cricket Test Match innings by an Indian?

  13. Match List I (Person) with List II (Position) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

    List I

    A.Anil Kakodkar
    B.Raman Puri
    C.M. Jagannatha Rao
    D.G. Madhavan Nair

    List II

    1.Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff
    2.Chairman, 17th Law Commission
    3.Chairman, ISRO
    4.Chairman Atomic Energy Commission
  14. Which one of the following statements is correct? ‘Deccan Odyssey’ is

  15. Match List I (Sports-person) with List II (Sport/Game) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

    List I

    A.Shikha Tandon
    B.Ignace Tirkey
    C.Pankaj Advani
    D.Rohan Bopanna

    List II

    1.Badminton
    2.Swimming
    3.Lawn Tennis
    4.Snooker
    5.Hockey
  16. Prelims 2004Q138SportsAnswer disputed

    The record for the highest score in an innings in Test Cricket is now being held by M. Hayden. Immediately prior to him, the three record holders were

  17. Shirin Ebadi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, is from

  18. Match List I (Organisation) with List II (Location) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:

    List I (Organisation)

    A.National Sugar Institute
    B.Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited
    C.Institute of Military Law
    D.Institute of National Integration

    List II (Location)

    1.Dehradun
    2.Kamptee
    3.Pune
    4.Hyderabad
    5.Kanpur
  19. Tim Montgomery set a new world record at the IAAF Grand Prix final in the year 2002 in

  20. Who is the author of the book ‘New Dimensions of India’s Foreign Policy’?

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