136. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) T.S Ksishnamurthy : Former Chief Election Commissioner of India

(b) K.C. Pant : Chairman, Tenth Finance Commission of India

(c) A.M. Khusro : Former Chairman, Union Public Service Commission

(d) R.C. Lahoti : Former Chief Justice of India

137. Which of the following countries signed the Tshwane Declaration in October, 2006?

(a) China and South Africa        

(b) India and South Africa        

(c) South Africa and Botswana

(d) Saudi Arabia and South Africa

138. Recently, the European Union and other six countries including India signed the International Thermounclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project. Which one of the following was not a signatory to it?

(a) Canada      

(b) China          

(c) Japan          

(d) USA

139. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I                            List II

            (Person)                       (Known As)

A.        Bhajan Sopori              1. Bharatnatyam dancer

B.         Birju Maharaj               2. Exponent of Santoor

C.        Priyadarsini govind        3. Mridangam maestro

D.        T.V. Gopalakrishnan   4. Kathak dancer

Code:

A         B          C         D

(a)        2          1          4          3

(b)        3          1          4          2

(c)        2          4          1          3

(d)        3          4          1          2

140. Which one of the following Himalayan Passes was reopened around in the middle of the year 2006 to facilitate trade between India and China ?

(a) Chang La   

(b) Jara La      

(c) Nathu La  

(d) Shipki La

141. How is Steve Fossett Known as?

(a) As a crocodile hunter          

(b) For completing the longest nonstop flight around the globe 

(c) For swimming across Atlantic Ocean  

(d) For climbing to Mt. Everest without any cp-climber

142. Basel II relates to which one of the following?

(a) International standards for safety in civil aviation     

(b) Measure against cyber crime          

(c) Measures against drug abuse by sportspersons

(d) International standards for measuring the adequacy of a bank�s capital

143. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I                List II

            (Person)           (Position/Organization)

A.        Nancy Pelosi    1. WTO

B.         Margaret Chan 2. Speaker U.S. House of Representatives

C.        Pascal Lamy     3. WHO

D.        Steve Ballmer   4. Microsoft

Code:

A         B          C         D                    

(a)        2          1          3          4

(b)        4          3          1          2

(c)        2          3          1          4

(d)        4          1          3          2

144. In which one of the following cities is the Global Automotive Research Centre being set up?

(a) Chennai    

(b) Hyderabad   

(c) Pune          

(d) Gurgaon

145. Consider the following statements:

1. Republicans won the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives Elections held in the year 2006.

2. Republican Boddy Jindal, won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for the second time.

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

146. What is the broad areas in which the Nobel Prize winners for the year 2006 in Physiology or Medicine, worked to get the Prize?

(a) Prevention of weakening due to ageing        

(b) Flow of genetic information           

(c) Immunology and disease resistance        

(d) Adult stem cell research

147. In which one of  the following districts, have large reserves of diamond-bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past?

(a) Hoshangabad       

(b) Raipur         

(c) Sambalpur  

(d) Warangal

148.Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans ?

(a) Colombia    

(b) Costa Rica  

(c) Guatemala   

(d) Nicaragua

149. Consider the following statements:

1. In the year 2006, India successfully tested a full-fledged cryogenic stage in rocketry.

2. After USA , Russia and China , India is the only country to have acquired the capability for use of cryogenic stage in rocketry.

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

150. Consider the following statements:

1. In November, 2006, DRDO successfully conducted the interception test  using Prithvi-II missile.

2. Prithvi-II is a surface-to-surface missile and can be deployed to guard the metros against air attacks.

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 

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