Questions 2

Q. 1  Which of the following statements is / are correct?

1 .Evergreen Patents are not allowed in India.

2. Patent right is protected for a duration of 30 years from the registration of patent.

Code:

(a)                       Only  1 is correct

(b)                       Only 2 is correct

(c)Both are correct

(d)                       Both are incorrect

Ans: Only 1 is correct

Q.2   Which of the following is / are correct?

1 . National Disaster Management Authority is headed by PM.

2. Ministry of Home Affairs is the nodal ministry for the Disaster Management at the Centre.

Code:

(a)                       Only  1 is correct

(b)                       Only 2 is correct

(c)Both are correct

(d)                       Both are incorrect

Ans: Both are correct

Q.3   Sabin Award is given for

(a) Amphibian Conservation

(b) Total Quality Management

(c) Religious Harmony

(d) Peace and International Understanding

Ans: (a)

Q.4   Horse shoe shaped Norwegian Chamber is related to

          (a) International Court of Justice

          (b) United Nations Security Council

          (c) Commonwealth of Nations

          (c) Nobel Peace Prize Selection Committee

Ans: (b) UNSC

Q.5   27th Indira Gandhi award for National Integration was conferred upon

          (a) Gulzar

          (b) Sonia Gandhi

          (c) A P J Abdul Kalam

          (d) None of the Above

Q.6   Orinoco River passes through

          (a) Venezuela and Colombia

          (a) Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia

          (c) Venezuela and Ecuador

          (a) Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia

Ans: (a)

The Orinoco River flows from the Andesin Colombia to the Atlantic in Venezuela. The area of the basin includes landscapes of the Andes, plains of the Llanos and the Guiana shield. Orinoco's tributary rivers form a basin considered to be the 3rd most important river system on the planet, and one of the most biologically diverse areas of the world. The Orinoco Belt is a territory which occupies the southern strip of the eastern Orinoco River Basin in Venezuela.

Q. 7  Which of the following statements is / are correct?

1.      NATO is a military alliance consisting of the countries from Europe and North America.

2.      NATO also act as a military wing of the UN for enforcing the chapter 7 Decisions (Binding Decisions).

Code:

(a)                       Only  1 is correct

(b)                       Only 2 is correct

(c)Both are correct

(d)                       Both are incorrect

Ans: Only 1 is correct

Q.8   Consider the following statement:

1. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was passed on September 11, 1958 by the Parliament of India.

2. It was first applied to the North Eastern states of Assam and Nagaland.

3. In 1972, it was extended to all the seven states in the north- eastern region of India.

4. It was later extended to Jammu and Kashmir in 1990.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

(a)                Only 1,2 and 3 is correct

(b)                Only 1,3 and 4 is correct

(c)        Only 1 and 2 is correct

(d)                       All of the above statements are correct

Ans: (b) Only 1, 3 and 4

Q.9   Pygmy Hog, world’s smallest pig is mainly found in

          (a) Manas

          (b) Nilgiri

          (c) Achankmar Amarkantak

          (c) Gir National Park

Ans: (a)

Q.10 Lumbar Puncture, a diagnostic procedure is performed mainly in the case of which of the following diseases.

(a) Arthritis

(b) Meningitis

(c) Rhinitis

(d) Tonsillitis

Ans: (b) Meningitis