Tenth Page: General Studies Preliminary Paper 2005

As on page 20, series D

General Studies Preliminary Paper May 15, 2005
Time Allowed: Two Hours
Maximum Marks: 150
Total Questions: 150


59. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Publication ---------- Group
1. Sportstar ---------- The Hindu Publication group
2. Business World ---------- ABP group
3. The Week ---------- Malayala Manorama publication group
4. Reader’s Digest --------- Indian Express publication group
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 2, and 3
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1 and 3

Ans: d; 1 and 3 i.e. Sportstar ---------- The Hindu Publication group and The Week ---------- Malayala Manorama publication group


Authentication/Validation/Verification/Argument/Elaboration
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Both are leading and most popular publications of South India.




60. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Enterprise ---------- Industrial Group
1. VSNL ---------- Bharati Group
2. Mundra Special Economic Zone Ltd. --------- Adani Group
3. CMC Ltd. ---------- TATA Group
4. IPCL ---------- Reliance Group
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4

Ans: d; 2, 3 and 4 i.e. Mundra Special Economic Zone Ltd. --------- Adani Group; CMC Ltd. ---------- TATA Group; IPCL ---------- Reliance Group

Authentication/Validation/Verification/Argument/Elaboration
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VSNL, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited is again with TATA group. Bharti group includes Bharati Enterprises and Airtel along with other concerns.




61. In which country Bandung, where the Conference of African and Asian nations was held which led to establishing Non Aligned Movement (NAM) situated?
(a) Thailand
(b) Egypt
(c) Indonesia
(d) Philippines

Ans: c; Indonesia


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62. Match items in the List – I (Businesswomen) with those in the List – II (Company) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List – I ----------- List – II
(Businesswomen) ---------- (Company)
A. Zia Mody ---------- 1. Venkateshwara Hatcheries
B. Anuradha J. Desai ----------2. AZB & Partners
C. Villoo Morawala Patell ----------3. Quantum Market Research
D. Meena Kaushik ---------- 4. Avestha Gengraine Technologies
……….. ---------- 5. Biocon India

Code:
A-----B-----C-----D
(a) 4-----1-----5-----3
(b) 2-----3-----4-----1
(c) 4-----3-----5-----1
(d) 2-----1-----4-----3

Ans:d; 2-----1-----4-----3 i.e. Zia Mody > AZB & Partners; Anuradha J. Desai > Venkateshwara Hatcheries; Villoo Morawala Patell > Avestha Gengraine Technologies; Meena Kaushik > Quantum Market Research


Authentication/Validation/Verification/Argument/Elaboration
Pending
Kiran Majumdar Shaw is Chairman and M.D. of Biocon India.