21. Who is called the pioneer of liberalization of Indian Economy?
Dr. Manmohan Singh
P.V. Narsimha Rao
Dr. Bimal Jalan
P. Chidambaram
22. Green Index has been developed by:
World Bank’s environmentally and socially sustainable development division
United Nations environment programme
United Nations development programme
Kyoto Potocol
23. Public Distribution System is aimed at:
Providing food security to the poor
To prevent hoarding and black-marketing
To prevent overcharging by traders
All of the above
24. Which of the following is not included in Human Development Index?
Life Expectancy
Real per Capita Income
Social Inequality
Adult Literacy
25. Bharat Nirman includes (select the correct answer from the codes given below): 1. Bring an additional one crore hectares under assured irrigation. 2. To provide road connectivity to all villages that have a population of 2000. 3. To give telephone connectivity to the remaining villages. Codes:
(1) and (2) are correct
(1) and (3) are correct
(2) and (3) are correct
None of the above
26. What is size of the eleventh five year plan of India?
3,64,471 crores
36,447 crores
36,44,718 crores
3,64,47,185 crores
27. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below: 1. In Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra won gold medal in 10 metres rifle shooting. 2. In Beijing Olympics, Sushil Kumar won bronze medal in fly weight boxing.
(1) is correct
(2) is correct
Both are correct
None of these
28. When did India last win a hockey gold medal at the Olympics?
1964 Tokyo
1972 Munich
1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow
29. This great hockey player was the prolific goal scorer (24 goals approximately) in 1932 and 1936 Olympics. There was demand in the media to celebrate his birth centenary on 8th September 2008. He spent his later life in Gwalior, Identify him:
Dhyan Chand
Captain Roop Singh
Gurmeet Singh
A.I.S. Dara
30. Virendra Sehwag scored his second triple century in the test cricket. He became only the third player in the history to do so. The other two are:
Brain Lara and Gary Sobers
Donald Bradman and Wally Hammond
Gary Sobers and Wally Hammond
Donald Bradman and Brain Lara
31. Who among the following won the Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award last year (2008)?
M.S. Dhoni
Vishwanathan Anand
Abhinav Bindra
Sachin Tendulkar
32. Consider the following statements with reference to Beijing Olympics and select the correct answer from the codes given below: 1. Michael Phelps won eight gold medals. 2. Usain Bolt became the fastest man by winning 100 m and 200 m races. 3. Roger Federer won gold medal in Men’s Singles Tennis. Codes:
(1) and (2) are correct
(1) and (3) are correct
(2) and (3) are correct
(1), (2) and (3) are correct
33. Who won the ONGC–IBSF World Billiards Championship in September 2008 at Bengaluru?
Pankaj Advani
Geet Sethi
Rupesh Shah
Peter Gilchrist
34. Who won the mixed doubles at US Open 2008?
Leander Paes-Cara Black
Leander Paes-Lisa Raymond
Mahesh Bhupathi-Martina Hingis
Mahesh Bhupathi-Mary Pierce
35. Madhya Pradesh won record number of medals in the 33rd National Games at Guwahati in 2007. In which game did Madhya Pradesh win maximum gold medals?
Karate
Wushu
Shooting
Athletics
36. Which among the following awards is given to sportspersons by the Government of Madhya Pradesh?
Arjun Award
Vikram Award
Dronacharya Award
Khel Ratna Award
37. Which of the following is not a style of swimming?
Free-style
Back stroke
Front stroke
Butterfly
38. Who won the AFC Challenge Cup Football Championship in August 2008?
India
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
DPR Korea
39. Who is the first Indian woman chess player to cross 2600 ELO rating?
Koneru Humpy
Tania Sachedev
P. Harika
S. Vijay Laxmi
40. Where was 2nd All Star Asian Athletics Championship organized in September 2008?
Pune
Bengaluru
Indore
Bhopal
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