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Match List I (High Officials) with List II (Organisation) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

  1. Indian Airlines
  2. NTPC
  3. TCS
  4. Wipro Technologies

List I (High Officials) A. C P Jain B. S Ramadorai C. Sunil Arora D. Vivek Paul

List II (Organisation)

Codes: A B C D

(a) 4 1 3 2
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 2 1 3 4
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Answer: (c) 2 3 1 4

Match List I (Name of the Person) with List II (Associated with) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

  1. Biotechnology
  2. Automobile industry
  3. Software
  4. Telecom industry
  5. Film industry

List I (Name of the person) A. Brijmohan Lall Mungal B. Kiran Karnik C. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw D. Sunil Mittal

List II (Associated with)

Codes: ABCD

(a) 4 1 5 2
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 2 1 5 4
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Answer: (c) 2 3 1 4

Match List I (Distinguished Lady) with List II (Organisation/Industry) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

  1. National Dairy Development Board
  2. Park Hotels
  3. Pfizer Limited
  4. Thermax Limited
  5. Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited

List I (Distinguished lady) A. Amrita B. Anu Aga C. Mallika Srinivasan D. Priya Paul

List II (Organisation/Industry)

Codes: A B C D

(a) 1 4 5 2
(b) 2 4 1 5
(c) 1 3 5 2
(d) 2 3 1 5
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Answer: (a) 1 4 5 2

What was the main reason for a great civil strife in Argentina recently?

(a) Ethnic conflict between the native Red Indian tribes and others
(b) Economic crisis due to huge public debt
(c) The issue of using native languages as medium of instruction in schools
(d) Clashes between government troops and secessionist groups
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Answer: (b) Economic crisis due to huge public debt

With reference to India,

which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

(a) IPCL is India’s largest petro-chemical company
(b) RIL is the largest private sector company in India
(c) MTNL is listed on NYSE
(d) NSNL is the first telecom service organization in India to launch a nationwide cellular service at one time
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Answer: (c) MTNL is listed on NYSE