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UPSC 2004 · Q43 · Current Affairs › Notable Personalities · Save

Match List I (Persons) with List II (Positions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  1. Executive Director, IMF
  2. Chairman, Steel Authority of India Ltd
  3. President, Indian Olympic Association
  4. Vice-President, South Asian Region, World Bank

List I (A) B. P. Mishra (B) Suresh Kalmadi (C) Praful Patel (D) V. S. Jain

List II

(a) A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
(b) A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
(c) A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
(d) A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
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Answer: (b) A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
UPSC 2004 · Q79 · Current Affairs › Notable Personalities · Save

World's longest-ruling head of Government is from

(a) Switzerland
(b) Cuba
(c) Zimbabwe
(d) New Zealand
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Answer: (b) Cuba
UPSC 2004 · Q102 · Current Affairs › Notable Personalities · Save

Match List I (Distinguished Ladies) with List II (Area of work) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  1. Science and environment
  2. Novel-writing
  3. Film industry
  4. Banking
  5. Television media

List I (A) Jhumpa Lahiri (B) Sunita Narain (C) Naina Lal Kidwai (D) Ravina Raj Kohli

List II

Codes:

(a) A 4 B 5 C 3 D 1
(b) A 2 B 1 C 4 D 5
(c) A 4 B 1 C 3 D 5
(d) A 2 B 5 C 4 D 1
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Answer: (b) A 2 B 1 C 4 D 5
UPSC 2004 · Q109 · Current Affairs › Notable Personalities · Save

In 2003, Alison Richard took over as the first ever woman Vice-Chancellor of

(a) Oxford University
(b) Cambridge University
(c) Harvard University
(d) Purdue University
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Answer: (b) Cambridge University
UPSC 2004 · Q111 · Current Affairs › Notable Personalities · Save

George W. Bush, the President of America, comes from which of the following American States?

(a) California
(b) Texas
(c) Virginia
(d) Indiana
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Answer: (b) Texas
UPSC 2004 · Q119 · Current Affairs › Notable Personalities · Save

Match List I (Person) with List II (Position) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  1. Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff
  2. Chairman, 17th Law Commission
  3. Chairman, ISRO
  4. Chairman Atomic Energy Commission

List I (A) Anil Kakodkar (B) Raman Puri (C) M. Jagannatha Rao (D) G. Madhavan Nair

List II

Codes:

(a) A 3 B 1 C 2 D 4
(b) A 4 B 2 C 1 D 3
(c) A 3 B 2 C 1 D 4
(d) A 4 B 1 C 2 D 3
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Answer: (d) A 4 B 1 C 2 D 3