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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Well-known Company : Major Area of Work

What is the new administrative capital proposed for Myanmar?

Consider the following statements:

1. Petronet LNG Ltd. is setting up another LNG terminal at Mangalore.
2. The Head Office of the Dredging Corporation of India is at Visakhapatnam.
3. The Narwapahar Mine is operated by the Uranium Corporation of India Limited.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Zayed bin Sultan-al-Nahyan was a long-serving President of which of the following?

In which state is the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development located?

What was the main reason for which Niger was in the news in recent times?

Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)?

Which one of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?

Whom did Croatia defeat in the Davis Cup-2005 Finals to win the Davis Cup-2005?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :

1. Theatre
2. Violin
3. Research in Physics
4. Cancer treatment
5. Water-harvesting A B C D

List-I A. E. C. G. Sudarshan B. V. Shanta C. T. N. Krishnan D. Mahesh Dattani

List-II

Where is Davos—the venue of the annual meeting of World Economic Forum—located?

For which sport is the Val Barker Cup awarded in the Olympic Games?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

1. Russia
2. Slovakia
3. France
4. Switzerland

List-I (Leading Woman Lawn Tennis Player) A. Daniela Hantuchova B. Patty Schnyder C. Nadia Petrova D. Amelie Mauresmo

List-II (Country)

Claims to the historical Macedonian territory have been a bone of contention between which of the following countries?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

1. Director-General, FAO
2. President, European Commission
3. World Bank appointed expert for adjudicating on the Baglihar Hydel Project
4. Litterateur

List-I A. Harold Pinter B. Jacques Diouf C. Jose Manuel Barroso D. Raymond Lafitte

List-II

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Which one of the following companies is associated with the exploration and commercial production of oil in Barmer-Sanchore basin of Rajasthan?

Recently with which country’s government did ONGC-Mittal Energy Limited (OMEL) sign a joint-venture deal of $6 billion dealing with infrastructure, refinery and power?

Which one among the following was awarded the CSIR Diamond Jubilee Technology Award 2004 in September 2005 by the Prime Minister of India?

Who among the following directed the film chosen as India’s official entry for the year 2006 Academy Awards?

Recently Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the linking of two rivers as a link project. Which are these two rivers?

With reference to the Government of India’s various programmes, what is Nirmal Gram Puraskar?

Which is the correct chronological sequence of the major events given below?

1. SLV-3 Launch
2. Formation of Bangladesh
3. Sikkim becomes 22nd State of the Indian Union
4. Pokharan-I test

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

In which Olympics Games did India last win a Gold Medal?

In which country is the committee which selects winners for Nobel Peace Prize located?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

1. Theatre training
2. Women’s labour sector
3. Management teaching
4. Litterateur and Social Worker for the country’s tribal communities

List I (Person) A. Ela Bhatt B. Mahasweta Devi C. Ebrahim Alkazi D. Vijay Govindarajan

List II (Area of work)

Codes:

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

1. Advertising
2. Banking
3. Dairy Development
4. Pepsi Co. A B C D

List I (Person) A. Chandra B. Amrita Patel C. Indra Nooyi D. Piyush Pandey

List II (Organization / Area of work)

Consider the following statements:

1. Kofi Annan – the UN Secretary-General is from Nigeria.
2. Kofi Annan is the first UN Secretary-General to be appointed from the ranks of the United Nations staff.
3. Kofi Annan was appointed for a second term to the office of the UN Secretary-General.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which one of the following countries is not a participant team in the Football World Cup-2006 to be held in Germany in July 2006?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Nobel Prize Awarding Ceremony takes place on December 10 every year.
2. The Nobel Prize for Literature was added later on to the other five areas – Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Peace and Economics.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

What is Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)?

Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Nordic Council?