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UPSC 2007 · Q18 · Current Affairs › Notable Personalities · Save

How is Steve Fossett known?

(a) As a crocodile hunter
(b) For completing the longest non-stop flight around the globe
(c) For swimming across the Atlantic Ocean
(d) For climbing Mt. Everest without any co-climber
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Answer: (b) For completing the longest non-stop flight around the globe
UPSC 2007 · Q19 · Current Affairs › Notable Personalities · Save

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

  1. WTO
  2. Speaker, US House of Representatives
  3. WHO
  4. Microsoft

List-I (Person) A. Nancy Pelosi B. Margaret Chan C. Pascal Lamy D. Steve Ballmer

List-II (Position/Organization)

Codes:

(a) A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
(b) A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
(c) A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4
(d) A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2
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Answer: (c) A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4
UPSC 2007 · Q29 · Current Affairs › Notable Personalities · Save

Who among the following is Chile’s first woman President?

(a) D. Ortega
(b) M. Bachelet
(c) E. Morales
(d) A. Garcia
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Answer: (b) M. Bachelet