11.
Consider the following about mars orbiter mission
launched by India.
i.
MOM spacecraft carries five instruments or
payloads to study as many aspects of mars.
ii.
It is a 450 crore project.
iii.
India is the first Asian country to launch such
mission.
Which of the statements given above
is / are correct?
a)
Only 1
b)
1 and 2
c)
Only 2
d)
1, 2 and 3
12.
Mars mission comprise of a payload named Lyman
Alpha photometer. What is the purpose of this payload?
a)
To study Martian surface
b)
Take pictures on mars to facilitate smooth study
c)
Look for
methane in the Martian atmosphere.
d)
To understand the processes by which Mars has
been losing its atmosphere.
13.
Which of the following statements given above is
/ are correct?
1.
Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Shelly-and
Fraser – Pryce were or owned male and female world athletes of the year for
2013 by the sport’s governing IAAF at Monaco.
2.
Bolt won gold in the 100 m, 200 and 4 x 100
relay at the Moscow worlds in august to take his all – time tally to eight gold’s
and two silvers at the championships, making him the most successful athlete in
their history.
Codes
a)
Only 1
b)
Only 2
c)
Both 1 and 2
d)
None of the these
14.
India’s Helena Sidhu has created history by
winning the women’s air pistol gold tin the ISSF world cup final in Munich. Germany.
The 24-year – old sidhu, who finished 12th at the London Olympics, b
eat corona Arunovict of Serbia, the best Shooters in the world, this years in
the 10m air p is tool event in Munich.
With
this medal Sidhu joined the elite club of rifle shooters including
A)
Rajavardhan Singh Rathore
B)
Ronjan sodhi
C)
Manavjit singh sandhu
D)
All of the above.
15.
Which of the following statements given above is
/ are correct about terry waish?
i.
Australian terry waish was appointed as the
chief coach of Indian men’s hockey team as a replacement to his compatriot
Michael Nobbs, who was sacked after a series of poor results on 15th
October, 2013.
ii.
Prior to taking up the job of coaching Indian,
Walsh has worked as Technical Director with USA field Hockey2005 -12.
iii.
He worked as head coach of the Australian
national team from 1997 – 2000 and under his coaching the team won Commonwealth
Games (1998), champion’s trophy (1999) and a bronze medal at the Sydney Olympic
Games (2000).
Codes.
a)
Only 1
b)
1 and 3
c)
Only 2
d)
All of these
16.
Multiple – time national champion Arjun
Muralidharan has been handed a tow – year ban by National Anti – doping Disciplinary
panel after testing positive for stimulant Methylhexaneamine during the all
India police Aquatics Championships. He has won 15 national titles so far. Arjun
Muralidharan as / an
a)
Athlete
b)
Swimmer
c)
Boxer
d)
Cricketer
17.
The government of India has instituted the
Centenary Award to commemorate 100 years of Indian Cinema. Which of the
following legendary actress was honoured with the inaugural Centenary award for
Indian film personality of the year at the international film Festival of India
(IFFI) in Goa recently?
a)
Waheeda Rehman
b)
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
c)
Vaijayanthi Mala
d)
Hema Malini
18.
Selected nations such as Korea and China. India’s
second Indoor Archery stadium so going to set – up in Saraikela Kharsawan
district of
a)
Bihar
b)
Chhattisgarh
c)
Jharkhand
d)
Odisha
19.
Pulichintala multipurpose project, which was
conceived in 1011 by British engineer col Ellis, has been inaugurated exactly
after 102 years on 7th December, 2013. On which river is this
project located.
a)
Narmada
b)
Manjira
c)
Tungabhadra
d)
Krishna
20.
The ‘Sankirtana’ a famous tradition of ritual
singing, drumming and dancing, is set to be declared intangible cultural heritage
of humanity is practiced mainly in which state?
a)
Asom
b)
Manipur
c)
Kerala
d)
Himachal Pradesh
ANSWERS
11.B
12.D
13.C
14.D
15.D
16.B
17.A
18.C
19.D
20.B