GENERAL KNOWLEDGE – 2005,SECTION – III

SECTION – III

8.       Mention the place where the following are located :-

(a)    International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics.

(b)   Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.

(c)    Tata iron & Steel Co9mpany.

(d)   Mettur Dam.

(e)   Housing & Urban Development Corporation.

(f)     National Environmental Engineering Research Institute.

(g)    Birth place of Adi shankaracharya

(h)   SAARC Secretariat.

(i)      International Court of Justice.

(j)     Un Centre for Human Settlements.

9.       What do the following abbreviations stand for :-

(a)    NABARD   

(b)   CTBT

(c)    IPR

(d)   DWCRA

(e)   SHGs

(f)     UNMVIC

(g)    CEDAW

(h)   SEBI

(i)      IQ

(j)     SGPC

10.   What are the following (answer in 1 word or in 1 sentence each)

(a)    Hard disk

(b)   Theosophical society

(c)    Din-e-illahi

(d)   Panchsheel

(e)   Non Aligned Movement

(f)     Kesari

(g)    ‘ young India’

(h)   Public Accounts Committee

(i)      ‘lokayukt’

(j)     ‘Mukti Bahini’

11.    What are the following famous for (answer in 1 word or in 1 sentence each):

(a)    Sir Patrick  Geddis

(b)   Henry Vvian Derozio

(c)    Fazal Ali

(d)   Hari Lal Kania

(e)   Enrico Fermi

(f)     Sam pirtoda

(g)    Harlem Gro Brundtland

(h)   Samay Ram

(i)      APJ Abdul Kalam

(j)     Albert Einsetein

12.   Why have the following been in the news recently?

(a)    Aamir Raza Hussain

(b)   Karunkaran

(c)    Sayyed Sibte Razi

(d)   Kofi Annan

(e)   James Tony

(f)     Anil Ambani

(g)    Benedict XVI

(h)   S. N. Phukan

(i)      Ms. Girija Vyas

(j)     Mr. Sathak Behruia

13.   With which game/ sport are the following terms associated:

(a)    Dog- leg

(b)   Scissors

(c)    Fosbury flop

(d)   Bonk

(e)   Travelling

(f)     Catch a Crab

(g)    Monkey Climb

(h)   Nutmeg

(i)      Backallry

(j)     Chicane