Which one among the following about Prof. C.N.R. Rao is not corre

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1.

Consider the following statements about the National Cyber Security Policy, approved by the Union Cabinet in May 2013:

  1. The policy focuses on manpower training.
  2. It aims to create a secured computing environment across the country.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • 1 only

  • 2 only

  • Both 1 and 2

  • Neither 1 nor 2


2.

Which of the following statements about Dr. Aparajita Datta is/are correct?

  1. She is a wildlife biologist.
  2. She has been working for the conservation of hornbills in the dense tropical forests of Arunachal Pradesh.
  3. She was honoured with the Whitley Award, also known as Green Oscar, in the year 2013 in London.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  • 1, 2 and 3

  • 2 and 3 only

  • 1 and 2 only

  • 3 only


3.

Who among the following won the Men's Singles title of the Madrid Open Tennis Tournament, 2013?

  • Novak Djokovic

  • Rafael Nadal

  • Roger Federer

  • Stanislas Wawrinka


4.

Which one among the following films was presented the Best Feature Film award in the 60th National Film Awards?

  • Dekh Indian Circus

  • Vicky Donor

  • Paan Singh Tomar

  • Chittagong


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5.

Which one among the following is an indigenously built Weapon System Integrated helicopter handed over to the Indian Army in February 2013 by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.?

  • Varun

  • Indra

  • Rudra

  • Shiva


6.

Who among the following is the Chairman of the Fourteenth Finance Commission?

  • Abhijit Sen

  • Y.V. Reddy

  • Amartya Sen

  • Montek Singh Ahluwalia


7.

Which of the following statements about 'Chit Fund' in India is/are correct?

  1. It is kind of savings scheme.
  2. There are no Acts regulating the activities relating to Chit Funds in India

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  • 1 only

  • 2 only

  • Both 1 and 2

  • Neither 1 nor 2


8.

Who among the following is the author of the book Pax Indica : India and the World of the 21st Century?

  • Shashi Tharoor

  • Salman Khurshid

  • S.M. Krishna

  • Pranab Mukherjee


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9.

Which one among the following about Prof. C.N.R. Rao is not correct?

  • He worked mainly in solid-state and structural chemistry

  • He is the head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the President of India

  • He was conferred with China's top science award for the year 2013 for his contributions in boosting Sino-Indian scientific cooperation

  • He is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences


B.

He is the head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the President of India


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10.

Identify the person from the information given below:

He was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist, who worked extensively in Hindi films. He was a Padma Shri and won two Filrnfare awards. The President of India recently released a commemorative postage stamp on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan

  • Khayyam

  • Sahir Ludhianvi

  • Ali Sardar Jafri

  • Salik Lucknawi


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