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Name the satellite, which is second in the INSAT–3 series of communication satellites built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

  1. INSAT-2E

  2. INSAT-3A

  3. INSAT-3B

  4. INSAT-3C

  5. INSAT-4B


Correct Option: D

In a bid to achieve 1 per cent share in World Trade, the Union Government outlined a New Medium-Term Export Policy in Jan. 2002, which envisages an annual export growth of .._.._ in the next five years.

  1. 11.9 per cent

  2. 14.5 per cent

  3. 16.6 per cent

  4. 19.2 per cent

  5. 20.2 per cent


Correct Option: A

National Lata Mageshkar Award has been conferred on.

  1. Asha Bhonsle

  2. Mahendra Kapoor

  3. B.R. Chopra

  4. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

  5. Zakir Hussain


Correct Option: A

Name of Doordarshan's new round-the-clock channel, which went on air in Jan. 2002.

  1. DD Auto

  2. DD News

  3. Doordarshan Samachar

  4. DD Bharati

  5. All of these


Correct Option: D

Who is the 2002 Australian Open Men's Singles Tennis Champion?

  1. Marat Safin

  2. Thomas Johansson

  3. Andre Agassi

  4. Pete Sampras

  5. Rick Leach


Correct Option: B

Name the player who was adjudged Man of the Series in the recently concluded LG One-Day Cricket Series, played between India and England.

  1. Marcus Trescothick

  2. Sachin Tendulkar

  3. Andrew Flintoff

  4. Anil Kumar

  5. Saurav Ganguly


Correct Option: B

Who is the new Prime Minister of Taiwan?

  1. Chen Shui-Bian

  2. Chang-Chun Hsuing

  3. Yu Shyi-kun

  4. Frederick Chiluba

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C

Name the winner of the 2002 National Billiards Championship

  1. Ashok Shandilya

  2. Manen Chandra

  3. Geet Sethi

  4. Alok Kumar

  5. Vinod Gupta


Correct Option: A

Name the country where Anti-Terrorism Courts have recently been established

  1. Russia

  2. United States

  3. Britain

  4. Pakistan

  5. America


Correct Option: D

In Feb. 2002, the United States announced military assistance to India and Pakistan. India would receive $151.185 million under various heads while Pakistan would get_...._ total assistance

  1. $200-million

  2. $26-million

  3. $304-million

  4. $350-million

  5. $405 million


Correct Option: C

World Leprosy Day was observed on

  1. Feb. 16, 2002

  2. Feb. 8, 2002

  3. Jan. 30, 2002

  4. Jan. 26, 2002

  5. March. 30, 2002


Correct Option: C

Recently, the Union Government decided to allow how many per cent of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in real estate?

  1. 100 per cent

  2. 85 per cent

  3. 70 per cent

  4. 55 per cent

  5. 95 per cent


Correct Option: A

During the year 2000-01, the trade growth between India and China registered a growth of

  1. 40 per cent

  2. 35 per cent

  3. 30 per cent

  4. 25 per cent

  5. 38 per cent


Correct Option: D

In Jan. 2002, Iris Arnadottir was crowned for the 2002 World Queen in Dusseldorf (Germany). She belongs to which of the following countries?

  1. Iceland

  2. Hungary

  3. Egypt

  4. Australia

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A

In which of the following States, pre-Harappan artifacts were discovered in Jan. 2002?

  1. Madhya Pradesh

  2. Gujarat

  3. Karnataka

  4. Goa

  5. Chandigarh


Correct Option: B

How much amount has the United States spent to combat terrorism at home and abroad since Sept. 11, 2001?

  1. $45 billion

  2. $60 billion

  3. $75 billion

  4. $90 billion

  5. $95 billion


Correct Option: B

ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organisation Conference was held in Feb. 2002 in Hanoi, which is the capital of which of the following countries?

  1. Venezuela

  2. Canada

  3. Vietnam

  4. Cyprus

  5. Brazil


Correct Option: C

Which of the following books written by Khushwant Singh was released in New Delhi in Feb. 2002 after a gap of six years?

  1. History of Sikhs

  2. A Train to Pakistan

  3. The Sikhs

  4. Truth, Love and A Little Malice

  5. Days of Innocence


Correct Option: D

Who among the following writers has been awarded the 2001 Saraswati Samman for his/her novel Katha "Kaho Urvashi" (Tell the Tale Urvashi)?

  1. Kedarnath Singh

  2. Nirmal Verma

  3. Dalip Kaur Tiwana

  4. Manoj Das

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D

Name the short-range surface-to-air missile successfully test-fired by India in Jan. 2002.

  1. Akash

  2. Nag

  3. Prithvi

  4. Trishul

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D

Who among the following has become the youngest World Chess Champion in the 117-year history of the game?

  1. Viswanathan Anand

  2. Ruslan Panomariov

  3. Vassily Ivanchuk

  4. Vladimir Kramnik

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B

Who was the 21st President of the European Parliament?

  1. Romano Prodi

  2. Pat Cox

  3. Jacques Rogge

  4. Mike Moore

  5. Josep Borell


Correct Option: B

Sedan, a three-box new car has been launched by which of the following companies?

  1. Telco

  2. Fiat

  3. Maruti

  4. Daewoo Motors

  5. Corsa


Correct Option: A

Who was the Chief Guest at the 53rd Republic Day Parade in New Delhi in Jan. 2002?

  1. Jacques Chirac

  2. Sam Jujoma

  3. Jigme S. Wangchuck

  4. Cassam Uttem

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D

Jamait-e-ul-furkan is the new name of which of the following terrorist outfits?

  1. Ansar-ul-Furkan

  2. Lashkare-e-Toiba

  3. Jaish-e-Mohammad

  4. Babbar Khalsa

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C

Which Indian businessman was named among the world's 25 top businessmen, listed by the Time magazine?

  1. Dhirubhai Ambani

  2. Ratan Tata

  3. Narayana Murthy

  4. Azim Hasham Premji

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C

Which state is being assisted by UNDP in preparing its human development report?

  1. Himachal Pradesh

  2. Gujarat

  3. Chhatisgarh

  4. Madhya Pradesh

  5. Utter Pradesh


Correct Option: C

Which among the following has the maximum proportion of urban population to total population?

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Gujarat

  4. Karnataka

  5. Punjab


Correct Option: A

Which country had proposed a new peace plan for West Asia?

  1. Iran

  2. Saudi Arbia

  3. Egypt

  4. Libya

  5. Israel


Correct Option: B

Which state has the highest share in the food grain production in India?

  1. Punjab

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. Madhya Pradesh

  5. Gujarat


Correct Option: C

Name the country where the scientists have developed the first medicine which reduces the length and severity of the common cold.

  1. Germany

  2. United States

  3. Switzerland

  4. Canada

  5. New York


Correct Option: B

Who among the following has been crowned the 2002 Fa Femina Miss India-World?

  1. Shruti Sharma

  2. Gul Panag

  3. Neha Dhupia

  4. Reshmi Ghosh

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A

Name the table like computer concept device, launched by the Microsoft Corporation Chairman Bill Gates in Las Vegas in Jan. 2002.

  1. Reezak

  2. Melissa

  3. Mira

  4. Cliph

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C

Nursultan Nazarbayev, who visited India in Feb. 2002 is the

  1. PM of Tanzania

  2. PM of Namibia

  3. President of Taiwan

  4. President of Kazakhstan

  5. President of Egypt


Correct Option: D

The Chairman of the Human Rights Commission is

  1. M. Arunachalam

  2. M. Venkat Chelliah

  3. K.G. Balakrishnan

  4. S. P Bharucha

  5. Vinod Gupta


Correct Option: C

The total central plan outlay of the Budget 2002 -03 is

  1. 127856 crore

  2. 144038 crore

  3. 152062 crore

  4. 162181 crore

  5. 124560 crore


Correct Option: B

In the budget 2002-03 of the maximum revenue is earned from Borrowings and other liabilities (29%). The next highest revenue earner is

  1. Corporation tax

  2. Income tax

  3. Excise

  4. Customs

  5. Sales tax


Correct Option: C

US attempt to install which project in Taiwan has angered China?

  1. Nordong Missile

  2. Three Gorges Dam

  3. Theatre Missile Defence

  4. None of these

  5. All of these


Correct Option: C

The winner of the Best actor award in the 74th Oscar was

  1. Denzel Washington

  2. Jim Broadbent

  3. Russell Crowe

  4. Jim Carrey

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which news channel was launche in February 1998?

  1. Star News

  2. Zee News

  3. Sahara

  4. Sabe TV

  5. Star Plus


Correct Option: A

Which day was celebrated as the commonwealth day in 2002?

  1. February 24, 2002

  2. February 26, 2002

  3. March 5. 2002

  4. March 11, 2002

  5. April 6, 2002


Correct Option: D

The swap ratio fixed for RIL, RPL merger is

  1. 1 : 2

  2. 1 : 6

  3. 1 : 9

  4. 1 : 11

  5. 1 : 3


Correct Option: D

Which site will be developed as an international destination for tourism as per the latest Budget?

  1. Aihole

  2. Panchmarchi

  3. Khajuraho

  4. Hampi

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D

The A. Natarajan committee has been appointed to

  1. Look into the issue of sugar decontrol.

  2. Examine the new auto policy.

  3. Scrutinize the food procurement policy.

  4. Report on the cause of the helicopter crash that killed G.M.C Balayogi

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D

The famous personality who served a one day jail term for contempt of court

  1. Medha Patkar

  2. Amitabh Bachchan

  3. Khushwant Singh

  4. Arundhati Roy

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D

The international women's day is celebrated on

  1. March 8

  2. March 10

  3. March 12

  4. March 14

  5. March 13


Correct Option: A

For e-mail spamming, a teenager was recently booked under which section of IT Act 2000?

  1. Section 2

  2. Section 14

  3. Section 66

  4. Section 72

  5. Section 15


Correct Option: C

What is the contribution of non-conventional energy in the total installed grid capacity in the country?

  1. 1%

  2. 3%

  3. 5%

  4. 10%

  5. 15%


Correct Option: B

Which of the following combinations is not correctly matched about Oscar awards 2002?

  1. Best Film- A Beautiful Mind

  2. Best Director - Ron Howard

  3. Best Actor - Denzel Washington

  4. Best Actress- Jennifer Connelly

  5. Best Supporting Actor - Jin Broadbent


Correct Option: D

What is Lakshya?

  1. Surface to Air missile

  2. Surface to Surface missile

  3. Pilotless Aircraft

  4. Doordarshan's educational

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
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