General Knowledge

41. Groups each containing 3 boys are to be formed out
of 5 boys - A, B, C, D and E such that not one group

contains both C and D together. What is the maxi¬mum number of such different groups?
(a) 5 (b) 6
(c) 7 (d) 8
42. Six faces of a cube are numbered from 1 to 6, each
face carrying one different number. Further,
1. The face 2 is opposite to the face 6.
2. The face 1 is opposite to the face 5.
3. The face 3 is between the face 1 and the face 5. 4. The face 4 is adjace~t to the face 2.
Which one of the following is correct?
(a) The face 2 is adjacent to the face 3
(b) The face 6 is between the face 2 and the face 4. (c) The face 1 is between the face 5 and the face 6 (d) None of the above
43. Each of the 3 persons is to be given sqme identical items such that product of the numbers of items received by each of the three persons is equal to 30. In how many maximum different ways can this distribution be done?
(a) 21 (c) 27
(b) 24 (d) 33
44. 6 equidistant vertical lines are drawn on a board. 6 equidistant horizontal lines are also drawn on the board cutting the 6 vertical lines, and the distance between any two consecutive horizontal lines is equal to that between any two consecutive vertical lines. What is the maximum number of squares thus formed?
(a) 37 (b) 55
(c) 126 (d) 225
45.
In the figure shown above, what is the maximum number of different ways in which 8 identical balls can be placed in the small triangles 1, 2, 3 and 4 such that each triangle contains at least one ball?
(a) 32 (b) 35
(c) 44 (d) 56
46. Wangari Maathai, the Nobel Prize winner from Kenya is known for her contribution to which one of the following?
(a) Journalism
(b) International economics, (c) Sustainable development (d) Child development
47. Robert Webster is known for his work associated with which one of the following?
(a) Cardiology (b) Influenza virus
(c) HIV / AIDS (d) Alzheimer
48. How is Gabriel Garcia Marquez well-known as? (a) Known for research in agriculture
(b) A renowned football coach
(c) A great writer who won the Nobel Prize for
literature
(d) Known for research in railway engineering
49. MCA-21 is a major initiative taken up by the
Government of India in which one of the following
areas?
(a) Foreign direct investment in India
(b) Attracting international tourists
(c) e-governance
(d) Mo~rnisation of airports
50. Consider the following statements:
1. The repo rate is the rate at which other banks
borrow from the Reserve Bank of India.
2. A value of 1 for Gini Coefficient in a country
implies that there is perfectly equal income for
everyone in its population.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
51. Where was the first conference of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs held in the year 1957?
(a) Minnowbrook (USA)
(c) Nova Scotia (Canada)
(b) Rhode Island (USA) (d) Nagasaki Oapan)
52. For which one of the following books did Kiran Desai win the Man Booker prize 2006?
(a) The Secret River
(b) In the Country of Men
(c) The Inheritance of Loss
(d) Mother's Milk
53. The Pulitzer Prize is associated with which one of the following?
(a) Environmental protection
(b) Olympic Games
(c) Journalism
(d) Civil Aviation
54. A person has to completely put each of three liquids: 403 litres of petrol, 465 litres of diesel and 496 litres of Mobile Oil in bottles of equal size without mixing any of the above three types of liquids such that each bottle is completely filled. What is the least possible number of bottles required?
(a) 34 (b) 44
(c) 46 (d) None of the above

Ans: 41. (c) 42. (a) 43. (c) 44. (b) 45. (b)
46. (c) 47 (b) 48. (c) 49. (c) 50. (c)
51. (c) 52. (c) 53. (c) 54. (d)