126. CIA abbreviates for
(a) Central Investigation Authority of USA
(b) Central Investigation Agency of USA
(c) Central Intelligence Authority of USA
(d) Central Intelligence Agency of USA.

127. 10th Five Year Plan relates to years
(a) 2002-2007
(b) 2001-2006
(c) 2000-2005
(d) 2003-2008.

128. First complete Genome Map of Indica Rice was published in 2002 by
(a) Chinese scientists
(b) British scientists
(c) African scientists
(d) American scientists.

129. The Competition Act was passed in the year 2002 to replace
(a) The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969
(b) The Consumer Protection Act, 1986
(c) The Sale of Goods Act, 1930
(d) Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

130. In the 53-year old history of the Supreme Court of India for first time four Chief Justices adorned in a single year i.e. 2002. Those are :
(a) Justice S.P. Barucha, Justice B.N. Kirpal, Justice G.B. Pattnaik and Justice V.N. Khare
(b) Justice S.P. Barucha, Justice A.S. Anand, Justice J.S. Verma and Justice Kuldip Singh
(c) Justice A.S. Anand, Justice S.K. Krishnamurthy, Justice Kuldip Singh and Justice S.P. Barucha
(d) Justice G.B. Pattnaik, Justice B.N. Kirpal, Justice S.K. Venkatachaliah and Justice J.S. Verma.

131. Who among the following names, has written the book "Empire Falls"
(a) Richard Russo
(b) Arundhati Roy
(c) Diane Mcwhorter
(d) Winston Churchil.

132. The International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed on
(a) 21st August
(b) 21st May
(c) 21st June
(d) 21st March.

133. The Prisoner's Scrap Book is written by
(a) L.K. Advani
(b) Atal Behari Vajpayee
(c) I.K. Gujral
(d) Usha Khanna.

134. As per estimates of the Reserve Bank of India, the growth rate during 2002-2003 occurred in the range of
(A) 5.5 to 6%
(B) 7 to 7.5%
(C) 6 to 6.5%
(D) 7 to 7.5%

135. Who among the following was appointed India's permanent representative to United Nations succeeding Mr. Kamlesh Sharma
(a) Mr. V.K. Nambiar
(b) Mr. A.K. Antoni
(c) R.K. Kirshnamurthy
(d) Kiran Bedi.

136. Which of the following countries became the first country to adopt Euthanasia (mercy killing to those suffering from incurable diseases)
(a) The Netherlands
(b) Britain
(c) Australia
(d) USA.

137. The following assumptive Map shows some airports on important air routes in India. Identify the airports using the code given below:


Hyderabad Bhubaneswar Varanasi Lucknow
(a) 6 4 2 1
(b) 5 4 3 1
(c) 6 4 1 3
(d) 5 4 1 2

138. The book "Fission to Fusion : The Story of India's Atomic Energy Programme" is written by
(a) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(b) E.M. Foster
(c) Mr. M.R. Srinivasan
(d) Mr. John Gray.

139. A Commission constituted to re-adjust territorial constituencies for Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies on the basis of census figures without affecting the total number of seats to be allocated to each State. Such Commission is called
(a) Election Advisory Commission
(b) Election Reform Commission
(c) Delimitation Commission
(d) Election Review Commission.

140. First country to have 40% women representation on Company Boards
(a) Norway
(b) Switzerland
(c) Thailand
(d) Spain.

141. Inflation occurs
(a) when money supply grows at a higher rate than GDP in real terms
(b) when fiscal deficit exceeds constantly
(c) when the exchange rate of a currency rises
(d) when the price at essential commodities outstrips income.

142. BIFR was established under the :
(a) Industrial policy of 1991
(b) Companies Act, 1956
(c) W.T.O.
(d) Sick Industrial Companies Act (SICA).

143. RBI does not transact the business of which State Government ?
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Nagaland
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) West Bengal.

144. Mr. Sandeep Pandey received the Magsaysay award for the year
(a) 2002
(b) 2001
(c) 2000
(d) 2003.

145. Islam was founded is :
(a) 7th Century BC
(b) 7th Century AD
(c) 3rd Century BC
(d) 3rd Century AD.

146. "M.A. Thomas National Human Rights Award 2002" was received by
(a) Mr. Harsh Mander
(b) Dr. Kiran Bedi
(c) Shiela Dixit
(d) None of these.

147. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly for writing of Constitution of India
(a) B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Sardar Ballabhabhai Patel
(c) Rajendra Prasad
(d) Jagatjivan Ram.

148. The book "Mars & Venus : A Match in Heaven" is written by
(a) Mr. John Gray
(b) Thomas Malthus
(c) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(d) None of these above.

149. After Netherlands which country became second in legalising Euthanasia (mercy killing to incurable patients)
(a) Britain
(b) Spain
(c) Thailand
(d) Belgium.

150. The words "East Timor" relates to
(a) specified model-watch in Switzerland
(b) name of a country
(c) early sunrise
(d) name of a passenger train.