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Important Questions on General Knowledge
Match the following
List I (Book) List II (Author)
A. My Presidential Years 1. S Radhakrishnan
B. The Hindu View of Life 2. VV Giri
C. Voice of Conscience 3. N Sanjiva Reddy
D. WIthout Fear or Favour 4. R Venkataraman


Match the following.
List I (Institute) List II (Location)
A. Indian Institute of Geomagnetism International 1. Coimbatore
Advanced Research
B. Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials 2. Mumbai
C. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History 3. Jabalpur
D. Tropical Forestry Research Institute 4. Hyderabad

Consider the following statements:
1. The Islamic Calendar is 12 days shorter than the Gregorian Calendar.
2. The Islamic Calendar began in AD 632.
3. The Gregorian Calendar is a solar calendar.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. The number of the post office in India is in excess of 1 Lakh.
2. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited was formed in the year 1997.
3. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India was established in the year 2000.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Champadevi Shukla : Goldman Environmental Prize.
2. Dr. P Sri Ramachanrudu : Vachaspati Puraskar
3. Ela Ramesh Bhatt : Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in public administration, Academic and Management.
4. Upamanyu Chatarjee : Lalit kala Ratna Award
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Consider the following statements:
1. The Man Booker Prize is awarded to citizen of any of the countries of the British common wealth or the Republic of Ireland.
2. A Leading London- based software company underwrites the Man Booker Prize presently.
3. The winner of the Man Booker Prize in Year 2004 is a South Asian.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

