Paper 1 (General Ability and Intelligence)

1. Consider the following statements with respect to Pulitzer Prizes
1. The Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal is awarded each year to the American newspaper that wins the Public Service category.
2. The Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal is never awarded to an individual.
3. Jhumpa Lahiri won the Pulitzer Prize in the year 2000 for her first book; a short story collection called The Interpreter of Maladies.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3

2. Which one of the following is correct with respect to Pawan Hans ?
(a) It is a fighter aircraft operational with the Indian Air Force
(b) It is India's one of the leading helicopter service provider
(c) It is a wind energy plant located in Himachal Pradesh
(d) It is a mountain peak situated at the Kargil region

3. Consider the following statements about Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
1. The NSG guidelines are implemented by each participating government in accordance with its national laws.
2. The NSG guidelines facilitate the development of nuclear trade.
3. South Africa is the only country from Africa in the NSG.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 2

4. Which of the following statements is/are not correct about the historic Stilwell road ?
1. It connects India and Myanmar through Arunachal Pradesh.
2. It was built by the Japanese during the World War II.
3. The road lies in the lands of three different countries—China, Myanmar and India.

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Select the answer using the code given below
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 3

5. Consider the following paragraph

With origins shrouded in mystery, the dancers of this classical form of dance of India communicate inner emotions and themes through cadences of body flexions, movements and kinetic suggestions. Three styles of this form of dance exist, originating from the three different regions of Seraikela (Jharkhand), Purulia (West Bengal), and Mayurbhanj (Orissa). Martial movements, strong and Intelligence) rhythmic statements and dynamic use of space are characteristic of this dance form. The dance is an excellent culmination of enormous vitality and virility. As it is difficult to dance for long with a mask, the dance does not last more than 7-10 minutes.

The above paragraph may be attributed to which one of the following dance form ?
(a) Jatra
(b) Chhau
(c) Garba
(d) Cheraw

6. Which one of the following is not a function of Reserve Bank of India?
(a) Banker to the government
(b) Keeping foreign exchange reserve
(c) Issuing of one rupee coin and note
(d) Regulating credit in the country

7. Consider the following paragraph about a famous autobiographical narrative.
It was first published in 1995 when the author was elected the first African-American President of the Harvard Law Review, the law journal. It tells the story of the life of the author up to his entry in the Harvard Law Review. The author's parents separated when he was two years old. In that book he formed an image of his absent father from the stories told by his mother and her parents. Who is the author of the memoir?
(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) Martin Luther King
(c) Benjamin Banneker
(d) Barak Hussain Obama

8. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of holding of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments every year?
(a) US Open—French Open—Australian Open— Wimbledon
(b) Australian Open—French Open—Wimbledon—US Open
(c) French Open—Australian Open—US Open— Wimbledon
(d) Wimbledon—French Open—US Open—Australian Open

9. Which one of the following statements about Dr. Manmohan Singh is not correct?
(a) Dr. Manmohan Singh is the first Indian Prime Minister to return to power after completing a full five-year term
(b) He was the Union Minister of Finance during the tenure of then-Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao
(c) He was the Governor of Reserve Bank of India and thereafter the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission
(d) From 1998 to 2004, he was the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha

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