1. Consider the following famous names: [2009]
1. Amrita Sher-Gil
2. Bikash Bhattacharjee
3. N.S. Bendre
4. Subodh Gupta
Who of the above is/are well known as artist(s)?

2. Consider the following statements: [2009]
1. The Governor of Punjab is concurrently the Administrator of Chandigarh.
2. The Governor of Kerala is concurrently the Administrator of Lakshadweep.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

3. Consider the following statements: [2006]
1. The agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) came into effect from 1st December, 2005.
2. As per SAFTA agreement terms, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have to decrease their custom duties to the level of 0 to 5 per cent by the year 2013.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

4. Consider the following statements: [2007]
1. North Atlantic Co-operation Council (NACC) is the name of the new organization which has replaced the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
2. The United States of America and the United Kingdom became the members of the NATO when it was formed in the year 1949.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5. With which one of the following has the B.K. Chaturvedi Committee dealt? [2009]

6. Match List 1 with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2009]
List-I (Person) - List-II (Organization)
A. AnilAgarwal - 1. Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd.
B. Gautam H. Singhania - 2. Raymond Ltd.
C. Sanjay Dalmia - 3. Vedanta Resources
D. Venugopal Dhoot - 4. Videocon Group
Code:

7. In August 2006, the Government of India notified the Rural Electrification Policy. This policy aims at provision of access to all households by which year? [2008]

8. Consider the following statements: [2007]
1. In the year 2006, India successfully tested a full fledged cryogenic stage in rocketry.
2. After USA, Russia and China, India is the only country to have acquired the capability for use of cryogenic stage in rocketry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

9. Recently, the manuscripts of which one of the following have been included in the UNSCO's Memory of World Register? [2008]

10. In the context of Indian news in recent times, what is MCX- SX? [2009]