Allahabad Review Officer / ARO previous paper of 2009


21. Who was the first Woman Prime Minister of the world?
(a) Srimavo Bandarnaike
(b) Margaret Thatcher
(c) Indira Gandhi
(d) Golda Meyer

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Answer – A

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22. Mother Teresa was awarded Nobel Prize in :
(a) 1985
(b) 1976
(c) 1982
(d) 1979

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Answer – D

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23. Where is the Dargah of Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya?
(a) Agra
(b) Ajmer
(c) Delhi
(d) Jaipur

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Answer – C

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24. Who was the Guru of Swami Vivekanand?
(a) Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Ramkrishna Paramahansa
(d) None of these

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Answer – C

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25. Kalinga war changed the life of:
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ashoka the Great
(c) Lord Buddha
(d) Akbar

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Answer – B

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26. Rajender Sachar Committee was set up to report on which of the following?
(a) Godhra incident
(b) Demolition of Babri Masjid
(c) Socio-economic and Educational Status of Muslims in India
(d) Administrative Reforms

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Answer – C

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27. Doctrine of Lapse is associated with :
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Rippon
(d) None of these

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Answer – A

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28. The 17th SAARC Summit in 2011 will be held at:
(a) Maldives
(b) Pakistan
(c) Bhutan
(d) Sri Lanka

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Answer – A

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29. The procedure for amendment of the Constitution of India is contained in Article :
(a) 348
(b) 358
(c) 368
(d) 378

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Answer – C

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30. The name of new research station being set up in Antarctica by India is :
(a) Dakshin Gangotri
(b) Bharti
(c) Dakshiyan
(d) Maitri

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Answer – B

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31. What is the original name of Meera Ben, the disciple of Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) Katherine Mary Heilman
(b) Madeleine Slade
(c) Katherine Slade
(d) Madeleine Heilman

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Answer – B

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32. Martin Luther King was:
(a) Civil Rights Activist
(b) Secretary General of the UNO
(c) President of America
(d) President of South Africa
Ans: (a)

33. ‘Aadhaar’ is the new brand name of:
(a) NHAI
(b) UIDAI
(c) IDBI
(d) DIPP (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion)

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Answer – B

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34. The book “The Masque of Africa” is written by :
(a) Khushwant Singh
(b) Vikram Seth
(c) Arundhati Roy
(d) V. S. Naipaul

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Answer – D

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35. Who is the present Chairperson of the Censor Board of India?
(a) Sharmila Tagore
(b) Shabana Azmi
(c) Anupam Kher
(d) Nasseruddin Shah

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Answer – A

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36. Name the Guest of Honour at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 2010 :
(a) Julia Gillard
(b) Prince Charles
(c) Stephen Harper
(d) Mahindra Rajapaksa

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Answer – D

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37. The British Viceroy who took a number of measures for preserving ancient buildings and monuments in India was :
(a) Lord Rippon
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Minto
(d) Lord Irwin

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Answer – B

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38. The basis of determining dearness allowance payable to employees in India is :
(a) National Income
(b) Consumer Price Index
(c) Standard of Living
(d) Per capita Income

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Answer – B

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39. Who founded ‘The Servants of India Society’?
(a) Ras Behari Ghosh
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) None of these

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Answer – B

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40. Discovery of Indus Valley Civilization took place in :
(a) 1901
(b) 1908
(c) 1912
(d) 1922

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Answer – D

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