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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
(Full Marks : 50)

1. Write short notes on any two of the following  (10)

a) Media and its roles in moulding public opinion.
b) Swine flu
c) Computers and Internets and its impact on social and economic lives of the people.
d) Kyoto Protocol

2. a) Give National insignia of the following (10)
1) National Song of India
2) National Emblem of India

b) Name the Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the reign of Harsha Vardhana
c) Who is competent of declare War and conclude peace in India.
d) Where is the Indina National Academy located
e) Whose teaching inspired French Revolution (Tick the correct one)
1) Locke    2) Rousseau    3) Plato

3. a) which country's highest point is in the world's lowest?  (10)
b) Who is the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister of Fiji?
c) Who is the youngest Member of the 14th Lok Sabha?
d) Name the author who wrote "Vision India 2020"?
e) Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

4. Give the long form of the following abbreviations (10)
1) AIDS   
2) AIIMS 
3) AVSM
4) IATA or IAAI
5) IGNOU
6) IRBM
7) POTA or TADA
8) UNI
9) RMSA
10) ISRO

5. What is the importance of the following in Indian History?  (10)

1) 1757
2) 1853
3) 1857
4) 1885
5) 1920
6) 1935
7) 1952
8) 1962
9) 1965
10) 1972

MADC Group "A" Officer Question Papers:

1. Essay
2. General English
3. General Knowledge
4. Mara Reih