2006: Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India ?
(a) Fort William
(b) Fort St. Angelo
(c) Fort St. David
(d) Fort St. George
2007: The Standing Committee of State Finance Ministers recommended in January 2000 uniform rates across the States in respect of
(a) value-added tax
(b) sales tax
(c) stamp duty and registration fees
(d) agricultural income tax
2008: A, B, C, D, E and F, not necessarily in that order, are sitting in six chairs regularly placed around a round table. It is observed that
1. A is between D and F.
2. C is opposite D.
3. D and E are not on neighbouring chairs.
Which one of the following must be true?
(a) A is opposite B
(b) D is opposite E
(c) C and B are neighbours
(d) B and E are neighbours
2009: Each of 2 women and 3 men is to occupy one chair out of 8 chairs, each of which is numbered from 1 to 8. First, women are to occupy any two chairs from those numbered 1 to 4; and then 3 men would occupy any three chairs out of the remaining 6 chairs. What is the maximum number of different ways in which this can be done ?
(a) 40
(b) 132
(c) 1440
(d) 3660
2010: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I List II
(Oceanic Trench) ----------- (Location)
I. Aleutian ---------------- (A) Indian Ocean
II. Kermadec --------------- (B) North Pacific Ocean
III. Sunda ------------------ (C) South Pacific Ocean
IV. S. Sandwich ------------ (D) South Atlantic Ocean
(a) I-B, II-D, III-A, IV-C
(b) I-B, II-C, III-A, IV-D
(c) I-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
(d) I-A, II-D, III-B, IV-C