231: Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?
(a) India's first Technicolour film : Jhansi Ki Rani
(b) India's first 3-D film : My Dear Kuttichat
(c) India's first insured film : Taal
(d) India's first actress to win the Bharat Ratna : Meena Kumari
Explanation:
No actress was awarded Bharat Ratna. Satyajit Ray (Director) and Lata Mangeshkar (Singer) were awarded Bharat Ratna in 1992 and 2001 respectively.
232: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Board) List-II (Headquarters)
A. Coffee Board 1. Bengaluru
B. Rubber Board 2. Guntur
C. Tea Board 3. Kottayam
D. Tobacco Board 4. Kolkata
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 4 3 2
Explanation:
The Coffee Board of India is an autonomous body, functioning under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. The Board serves as a friend, philosopher and guide of the coffee industry in India. Its headquarter is located at Bengaluru.
The Rubber Board is a statutorY body constituted by the Government of India, under the Rubber Act 1947, for the overall development of the rubber industry in the country. Its headquarter is located at Kottayam. The Tea Board of India, a commodity board under the administrative control of the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, was established by the enactment of the Tea Act, 1953. Its headquarter is located at Kolkata.
The Government of India established the Tobacco Board, in place of Tobacco Export Promotion Council, under the Tobacco Board Act of 1975. The Board came into existence from 1-1-1976 with its head quarters at Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, India.
233: The Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Shanta Sinha is known as:
(a) A campaigner for urban sanitation
(b) An anti-child labour activist
(c) An organiser of rain-water harvesting schemes
(d) An activist for the welfare of poor rural women
234: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I List II
(Dancer) (Dance)
I. Kalamandalam Kshemavaty (A) Kathakali
II. Kottakkal Sivaraman (B) Manipuri
III. Lakshmi Viswanathan (C) Mohiniyattam
IV. N. Madhabi Devi (D) Bharata Natyam
Codes:
(a) I-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
(b) I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
(c) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
(d) I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D
Explanation:
Kalamandalam Kshemavaty - Mohiniattam
Kottakkal Sivaraman - Kathakali
Lakshmi Viswanathan - Bharatanatyam
N. Madhabi Devi - Manipuri
235: Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Commonwealth of Independence States (CIS) ?
(a) Estonia
(b) Armenia
(c) Georgia
(d) Belarus
Explanation:
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), (1991), Minsk (Belarus). CIS is made up of 12 of the 15 former Soviet Constituent Republics. Members of the CIS in 1995 includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.