336: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Person) List-II (Area)
A. K.P.Singh 1.Banking
B. Vikram Pandit 2.Fiction writing
C. Roopa Farooki 3. Retail business
D. Kishore Biyani 4. Real estate
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 3 2 1 4
Explanation:
Kushal Pal Singh (K.P. Singh) was born on August 15, 1931, at Bulandshahar in Uttar Pradesh. Today he presides over DLF Universal Limited, India's largest real estate developer.
Vikram Pandit is the current CEO of Citigroup. Pandit was the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Institutional Securities and Investment Banking Group at Morgan Stanley for two decades, where he was responsible for the overall management of the group and focused on the trading, sales, and infrastructure aspects of the business (2000-2005).
Roopa Farooki was born in Lahore in Pakistan, and brought up in London. She graduated from New College, Oxford in 1995 and worked in advertising before turning to write fiction. Her debut novel Bitter Sweets was shortlisted for the 2007 Orange New Writers Award.
Kishore Biyani is the MD of Pantaloon Retail. He is the undisputed King of Retail who revolutionised the art of selling when he stormed the market with his hypermarket chain Big Bazaar.
337: Consider the following statements:
1. P. V. Narasimha Rao's government established diplomatic relations between India and Israel.
2. Ariel Sharon is the second Prime Minister of Israel to have visited India.
Which of the statements give above is/ are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
338: The world's fastest computer has been able to perform (as of Dec. 1996)
(a) 10'6 operations per second
(b) 10'9 operations per second
(c) 10'12 operations per second
(d) 10'15 operations per second
Explanation:
Earth's Simulator is the world's fastest Super Computer developed by Japan in 2002. It is able to perform 35.6 trillion operations/sec. Which is about 5 times faster than CRAY-YMP series of Super computers available with USA.
339: In the Indian context, what is the implication of ratifying the 'Additional Protocol' with the `International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)' ?
(a) The civilian nuclear reactors come under IAEA safeguards.
(b) The military nuclear installations come under the inspection of IAEA.
(c) The country will have the privilege to buy uranium from the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
(d) The country automatically becomes a member of the NSG.
340: Where was the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Rio + 10) held ?
(a) Johannesburg
(b) Shanghai
(c) Nova Scotia
(d) Davos
Explanation:
The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held from August 26 to September 4, 2002 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The year 2002 marks the ten-year anniversary of the 'Earth Summit' held in Rio de Janeiro. One of the objectives of the upcoming summit is to evaluate the ten years that have passed since Rio; accordingly, this summit has been dubbed 'Rio+ 10'.