OEL-2
2015
General Knowledge

Time: 2 hours
Full Marks: 100
The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks.
Answerallquestions.

1. Critically examine the role played by Sardar Patel in the Indian Freedom Struggle. 10

2 Critically examine the role played by Jawaharlal Nehru in the nation-building process of India.

3 Why are the following persons/places in the news recently? 5
Vladimir Putin
South China Sea
Malala Yousufzai
Sachin Tendulkar
Imran Khan


3. Answer the following:
Who said "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas"?
What is the name of the political party founded by Kanshi Ram?
In which year MaulanaAzad was elected as the President of Indian National Congress?
Who founded Microsoft?
Where is Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) situated?


4. What are the rivers on which the following towns are located? 5
Srinagar
Lucknow
Kolkata
Washington,
D. C. Guwahati

5. Write the daie on which the toliOlNing days are celebrated 5
Teachers'Day

Rashtriya Ekta Divas

Universal Human Rights Day

Citizens Day

International Labour Day


6. Why these places are famous for and where are they located?
Gulmarg
Brisbane
Fukushima
Kudankulam
India Gate


7. Match the following:

God of Small Things Shashi Tharoor
Argumentative Indian Arundhati Roy
Pax Indica N. Natwar Singh
My Experiments with Truth Amartya Sen
One Life is Not Enough M. K. Gandhi

8. Match the following:

State with highest Jammu literacy rate Kashmir
State with highest population Kerala.

State with highest Sikh population Nagaland
State with two capitals Uttar Pradesh
State where English is official language Punjab


9. Match the following places that were important in the National Independence Movement with their
respective state:
Bardoli
Jalianwala Bagh
Champaran
Purl
Satara

10. Match the following:
Recipient of Bharat RatnaAward Arundhati Roy
Recipient of Nobel Prize M. S. Dhoni
Recipient of Oscar R. N. Tagore Award
Recipient ofArjuna A. R. Rahman Award
Recipient of Booker Indira Gandhi Prize

11. In which game the following terms are used? 5
No-ball
Checkmate
Back hand
Penalty Kick
Punch

. 12. Why are the following countries in the news recently?
Ukraine
Iraq
Congo
Afghanistan
Brazil

13. What is the meaning of the following? 5
Virology Gerontology
Oncology
Oceanography
Cartography


14. Explain the following: 10
Why Uranium is used in nuclear reactors?
Why Carbon dioxide is an effective fire . extinguisher?
What is a Black Hole?
What is the name of India's recent mission to Mars?
Why does a stick immersed in water look bent?

15. Write short notes on the provisions made in the following articles of the Indian Constituition: 10
Article -370
Article -275
Article -143
Article -40
Article -14

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16. Write short notes on the following:
Green Revolution
Zero Hour
e-commerce
NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority)
Aadhar