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The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1.	I was the first Republican President of the United States. I was in office during the Civil War, and issued the Emancipation Proclamation. My face is featured on the penny. Who am I?
(1)	James Garfield
(2)	John Adams
(3)	Abraham Lincoln
(4)	George Washington
2.	Born, Leslie Lynch King Jr, he became the 38th President of the US. He was the first president not elected by the people to become president. He served as both Vice-President and President, but was not elected to either office. Two attempts were made to assasinate him and he also became the first president to pardon a former president. How do we know him better?
(1)	Gerald ford
(2)	Lyndon Johnson
(3)	James Carter
(4)	Ronald Regan
3.	He wrote a large part of the declaration of Independence demanding freedom. He was the first President to be elected unanimously by the Electoral College and he gave the shortest inaugural speech. He was President for two terms and refused a third term. Who is he?
(1)	George Washington
(2)	Thomas Jefferson
(3)	James Madison
(4)	John Adams
4.	One of the only two presidents to sign the Declaration of Independence, he is credited with several inventions, including the swivel chair, a pedometer and a letter-copying machine. Identify this President.
(1)	George Washington
(2)	Thomas Jefferson
(3)	John Adams
(4)	Andrew Jackson
5.	The constituion of America states that the President is limited to two full terms, but if the President comes to power through the line of sucession, and there is _____ years or less remaining in that term, he may serve another two full terms (8 years). Thus, according to the constitution, what is the maximum number of years a person can serve as President?
(1)	12
(2)	11
(3)	10
(4)	9
6.	George W Bush lost both the electoral and popular votes but still became the President. Two other candidates have become the President in a similar manner, one was Rutherford B Hayes, who was the other (he was the first to have become the President in such a manner)?
(1)	John Quincy Adams
(2)	James Monroe
(3)	James Madison
(4)	John Adams
7.	Before the Clinton administration only one other President was impeached by the House of Representatives, who was he?
(1)	Andrew Johnson
(2)	Richard Nixon
(3)	James Buchanan
(4)	John F Kennedy
8.	This President led the United States during The Great Depression and World War II. On becoming US President, he said "I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask your help, and God's". He was the first U.S. president to fly while in office. He suffered from polio and was completely paralyzed from the hips down. In private, he always used a wheelchair. When he had to make public appearances, the events were choreographed to hide his paraplegia. He was the 32nd president of the United States. Who?
(1)	Theodore Roosevelt
(2)	Franklin D. Roosevelt
(3)	Herbert Hoover
(4)	Harry S Truman
9.	Four US presidents have been assasinated till date. Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated. William McKinley and John F Kennedy are two others. One other president was shot in the back but actually died several months later because of an infection caused by his doctors who poked and prodded him to try to find the bullet and get it out. Who was this unfortunate president?
(1)	Woodrow Wilson
(2)	James Buchanan
(3)	Grover Cleveland
(4)	James Garfield
10.	George W Bush is the 43rd President of the United states. However, not all the Presidents have been 'elected'. How many of the 43 Presidents have been elected?
(1)	40
(2)	39
(3)	42
(4)	41

Answer Key
(1)	3		(6)	1
(2)	1		(7)	1
(3)	1		(8)	2
(4)	2		(9)	4
(5)	3		(10)	3

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The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1.	The venue for the 2004, 2008 Olympics is ?
(1)	Beijing and London
(2)	Athens and London
(3)	Athens and Beijing
(4)	Atlanta and Beijing
2.	In the 1900 Olympics, a London University student, originally from Calcutta won two silvers, in the 200 m and hurdles. He was not representing India officially but was the first Indian athlete ever to win an Olympic medal. In fact, he was the first ever Asian to win an Olympic medal. Who was he?
(1)	Norman Pritchard
(2)	Kashaba Jhadav
(3)	Alvin Kraenzlein
(4)	Konrad Staheli
3.	When was the Indian Olympic Association formed?
(1)	1930
(2)	1927
(3)	1948
(4)	1924
4.	Which nation's national anthem is played at the closing ceremony of the Olympics?
(1)	Greece
(2)	Host nation
(3)	Winning nation
(4)	Nation to host the next year's olympics.
5.	India remained undefeated in hockey in the Olympics, between 1928 and 1956 and won 6 consecutive gold medals. During this period, India played 24 matches, won all 24, scored 178 goals and conceded only 7 goals. However, India has won 2 more gold medals in hockey after this period. In which of the following 2 years did they win this?
(1)	1968 and 1976
(2)	1964 and 1968
(3)	1968 and 1980
(4)	1964 and 1980
6.	Apart from Australia, Great Britain, France and Greece which is the only other country to have taken part in all the summer Olympics since 1896?
(1)	Germany
(2)	Switzerland
(3)	China
(4)	Sweden
7.	Who is the current president of the International Olympic Committee?
(1)	Lord Killanin
(2)	Juan Antonio Samaranch
(3)	Baron de Coubertin Jr.
(4)	Jacques Rogge
8.	Which of the following items was not given to event winners at the first modern Olympics held in Athens in 1896?
(1)	Gold medal
(2)	Silver medal
(3)	Olive branches
(4)	Diploma
9.	The tradition of hanging the Olympic medals around the necks of the victors was started in which year? In the initial years, the medals were suspended on a chain of laurel leaves whereas a ribbon is used in the present days.
(1)	1948, London
(2)	1956, Melbourne
(3)	1960, Rome
(4)	1968, Mexico
10.	Two women Mary D'souza, a sprinter and Nilima Ghose, a hurdler represented India in the Olympics in 1952, which was the first time Indian women participated in the Olmpics. Who was the first indian woman to win an Olympic medal?
(1)	Kunjarani Devi
(2)	Karnam Malleswari
(3)	Sanamacha Chanu
(4)	P.T. Usha

Answer Key
(1)	3		(6)	2
(2)	1		(7)	4
(3)	2		(8)	1
(4)	1		(9)	3
(5)	4		(10)	2

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The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1.	Which management guru who devised the concept for the assembly line has also won the US tennis doubles championship?
(1)	Spencer Gore
(2)	Henry Fayol
(3)	Frederick Winslow Taylor
(4)	Rod Laver
2.	In tennis, what does the term Bagel mean?
(1)	A game which is won with opponent on 0.
(2)	A set won 6-0
(3)	A match without losing a set
(4)	A game won after deuce
3.	In which of the following years did Ivan Lendl win his first wimbeldon championship?
(1)	1983
(2)	1989
(3)	1985
(4)	None of these
4.	How many grand slam singles titles has Steffi Graf won?
(1)	24
(2)	22
(3)	23
(4)	18
5.	Who won the Tata open singles in 2003?
(1)	Guillermo Canas
(2)	Michael Tabara
(3)	Paradorn Srichapan
(4)	Karol Kucera
6.	What is the term used to refer to the court area between the singles and doubles lines?
(1)	Strip
(2)	Pathway
(3)	Alley
(4)	Sidebox
7.	Which is the only Grand slam tournament that allows fifth set tiebreaker?
(1)	Australian Open
(2)	French Open
(3)	Wimbledon
(4)	U.S. Open
8.	The Australian open is played in
(1)	Melbourne
(2)	Sydney
(3)	Canberra
(4)	Adelaide
9.	Who is the first indian to have won the Junior's Wimbledon title?
(1)	Leander Paes
(2)	Ramesh Krishnan
(3)	Ramanathan Krishnan
(4)	Vijay Amritraj
10.	The surface for the U.S open is
(1)	Red clay
(2)	Grass
(3)	Synthetic hard court
(4)	Acrylic cement

Answer Key
(1)	3		(6)	3
(2)	2		(7)	4
(3)	4		(8)	1
(4)	2		(9)	3
(5)	3		(10)	4

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The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1.	Who is the chairman of Tata Teleservices?
(1)	Ratan Tata
(2)	R. Gopalakrishnan
(3)	F.A.Vandrevala
(4)	N. S . Ramachandran
2.	Who is the managing director of Hindalco?
(1)	Kumar Managalam Birla
(2)	D. Bhattacharya
(3)	Rajashree Birla
(4)	K. N. Bhandari
3.	Who is the managing director of Hero Honda?
(1)	Pawan Munjal
(2)	Brijmohan Lall Munjal
(3)	Akio Kazausa
(4)	Om Prakash Munjal
4.	Who is the Chairman of Future Software Ltd?
(1)	S. Ravikumar
(2)	Sarbpreet Singh
(3)	R. Kannan
(4)	K V Ramani
5.	Who is the executive director and CEO of Bombay Stock Exchange?
(1)	Dr. Manoj Vaish
(2)	S. Jambunathan
(3)	Rajnikant Patel
(4)	Ameet R Dalal
6.	Who is the Chairman of Philips India?
(1)	Vineet Kaul
(2)	John Bruce Inglis
(3)	S.M. Datta
(4)	S. Venkatramani
7.	Who is the managing director of Crompton Greaves India Ltd?
(1)	S.M. Trehan
(2)	K. Thapar
(3)	G. Thapar
(4)	K. K. Nohria
8.	Who is the chairman of Wockhardt Pharmaceuticals?
(1)	Nusli Wadia
(2)	H.F. Khorakiwala
(3)	H.K. Dharuwala
(4)	None of these
9.	Who is the chairman of Jet Airways?
(1)	Atul Nishar
(2)	Rajiv Nayyar
(3)	Naresh Goyal
(4)	Ashok Wadwa
10.	Who is the chairman of Bharti Enterprises?
(1)	Sanjiv Mittal
(2)	Sunil Mittal
(3)	Ajay Mittal
(4)	Rajneesh Kapoor

Answer Key
(1)	3		(6)	3
(2)	2		(7)	1
(3)	1		(8)	2
(4)	4		(9)	3
(5)	1		(10)	2

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The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1.	'Argues sharply in the courtroom. Composes new-age jazz. Drives a ____. What makes you interesting?' is the tag line which of the following brands?
(1)	Maruti Versa
(2)	Bajaj Pulsar
(3)	Fiat Palio
(4)	Maruti Wagon R
2.	'Not just any bat. Not just any milk' (words from Rahul Dravid in the TV ad) - Which product does he promote?
(1)	Amulya milk
(2)	Heritage milk
(3)	Britannia Milkman
(4)	Nestle Pure milk
3.	" Ban jaye dil ki baat. Haan ji!" was the tag line used in a TV commercial. Which brand did it represent?
(1)	Little hearts
(2)	Archies
(3)	Nokia
(4)	Reliance India Mobile
4.	'Leadership through listening' - is the tag line of which corporate communication?
(1)	Bennett Coleman
(2)	Malayala Manorama
(3)	Tata
(4)	Hyundai
5.	"It's the Car of the Year. Other cars remained nominees." Which brand sports this tag line?
(1)	Mahindra Scorpio
(2)	Fiat Palio
(3)	Tata Indigo
(4)	Chevrolet Optra
6.	'We cover you. At every step in life' Which Insurance company do you associate this tag line with?
(1)	ICICI Prudential
(2)	HDFC Standard Life
(3)	Aviva
(4)	Allainz Bajaj
7.	'Amnesia. Now in a 48 hour package,' is used by the following brand.
(1)	Seagram's Hundred Pipers
(2)	Goa Tourism
(3)	Kerala Tourism
(4)	Pondichery Tourism
8.	'Emotionally yours'
(1)	Taj Resorts
(2)	Air Sahara
(3)	Reid & Taylor
(4)	Samsonite
9.	'It's who you are' - is the tag line of
(1)	De Beers
(2)	World Gold Council
(3)	Platinum
(4)	Asmi Diamonds
10.	'We are all born equal. With an ________ , that's where the similiarity ends'
(1)	IBM Think Pad
(2)	Ericsson
(3)	i mac
(4)	None of these

Answer Key
(1)	4		(6)	1
(2)	3		(7)	4
(3)	3		(8)	2
(4)	4		(9)	3
(5)	1		(10)	1

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1. What was the first US consumer product to
be sold in Russia?
1) Soda pop
2) Popcorn
3) Potato wafers
4) Bubble gum
2. This man began life as an instructor in a fire
brigade workshop. Later he went on to become
an ace racer, before designing and building
what is today a celebrated and respected brand
in the global automotive circuit. Who is he?
1) Carlo Guzzi
2) Ettore Bugatti
3) Enzo Ferrari
4) Ferdinand Porsche
3. The word “Tycoonescu” was coined to
describe which sports personality turned
businessman?
1) Ilie Nastase
2) Bjorn Borg
3) Rene Lacoste
4) Ion Tiriac
4. Which company owns the brand 'Thirty
Plus'?
1) Morepen Laboratories
2) Ajanta Pharmaceuticals
3) Gufic Laboratories
4) IPCA
5. “We're making the world feel better” is the
trademarked baseline of which company?
1) Warner Lambert
2) Merck
3) Novartis
4) Hoechst
drink brands Sprint, Thrill and Rush in India?
1) Pure Drinks
2) McDowell’s
3) Parle Exports
4) Duke’s
7. In the late-70s and early-80s, an Indian TV
commercial showed the famous Pamela
Bordes on a safari in Kaziranga. Which brand
did the TVC promote?
1) Elpar Suitings
2) Agfa film
3) Four Square cigarettes
4) Nescafe
8. Which company owns the Boroline brand?
1) Dey's Medical
2) Bengal Chemicals
3) A. Sarkar & Sons
4) G.D. Pharmaceuticals
9. What was unique about Time magazine's
Man of the Year for 1952?
1) The Man of the Year was a woman -
Queen Elizabeth II
2) Time declared two men as the Man of
the Year - Josip Broz Tito and Dag
Hammarskjold
3) It is the only year that Time did not
credit anyone with that honour
4) Time assigned the honour to all the
soldiers who fought in World War II
10. In 1850, Henry Waterman invented
something - as a solution for transporting flour -
which is of common use today. What was this
invention?
1) The conveyor belt
2) The tractor trailer
3) The cable car
4) The elevator



1. 1
2. 3
3. 4
4. 2
5. 1
6 2
7. 4
8 4
9 1
10. 4

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The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1. Which company owns the Cavenders brand of cigarettes?
(1) ITC
(2) Phillip Morris
(3) Godfrey Phillips
(4) VST

2. One of the following liquor brands is not owned by the UB group.
(1) Red Riband (Vodka)
(2) Aristocrat
(3) McDowell
(4) Royal Reserve

3. Which company owns the Ezee brand of liquid detergent?
(1) Henkel
(2) Reckitt Benckiser
(3) Sara Lee
(4) Godrej

4. Who group owns the Tropicana brands?
(1) Coca Cola
(2) Pepsico
(3) Nestle
(4) Schweppes

5. Which of the following brands is not owned by the Pepsico group?
(1) Quaker
(2) Tropicana
(3) Lays
(4) Canada Dry

6. The Max confectionery brands are owned by
(1) Parry Confectioneries
(2) Cadburys
(3) Nestle
(4) Hindustan Levers Limited

7. Which of the following brands does not belong to Marico?
(1) Parachute
(2) Mediker
(3) Shanti Thanda
(4) Nihar

8. Which company owns the Sweekar brand?
(1) ITC Agro
(2) HLL
(3) Marico
(4) Godrej

9. Which of the following brand of garments is not from the A V Birla group?
(1) Louis Philippe
(2) Peter England
(3) Excalibur
(4) SF Jeans

10. Which of the following sub brands is not owned by Asian Paints?
(1) Excel
(2) Tractor
(3) Utsav
(4) Touchwood

Answer Key
(1) 3 (6) 4
(2) 2 (7) 4
(3) 4 (8) 3
(4) 2 (9) 3
(5) 4 (10) 1

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1. The
BBC calls him “The World’s Brand
Futurist”. Who is he?
1) Martin Lindstorm
2) Al Ries
3) Naomi Klein
4) Philip Kotler
2. ______________ raised $2 billion
through the largest bond issue by an Indian
bank in September 2007
1) State Bank of India
2) HDFC Bank
3) Kotak Mahindra Bank
4) ICICI Bank
3. “The World’s Networking Company” is
the service mark of which of these?
1) AT&T
2) Nortel
3) Ericsson
4) Cisco Systems
4. “Brady Bonds” were created in 1989
following debt defaults by several
___________ countries in the mid-1980s.
1) Asian
2) Latin American
3) European
4) African
5. Government of India Bonds are
usually issued ___________
1) At a face value of Rs 100
2) At a face value of Rs 50
3) At a premium to the face value of
Rs 100
4) At a discount to the face value of
Rs 50
6. With which of these pens would you
associate “the White Dot”?
1) Cross
2) Sheaffer
3) Waterman
4) Mont Blanc
7. The “Methuselah” bond has a maturity of
________ years.
1) 10
2) 25
3) 35
4) 50
8. Which of these is the best known brand
of Devanlay SA?
1) Evian
2) Lacoste
3) Garnier
4) Hershey
9. _____________ was the first Indian
company to raise money internationally, by
issuing bonds with a maturity of 100 years
in 1997.
1) TISCO
2) Grasim
3) Reliance Industries
4) Infosys Technologies
10. Among these indices, the
___________ has the highest market
capitalisation (In US Dollar terms)
1) Nikkei 225
2) TSE 100
3) Dow Jones Industrials
4) Brazil Bovespa



1. 1
2. 4
3. 1
4. 2
5. 1
6 2
7. 4
8 2
9 3
10. 3

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The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1. What is the currency of Afghanistan?
(1) Riyal
(2) Dollars
(3) Lek
(4) Afghani

2. What is the currency of Austria?
(1) Pound
(2) Schilling
(3) Franc
(4) Mark

3. Pula is the currency of which country?
(1) Bermuda
(2) Botswana
(3) Brazil
(4) Angola

4. Which of the following countries does not have Peso as its currency?
(1) Chile
(2) Dominican Republic
(3) Ecuador
(4) Colombia

5. What is the currency of Iran?
(1) Rial
(2) Dinar
(3) Dirham
(4) Rupiah

6. What is the currency of Czech Republic?
(1) Krone
(2) Krona
(3) Koruna
(4) None of these

7. Which of the following countries has Franc as its currency?
(1) Gautemala
(2) Ghana
(3) Luxembourg
(4) Bulgaria

8. Which of the following African country has Pound as its currency?
(1) Turkey
(2) Sudan
(3) Lebanon
(4) None of these

9. What is the currency of Malaysia?
(1) Ringgit
(2) Dollars
(3) Yuan
(4) Rupiah

10. Which of the following countries also has Rupee as its currency in addition to India?
(1) Morocco
(2) Mauritius
(3) Bangladesh
(4) Mali

Answer Key
(1) 4 (6) 3
(2) 2 (7) 3
(3) 2 (8) 4
(4) 3 (9) 1
(5) 1 (10) 2

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The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1.	What is the capital Algeria?
(1)	Algeria city
(2)	Algiers
(3)	Algeria la Vella
(4)	Baku
2.	What is the capital of Croatia?
(1)	Zagreb
(2)	Yerevan
(3)	Accra
(4)	Koror
3.	Which is the capital of Georgia?
(1)	Saint George's
(2)	George Town
(3)	Tbilisi
(4)	Lusaka
4.	Harare is the capital city of
(1)	Zaire
(2)	Zimbabwe
(3)	Trinidad and Tobago
(4)	None of these
5.	Which is the capital of Jamaica?
(1)	Kingston
(2)	Saint John's
(3)	Nassau
(4)	Baku
6.	Which of the following countries does not have the word "Saint" as part of the name of its capital city?
(1)	Antigua and Barbuda
(2)	Grenada
(3)	Vatican City
(4)	All of these
7.	Which of the following countries does not have a part of their name as part of the name of the capital city of the country?
(1)	Panama
(2)	Guatemala
(3)	San Marino
(4)	None of these
8.	Which is the judicial capital of South Africa?
(1)	Pretoria
(2)	Cape Town
(3)	Bloemfontein
(4)	Johannesburg
9.	Which is the capital of Australia?
(1)	Sydney
(2)	Melbourne
(3)	Canberra
(4)	Wellingdon
10.	Which is the capital city of Denmark?
(1)	Holland
(2)	Helsinki
(3)	Copenhagen
(4)	Budapest

Answer Key
(1)	2		(6)	3
(2)	1		(7)	4
(3)	3		(8)	3
(4)	2		(9)	3
(5)	1		(10)	3

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The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1.	What is the capital Algeria?
(1)	Algeria city
(2)	Algiers
(3)	Algeria la Vella
(4)	Baku
2.	What is the capital of Croatia?
(1)	Zagreb
(2)	Yerevan
(3)	Accra
(4)	Koror
3.	Which is the capital of Georgia?
(1)	Saint George's
(2)	George Town
(3)	Tbilisi
(4)	Lusaka
4.	Harare is the capital city of
(1)	Zaire
(2)	Zimbabwe
(3)	Trinidad and Tobago
(4)	None of these
5.	Which is the capital of Jamaica?
(1)	Kingston
(2)	Saint John's
(3)	Nassau
(4)	Baku
6.	Which of the following countries does not have the word "Saint" as part of the name of its capital city?
(1)	Antigua and Barbuda
(2)	Grenada
(3)	Vatican City
(4)	All of these
7.	Which of the following countries does not have a part of their name as part of the name of the capital city of the country?
(1)	Panama
(2)	Guatemala
(3)	San Marino
(4)	None of these
8.	Which is the judicial capital of South Africa?
(1)	Pretoria
(2)	Cape Town
(3)	Bloemfontein
(4)	Johannesburg
9.	Which is the capital of Australia?
(1)	Sydney
(2)	Melbourne
(3)	Canberra
(4)	Wellingdon
10.	Which is the capital city of Denmark?
(1)	Holland
(2)	Helsinki
(3)	Copenhagen
(4)	Budapest

Answer Key
(1)	2		(6)	3
(2)	1		(7)	4
(3)	3		(8)	3
(4)	2		(9)	3
(5)	1		(10)	3

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The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1.	Who is the Governor of Maharastra?
(1)	Babu Parmanand
(2)	Vijai K. Kapoor
(3)	Mohd. Fazal
(4)	Kidarnath Sahani
2.	Mr. Surjit Singh Barnala is the governor of which state?
(1)	Assam
(2)	Andhra Pradesh
(3)	Chattisgarh
(4)	Bihar
3.	How many former Judges are presently governors of Indian states?
(1)	3
(2)	5
(3)	0
(4)	None of these
4.	Who is the governor of Meghalaya?
(1)	Mundakkal Matthew Jacob
(2)	Vijai K. Kapoor
(3)	P S Ramamohan Rao
(4)	Justice Om Prakash Verma
5.	Who is governor of Punjab?
(1)	Mundakkal Matthew Jacob
(2)	Vijai K. Kapoor
(3)	P S Ramamohan Rao
(4)	Justice Om Prakash Verma
6.	Mr. K.M.Seth is the governor of which state?
(1)	Jharkhand
(2)	Andaman & Nicobar Islands
(3)	Chattisgarh
(4)	Bihar
7.	One of the following is not the governor of a North-Eastern state?
(1)	Ajai Singh
(2)	Arvind Dave
(3)	Amolak Rathan Kohli
(4)	Sikander Bakht
8.	One of the following is not the governor of a South Indian (Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh)state?
(1)	Sikander Bakht
(2)	M.M. Rajendran
(3)	T.N. Chaturvedi
(4)	Surjit Singh Barnala
9.	Who is the governor of West Bengal?
(1)	M.M. Rajendran
(2)	Amolak Rathan Kohli
(3)	Viren J. Shah
(4)	Ajai Singh
10.	One of the following is not the governor of the newly formed states of Jharkand, Chattisgarh and Uttaranchal?
(1)	Justice Manadagadde Rama Jois
(2)	K.M. Seth
(3)	Sudershan Agarwal
(4)	Ved Marwah

Answer Key
(1)	3		(6)	3
(2)	2		(7)	4
(3)	1		(8)	2
(4)	1		(9)	3
(5)	4		(10)	1