2001: Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service ?
(a) William Bentinck
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Wellesley
(d) Cornwallis
2002: According to the Census 2001, which one of the following Indian States has the maximum population in India after Uttar Pradesh?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Bihar
2003: In the series POQ, SRT, VUW, ? The blank space refers to
(a) XYZ
(b) XZY
(c) YXZ
(d) YZX
2004: What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi movement ?
(a) The partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon
(b) A sentence of 18 months rigorous imprisonment imposed on Lokmanya Tilak
(c) The arrest and deportation of Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh; and passing of the Punjab Colonization Bill
(d) Death sentence pronounced on the Chapekar brothers
2005: Which of the following is not a member of `Gulf Cooperation Council?
(a) Iran
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Oman
(d) Kuwait