Among the following, which one is not a football club ?
- (a)Arsenal
- (b)Aston Villa
- (c)Chelsea
- (d)Monte Carlo
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Official answer(d) Monte Carlo
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342 questions asked in UPSC Prelims.
Consider the following statements : 1. V.K. Krishna Menon Foundation is based in New Delhi. 2. The first recipient of the V.K. Krishna Menon Award is the Chief Justice of India, K.G. Balakrishnan. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- (a)1 only
- (b)2 only
- (c)Both 1 and 2
- (d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Official answer(b) 2 only
A very big refugee camp called Dadaab, recently in the news, is located in
- (a)Ethiopia
- (b)Kenya
- (c)Somalia
- (d)Sudan
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Official answer(b) Kenya
NAMA-11 (Nama-11) group of countries frequently appears in the news in the context of the affairs of which one of the following?
- (a)Nuclear Suppliers Group
- (b)World Bank
- (c)World Economic Forum
- (d)World Trade Organization
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Official answer(d) World Trade Organization
In the latter half of the year 2008, which one of the following countries pulled out of Commonwealth of Independent States?
- (a)Azerbaijan
- (b)Belarus
- (c)Georgia
- (d)Kazakhstan
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Official answer(c) Georgia
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Persons in news) A. Luisa Dias Diogo B. Mwai Kibaki C. Rupiah Banda List II (Countries they belong to) 1. Kenya 2. Mozambique 3. Zambia 4. Zimbabwe
- (a)A-1 B-2 C-3
- (b)A-2 B-1 C-3
- (c)A-2 B-1 C-4
- (d)A-1 B-2 C-4
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Official answer(b) A-2 B-1 C-3
Starting with the Australian Open Lawn Tennis Tournament, which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the other three major Lawn Tennis Tournaments?
- (a)French Open — US Open — Wimbledon
- (b)French Open — Wimbledon — US Open
- (c)Wimbledon — US Open — French Open
- (d)Wimbledon — French Open — US Open
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Official answer(b) French Open — Wimbledon — US Open
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Service/Agency) A. Foreign Intelligence Service B. Ministry of State Security C. Secret Intelligence Service D. The Mossad List-II (Country) 1. Israel 2. Britain 3. China 4. Russia Code:
- (a)A B C D 4 1 2 3
- (b)A B C D 2 3 4 1
- (c)A B C D 4 3 2 1
- (d)A B C D 2 1 4 3
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Official answer(c) A B C D 4 3 2 1
C. Rangarajan has been actively involved in the Pan-Asian Commission addressing to which one of the following issues?
- (a)Promotion of tourism in the Asian region
- (b)Impact of HIV/AIDS in the Asian region
- (c)Promotion of free trade in the Asian region
- (d)Higher technical education in the universities in the Asian region
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Official answer(b) Impact of HIV/AIDS in the Asian region
Which one of the following is correct in respect of Indian football team's performance in the Olympic Games?
- (a)India has never participated in the Olympic Football Tournament
- (b)India played only in the First Round
- (c)India entered only up to the Quarter Finals
- (d)India entered the Semi Finals
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Official answer(d) India entered the Semi Finals
Yom Kippur War was fought between which sides/countries?
- (a)Turkey and Greece
- (b)Serbs and Croats
- (c)Israel, and Arab countries led by Egypt and Syria
- (d)Iran and Iraq
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Official answer(c) Israel, and Arab countries led by Egypt and Syria
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Person) A. Sabyasachi Mukherjee B. Aniruddha Bahal C. Vikram Akula D. Yusuf Hamied List-II (Area) 1. Microfinance loans 2. Pharmaceuticals 3. Fashion designing 4. Investigative journalism
- (a)A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
- (b)A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
- (c)A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
- (d)A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
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Official answer(b) A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
How is Sarosh Zaiwalla well-known as?
- (a)A leading theatre personality
- (b)A leading wildlife photographer
- (c)A leading international legal expert
- (d)A leading orthopaedic surgeon
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Official answer(c) A leading international legal expert
Kim Dae-jung won the Nobel Prize for Peace. He is from which one of the following countries?
- (a)Vietnam
- (b)Cambodia
- (c)South Korea
- (d)Japan
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Official answer(c) South Korea
Which one of the following countries won the Euro Football Tournament, 2004 held in Portugal?
- (a)Italy
- (b)France
- (c)Greece
- (d)Portugal
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Official answer(c) Greece
Cristina Kirchner succeeded her husband to become President of a South American country. Which is that country?
- (a)Chile
- (b)Argentina
- (c)Colombia
- (d)Venezuela
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Official answer(b) Argentina
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Organization) A. Amnesty International B. Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) C. Danube Commission D. European Space Agency List-II (Associated Convention/Person/Place/Headquarters) 1. Viskuli 2. Paris 3. Peter Benenson 4. Belgrade Convention
- (a)A B C D 3 1 4 2
- (b)A B C D 4 2 3 1
- (c)A B C D 3 2 4 1
- (d)A B C D 4 1 3 2
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Official answer(a) A B C D 3 1 4 2
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I (Person) A. K. P. Singh B. Vikram Pandit C. Roopa Farooki D. Kishore Biyani List-II (Area) 1. Banking 2. Fiction writing 3. Retail business 4. Real estate
- (a)A B C D 4 2 1 3
- (b)A B C D 3 1 2 4
- (c)A B C D 3 2 1 4
- (d)A B C D 4 1 2 3
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Official answer(d) A B C D 4 1 2 3
Rajiv Gandhi National Flying Institute is being established in which State?
- (a)Karnataka
- (b)Maharashtra
- (c)Kerala
- (d)Orissa
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Official answer(b) Maharashtra
Who among the following has been the Captain of the Indian team in Cricket Test Matches for the maximum number of times?
- (a)Sunil Gavaskar
- (b)Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
- (c)Saurav Ganguly
- (d)Mohammad Azharuddin
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Official answer(c) Saurav Ganguly
Consider the following statements: 1. The Nuclear Suppliers Group has 24 countries as its members. 2. India is a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)1 only
- (b)2 only
- (c)Both 1 and 2
- (d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Official answer(d) Neither 1 nor 2
‘Hand-in-Hand 2007’, a joint anti-terrorism military training was held by the officers of the Indian Army and officers of Army of which one of the following countries?
- (a)China
- (b)Japan
- (c)Russia
- (d)USA
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Official answer(a) China
Elizabeth Hawley is well-known for her writings relating to which one of the following?
- (a)Historical monuments in India
- (b)Regional dances in India
- (c)Himalayan expeditions
- (d)Wildlife in India
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Official answer(c) Himalayan expeditions
Where are the headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) located?
- (a)Dubai
- (b)Jeddah
- (c)Islamabad
- (d)Ankara
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Official answer(b) Jeddah
Which one of the following is NOT a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?
- (a)Russia
- (b)Kazakhstan
- (c)Ukraine
- (d)Uzbekistan
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Official answer(c) Ukraine