In which country is the committee which selects winners for Nobel Peace Prize located?
- (a)Norway
- (b)Sweden
- (c)Finland
- (d)Denmark
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Official answer(a) Norway
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342 questions asked in UPSC Prelims.
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Person) A. Ela Bhatt B. Mahasweta Devi C. Ebrahim Alkazi D. Vijay Govindarajan List II (Area of work) 1. Theatre training 2. Women’s labour sector 3. Management teaching 4. Litterateur and Social Worker for the country’s tribal communities Codes:
- (a)A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
- (b)A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
- (c)A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
- (d)A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
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Official answer(b) A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (Person) A. Chandra B. Amrita Patel C. Indra Nooyi D. Piyush Pandey List II (Organization / Area of work) 1. Advertising 2. Banking 3. Dairy Development 4. Pepsi Co. A B C D
- (a)2 1 4 3
- (b)4 3 2 1
- (c)2 3 4 1
- (d)4 1 2 3
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Official answer(c) 2 3 4 1
Consider the following statements: 1. Kofi Annan – the UN Secretary-General is from Nigeria. 2. Kofi Annan is the first UN Secretary-General to be appointed from the ranks of the United Nations staff. 3. Kofi Annan was appointed for a second term to the office of the UN Secretary-General. Which of the statements given above are correct?
- (a)1, 2 and 3
- (b)1 and 2 only
- (c)2 and 3 only
- (d)1 and 3 only
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Official answer(c) 2 and 3 only
Which one of the following countries is not a participant team in the Football World Cup-2006 to be held in Germany in July 2006?
- (a)Russia
- (b)Togo
- (c)Ivory Coast
- (d)Switzerland
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Official answer(a) Russia
Consider the following statements: 1. The Nobel Prize Awarding Ceremony takes place on December 10 every year. 2. The Nobel Prize for Literature was added later on to the other five areas – Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Peace and Economics. 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(a) 1 only
What is Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)?
- (a)An agency formed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to check misuse of drugs by sports persons
- (b)A non-governmental organization which specializes in international humanitarian aid and emergency medical assistance
- (c)An organization to develop applications of nanotechnology in medicine
- (d)An organization of medical practitioners funded by the European Union which carries out research against spread of AIDS
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Official answer(b) A non-governmental organization which specializes in international humanitarian aid and emergency medical assistance
Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Nordic Council?
- (a)Norway
- (b)Denmark
- (c)Iceland
- (d)United Kingdom
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Official answer(d) United Kingdom
Match items in the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Country) (A) Netherlands (B) Ukraine (C) Poland (D) Japan List II (Name of Parliament) 1. Diet 2. States General 3. Supreme Council 4. Sejm
- (a)A–4 B–1 C–2 D–3
- (b)A–2 B–3 C–4 D–1
- (c)A–4 B–3 C–2 D–1
- (d)A–2 B–1 C–4 D–3
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Official answer(b) A–2 B–3 C–4 D–1
Who among the following is the President of the FICCI?
- (a)Sunil Mittal
- (b)Brijmohan Lal Munjal
- (c)Onkar S. Kanwar
- (d)Vivek Burman
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Official answer(c) Onkar S. Kanwar
Which one of the following is the landmark performance of Dr. V. Mohan Reddy, an Indian born doctor working in USA, during February, 2005
- (a)Research on human stem cell which is likely to revolutionise treatment of deadly disease like cancer
- (b)Successful open heart procedure called arterial switch performed on an infant
- (c)Research on genetic engineering which can help in treatment of deadly disease like AIDS
- (d)Successful brain surgery to revive the function of nearly dead brain of a premature born infant
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Official answer(b) Successful open heart procedure called arterial switch performed on an infant
Which countries played in the Lawn Tennis Davis Cup Final in the year 2004?
- (a)Switzerland and United States of America
- (b)Spain and United States of America
- (c)Australia and Argentina
- (d)Sweden and Belgium
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Official answer(b) Spain and United States of America
Which one of the following was probed by the Liberhan Commission?
- (a)Cricket match fixing
- (b)Best Bakery Case
- (c)Tehelka tapes Case
- (d)Demolition of the disputed structure at Ayodhya
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Official answer(d) Demolition of the disputed structure at Ayodhya
Match List-I (Distinguished Person) with List-II (Achievement/Known as) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (A) Guenter Grass (B) Trevor Huddleston (C) Dicky Dolma (D) Kim Campbell List II 1. First woman Prime Minister of Canada 2. Nobel Prize winner for literature 3. Leading campaigner against apartheid in South Africa 4. Youngest woman to climb the Mt. Everest 5. American violinist
- (a)A 5 B 3 C 2 D 1
- (b)A 2 B 3 C 4 D 1
- (c)A 5 B 3 C 4 D 2
- (d)A 2 B 1 C 3 D 5
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Official answer(b) A 2 B 3 C 4 D 1
Consider the following statements: 1. The Charter of the United Nations Organization was adopted at Geneva, Switzerland in June 1945. 2. India was admitted to the United Nations Organization in the year 1945. 3. The Trusteeship Council of the United Nations Organization was established to look after the affairs of territories detached from Japan and Italy after the Second World War or such territories not under the control of a country at that time. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)1, 2 and 3
- (b)2 only
- (c)1 and 3
- (d)3 only
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Official answer(c) 1 and 3
(c (should read "2 and 3"))
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Distinguished Person) (A) B.V. Rao (B) C.K. Prahlad (C) John Kurien (D) Kiran Karnik List II (Area of Work) 1. Automobiles Manufacture 2. Fisheries Economy 3. Information Technology and Software 4. Poultry Farming 5. Management Science
- (a)A 2 B 5 C 1 D 3
- (b)A 4 B 3 C 2 D 5
- (c)A 2 B 3 C 1 D 5
- (d)A 4 B 5 C 2 D 3
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Official answer(d) A 4 B 5 C 2 D 3
Recently, to which of the following countries did India offer to build a Buddha Temple?
- (a)China
- (b)Myanmar
- (c)Thailand
- (d)Vietnam
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Official answer(a) China
Which one of the following is not an ASEAN member?
- (a)Cambodia
- (b)China
- (c)Laos
- (d)Philippines
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Official answer(b) China
Consider the following statements : 1. Second World Buddhist Summit was held in Bangkok in November–December, 2004 2. World Punjabi Conference was held in Jalandhar in December, 2004 3. 4th Meeting of the SAARC, Trade Ministers was held in Islamabad in November, 2004 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)1 only
- (b)1 and 2
- (c)2 and 3
- (d)1, 2 and 3
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Official answer(c) 2 and 3
Consider the following statements : 1. The Parliament of Russia is called Federal Assembly. 2. The Council of the Federation in the Russian Parliament is the lower house 3. The name of the upper house in the Russian Parliament is State Duma. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a)1, 2 and 3
- (b)1 and 2
- (c)2 and 3
- (d)1 only
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Official answer(d) 1 only
Of which one of the following games is Shanmugham Venkatesh an outstanding player?
- (a)Table tennis
- (b)Hockey
- (c)Football
- (d)Basketball
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Official answer(c) Football
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
- (a)Southern Air Command – Thiruvananthapuram
- (b)Eastern Naval Command – Visakhapatnam
- (c)Armoured Corps Centre and School – Jabalpur
- (d)Army Medical Corps Centre and School – Lucknow
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Official answer(c) Armoured Corps Centre and School – Jabalpur
Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched? Publication — Group 1. Sportstar — The Hindu publication group 2. Business-world — ABP group 3. The Week — Malayala Manorama publication group 4. Reader’s Digest — Indian Express publication group Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- (a)1, 2, 3 and 4
- (b)1, 2 and 3
- (c)2 and 4
- (d)1 and 3
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Official answer(b) 1, 2 and 3
Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched? Enterprise — Industrial Group 1. VSNL — Bharti Group 2. Mundra Special Economic Zone Ltd — Adani Group 3. CMC Ltd — Tata Group 4. IPCL — Reliance Group Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- (a)1, 2 and 3
- (b)3 and 4
- (c)1, 2 and 4
- (d)2, 3 and 4
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Official answer(d) 2, 3 and 4
In which country is Bandung, where the Conference of African and Asian nations was held which led to establishing Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), situated?
- (a)Thailand
- (b)Egypt
- (c)Indonesia
- (d)Philippines
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Official answer(c) Indonesia