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UPSC Prelims 2005

150 questions, in the order they were asked.

2005 · Q34Indian EconomyInfrastructure & Industrymoderate

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

  1. (a)Rourkela Steel Plant, the first integrated steel plant in the Public Sector of India was set up with the Soviet Union collaboration
  2. (b)Salem Steel Plant is a premier producer of stainless steel in India.
  3. (c)Maharashtra Elektrosmelt Ltd. is a subsidiary of the Steel Authority of India Ltd.
  4. (d)Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is a unit of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.
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Official answer(a) Rourkela Steel Plant, the first integrated steel plant in the Public Sector of India was set up with the Soviet Union collaboration

2005 · Q35Indian EconomyInfrastructure & Industrymoderate

Match items in the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Person) (A) V.R.S. Natrajan (B) A.K. Puri (C) V. Thulasidas (D) Jogdish Khattar List II (Organization) 1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited 2. Air India 3. Maruti Udyog Limited 4. Bharat Earth Movers Limited 5. Indian Space Research Organization

  1. (a)A 2 B 3 C 5 D 1
  2. (b)A 4 B 1 C 2 D 3
  3. (c)A 2 B 1 C 5 D 3
  4. (d)A 4 B 3 C 2 D 1
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Official answer(b) A 4 B 1 C 2 D 3

2005 · Q36Medieval HistoryEuropean Powers & Early Colonial Contactsmoderate

Which one of the following is the correct statement?

  1. (a)The modern Kochi was a Dutch colony till India’s independence.
  2. (b)The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi.
  3. (c)The modern Kochi was first a Dutch colony before the Portuguese took over from them.
  4. (d)The modern Kochi never became a part of the British colony.
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Official answer(b) The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi.

2005 · Q44Current AffairsAwards & Honoursmoderate

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

  1. (a)A 5 B 3 C 2 D 1
  2. (b)A 2 B 3 C 4 D 1
  3. (c)A 5 B 3 C 4 D 2
  4. (d)A 2 B 1 C 3 D 5
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Official answer(b) A 2 B 3 C 4 D 1

2005 · Q45Current AffairsInternational Organisations & GroupingsmoderateAnswer disputed

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?

  1. (a)1, 2 and 3
  2. (b)2 only
  3. (c)1 and 3
  4. (d)3 only
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Official answer(c) 1 and 3

(c (should read "2 and 3"))

2005 · Q46Current AffairsBusiness & Economymoderate

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

  1. (a)A 2 B 5 C 1 D 3
  2. (b)A 4 B 3 C 2 D 5
  3. (c)A 2 B 3 C 1 D 5
  4. (d)A 4 B 5 C 2 D 3
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Official answer(d) A 4 B 5 C 2 D 3

2005 · Q47Indian PolityJudiciarymoderate

Consider the following statements: 1. The Parliament cannot enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India as its jurisdiction is limited to that conferred by the Constitution. 2. The officers and servants of the Supreme Court and High Courts are appointed by the concerned Chief Justice and the administrative expenses are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (a)1 only
  2. (b)2 only
  3. (c)Both 1 and 2
  4. (d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Official answer(b) 2 only

2005 · Q50Indian PolityFederalism & Centre–State Relationsdifficult

Consider the following statements: 1. Articles 371A to 371I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa. 2. Constitution of India and the United States of America can envisage a dual policy (the Union and the States) but a single citizenship. 3. A naturalized citizen of India can never be deprived of his citizenship. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (a)1, 2 and 3
  2. (b)1 and 3
  3. (c)3 only
  4. (d)1 only
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Official answer(d) 1 only