UPSC General Studies Prelims Paper 2006

December 28, 2023

3 Comments

By DR. B.P. SINGH

1. Match List . 1 with List . II and select the correct answer

using the code given below the lists :

List . I

(National Park/ Wildlife Sanctuary)

A. Chandra Prabha

B. Karera

C. Jaisamand

D. Nahargarh

List . II

(Nearby Town)

1. Jaipur

2. Jhansi

3. Agra

4. Varanasi

5. Udaipur

A B C D

(a) 4 1 5 2

(b) 5 2 3 1

(d) 5 1 3 2

2. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

Well . known Company Major Area of Work

(a) Adobe Systems India : Software

(b) Sasken : Communication technology

(d) Sunthite : Export of spices

3. Match List . I with Likst . II and select the correct answer

using the code given below the lists :

List . I List . II

(Place of (State) Archaeological Monument)

A. Sisupalgarh 1. Assam

B. Piprahwa 2. Manipur

C. Goalpara 3. Orissa

D. Bishnupur 4. Uttar Pradesh

A B C D

(a) 2 4 1 3

(b) 2 1 4 3

(d) 3 1 4 2

4. In which one among the following is the speed of sound

maximum ?

(a) Air at 0ºC (b) Air at 100ºC

5. Consider the following chemicals :

1. Benzene

2. Carbon tetrachloride

3. Sodium Carbonate

4. Trichloroethylene

Which of the above is/are used as dry cleaning chemicals ?

(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only

6. Consider the following statements :

1. Caffeine, a constituent of tea and coffee is a diuretic.

2. Citric acid is used in soft drinks.

3. Ascorbic acid is essential for the formation of bones and teeth.

4. Citric acid is a good substitution for ascorbic acid in our nutrition.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

(a) 1 and 2, only (b) 1, 2 and 3, only

7. Which one of the following subjects is under the Union List

in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of Indian ?

(a) Regulation of labour and safety in mines and oilfields

(b) Agriculture

(d) Public health

8. Consider the following statements :

1. There is no provision in the Constitution of India to encourage

equal pay for equal work for both men and women.

2. The constitution of India does not define backward classes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

9. What is the new administrative capital proposed for Myanmar

(a) Bassein (b) Mandalay

10. Consider the following statements :

1. Sikkim has the minimum area among the 28 Indian States (Delhi

and Pondicherry not included).

2. Chandigarh has the highest literacy rate among Pondicherry, NCT

of Delhi and other Union Territories.

3. Maharashtra has the highest population after Uttar Pradesh

among the 28 Indian States (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3

11. Match List . I with Likst . II and select the correct answer

using the code given below the lists :

List . I List . II

(Centre of (State)

Handicrafts)

A. Mon 1. Arunachal Pradesh

B. Nalbari 2. Assam

C. Pasighat 3. Meghalaya

D. Tura 4. Nagaland

A B C D

(a) 4 2 1 3

(b) 4 3 2 1

(d) 1 2 4 3

12. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

(a) Vikramsila Monastery : Uttar Pradesh

(b) Hemkund Gurudwara : Himachal Pradesh

(d) Amaravati Buddhist Stupa : Andhra Pradesh

13. Consider the following statements :

1. The Rajya Sabha alone has the power to declare that it would be

in national interest for the Parliament to legislate with respect to a

matter in the State List.

2. Resolution approving the

Proclamation of Emergency are

passed only by the Lok Sabha.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

14. What is the name of the vessel that delivers the nutrient rich

blood from the stomach & small intestine to the liver ?

(a) Left hepatic artery

(b) Hepatic vein

(d) Hepatic portal vein

15. Consider the following statements with reference to human

body :

1. The common bile duct release its contents into stomach.

2. The pancreatic duct releases its contents into duodenum.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

Directions : The following Six (6) items consist of two statements,

one labeled as the .Assertion (A). and the other as .Reason (R). You

are to examine these two statements carefully and select the

answers to these items using the code given below :

16.

Assertion (A): .Balance of Payments. represents a better picture of

a country.s economic transactions with the rest of the world than the

.Balance of Trade..

Reason (R) : .Balance of Payments.takes into account the

exchange of both visible and invisible items whereas .Balance of

Trade. does not.

17.

Assertion (A): In India, every state has a High Court in its territory.

Reason (R) : The Constitution of India provides for a High Court in

each state.

18.

Assertion (A): To orbit around the Sun, the planet Mars takes

lesser time than the time taken by the Earth.

Reason (R) : The diameter of the Planet Mars is less than that of

the Earth.

19.

Assertion (A): Cellulose is used in making shatter proof glass.

Reason (R) : Polysaccharides are not soluble in water.

20.

Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tughlaq issued a new gold coin

which was called Dinar by Ibn Batutah.

Reason (R) : Muhammad bin Tughlaq wanted to issue token

currency in gold coins to Promote trade with West Asian and North

African countries.

21.

Assertion (A): The percentage of net sown area in the total area of

Andhra Pradesh is less as compared to that of West Bengal.

Reason (R) : The soil of most of Andhra Pradesh is laterite.

22. Consider the following statements in respect of welfare

schemes launched by the Ministry of Rural Development,

Government of India .

1. Drinking water for rural areas in one of the components of the

Bharat Nirman Plan.

2. In the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 there is a

provision that the statutory minimum wage applicable to agriculture

workers in the State has to be paid to the workers under the Act.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

23. What does the 104th Constitution Amendment Bill relate to

(a) Abolition of Legislative Councils in certain States

(b) Introduction of dual citizenship for persons of Indian origin living

outside India

private educational institutions.

(d) Providing quota for religious minorities in the services under the

Central Government.

24. Which one of the following statements is correct ?

Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBMA)

concerns

(a) fiscal deficit only

(b) revenue deficit only

(d) neither fiscal deficit nor revenue deficit.

25. Consider the following statements :

1. Petronet LNG Ltd. Is setting up another LNG terminal at

Mangalore.

2. The Head Office of the Dredging Corporation of India is at

Visakhapatnam.

3. The Narwapahar Mine is operated by the Uranium Corporation of

Indian Limited.Which of the statements given above are correct

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2, only

26. In which one of the following oceans is Diamantina Trench

situated ?

(a) Pacific Ocean (b) Atlantic Ocean

27. What is IndoNext which was launched in January, 2005 ?

(a) A new scheme to promote Indian tourism

(b) A new scheme to promote export of Indian handicrafts

Bhartiya Divas every year in India

(d) An alternative trading platform being promoted by the Bombay

Stock Exchange and Regional Stock Exchanges.

28. In which one of the following areas did the Indira Gandhi

Center for Atomic Research make significant progress in the

year 2005?

(a) Reprocessing the uraniumplutonium mixed carbide fuel of the

Fast Breeder test Reactor.

(b) New applications of radioisotopes in metallurgy

(d) A new technology for high level nuclear waste management.

29. Zayed bin SultanalNahyan was a long serving President of

which of the following ?

(a) Oman

(b) Kuwait

(d) Saudi Arabia

30. Which one of the following Indian banks is not a

nationalized bank ?

(a) Corporation Bank

(b) Dena Bank

(d) Vijaya Bank

31. In which state is the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth

Development located ?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Karnataka

(d) Uttranchal

32. Who among the following is a Hindustani classical singer ?

(a) Geeta Chandran

(b) Leela Samson

(d) Swapnasundari

33. Other than India and China, which of the following groups of

countries border Myanmar ?

(a) Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam

(b) Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia

(d) Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh

34. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

Wellknown Place Country

(a) Baikonour : Russia

(b) Kourou : French Guiana

(d) Cannes : France

35. Through which one of the following groups of countries

does the Equator pass ?

11/42

(a) Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia

(b) Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia

(d) Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia

36. From north towards South, which one of the following is the

correct sequence of the given rivers in India ?

(a) Shyok Spiti Zaskar Satluj

(b) Shyok Zaskar Spiti Satluj

(d) Zaskar Satluj Shyok Spiti

37. What is the approximate mean velocity with which the Earth

moves round the Sun in its orbit ?

(a) 20 km/s (b) 30 km/s

38. Match List . I with Likst . II and select the correct answer

using the code given below the lists :

List . I

(Finding/Invention/ Calculation)

A. Time Taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun

B. Calculation of the value of (.pi.)

C. Invention of the digit zero

D. The game of snakes and ladders

List . II

(Ancient Indian Scholar)

1. Aryabhatta

2. Bhaskaracharya

3. Budhayana

4. Gyande

A B C D

(a) 2 4 1 3

(b) 2 3 1 4

(d) 1 4 2 3

39. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?

Prominent Indian Writer Language

(a) Raja Rao : Telugu

(b) Gobind Trimbuk Deshpande : Marathi

(d) Tara Shankar Joshi : Gujarati

40. What was the main reason for which Niger was in the news

in recent times?

(a) Many deaths due to AIDS

(b) Fierce civil war

(d) Famine and starvation

41. Consider the following statements :

1. Meningococ cal Meningitis is transmitted from person to person

by mosquito bites.

2. Vomiting and neck pain are two of the symptoms of

Meningococcal meningitis.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

42. Consider the following statements :

1. In India, during the financial year 2004 2005 an increase of

below 10% over the value of exports (in rupee terms) in the financial

year 2003 2004 was reported.

2. According to the WTO, India.s share in the world merchandise

exports 2% in the year 2005.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

43. Which one of the following countries is not a member of the

Commonwealth of Independence States (CIS) ?

(a) Armenia (b) Belarus

44. Match List . I with Likst . II and select the correct answer

using the code given below the lists :

List . I (Author)

A. Amartya Sen

B. Bimal Jalan

C. Arundhati Roy

D. Mani Shankar

List . II (Book)

1. An Ordinary Person.s Guide to Empire

2. The Argumentative Indian

3. The Future of India

4. Confessions of a Aiyar Secular Fundamental

A B C D

(a) 3 2 1 4

(b) 3 2 4 1

(d) 2 3 4 1

45. A watch showed a time of fourteen minutes past nine (9 hrs

and 14 minutes).

The positions of the hourhand and the minutehand of the watch are

exactly interchanged.

The new time shown by the watch is closes to which one of the

following ?

(a) Twelve minutes to three

(b) Thirteen minutes to three

(d) Fifteen minutes to three

46. Consider the following statements :

1. The agreement on South Asian FreeTrade Area (SAFTA) came

into effect from 1st December, 2005.

2. As per SAFTA agreement terms, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

have to decrease their custom duties to the level of 0 to 5 percent by

the year 2013.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

47. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

Recent Scientific Achievement Country

(a) Creating the World.s first mouse : United Kingdom

(b) Cloning a human embryo for the first time : Germany

America

(d) Landing a spacecraft on an asteroid : Japan

48. Which one among the following is not a good source of

nutritional calcium ?

(a) Rice (b) Ragi

49. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched ?

Inventor Invention

1. Christopher : Hovercraft Cockerell

2. David Bushnell : Submarine

3. J.C. Perrier : Steamship

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2, only

50. Which one among the following commissions was set up in

pursuance of a definite provision under an Article of the

Constitution of India ?

(a) University Grants commission

(b) National Human Rights Commission

(d) Central Vigilance Commission

51. Who among the following wrote .The Communist Manifesto.

along with Karl Marx ?

(a) Emile Durkheim

(b) Friedrich Engels

(d) Max Weber

52. Which portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the

Interim Government formed in the year 1946 ?

(a) Defence

(b) External Affairs and Commonwealth

(d) None

53. Who among the following was presented with the Sangeet

Natak Akadami Ratna Award, 2005 for her lifetime achievement

in dance ?

(a) Chandralekha

(b) Tanjavur Balasaraswati

(d) Yamini Krishnamurthy

54. Which one of the following countries is the first country in

the world to propose a carbon tax for its people to the address

global warming ?

(a) Australia (b) Germany

55. Consider the following statements :

1. A person who has held office as a permanent as a permanent

Judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any court or before any

authority in India except the Supreme Court.

2. A person is not qualified for appointment as a Judge of a High

Court in India unless he has for at least five years held a judicial

office in the territory of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

57. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(a) Slovenia : Bratislava

(b) Seychelles : Victoria

(d) Uzbekistan : Tashkent

58. Who is Wole Soyinka ?

(a) A wellknown economist

(b) A wellknown football player

the world.

(d) A novel Prize winner for literature.

59. Consider the following statements :

1. Length of a terrestrial mile is lesser than that of a nautical mile.

2. Harmattan is a dusty landwind of the East African Coast.

3. Greece and Albania from a part of the Iberian Peninsula.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3, only

60. In a tournament each of the participants was to play one

match against each of the other participants. 3 players fell ill

after each of them had played three matches and had to leave

the tournament. What was the total number of participants at

the beginning, if the total number of matches played was 75 ?

(a) 8 (b) 10

61. P, Q, R, S and T reside in a 5storeyed (Ground + 4) building,

and each of them resides on a separate floor. Further,

1. T does not reside on the topmost floor.

2. Q does not reside on the ground floor.

3. S resides on one storey above that of P and one storey below that

of R. To know as to which of the 5 persons resides on the ground

floor which of the above statements are sufficient/ insufficient?

(a) 1 and 3 are sufficient

(b) 2 and 3 are sufficient

(d) 1, 2 & 3 are insufficient

62. A box contains 5 sets of balls while there are 3 bails in each

set. Each set of balls has one colour which is different from

every other set. What is the least number of balls that must be

removed from the box in order to claim with certainty that a pair

of bails of the same colour has been removed?

(a) 6 (b) 7

63. Which one of the following countries is not a member of

ASEAN?

(a) Vietnam

(b) Brunel Darussalam

(d) Myanmar

64. Consider the following statements in respect of India.s

advanced satellite INSAT . 4A :

1. INSAT . 4A was launched in December, 2005 from New Mexico.

2. The European commercial launch service provider Arianespace

was associated with the launch of INSAT . 4A.

3. TataSkya digital cable service provider is associated with DTH

television broadcasting services from INSAT4A.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2, only

65. Consider the following statements:

1. Appellate Tribunal for Electricity has been established by each

State Government in India.

2. One of the components of the Accelerated Power Development

and Reforms Programme (APDRP) is upgradation of sub

transmission and distribution system for electricity in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

66. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Monastery

(a) Dhankar Monastery

(b) Rumtek Monastery

(d) Kye Monastery

State

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Sikkim

(d) Arunachal Pradesh

67. Match List1 with ListII and select .the correct answer using

the code given below the lists :

List .I (Valley)

A. Markha Valley

B. Dzukou Valley

C. Sangla Valley

D. Yumthang Valley

ListII (State)

1. Sikkim

2. Himachal Pradesh

3. Jammu and Kashmir

4. Nagaland

Codes :

A B C D

(a) 2 4 3 1

(b) 3 1 2 4

(d) 3 4 2 1

68. 3 digits are chosen at random from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9

without repeating any digit. What is the probability that their

product is odd?

(a) 2/3 (b) 5/108

71. Where is Bundala Bioshpere Reserve which has been

recently added to the UNESCO.s Man and Biosphere (MAB)

network, located?

(a) Russia (b) India

72. Consider the following statements :

1. According to the Census 2001, Kerala has the smallest gap in

male and female literacy rates among the 28 states of India (Delhi

and Pondicherry not included).

2. According to the Census 2001, Rajasthan has literacy rate above

the national average literacy rate

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

73. Consider the following statements in respect of the National

Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 :

1. Under the provisions of the Act, 100 days of employment in a year

to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled

manual work has become a fundamental right.

2. Under the provisions of the Act, women are to get priority to the

extent that onehalf of persons who are given employment are

women who have asked for work.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

74. Which one of the following is the correct chronological

order of the Afghan rules to the throne of Delhi?

(a) Sikandar Shahibrahim LodiBahlol Khan Lodi

(b) Sikandar ShahBahlol Khan Lodi Ibrahim Lodi

(d) Bahlol Khan LodiIbrahim Lodi Sikandar Shah

75. Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mugal

Emperor?

(a) Babar (b) Akbar

76. In Indian history, who was abdul Hamid Lahori?

(a) An important military commander during Akbar.s reign

(b) An official historian of the reign of Shah Jahan

(d) A chronicler and poet during the reign of Muhammad Shah

78. Who was the GovernorGeneral of India during the Sepoy

Mutiny?

(a) Lord Canning (b) Lord Dalhousie

79. Consider the following statements about

Madam Bhikaji Cama :

1. Madam Cama unfurled the National Flag at the international

Socialist Conference in Paris in the year 1907.

2. Madam Cama served as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji.

3. Madam Cama was born to Parsi parents.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3, only

80. Whom did Croatia defeat in the Davis Cup 2005 Finals to

win the Davis Cup2005?

(a) United States of America

(d) Slovak Republic

(d) Spain

81. The initial design and construction of which massive temple

took place during the reign of Suryavarman II?

(a) Sri Mariamman Temple

(b) Angkor Vat

(d) Kamakhya Temple

82. Indian Airlines (New name :Indian) have redesigned their

logo which is a graphic wheel. This logo has been inspired from

which one of the following?

(a) Hampi Temples

(b) Mamallapuram Temples

(d) Khajuraho Temple

83. Match List1 with ListII and select the correct, answer using

the code given below the lists :

ListI

A. E.C.G. Sudarshan

B. V. Shanta

C. T.N. Krishnan

D. Mahesh Dattani

ListII

1. Theatre

2. Violin

3. Research in Physics

4. Cancer treatment

5. Waterharvesting

A B C D

(a) 3 1 2 4

(b) 3 4 2 1

(d) 2 1 5 4

84. Where is Davos the venue of the annual meeting of World

Economic . Forum, located?

(a) France (b) Germany

85. What is the Universal Product Code (UPC) adopted for?

(a) Fire safely code in buildings

(b) Earthquakeresistant buildings code

(d) Against aduiteration eatables

86. What does the term .Dolby B, or .Dolby C. printed on tape

recorders and other sound system refer to?

(a) Frequency modulated system

(b) Amplitude Modulated system

(d) Both DC and AC power can be used

87. Consider the following statements :

1. The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale and so an increase of 1

magnitude unit represents a factor of 10 times in amplitude.

2. Each integer reading of the Richter scale has an energy 100

times that of the previous integer reading.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

88. For which sport is the Val Barker Cup awarded in the

Olympic Games?

(a) Swimming (b) Boxing

89. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) States Reorganization Act : Andhra Pradesh

(b) Treaty of Yandabu : Assam

(d) Year 1966 : Gujarat becomes a State

90. Consider the following statements:

1. Assam shares a border with Bhutal and Bangladesh.

2. West Bengal shares a border with Bhutan and Nepal

3. Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and Myanmar

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2, only

91. Which one among the following was the first to legalize

euthanasia?

(a) Austria (b) Switzerland

92. in a question paper, there are four multiplechoice questions.

Each question has five choices with only one choice for its

correct answer. What is the total number of ways in which a

candidate will

not

get all the four answers correct?

(a) 19 (b) 120

93. Which one of the following is

not

a Central University?

(a) Pondicherry University

(b) Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad

(d) University of Madras, Chennai

94. Consider the following statements :

1. Free and compulsory education to the children of 614 years

age group by

the state was made a Fundamental Right by the 76th

Amendment to the Constitution of India.

2. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan seeks to provide computer education

even in rural areas.

3. Education was included in the Concurrent List by the 42nd

Amendment, 1976 to the Constitution of India.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2, only

95. There are 8 equitant points A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H in the

clockwise direction on the periphery of a circle. In a time

interval t, a person reaches from A to C with uniform motion

while another person reaches the point E from the point B

during the same time interval with uniform motion. Both the

persons move in the same direction along the circumference of

the circle and start at the same instant. How much time after the

start, will the two persoins meet each other?

(a) 4t (b) 7t

96. Each of the persons A, B, C, D and E possesses Unequal

number (<10) of similar items. A, B and C possess 21 items in

all, while C, D and E possess 7 items in all. How many items do

A and B possess in all?

(a) 15 (b) 17

97. Match ListI with ListII and select the correct answer using

the code given below the lists :

ListI (Leading Woman Lawn Tennis Player)

A Daniela Hantuchova

B. Patty Schnyder

C. Nadia Petrova

D. Amelie Mauresmo

ListII (Country)

1. Russia

2. Slovakia

3. France

4. Switzerland

A B C D

(a) 2 1 4 3

(b) 2 4 1 3

(d) 3 1 4 2

98. Claims to the historical Macedonian territory have been a

bone of contention between which of the following countries?

(a) Portugal and Spain

(b) Bulgaria and Greece

(d) Portugal and Greece

99. Huangpu River flows through which one of the following

cities?

(a) Beijing (b) Ho Chi Minh City

100.Which one of the following countries is the leading

producer of uranium?

(a) United States of America

(b) Canada

(d) Zambia

101.There are three parallel straight lines. Two points A and B

are marked on the first line, points C and D are marked on the

second line, and points E and F are marked on the third line.

Each of these 6 points can move to any position on its

respective straight line.

Consider the following statements:

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

102.A mixed doubled tennis game I to be played between two

teams (each team consists of one male and one female). There

are 4 married couples. No team is to consists of a husband and

his wife. What is the Maximum number of games that can be

played?

(a) 12 (b) 21

103.In an office, the number of persons who take tea is twice

the number of persons who take only coffee. The number of

persons who take coffee is twice the number of persons who

take coffee is twice the number of persons who take only tea.

Consider the following statements :

1. The sum of the number of persons who take either tea or coffee

or both is four times the number of persons who take both coffee

and tea.

2. The sum of the number of persons who take only coffee and

those who take only tea is twice the number of persons who take

both and coffee. Which of the statements given above is/ are

correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

104.Match ListI with ListII and select the correct answer using

the code given below the lists:

ListI

A. Harold Pinter

B. Jacques Diouf

C. Jose Manuel Barroso

D. Raymond Lafitte

ListII

1. DirectorGeneral, Fao

2. President, European Commission

3. World Bank appointed expert for Adjudicating on the Baglihar

Hydel Project

4. Litterateur

A B C D

(a) 4 3 2 1

(b) 4 3 2 1

(d) 2 3 4 1

105.Consider the following statements :

1. Life Insurance Corporation of India is the oldest insurance

company is India.

2. National Insurance Company Limited was nationalized in the year

1972 and made a subsidiary of General Insurance Corporation of

India.

3. Headquarters of United India Insurance Company Limited are

located at Chennai.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2, only

106.Which one of the following pairs is

not

correctly matched?

Railway Zone

(a) North Eastern Railway

(b) South Eastern Railway

(d) South East Central Railway

Headquarters

1. Gorakhpur

2. Bhudaneshwar

3. Kolkata

4. Bilaspur

107.Which one of the following is the correct statements?

Service tax is a/an

(a) direct tax levied by the Central Government.

(b) indirect tax levied by the Central Government

(d) indirect tax levied by the State Government

108.Which one of the following pairs is

not

correctly matched?

(a) Sigmund Freud : Psychoanalysis

(b) Anna Freud : Child psychiatry

(d) Eric R. Kandel : Literature

109.Who is the President of the Council of Scientific and

Industrial Reseach?

(a) President of India

(b) VicePresident of India

(d) Union Minister of Science and Technology

110. Projects and Development India Limited is Mainly engaged

is design engineering, procurement and supervision of

construction/commissioning in which area?

(a) Pharmaceutical plants

(b) Petroleum refineries and sugar factories

(d) Fertilizer and allied chemical plants

111. Where is the Central Water and Power Research Station

located?

(a) Khadakwasia (b) Sileru

112. Which one of the following companies is associated with

the exploration and commercial production of oil in Barmer

Sanchore basin of Rajasthan?

(a) Cairn Energy

(b) Unocal Corporation

(d) ONGC

113. Recently with Which country.s government did ONGC

Mittal Energy Limited (OMEL) sign a joint, venture deal of $6

billion dealing with infrastructure, refinery and power?

(a) Colombia (b) Venezuela

114. Which one among the following as awarded the CSIR.

Diamond Jubilee Technology Award 2004 in September, 2005

by the Prime Minister of India?

(a) Infosys Technologies Ltd.

(b) Midas Communication Technologies

(d) Biocon India Ltd.

115. Who among the following directed the film chosen as

India.s offical entry for the year 2006 Academy Awards?

(a) Adodor Gopalakrishnan

(b) Amol Palekar

(d) Kunal Kohli

116. Recently Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments

signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the linking of two

rivers as a link project. Which are these two rivers?

(a) Betwa and Chambal

(b) Betwa and Ken

(d) Ken and Narmada

117. Who among the following laid the foundation of

Rashtrakuta Empire?

(a) Amoghavarsha I

(b) Dantidurga

(d) Krishna I

118. With reference to the Government of India.s varius

programmes, what is Nirmal Gram Puraskar?

(a) It is an incentive scheme of scholarships for the single girl child

in families in villages.

(b) It is an incentive scheme of scholarships for female

sportspersons from villages who represent their states in any game.

education.

(d) It is an incentive scheme Panchayati Raj institutions.

119. Which is the correct chronoligcal sequence of the major

events given below?

1. SLV3 Launch

2. Formation of Bagladesh

3. Sikim becomes 22nd State of the Indian Union

4. PokharanI test.

Select the correct answer using the

code given below :

(a) 2, 4, 3, 1 (b) 3, 1, 2, 4

120.Which of the following substances are found in the beach

sands of many parts of Kerala?

1. Ilmenite 2. Zircon

3. Silimanite 4. Tungsten

Select the correct answer using the code given belwo :

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3

121.In which Olympics games did India last win a Gold Medal?

(a) Montreal (1976)

(b) Moscow (1980)

(d) Atalanta (1996)

122.In which country is the committee which selects winners

for Nobel peace prize located?

(a) Norway (b) Sweden

123.Match List . I (Indian Scientist/Scholar) with ListII (Area of

work) and select the correct answer using the code given below

the lists :

List I

A. C.N.R. Rao

B. Jagdish Bhagwati

C. G.N. Ramchandran

D. Ashok

List II

1. Telecommunication

2. Physics

3. Economics

4. Solid State Chemistry and Material Science

Code :

A B C D

(a) 4 3 2 1

(b) 2 1 4 3

(d) 2 3 4 1

124.Who was the Chief Justice of India when public interest

litigation (PIL) was introduced to the Indian Judicial System?

(a) M. Hidaatullah (b) A.M. Ahmadi

125.Match ListI with ListII and select the correct answer using

the code given below the lists :

List I (Person)

A. Ela Bhatt

B. Mahashweta Devi

C. Ebrahim Alkazi

D. Vijay Govindarajan

ListII (Area of work)

1. Theatre training

2. Womens. labour sector

3. Management teaching

4. Literrateur and Social Worker for the country.s tribal communities

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 3 1 4 2

(b) 2 4 1 3

(d) 2 1 4 3

126.Consider the following statements :

1. The Charter Act 1853 abolished East India Company.s monopoly

of Indian trade.

2. Under the Government of India Act,1858, the British Parliament

abolished the East India company altogether and undertook the

responsibility of ruling India directly.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

127.When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore, who

was the ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire ?

(a) Sadasiva (b) Tirumala

128.Which are the materials generally employed as solder in

soldering operation in elections.

(a) Iron and tin

(b) Lead and tin

(d) Aluminum and iron

129.Between which of the following was the ancient town of

Takshasila located?

(a) Indus and Jehelum

(b) Jhelum and Chenab

(d) Ravi and Beas

130.With reference to the invaders in ancient India, which one

of the following is the correct chronological order ?

(a) Greeks . Sakas . Kushans

(b) Greeks . Kushans . Sakas

(d) Sakas . Kushans . Greeks

131.Consider the following statements :

1. The Ikshvaku rulers of southern India were antagonistic towards

Buddhism.

2. The Pala rulers of Eastern India were patrons of Buddhism.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

132.Which one of the following revolts was made famous by

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his noval Anand Math ?

(a) Bhil uprising

(b) Rangpur and Dinapur uprising

(d) Sanyasi rebellion

133.In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company

given permission to set up a factory (trading post) ?

(a) Bangalore (b) Madras

134.With reference to the revolt of the year 1857, who of the

following was betrayed by a friend; captured and put to death

by the British ?

(a) Nana Sahib

(b) Kunwar Singh

(d) Tantia Tope

135.Under whose presidency was the Lahore Session of the

Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 wherein a

resolution was adopted to gain complete independence from

the British ?

(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(d) Motilal Nehru

136.How many numbers are there in all 6000 to 6999 (Both 6000

and 6999 included) having at least one of their digits repeated

(a) 216 (b) 356

137.Each of 2 women and 3 men is to occupy one chair out of 8

chairs, each of which is numbered from 1 to 8. First, women are

to occupy any two chairs from those numbered 1 to 4; and then

3 men would occupy any three chairs out of the remaining 6

chairs. What is the maximum number of different ways in which

this can be done ?

(a) 40 (b) 132

138..Lectures from Colombo to Almora. is based on the

experiences of which one of the following ?

(a) Veer Savarkar (b) Annie Besant

139.Match List .I with ListII and select the correct answer using

the code given below the lists :

List . I List . II

(Person) (Organization / Area of work)

A. Chandra 1. Advertising

B. Amrita Patel 2. Banking

C. Indra Nooyi 3. Dairy

Development

D. Piysuh Pandey 4. Pepsi Co.

A B C D

(a) 2 1 4 3

(b) 4 3 2 1

(d) 4 1 2 3

140.To which one of the following processes is term CMYK

related ?

(a) Railway Signalling

(b) Navigation

(d) Electronic voting machine

141.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 Sectetary General.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 2, only

142.Which one of the following countries is not a participating

team in the Football World Cup2006 to be held in Germany in

July 2006 ?

(a) Russia (b) Togo

143.Consider the following statement :

1. The Nobel Prize Awarding Ceremony takes place on December

10 to every year.

2. The Nobel Prize for Literature was added later on to the other five

area . Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Peace and Economics.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

144.The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which

one of the following?

(a) Mahapadma Nanda

(b) Chandragupta Maurya

(d) Samudragupta

145.What is Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)?

(a) An agency formed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)

to check misuse of drugs by sports persons

(b) A nongovernmental organization which specialized in

international humanitarian aid and emergency medical assistance.

medicine

(d) An organization of medical practitioners funded by the European

Union which carries out research against spread of AIDS

146.Bermuda triangle extends up to which of the following

places ?

1. Southern Florida

2. Puerto Rico

3. Hawaii Islands

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 only

1. http://upscportal.com/civilservices/coaching

147.Consider the following statements :

1. FLISA test is employed as the first and most basic test for an

individual to detect cancer.

2. Almost 50% of human beings have Rh+ blood while the remaining

have Rh blood.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

148.Which one of the following is printed on a commonly used

fluorescent tubelight ?

(a) 220 k (b) 273 k

149.In which one of the following films did the Nobel Laureate

Pearl S. Buck Collaborate?

(a) Shatranj Ke Khilari

(b) Guide

(d) Titanic

150.Which one of the following countries is not a member of the

Nordic Council?

(a) Norway (b) Denmark

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