UPSC Prelims 2006 · GS Paper I
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Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List – I (National Park / Wildlife Sanctuary)
A.Chandra PrabhaB.KareraC.JaisamandD.NahargarhList – II (Nearby Town)
1.Jaipur2.Jhansi3.Agra4.Varanasi5.UdaipurWhich one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Well-known Company : Major Area of Work
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List – I (Place of Archaeological Monument)
A.SisupalgarhB.PiprahwaC.GoalparaD.BishnupurList – II (State)
1.Assam2.Manipur3.Orissa4.Uttar PradeshIn which one among the following is the speed of sound maximum?
Consider the following chemicals:
1.Benzene2.Carbon tetrachloride3.Sodium carbonate4.TrichloroethyleneWhich of the above is/are used as dry-cleaning chemicals?
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?
Which one of the following subjects is under the Union List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India?
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?
What is the new administrative capital proposed for Myanmar?
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?
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List – I (Centre of Handicrafts)
A.MonB.NalbariC.PasighatD.TuraList – II (State)
1.Arunachal Pradesh2.Assam3.Meghalaya4.NagalandWhich one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Consider the following statements:
1.The Rajya Sabha alone has the power to declare that it would be in the national interest for Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List.2.Resolutions approving the Proclamation of Emergency are passed only by the Lok Sabha.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
What is the name of the vessel that delivers the nutrient-rich blood from the stomach and small intestine to the liver?
Consider the following statements with reference to the human body:
1.The common bile duct releases its contents into the stomach.2.The pancreatic duct releases its contents into the duodenum.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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 exchanges of both visible and invisible items whereas ‘Balance of Trade’ does not.
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.
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.
Assertion (A): Cellulose is used in making shatter-proof glass.
Reason (R): Polysaccharides are not soluble in water.
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.
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.
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 is 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?
What does the 104th Constitution Amendment Bill relate to?
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBMA) concerns
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 India Limited.Which of the statements given above are correct?
In which one of the following oceans is Diamantina Trench situated?
What is IndoNext which was launched in January, 2005?
In which one of the following areas did the Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research make significant progress in the year 2005?
Zayed bin Sultan-al-Nahyan was a long-serving President of which of the following?
Which one of the following Indian banks is not a nationalized bank?
In which state is the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development located?
Who among the following is a Hindustani classical singer?
Other than India and China, which of the following groups of countries border Myanmar?
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Well-known Place : Country
Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?
From north towards south, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India?
What is the approximate mean velocity with which the Earth moves round the Sun in its orbit?
Match List – I with List – 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 SunB.Calculation of the value of ‘pi’C.Invention of the digit zeroD.The game of snakes and laddersList – II ( Ancient Indian Scholar )
1.Aryabhatta2.Bhaskaracharya3.Budhayana4.GyandevWhich of the following is not correctly matched?
Prominent Indian Writer : Language
What was the main reason for which Niger was in the news in recent times?
Consider the following statements:
1.Meningococcal 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?
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 is 2 % in the year 2005.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)?
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List – I ( Author )
A.Amartya SenB.Bimal JalanC.Arundhati RoyD.Mani Shankar AiyarList – II ( Book )
1.An Ordinary Person’s Guide to Empire2.The Argumentative Indian3.The Future of India4.Confessions of a Secular FundamentalistA watch showed a time of fourteen minutes past nine (9 hrs 14 minutes). The positions of the hour-hand and the minute-hand of the watch are exactly interchanged. The new time shown by the watch is closest to which one of the following?
Consider the following statements:
1.The agreement on South Asian Free Trade 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 % by the year 2013.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Recent Scientific Achievement : Country
Which one among the following is not a good source of nutritional calcium?
Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
Inventor : Invention
1.Christopher Cockerell : Hovercraft2.David Bushnell : Submarine3.J. C. Perrier : SteamshipSelect the correct answer using the code given below:
Which one among the following commissions was set up in pursuance of a definite provision under an Article of the Constitution of India?
Who among the following wrote “The Communist Manifesto” along with Karl Marx?
Which portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946?
Who among the following was presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Award, 2005 for her lifetime achievement in dance?
Which one of the following countries is the first country in the world to propose a carbon tax for its people to address global warming?
Consider the following statements:
1.A person who has held office 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?
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Who is Wole Soyinka ?
Consider the following statements :
1.Length of a terrestrial mile is lesser than that of a nautical mile.2.Harmattan is a dusty land-wind of the East African Coast.3.Greece and Albania form a part of the Iberian Peninsula.Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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 ?
P, Q, R, S and T reside in a 5-storeyed (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 box contains 5 sets of balls while there are 3 balls 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 balls of the same colour has been removed?
Which one of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?
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.Tata-Sky—a digital cable service provider is associated with DTH television broadcasting services from INSAT-4A.Which of the statements given above are correct?
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?
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Monastery — State
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List – I (Valley)
A.Markha ValleyB.Dzukou ValleyC.Sangla ValleyD.Yumthang ValleyList – II (State)
1.Sikkim2.Himachal Pradesh3.Jammu and Kashmir4.Nagaland3 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?
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
Where is Bundala Biosphere Reserve which has been recently added to the UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere (MAB) network, located?
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?
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 one-half of persons who are given employment are women who have asked for work.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the Afghan rulers to the throne of Delhi?
Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal Emperor?
In Indian history, who was Abdul Hamid Lahori?
Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny?
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?
Whom did Croatia defeat in the Davis Cup-2005 Finals to win the Davis Cup-2005?
The initial design and construction of which massive temple took place during the reign of Suryavarman II?
Indian Airlines (now renamed ‘Indian’) have redesigned their logo which is a graphic wheel. This logo has been inspired from which one of the following?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List-I
A.E. C. G. SudarshanB.V. ShantaC.T. N. KrishnanD.Mahesh DattaniList-II
1.Theatre2.Violin3.Research in Physics4.Cancer treatment5.Water-harvestingWhere is Davos—the venue of the annual meeting of World Economic Forum—located?
What is the Universal Product Code (UPC) adopted for?
What does the term ‘Dolby B’, or ‘Dolby C’ printed on tape recorders and other sound systems refer to?
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?
For which sport is the Val Barker Cup awarded in the Olympic Games?
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Consider the following statements:
1.Assam shares a border with Bhutan 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?
Which one among the following was the first to legalize euthanasia?
In a question paper, there are four multiple-choice 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?
Which one of the following is not a Central University?
Consider the following statements:
1.Free and compulsory education to the children of 6-14 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?
There are 8 equidistant 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 persons meet each other?
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?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I (Leading Woman Lawn Tennis Player)
A.Daniela HantuchovaB.Patty SchnyderC.Nadia PetrovaD.Amelie MauresmoList-II (Country)
1.Russia2.Slovakia3.France4.SwitzerlandClaims to the historical Macedonian territory have been a bone of contention between which of the following countries?
Huangpu River flows through which one of the following cities?
Which one of the following countries is the leading producer of uranium?
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 six points can move to any position on its respective straight line.
Consider the following statements:
1.The minimum number of triangles that can be formed by joining these points is zero.2.The maximum number of triangles that can be formed by joining these points is twenty.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A mixed doubles tennis game is to be played between two teams (each team consists of one male and one female). There are 4 married couples. No team is to consist of a husband and his wife. What is the maximum number of games that can be played?
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 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 coffee and tea.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I
A.Harold PinterB.Jacques DioufC.Jose Manuel BarrosoD.Raymond LafitteList-II
1.Director-General, FAO2.President, European Commission3.World Bank appointed expert for adjudicating on the Baglihar Hydel Project4.LitterateurConsider the following statements:
1.Life Insurance Corporation of India is the oldest insurance company in 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?
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Railway Zone — Headquarters
Which one of the following is the correct statement? Service tax is a/an
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Who is the President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?
Projects and Development India Limited is mainly engaged in design engineering, procurement and supervision of construction/commissioning in which area?
Where is the Central Water and Power Research Station located?
Which one of the following companies is associated with the exploration and commercial production of oil in Barmer-Sanchore basin of Rajasthan?
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?
Which one among the following was awarded the CSIR Diamond Jubilee Technology Award 2004 in September 2005 by the Prime Minister of India?
Who among the following directed the film chosen as India’s official entry for the year 2006 Academy Awards?
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?
Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire?
With reference to the Government of India’s various programmes, what is Nirmal Gram Puraskar?
Which is the correct chronological sequence of the major events given below?
1.SLV-3 Launch2.Formation of Bangladesh3.Sikkim becomes 22nd State of the Indian Union4.Pokharan-I testSelect the correct answer using the code given below:
Which of the following substances are found in the beach sands of many parts of Kerala?
1.Ilmenite2.Zircon3.Sillimanite4.TungstenSelect the correct answer using the code given below:
In which Olympics Games did India last win a Gold Medal?
In which country is the committee which selects winners for Nobel Peace Prize located?
Match List-I (Indian Scientist/Scholar) with List-II (Area of work) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I
A.C. N. R. RaoB.Jagdish BhagwatiC.G. N. RamchandranD.Ashok JhunjhunwalaList II
1.Telecommunication2.Physics3.Economics4.Solid State Chemistry and Material ScienceWho was the Chief Justice of India when public interest litigation (PIL) was introduced to the Indian Judicial System?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I (Person)
A.Ela BhattB.Mahasweta DeviC.Ebrahim AlkaziD.Vijay GovindarajanList II (Area of work)
1.Theatre training2.Women’s labour sector3.Management teaching4.Litterateur and Social Worker for the country’s tribal communitiesConsider 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?
When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore, who was the ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire?
Which are the materials generally employed as solder in soldering operation in electronics?
Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshasila located?
With reference to the invaders in ancient India, which one of the following is the correct chronological order?
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?
Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel Anand Math?
In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post)?
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?
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?
How many numbers are there in all 6000 to 6999 (both 6000 and 6999 included) having at least one of their digits repeated?
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?
“Lectures from Colombo to Almora” is based on the experiences of which one of the following?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I (Person)
A.Chanda KochharB.Amrita PatelC.Indra NooyiD.Piyush PandeyList II (Organization / Area of work)
1.Advertising2.Banking3.Dairy Development4.Pepsi Co.To which one of the following processes is the term CMYK related?
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?
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?
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?
The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following?
What is Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)?
Bermuda triangle extends up to which of the following places?
1.Southern Florida2.Puerto Rico3.Hawaii IslandsSelect the correct answer using the code given below:
Consider the following statements:
1.ELISA 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?
Which one of the following is printed on a commonly used fluorescent tube light?
In which one of the following films did the Nobel Laureate Pearl S. Buck collaborate?
Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Nordic Council?