Current Affairs & General Knowledge PYQs

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1. Prelims 2002Q92Awards & Honours

   Consider the following names:

   1.Archbishop Desmond Tutu

   2.Lech Walesa

   3.Shimon Peres

   4.Yasser Arafat

   Who among these won the Nobel Peace Prize?

   a1 and 2b1, 3 and 4c2, 3 and 4d1, 2, 3 and 4
2. Prelims 2002Q95Awards & Honours

   Match List I (Name of the Lady) with List II (Achievement) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

   List I (Name of the lady)

   A.Chinna Pillai

   B.Kaveri Thakur

   C.Mira Nair

   D.Yasoda Ekambaram

   List II (Achievement)

   1.Winner of Neerja Bhanot Award

   2.Recipient of Stree Shakti Puraskar

   3.Became the fastest swimmer in Asia at the age of 16 years

   4.Recipient of the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival

   aA-3, B-2, C-1, D-4bA-2, B-3, C-4, D-1cA-3, B-2, C-4, D-1dA-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
3. Prelims 2002Q117Sports

   Who among the following won six gold medals in the 9th FINA-World Swimming Championship held in Fukuoka, Japan in the year 2001?

   aGrant HackettbIan ThorpecMichael PhelpsdRoman Sloudnov
4. Prelims 2002Q124Important Days & Events

   Match List I (Commission) with List II (Matter of Enquiry) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

   List I (Commission)

   A.Wadhwa Commission

   B.Liberhan Commission

   C.Sri Krishan Commission

   D.Jain Commission

   List II (Matter of enquiry)

   1.The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi

   2.Killing of Graham Staines

   3.Demolition of a religious structure at Ayodhya

   4.Riots in Mumbai in 1993

   aA-3, B-2, C-4, D-1bA-2, B-3, C-4, D-1cA-3, B-2, C-1, D-4dA-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
5. Prelims 2002Q135Persons in News

   Match List I (Country) with List II (President) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

   List I (Country)

   A.Congo

   B.Nigeria

   C.Uganda

   D.Zambia

   List II (President)

   1.Levy Mwanawasa

   2.Joseph Kabila

   3.Olusegun Obasanjo

   4.Yoweri Museveni

   aA-2, B-3, C-4, D-1bA-3, B-2, C-1, D-4cA-2, B-3, C-1, D-4dA-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
6. Prelims 2001Q10Sports

   The chess player Alexi Shirov represents

   aAlbaniabKazakhstancRussiadSpain
7. Prelims 2001Q34Important Days & Events

   The theme of Indian Science Congress, 2001 was

   a“Food Nutrition and Environmental Security”b“Arrest declining interest in pure sciences”c“Make India energy self-sufficient”d“Make India IT Superpower”
8. Prelims 2001Q42Persons in News

   Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

   List I (Country)

   A.Columbia

   B.The Philippines

   C.Mexico

   D.Venezuela

   List II (President)

   1.Vicente Fox

   2.Hugo Chavez

   3.Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

   4.Andres Pastrana

   aA-4, B-3, C-2, D-1bA-3, B-4, C-2, D-1cA-4, B-3, C-1, D-2dA-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
9. Prelims 2001Q52Important Days & Events

   Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

   List I (Important Day)

   A.World Environment Day

   B.World Forestry Day

   C.World Habitat Day

   D.World Ozone Day

   List II (Date)

   1.March 20

   2.June 5

   3.September 16

   4.October 3

   5.December 10

   aA-2, B-1, C-4, D-5bA-1, B-2, C-4, D-3cA-1, B-2, C-3, D-4dA-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
10. Prelims 2001Q57Books & Authors

    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

    List I (Books)

    A.The Struggle in My Life

    B.The Struggle and the Triumph

    C.Friends and Foes

    D.Rebirth

    List II (Author)

    1.Lech Walesa

    2.Nelson Mandela

    3.Leonid Brezhnev

    4.Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

    5.Sheikh Mujibur Rehman

    aA-1, B-2, C-5, D-3bA-2, B-1, C-5, D-3cA-1, B-2, C-3, D-4dA-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
11. Prelims 2001Q65Important Days & Events

    Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

    aIndia’s first Technicolour film — Jhansi Ki RanibIndia’s first 3-D film — My Dear KuttichatcIndia’s first insured film — TaaldIndia’s first actress to win the Bharat Ratna — Meena Kumari
12. Prelims 2001Q75Sports

    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

    List I (Person)

    A.Deep Sen Gupta

    B.P. Hari Krishna

    C.Seema Antil

    D.Tejas Bakre

    List II (Achievement)

    1.India’s youngest International Master in the Sangli International Chess Tournament, 2000

    2.The first Indian ever to win a gold in discus in the World Athletic Championship in Santiago, 2000

    3.Won the title in the Asian Junior Chess Tournament in Mumbai, 2000

    4.Won the Under-12 title in the World Youth Chess Festival in Oropesa, 2000

    aA-4, B-3, C-2, D-1bA-2, B-4, C-1, D-3cA-4, B-1, C-2, D-3dA-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
13. Prelims 2001Q78Persons in News

    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

    List I (Person)

    A.Santosh Yadav

    B.Oprah Winfrey

    C.Oscar Wilde

    D.P. Sainath

    List II (Distinguished as)

    1.T.V. Host

    2.Journalist

    3.Mountaineer

    4.Dramatist and Author

    aA-3, B-1, C-4, D-2bA-1, B-3, C-2, D-4cA-3, B-1, C-2, D-4dA-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
14. Prelims 2001Q90Awards & Honours

    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

    List I (Award / Prize)

    A.Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament

    B.Jamanlal Bajaj Award

    C.International Gandhi Peace Prize

    D.Wolf Prize

    List II (Recipient)

    1.Archbishop Desmond Tutu

    2.Dr. Gurudev Khush

    3.Dr. M. S. Swaminathan

    4.Nelson Mandela

    aA-1, B-3, C-4, D-2bA-3, B-1, C-4, D-2cA-1, B-3, C-2, D-4dA-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
15. Prelims 2001Q95Sports

    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

    List I (Sports Women)

    I.Anjali Vedpathak

    II.Mouma Das

    III.Neelam Singh

    IV.Tumpa Debnath

    List II (Sport)

    A) Athletics

    B) Gymnastics

    C) Rifle Shooting

    D) Table Tennis

    E) Chess

    aI-C, II-D, III-B, IV-EbI-D, II-C, III-A, IV-BcI-D, II-C, III-B, IV-EdI-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
16. Prelims 2000Q16Important Days & Events

    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

    List I (Institute)

    I.Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies

    II.Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

    III.National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

    IV.Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages

    List II (Location)

    A) Hyderabad

    B) Mumbai

    C) Bangalore

    D) Dharamshala

    E) Varanasi

    Codes:

    aI-E, II-C, III-D, IV-AbI-E, II-B, III-C, IV-AcI-C, II-B, III-D, IV-EdI-D, II-E, III-A, IV-B
17. Prelims 2000Q25Sports

    To reach the final of first Grand Slam of the year 2000, Martina Hingis defeated

    aLindsay DavenportbJennifer CapriaticSerena WilliamsdConchita Martinez
18. Prelims 2000Q31Books & Authors

    Match List I (Books) with List II (Authors) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

    List I

    I.My Music, My Life

    II.Adha Gaon

    III.Radha

    IV.The Pilferer

    List II

    A) Laxman Gaikwad

    B) Rahi Masoom Raza

    C) Ramakanta Rath

    D) Ravi Shankar

    Codes:

    aI-C, II-B, III-D, IV-AbI-D, II-B, III-C, IV-AcI-D, II-A, III-C, IV-BdI-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
19. Prelims 1999Q66Important Days & Events

    Which one of the following statements is not correct? Dinar/New dinar is the currency of

    aSudanbYugoslaviacUAEdTunisia
20. Prelims 1999Q67Sports

    Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

    aJim Laker: Highest number of wickets in a Cricket Test matchbBrian Lara: Highest score in an innings in Test CricketcSanath Jayasurya & Roshan Mahanama: Highest partnership in an innings in Test CricketdSunil M. Gavaskar: Highest aggregate of runs in Test Cricket