George W. Bush, the President of America, comes from which of the following American States?
- (a)California
- (b)Texas
- (c)Virginia
- (d)Indiana
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Official answer(b) Texas
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342 questions asked in UPSC Prelims.
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I (Agency) (A) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (B) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (C) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (D) Universal Postal Union (UPU) List II (Headquarters) 1. Nairobi 2. Vienna 3. Berne 4. New York Codes:
- (a)A 2 B 3 C 4 D 1
- (b)A 4 B 1 C 2 D 3
- (c)A 2 B 1 C 4 D 3
- (d)A 4 B 3 C 2 D 1
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Official answer(b) A 4 B 1 C 2 D 3
In the well-known Tennis doubles team, Max Mirnyi — the partner of Mahesh Bhupathi, comes from which of the following countries?
- (a)Italy
- (b)Sweden
- (c)Belarus
- (d)Croatia
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Official answer(c) Belarus
Which of the following cricketers holds the record for the highest score in a Cricket Test Match innings by an Indian?
- (a)Sunil Gavaskar
- (b)Vinoo Mankad
- (c)Sachin Tendulkar
- (d)V. V. S. Laxman
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Official answer(d) V. V. S. Laxman
INS Trishul acquired by the Indian Navy in 2003 has been built by
- (a)Israel
- (b)USA
- (c)Russia
- (d)France
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Official answer(c) Russia
INSAT-3E, India’s communication satellite, was launched in 2003 from
- (a)French Guiana
- (b)Seychelles
- (c)Mauritius
- (d)Mauritania
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Official answer(a) French Guiana
Match List I (Person) with List II (Position) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I (A) Anil Kakodkar (B) Raman Puri (C) M. Jagannatha Rao (D) G. Madhavan Nair List II 1. Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff 2. Chairman, 17th Law Commission 3. Chairman, ISRO 4. Chairman Atomic Energy Commission Codes:
- (a)A 3 B 1 C 2 D 4
- (b)A 4 B 2 C 1 D 3
- (c)A 3 B 2 C 1 D 4
- (d)A 4 B 1 C 2 D 3
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Official answer(d) A 4 B 1 C 2 D 3
Which one of the following statements is correct? ‘Deccan Odyssey’ is
- (a)a book on Chhatrapati Shivaji
- (b)a warship recently acquired by the Indian Navy
- (c)a recently started air service between Mumbai and Colombo
- (d)a luxury train which travels through Maharashtra and includes Goa in its journey
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Official answer(d) a luxury train which travels through Maharashtra and includes Goa in its journey
Match List I (Sports-person) with List II (Sport/Game) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I (A) Shikha Tandon (B) Ignace Tirkey (C) Pankaj Advani (D) Rohan Bopanna List II 1. Badminton 2. Swimming 3. Lawn Tennis 4. Snooker 5. Hockey Codes:
- (a)A 3 B 5 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 5 C 4 D 3
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Official answer(d) A 2 B 5 C 4 D 3
The record for the highest score in an innings in Test Cricket is now being held by M. Hayden. Immediately prior to him, the three record holders were
- (a)Don Bradman, Sunil Gavaskar and Colin Cowdrey
- (b)Len Hutton, Peter May and Vivian Richards
- (c)Hanif Mohammed, Garfield Sobers and Brian Lara
- (d)Bob Cowper, Bill Lawry and Brian Lara
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Official answer(c) Hanif Mohammed, Garfield Sobers and Brian Lara
Consider the following statements: 1. Montenegro and Serbia agreed to a new structure for the Yugoslav Federation. 2. Croatia remained under the Hungarian Administration until the end of First World War. 3. Claims to Macedonian Territory have long been a source of contention between Belgium and Greece. 4. In 1991, Slovenia declared independence from Czechoslovakia. Which of the statements given above are correct?
- (a)1 and 2
- (b)1, 2 and 3
- (c)2, 3 and 4
- (d)1, 3 and 4
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Official answer(a) 1 and 2
Shirin Ebadi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, is from
- (a)Iraq
- (b)Nigeria
- (c)Iran
- (d)Libya
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Official answer(c) Iran
Tim Montgomery set a new world record at the IAAF Grand Prix final in the year 2002 in
- (a)Long Jump
- (b)110 m Hurdle Race
- (c)100 m Dash
- (d)High Jump
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Official answer(c) 100 m Dash
Who is the author of the book ‘New Dimensions of India’s Foreign Policy’?
- (a)A B Vajpayee
- (b)Jaswant Singh
- (c)P C Alexander
- (d)Yashwant Sinha
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Official answer(a) A B Vajpayee
Match List I (High Officials) with List II (Organisation) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (High Officials) A. C P Jain B. S Ramadorai C. Sunil Arora D. Vivek Paul List II (Organisation) 1. Indian Airlines 2. NTPC 3. TCS 4. Wipro Technologies Codes: A B C D
- (a)4 1 3 2
- (b)4 3 1 2
- (c)2 3 1 4
- (d)2 1 3 4
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Official answer(c) 2 3 1 4
Consider the following statements regarding the relations between India and Pakistan: 1. During Shimla Agreement, Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Bhutto agreed to maintain the sanctity of LoC 2. Lahore Summit took place in the year 1997 3. Islamabad Summit was held between Rajiv Gandhi and Nawaz Sharif Which of these statements is/are correct?
- (a)1, 2 and 3
- (b)1 and 3
- (c)Only 2
- (d)Only 1
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Official answer(d) Only 1
In December 2002, the Prime Minister of India signed ‘Delhi Declaration’ with the
- (a)President of Indonesia
- (b)President of Russia
- (c)Prime Minister of Cambodia
- (d)Prime Minister of Laos
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Official answer(b) President of Russia
Which one of the following statements is correct?
- (a)East Timor was a British colony for four centuries
- (b)The European colonial rulers handed over East Timor to Indonesia in 1975
- (c)The United Nations took over East Timor in 1999 to prepare it for independence
- (d)East Timor finally declared its independence in Dec. 2001
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Official answer(c) The United Nations took over East Timor in 1999 to prepare it for independence
The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, 2002 was awarded to
- (a)John Hume
- (b)Nelson Mandela
- (c)Norodom Sihanouk
- (d)Sadako Ogata
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Official answer(c) Norodom Sihanouk
Match List I (Name of the Person) with List II (Associated with) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Name of the person) A. Brijmohan Lall Mungal B. Kiran Karnik C. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw D. Sunil Mittal List II (Associated with) 1. Biotechnology 2. Automobile industry 3. Software 4. Telecom industry 5. Film industry Codes: A B C D
- (a)4 1 5 2
- (b)4 3 1 2
- (c)2 3 1 4
- (d)2 1 5 4
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Official answer(c) 2 3 1 4
Whom did Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi beat in the US Open men’s doubles tennis championship in the year 2002 to win the title?
- (a)Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett
- (b)Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan
- (c)Jonas Bjorkman and Todd Woodbridge
- (d)Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek
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Official answer(d) Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek
Who won the title in the finals of French Open men’s singles tennis championship in the year 2002?
- (a)Albert Costa
- (b)Juan Carlos Ferrero
- (c)Andre Agassi
- (d)Pete Sampras
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Official answer(a) Albert Costa
Consider the following statements: 1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are a minority. 2. In Kosovo, Serbians are a majority. Which of these statements is/are correct?
- (a)Only 1
- (b)Only 2
- (c)Both 1 and 2
- (d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Official answer(a) Only 1
Match List I (Cricketer) with List II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Cricketer) A. Barry Richards B. Ted Dexter C. Alan Davidson D. Charlie Griffith List II (Country) 1. England 2. West Indies 3. South Africa 4. New Zealand 5. Australia Codes:
- (a)A B C D 3 2 5 1
- (b)A B C D 5 1 4 2
- (c)A B C D 3 1 5 2
- (d)A B C D 5 2 4 1
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Official answer(c) A B C D 3 1 5 2
The sportsperson Soma Biswas is associated with
- (a)Sailing
- (b)Hockey
- (c)Golf
- (d)Athletics
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Official answer(d) Athletics