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342 questions asked in UPSC Prelims.

2001 · Q57Current AffairsBooks & Authorsdifficult

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Books) I. The Struggle in My Life II. The Struggle and the Triumph III. Friends and Foes IV. Rebirth List II (Author) A) Lech Walesa B) Nelson Mandela C) Leonid Brezhnev D) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto E) Sheikh Mujibur Rehman

  1. (a)I-A, II-B, III-E, IV-C
  2. (b)I-B, II-A, III-E, IV-C
  3. (c)I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
  4. (d)I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
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Official answer(b) I-B, II-A, III-E, IV-C

2001 · Q75Current AffairsOther Sports & Personalitiesmoderate

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Person) I. Deep Sen Gupta II. P. Hari Krishna III. Seema Antil IV. Tejas Bakre List II (Achievement) A) India’s youngest International Master in the Sangli International Chess Tournament, 2000 B) The first Indian ever to win a gold in discus in the World Athletic Championship in Santiago, 2000 C) Won the title in the Asian Junior Chess Tournament in Mumbai, 2000 D) Won the Under-12 title in the World Youth Chess Festival in Oropesa, 2000

  1. (a)I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
  2. (b)I-B, II-D, III-A, IV-C
  3. (c)I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
  4. (d)I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
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Official answer(c) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C

2001 · Q90Current AffairsAwards & Honoursdifficult

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Award / Prize) I. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament II. Jamanlal Bajaj Award III. International Gandhi Peace Prize IV. Wolf Prize List II (Recipient) A) Archbishop Desmond Tutu B) Dr. Gurudev Khush C) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan D) Nelson Mandela

  1. (a)I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
  2. (b)I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
  3. (c)I-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
  4. (d)I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D
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Official answer(b) I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B

2000 · Q16Current AffairsIndian Government Schemes & Initiativeseasy

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:

  1. (a)I-E, II-C, III-D, IV-A
  2. (b)I-E, II-B, III-C, IV-A
  3. (c)I-C, II-B, III-D, IV-E
  4. (d)I-D, II-E, III-A, IV-B
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Official answer(b) I-E, II-B, III-C, IV-A

2000 · Q51Current AffairsInternational Relations & Treatiesmoderate

The following news item appeared in a National daily dated 1-12-1999: “...Parliament today rejected a Bill to grant women the right to vote and stand for office in parliamentary elections, by a margin of 32 to 30. The National Assembly was split between liberal, pro-government and Shiite Muslim deputies who were in favour of women’s rights, while the opposition camp grouped Sunni Muslim fundamentalists and tribal MPs. A total of 64 MPs and Ministers were present, of whom two abstained.” The Parliament referred to in this quotation is that of

  1. (a)Kuwait
  2. (b)Iran
  3. (c)Bahrain
  4. (d)Saudi Arabia
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Official answer(a) Kuwait

1999 · Q46Current AffairsBusiness & Economymoderate

The economic crisis in the latter half of 1990s most seriously affected Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and South Korea. The cause of the crisis was

  1. (a)mismanagement of the financial resources and financial sector, in general
  2. (b)the prolonged over-valuation of local currencies vis-à-vis the western currencies
  3. (c)the downswing and recession in the western economies which earlier provided export market to these export-oriented countries
  4. (d)None of the above
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Official answer(a) mismanagement of the financial resources and financial sector, in general

1999 · Q62Current AffairsInternational Organisations & Groupingsdifficult

Consider the following statements about the European Union: I. The European Union was known earlier as the European Community. II. The Single European Act (1986) and the Maastricht Treaty were milestones in its formation. III. Citizens of European Union countries enjoy dual citizenship. IV. Switzerland is a member of the European Union. Which of the above statements are correct?

  1. (a)I and IV
  2. (b)I and III
  3. (c)III and IV
  4. (d)I, II and III
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Official answer(d) I, II and III

1999 · Q67Current AffairsCricketeasy

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

  1. (a)Jim Laker: Highest number of wickets in a Cricket Test match
  2. (b)Brian Lara: Highest score in an innings in Test Cricket
  3. (c)Sanath Jayasurya & Roshan Mahanama: Highest partnership in an innings in Test Cricket
  4. (d)Sunil M. Gavaskar: Highest aggregate of runs in Test Cricket
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Official answer(d) Sunil M. Gavaskar: Highest aggregate of runs in Test Cricket

1999 · Q87Current AffairsInternational Relations & Treatiesdifficult

In the November 1998 Composite Dialogue Process between India and Pakistan, three contentious issues listed below as 1, 2 and 3 were discussed. Contentious Issues 1. Disengagement of troops 2. Settlement of boundary dispute 3. Sharing River water Match the issues with the areas marked in the map as A, B and C and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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