Who among the following was chosen as the FIFA World Player of the Year for the year 2006?
- (a)Zinedine Zidane
- (b)Fabio Cannavaro
- (c)Ronaldinho
- (d)Thierry Henry
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Official answer(b) Fabio Cannavaro
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342 questions asked in UPSC Prelims.
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
- (c)Genpact : Power generation
- (d)Sunthite : Export of spices
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Official answer(c) Genpact : Power generation
What is the new administrative capital proposed for Myanmar?
- (a)Bassein
- (b)Mandalay
- (c)Myitkyina
- (d)Pyinmana
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Official answer(d) Pyinmana
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?
- (a)1, 2 and 3
- (b)1 and 2 only
- (c)2 and 3 only
- (d)1 and 3 only
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Official answer(c) 2 and 3 only
Zayed bin Sultan-al-Nahyan was a long-serving President of which of the following?
- (a)Oman
- (b)Kuwait
- (c)United Arab Emirates
- (d)Saudi Arabia
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Official answer(c) United Arab Emirates
In which state is the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development located?
- (a)Tamil Nadu
- (b)Karnataka
- (c)Himachal Pradesh
- (d)Uttranchal
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Official answer(a) Tamil Nadu
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
- (c)Intense fighting with Algeria
- (d)Famine and starvation
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Official answer(d) Famine and starvation
Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)?
- (a)Armenia
- (b)Belarus
- (c)Estonia
- (d)Georgia
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Official answer(c) Estonia
Which one of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?
- (a)Vietnam
- (b)Brunei Darussalam
- (c)Bangladesh
- (d)Myanmar
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Official answer(c) Bangladesh
Whom did Croatia defeat in the Davis Cup-2005 Finals to win the Davis Cup-2005?
- (a)United States of America
- (b)Argentina
- (c)Slovak Republic
- (d)Spain
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Official answer(c) Slovak Republic
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List-I A. E. C. G. Sudarshan B. V. Shanta C. T. N. Krishnan D. Mahesh Dattani List-II 1. Theatre 2. Violin 3. Research in Physics 4. Cancer treatment 5. Water-harvesting A B C D
- (a)3 1 2 4
- (b)3 4 2 1
- (c)2 4 5 1
- (d)2 1 5 4
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Official answer(b) 3 4 2 1
Where is Davos—the venue of the annual meeting of World Economic Forum—located?
- (a)France
- (b)Germany
- (c)Switzerland
- (d)Luxembourg
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Official answer(c) Switzerland
For which sport is the Val Barker Cup awarded in the Olympic Games?
- (a)Swimming
- (b)Boxing
- (c)Long Jump
- (d)High Jump
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Official answer(b) Boxing
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 Hantuchova B. Patty Schnyder C. Nadia Petrova D. Amelie Mauresmo List-II (Country) 1. Russia 2. Slovakia 3. France 4. Switzerland
- (a)A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
- (b)A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
- (c)A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2
- (d)A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
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Official answer(b) A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
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
- (c)Romania and Bulgaria
- (d)Portugal and Greece
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Official answer(b) Bulgaria and Greece
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I A. Harold Pinter B. Jacques Diouf C. Jose Manuel Barroso D. Raymond Lafitte List-II 1. Director-General, FAO 2. President, European Commission 3. World Bank appointed expert for adjudicating on the Baglihar Hydel Project 4. Litterateur
- (a)A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
- (b)A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
- (c)A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
- (d)A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
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Official answer(b) A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
- (a)Sigmund Freud : Psychoanalysis
- (b)Anna Freud : Child psychiatry
- (c)Milton Friedman : Economic
- (d)Eric R. Kandel : Literature
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Official answer(d) Eric R. Kandel : Literature
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
- (c)Reliance Energy Ventures
- (d)ONGC
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Official answer(a) Cairn Energy
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
- (c)Nigeria
- (d)Saudi Arabia
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Official answer(c) Nigeria
Which one among the following was 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
- (c)Tata Consultancy Services
- (d)Biocon India Ltd.
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Official answer(b) Midas Communication Technologies
Who among the following directed the film chosen as India’s official entry for the year 2006 Academy Awards?
- (a)Adoor Gopalakrishnan
- (b)Amol Palekar
- (c)Sanjay Leela Bhansali
- (d)Kunal Kohli
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Official answer(b) Amol Palekar
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
- (c)Chambal and Son
- (d)Ken and Narmada
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Official answer(b) Betwa and Ken
With reference to the Government of India’s various 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.
- (c)It is an incentive scheme for schools in the villages for computer education.
- (d)It is an incentive scheme for Panchayati Raj institutions.
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Official answer(d) It is an incentive scheme for Panchayati Raj institutions.
Which is the correct chronological sequence of the major events given below? 1. SLV-3 Launch 2. Formation of Bangladesh 3. Sikkim becomes 22nd State of the Indian Union 4. Pokharan-I test Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- (a)2, 4, 3, 1
- (b)3, 1, 2, 4
- (c)2, 1, 3, 4
- (d)3, 4, 2, 1
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Official answer(a) 2, 4, 3, 1
In which Olympics Games did India last win a Gold Medal?
- (a)Montreal (1976)
- (b)Moscow (1980)
- (c)Los Angeles (1984)
- (d)Atalanta (1996)
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Official answer(b) Moscow (1980)