UPSC Prelims 2007

150 questions, in the order they were asked.

2007 · Q1 Art & CultureClassical Dance Formsmoderate

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Person) A. Bhajan Sopori B. Birju Maharaj C. Priyadarshini Govind D. T V Gopalkrishnan List-II (Known as) 1. Bharatanatyam Dancer 2. Exponent of Santoor 3. Mridangam Maestro 4. Kathak Dancer Codes:

(a)A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
(b)A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
(c)A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
(d)A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2

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Official answer(c) A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3

2007 · Q2 Science & TechnologyComputer & Information Technologyeasy

Who among the following is considered as the inventor of the World Wide Web (WWW)?

(a)Edward Kasner
(b)Bill Gates
(c)Tim Berners-Lee
(d)Vinod Bham

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Official answer(c) Tim Berners-Lee

2007 · Q3 Current AffairsInternational Organisations & Groupingseasy

Where are the headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) located?

(a)Dubai
(b)Jeddah
(c)Islamabad
(d)Ankara

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Official answer(b) Jeddah

2007 · Q4 Current AffairsInternational Organisations & Groupingseasy

Which one of the following is NOT a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?

(a)Russia
(b)Kazakhstan
(c)Ukraine
(d)Uzbekistan

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Official answer(c) Ukraine

2007 · Q5 Art & CultureLiterature & Languageseasy

Who among the following wrote the book "Ayodhya : 6 December 1992"?

(a)Chandra Shekar
(b)P. V. Narasimha Rao
(c)Jaswant Singh
(d)Arun Shourie

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Official answer(b) P. V. Narasimha Rao

2007 · Q6 Environment & EcologyEnvironmental Governance & Legislationeasy

Wangari Maathai, the Nobel Prize winner from Kenya, is known for her contribution to which one of the following?

(a)Journalism
(b)International economics
(c)Sustainable development
(d)Child development

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Official answer(c) Sustainable development

2007 · Q7 Art & CultureLiterature & Languageseasy

How is Gabriel García well known?

(a)Known for research in agriculture
(b)A renowned football coach
(c)A great writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature
(d)Known for research in railway engineering

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Official answer(c) A great writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature

2007 · Q8 Current AffairsInternational Relations & Treatiesmoderate

Where was the first conference of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs held in the year 1957?

(a)Minnowbrook (USA)
(b)Rhode Island (USA)
(c)Nova Scotia (Canada)
(d)Nagasaki (Japan)

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Official answer(c) Nova Scotia (Canada)

2007 · Q9 Art & CultureCultural Institutions & Awardseasy

The Pulitzer Prize is associated with which one of the following?

(a)Environmental protection
(b)Civil aviation
(c)Journalism
(d)Olympic Games

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Official answer(c) Journalism

2007 · Q10 Art & CulturePainting & Visual Artseasy

Raghu Rai is well known for which one of the following areas?

(a)Environment protection
(b)Olympic Games
(c)Journalism
(d)Civil aviation

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Official answer(c) Journalism

2007 · Q11 Art & CultureCultural Institutions & Awardsmoderate

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Eminent Person) A. Bhanu Bharti B. Mike Pandey C. Mohd. Zafar Khayyam D. Vinda Karandikar List-II (Known as) 1. Music composer 2. Poet and litterateur 3. Theatre director 4. Wildlife film-maker Codes:

(a)A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
(b)A-3 B-2 C-1 D-4
(c)A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
(d)A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2

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Official answer(d) A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2

2007 · Q12 Modern HistoryPost-Independence Indiaeasy

Who wrote the book "The Story of the Integration of Indian States"?

(a)B. N. Rau
(b)C. Rajagopalachari
(c)Krishna Menon
(d)V. P. Menon

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Official answer(d) V. P. Menon

2007 · Q13 Art & CultureCultural Institutions & Awardsmoderate

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Writer) A. V. S. Naipaul B. Salman Rushdie C. Paul Scott D. J. G. Farrell List-II (Book) 1. The Siege of Krishnapur 2. In a Free State 3. Midnight's Children 4. Staying On Codes:

(a)A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
(b)A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2
(c)A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
(d)A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1

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Official answer(d) A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1

2007 · Q14 Science & TechnologyMaterials & Engineeringmoderate

Consider the following statements: 1. The series of international paper sizes is based on A0 size whose area is 0.5 m² (approx). 2. The area of A4 size paper is 1⁄8th of the A0 size paper. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

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Official answer(d) Neither 1 nor 2

2007 · Q15 Current AffairsInternational Relations & Treatiesmoderate

Which of the following countries signed the Tshwane Declaration in October 2006?

(a)China and South Africa
(b)India and South Africa
(c)South Africa and Botswana
(d)Saudi Arabia and South Africa

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Official answer(b) India and South Africa

2007 · Q16 Science & TechnologyEnergy & Environmentmoderate

Recently, the European Union and six other countries including India signed the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project. Which one of the following was NOT a signatory to it?

(a)Canada
(b)China
(c)Japan
(d)USA

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Official answer(a) Canada

2007 · Q17 Current AffairsInternational Relations & Treatieseasy

Which one of the following Himalayan passes was reopened in the middle of the year 2006 to facilitate trade between India and China?

(a)Chang La
(b)Jara La
(c)Nathu La
(d)Shipki La

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Official answer(c) Nathu La

2007 · Q18 Current AffairsNotable Personalitieseasy

How is Steve Fossett known?

(a)As a crocodile hunter
(b)For completing the longest non-stop flight around the globe
(c)For swimming across the Atlantic Ocean
(d)For climbing Mt. Everest without any co-climber

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Official answer(b) For completing the longest non-stop flight around the globe

2007 · Q19 Current AffairsNotable Personalitiesmoderate

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Person) A. Nancy Pelosi B. Margaret Chan C. Pascal Lamy D. Steve Ballmer List-II (Position/Organization) 1. WTO 2. Speaker, US House of Representatives 3. WHO 4. Microsoft Codes:

(a)A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
(b)A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
(c)A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4
(d)A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2

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Official answer(c) A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4

2007 · Q20 Current AffairsIndian Government Schemes & Initiativesmoderate

In which of the following cities is the Global Automotive Research Center being set up?

(a)Chennai
(b)Hyderabad
(c)Pune
(d)Gurgaon

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Official answer(a) Chennai

2007 · Q21 Current AffairsInternational Relations & Treatiesmoderate

Consider the following statements: 1. Republicans won majority in the US House of Representatives election held in the year 2006. 2. Republican Bobby Jindal won a seat in the US House of Representatives for the second time. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

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Official answer(b) 2 only

2007 · Q22 Science & TechnologyScience & Technology Historyeasy

What is the broad area in which the Nobel Prize winners for the year 2006 in Physiology or Medicine worked to get the prize?

(a)Prevention of weakening due to ageing
(b)Flow of genetic information
(c)Immunology and disease resistance
(d)Adult stem-cell research

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Official answer(b) Flow of genetic information

2007 · Q23 Current AffairsInternational Relations & Treatiesmoderate

Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?

(a)Colombia
(b)Costa Rica
(c)Guatemala
(d)Nicaragua

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Official answer(d) Nicaragua

2007 · Q24 Science & TechnologySpace Technology & Astronomymoderate

Consider the following statements: 1. In the year 2006, India successfully tested a full-fledged cryogenic stage in rocketry. 2. After USA, Russia and China, India is the only country to have acquired the capability for use of cryogenic stage in rocketry. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

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Official answer(a) 1 only

2007 · Q25 Current AffairsInternational Relations & Treatiesdifficult

With reference to the international meetings held in the year 2006, which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? 1. NAM Summit : Havana 2. APEC Meeting : Bangkok 3. EU–India Summit : Helsinki 4. UN Climate Change Conference : Geneva Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a)1 only
(b)1 and 3 only
(c)1, 2 and 3
(d)2, 3 and 4

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Official answer(b) 1 and 3 only