Paper : IAS Prelims Previous Year Paper General Studies (2007)

Part - 2

31. In the latter half of the year 2006, in which one of the following countries did a military coup take place?
a. Cambodia
b. Laos
c. Thailand
d. Vietnam

32. Match List-I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given the Lists :
List-I
(Alumni Company)
A. BALCO
B. HINDALCO
C. Indian Alumni Company
D. NALCO

List II
(Location)
1. Hirakunda
2. Korba
3. Koraput
4. Renukoot

Codes :
A B C D
a. 3 1 4 2
b. 2 4 1 3
c. 3 4 1 2
d. 2 1 4 3

33. Which of the following is located in the Bastar region ?
a. Bandhvagarh National Park
b. Dundeli Sanchary
c. Rajaji National Park
d. Indravati National Park

34. Which of the following National Highways passes through Maharastra , Chattisgarh and Orissa.
a. NH-4
b. NH-5
c. NH-6
d. NH-7

35. In the Human Body, which structure is the appendix attached to ?
a. The large intestine
b. The Small intestine
c. the gall Bladder
d. The Stomach

36. Consider the following statements :
1. Balaghat is known for its diamond mines.
2. Majhgawan is known for its manganese deposits.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a. 1 only
5 of 15
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

37. Which one of the following States of India has the lowest density of population?
a. Himanchal Pradesh
b. Meghalaya
c. Arunachal Pradesh
d. Sikkim

38. Match List-I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given the Lists :
List-I
(City)
A. Bankong
B. Phnom-Penh
C. Hanoi
D. Yangon

List II
(River)
1. Irrawaddy
2. Mekong
3. Menam ( Chao Phraya )
4. Red River

Codes :
A B C D
a. 3 2 4 1
b. 4 1 3 2
c. 3 1 4 2
d. 4 2 3 1

39. Consider the following statements:
1. Either of the two belts over the ocean at about 300 to 350 N and S Latitudes is known as Horse Latitude.
2. Horse Latitude are low pressure Belt. 

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2.

40. Which one among the following rivers is the longest ?
a. Amazon
b. Amur
c. Congo
d. Lena

41. Which one among of the flowing rivers originates at Amarkantak ?
a. Damodar
b. Mahanadi
c. Narmada
d. Tapi

42. Which one among the following major cities is most eastwards located ?
a. Hyderabad
b. Bhopal
c. Lucknow
d. Benguluru (Bangalore)

43. Dalbergia Species is associated with which one of the following :
a. Cashew nut
b. Coffee
c. Tea
d. Rosewood

44. Out of the Southern States : Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which shares boundaries with maximum number of Indian state ?
a. Andhra Pradesh only
b. Karnataka Only
c. Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
d. Each of Tamil Nadu and Kerala

45. Through which one of the following Straits, does a tunnel connect the united Kingdom and France:
a. Davis Strait
b. Denmark Strait
c. Strait of Dover
d. Strait of Gibraltar 

46. Consider the following statements:
1. The annul range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than that in the Atlantic Ocean.
2. The Annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the Southern Hemi sphere.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

47. The Largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which one of the following countries?
6 of 15
a. Australia
b. Cuba
c. Ghana
d. Philippines

48. In which state is the Guru Shikhar Peak located :
a. Rajasthan
b. Gujarat
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Maharastra

49. Who wrote the book- ‘ The story of the integration of Indian State’?
a. B N Rau
b. C Rajagopalchari
c. Krishna Menon
d. V P Menon

50. Which one of the Following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jaliawala Bagh?
a. The Arm Act
b. The Public Safety Act
c. The Rowlatt Act
d. The Vernacular Press Act

51. Who is the Speaker of the First Lok Sabha?
a. Hukam Singh
b. G V Mavalankar
c. K M Munshi
d. U N Dhebar

52. At which one of the following places did mahatma Gandhi first start his satyagraha in India?
a. Ahemdabad
b. Bardoli
c. Champaran
d. Kheda

53. Who Among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash?
a. Dayanand Saraswati
b. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
c. Raja Rammohan Roy
d. Surendranath Banerjee

54. The ruler of which on of the following states was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance.
a. Awadh
b. Jhansi
c. Nagpur
d. Satara

55. Who Among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre independence India Traders ?
a. Dutch
b. English
c. French
d. Portuguese

56. Consider the following statement :
1. Robert Clive was the first Governor General of Bengal
2. William Bentic was the first Governor general of India

Which of the statement given above is / are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 or 2

57. Which one of the Following was the first fort Constructed by the British in India ?
a. Fort William
b. Fort St. George
c. Fort St. David
d. Fort St. Angelo

58. Consider the following statements: 
1. Jawahar Nehru was in his fourth Term as the Prime minister of India at the time of his death.
2. Jawahar Nehru represented Rae Bareilly constituency as a member of parliament.
3. The First non congress Prime minister of India assumed the office in the year 1977.

Which of the following statements given above is are correct.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 3 Only
c. 1 only
d. 1 and 3

59. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I
(Company)
A. Chevron
B. AT & T
C. AMD
D. Enercon GmbH

List-II
( Major Area/product)
1. Wind Energy
2. Oil
3. Telephone, Internet
4. Micro-processor

Codes:
A B C D
a. 2 1 4 3
b. 4 3 2 1
c. 2 3 4 1
d. 4 1 2 3

60. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
a. Williams Dickson : Motion Picture Film
b. Charles Babbage : Programmable Computer
c. Nicholas Stern : Construction Technology
d. Brian Greene : String Theory

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