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

Part - 4

91. In the figure shown above , what is the maximum number of different way in which 8 identical balls can be placed In small triangle 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 such that each triangle contain at least one ball ? 
a. 32
b. 35
c. 44
d. 56

92. 6 equidistance vertical lines are drawn on a board. 6 equidistance horizontal lines are also drawn on the board cutting the 6 vertical lines and the distance between any two consecutive horizontal lines is equal to that between any two consecutive vertical lines. What is the maximum number of square thus formed? 
a. 37
b. 55
c. 126
d. 225

93. Each of the 3 persons is to be given some identical items such that product of the numbers of items received by each of the three persons is equal to 30. In How many maximum different ways can this distribution be done.
a. 21
b. 24
c. 27
d. 33

94. Six faces of a cube are numbered from 1 to 6, each face carrying one different number, further
1. The Face 2 is opposite to the face 6
2. The Face 1 is opposite to the face 5
3. The Face 3 is between the face 1 and face 5
4. The face 4 is adjacent to the Face 2

Which one of the following is correct?
a. The face 2 is adjacent to the Face 3
b. The Face 6 is between the face 2 and the face 4
c. The Face 1 is between the face 5 and the face 6
d. None of the above

95. Groups each containing 3 boys are to be formed out of 5 boys – A , B , C , D and E such that no one group contains both C and D together. What is the maximum number of different groups?
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8

96. In how many maximum different ways can 3 identical balls be placed in 12 squares (each ball be places in the exact center of the squares) shown in the figure given above such that they do not lie along the same straight line ?
a. 144
b. 200
c. 204
d. 216

97. Consider the following statements : 
1. North Atlantic Co-operation Council (NACC) is the name of the new organization which has replaced the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
2. The United States of America and the United Kingdom became the members of the NATO when it was formed in the year 1949. 

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

98. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution of different sectors to the Gross domestic product of India? 
a. Service – Industry – Agriculture
b. Service – Agriculture – Industry
c. Industry – service – Agriculture
d. Industry – Agriculture – Service

99. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I
(Person)
A. Vishwapati Trivedi
B. Tulsi R Tanti
C. Shashi Ruia
D. S Bikachandani

List-II
(Company)
1. Essar Group
2. Info Edge India (which runs naukri.com)
3. Indian Airline
4. Suzon Energy

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

100. Which one of the following was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave,s Bhoodan Movement at the beginning of the movement?
a. Udayagiri
b. Rapur
c. Pochampalli
d. Venkatagiri

101. Who among of the following bowlers have taken more than 500 wickets in Test Crickets?
1. Wasim Akram
2. Richard Hadlee
3. Glen McGrath
4. Courtney Walse

Select the correct answer using the code given below :
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 3 and 4 only
c. 1, 2, 3 only
d. 1, 2, 3, 4

102. NASA’s Deep impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus?
a. Halley’s comet
b. Hale-Bopp
c. Hyakutake
d. Temple 1

103. The Stilwell Road , built in 1940s , which has recently in news connects with the following ?
a. Agartala in India and Yangon in Myanmar via Bangladesh.
b. Ledo in India and Kunming in China via Myanmar.
c. Kalimpong in India and Lhasa in Tibat via Bhutan
d. Imphal in India and Bangkok in Thailand via Myanmar .

104. With the reference to the international meeting 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

105. Who among the following wrote the Book – Ayodhya : 6 December 1992 ?
a. Chandra shekar
b. P V Narasimha Rao
c. Jasvant Singh
d. Arun Shorie 

106. With reference to steel industry in India in the recent times, considering the following statements :
1. Vizag Steel Plant (RINL) has been declared Mini Ratna.
2. Merger of IISCO with SAIL has been completed.

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

107. Which one of the following is not a member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization?
a. Russia
b. Kazakhistan
c. Ukrain
d. Uzbekistan

108. 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 & Botswana
d. Saudi Arabia and South Africa

109. Recently , the European Union and Other Six 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

110. 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 Gopalkrishanan

List-II
(Known as )
1. Bharatnatyam Dancer
2. Exponent of Santoor
3. Mridangam Maestro
4. Kathak Dancer

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

111. Which one of the following Himalayan Passes was reopened around 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

112. How is Steve Fossett known as ?
a. As a crocodile Hunter
b. For Completing the longest non stop flight around the globe
c. For Swimming across Atlantic Ocean
d. For climbing to Mt. Everest without any co climber

113. Basel II relates to which one of the following?
a. International standard for safety in civil aviation
b. Measure against cyber crimes 
c. Measure against drug abuse by sport person
d. International Standards for measuring the adequacy of Bank’s capital.

114. 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. Margret Chan
C. Paskal Lamy
D. Steve Ballmer

List-II
(Position/Organization)
1. WTO
2. Speaker, US House of representatives
3. WHO
4. Microsoft

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

115. In which of the following cities is the Global Automotive research center being set up ?
a. Chennai
b. Hyderabad
c. Pune
d. Gurgaon

116. Consider the following statements : 
1. Republic won majority in the US House of representative Election hold in the year 2006.
2. Republican Bobby Jindal , won a seat in US House of representatives for the second time.

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

117. What is the broad area in which the noble Prize winners for the year 2006 in Physiology or Medicine, worked to get prize?
a. Prevention of weakening due to aging
b. Flow of genetic information
c. Immunology and disease resistance
d. Adult stem cell research

118. In which one of the following districts , have been reserves of diamond-bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past.
a. Hoshangabad
b. Raipur
c. Sambalpur
d. Warangal

119. 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

120. 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 following 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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