(Paper) Current Affairs & General Knowledge - IAS General Studies Prelim 2009

Paper : Current Affairs & General Knowledge - IAS General Studies Prelim 2009

1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I ( New Governors )             List-II (State )

A. Smt Prabhu Rau                          1. Goa

B. Gurbachan Jagat                          2. Maharastra

C. S C Jamir                                    3. Manipur

D. Dr. Shivinder

Singh Sindhu           4. Himanchal Pradesh

Codes:

A B C D

a). 4 3 2 1

b). 4 3 1 2

c). 2 1 4 3

d). 1 2 3 4

 

2. Consider the following statements regarding RAW (Research and Analysis Wing):

1. Research and Analysis Wing (RAW ) is India's external intelligence agency established in1972 after the Sino-Indian War and the Indo-Pakistani War.

2. The current director of RAW is Ashok Chaturvedi.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a). Only 1 b). Only 2

c). both 1 and 2 d). Neither 1 nor 2

 

3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I (Gold Medalist in Olympic 2008 )                           List-II ( Sports )

A. Elena Isinbayeva                                                               1. Pole Vault

B. Zou Kai                                                                            2. Gymnast

C. Chris Hoy                                                                         3. Cyclist

D. Stephanie Rice                                                                  4. Swimming

Codes:

A B C D

a). 4 3 2 1

b). 4 3 1 2

c). 2 1 4 3

d). 1 2 3 4

 

4. Choose the correct sequence of Gold Medalist’s country in the descending order:

a). Germany , Australia , South Korea , Japan b). Germany , Australia , Japan , South Korea

c). Australia , Germany , Japan , South Korea d). South Korea , Japan , Germany , Australia

 

5. Who among of the following authors wrote the book, “100 things to Do before you Die” ?

a). Dave freeman b). Steve Davey

c). Michael Bright d). Patricia Schultz

 

6. How many gold medals chine won in the Olympic 2008?

a). 50 b). 51

c). 52 c). 53

 

7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I (Gold Medalist in Olympic 2008)             List-II (Country)

A. Rohullah Nikpai                                                 1. Great Britain

B. Usain Bolt                                                         2. Astralia

C. Chris Hoy                                                         3. Afghanistan

D. Stephanie Rice                                                  4. Jamaica

Codes:

A B C D

a). 4 3 2 1

b). 4 3 1 2

c). 3 4 1 2

d). 3 4 2 1

 

8. Choose the correct sequence of most competitive cities (according to Global Competitiveness

Report 2008) in the descending order:

a). New York , London , Tokyo , Paris

b).Tokyo, New York , London , Paris

c). London, New York, Tokyo , Paris

d). Paris , New York , London , Tokyo

 

9. Which among of the following pairs are correctly matched?

1. Men’s 10 m air rifle Gold Medalist : Abhinav Bindra

2. Men’s Freestyle wrestling Bronze medalist : Sushil Kumar

3. Men’s Middle weight boxing Bronze Medalist : Vijendra Kumar

a). only 1 and 2 b). Only 1 & 3

c). only 2 and 3 d). 1, 2 and 3

 

10. Consider the following statements about National Sports Day ?

1. 30 August, Major Dhyan Chand Singh’s birthday is celebrated as the National Sports Day in India.

2. The President gives away sport-related awards such as the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna

Award and Dronacharya Award on this day at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a). Only 1 b). Only 2

c). both 1 and 2 d). Neither 1 nor 2

 

11. Consider the following women :

1. Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi 2. Sonia Gandhi

3. Mayawati Kumari 4. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Who among of above women have been included Forbes’s Most Powerful Women 2008?

a). 1, 2 and 3 b). 2 , 3 and 4

c). 1 , 2 and 4 d). 1 , 2 , 3 and 4

 

12. Recently who among of the following scientists transforms ordinary pancreatic cell into insulin producing cells in living mice, using gene therapy techniques.

a). Dr. Shinya b). James Thomson

c). Dr. Douglas Melton d). Judith Campisi

 

13. World Bank’s new poverty line is :

a). $1 per day b). $1.25 per day

c). $1.50 per day d). $ 2.00 per day

 

14. Consider the following statements:

1. ONGC Videsh (OVL), the foreign investment arm of the country’s largest exploration company,

ONGC acquires UK based oil firm Imperial Energy recently.

2. Infosys acquired UK based Axon group, a SAP consulting services company recently.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a). Only 1 b). Only 2

c). both 1 and 2 d). Neither 1 nor 2

 

15. Consider the following pairs:

1. First Gold medal in the Olympic 2008 : United State

2. Last Gold medal in the Olympic 2008 : France

Which of the above pairs is/are correct?

a). Only 1     b). Only 2

c). both 1 and 2     d). Neither 1 nor 2

 

16. Consider the following statement about Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO):

1. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is an intergovernmental mutual-security

organization which was founded in 2001.

2. China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are the members of SCO.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a). Only 1     b). Only 2

c). both 1 and 2     d). Neither 1 nor 2

 

17. Match List-I with List-II regarding Arjun Award in this year and select the correct answer using

the code given below the lists:

Arjun Awardees Sports

A. Johson Varghes 1. Boxing

B. Harika Dronavali 2. Chess

C. Avneet Kaur 3. Shooting

D. Alka Tomar 4. Wrestling

Codes:

A B C D

a). 4 3 2 1

b). 4 3 1 2

c). 2 1 4 3

d). 1 2 3 4

 

18. Who among of the following persons is the chief of Intelligence Bureau ?

a). Krishnan Khanna     b). Ashwani Kumar

c). Pranav Kumar     d). PC Haldar

 

19. Consider the following pairs:

Political Party State

1. John McCain Republican Party Illinois

2. Barac Obama Democratic Party Arizona

Which of the above pairs is/are correct?

a). Only 1     b). Only 2

c). both 1 and 2     d). Neither 1 nor 2

 

20. Recently Kalpana Morparia has quit the Indian financial Sector ICICI Bank. Now she will head

which one of the following financial service major in India.

a). HDFC Bank     b). JP Morgan

c). IDBI Bank     d). Citibank India

 

21. The country’s first poly silicon solar project , which also happens to be the largest integrated

solar Power complex of the world will be started at :

a). Haldia     b). Mumbai

c). Chennai     d). Kerala

 

22. Consider the following statement regarding Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (Cobra).

1. Cobra is the elite anti-naxal force that is being set up in the country.

2. It will be a 10,000-strong CRPF command.

3. K Durga Prasad, a IPS officer from Andhra Pradesh and an expert in handling the anti-naxal

operations, is likely to take charge of the COBRA.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a). Only 1 and 2     b). Only 2 and 3

c). Only 3 and 1     d). 1, 2 and 3

 

23. Choose the correct sequence of mobile internet penetration countries in the descending

Order:

a). China , United State , United Kingdom , Russia

b). United State , United Kingdom , China , Russia

c). United State , China , United Kingdom , Russia

d). United State , United Kingdom , Russia , China

 

24.Who among of the following Bharatnatyam Exponents has been chosen Kalidas Samman

2008 in the field of dance.

a). C V Chandrasekhar     b). Shobana Chandrakumar

c). Tanmoyee Chakraborty     d). Mani Madhav Chakkiyar

 

25. Who among of the following women is the winner of women's 100 m in the Olympic 2008 ?

a). Yulia Nestsiarenka     b). Shelly-Ann Fraser

c). Florence Griffith-Joyner     c). Gail Devers