GENERAL STUDIES PRELIMS ANSWER KEY 2009
Set no - "D"
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Qs.No. | Question | Correct Answer | Set No. | Topic | Page No. |
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1 | With which one of the following has the B.K. Chaturvedi Committee dealt:- Review of Centre-State relations, Review of Delimitation Act, Tax reforms and measures to increases revenues, Price reforms in the oil sector | D | V | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 30 |
2 | Mahamastakabhisheka, a great religious event, is associated with and done for who of the following:-Bahubali, Buddha, Mahavir, Nataraja | A | |||
3 | Consider the following pairs: (Tradition- State), Gatka | C | VII | G. K. | 27 A |
4 | Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:-( List I Famous person- List II Wellknown as), Anna Hazare | C | V / VII | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 70 / 2 |
5 | Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:- (List I Famous person- List II Wellknown as), Amrita Sher-Gil | B | V / V | CURRENT AFFAIRS / G. K. | 64 / 23A |
6 | With reference to the schemes launched by the Union Government, consider the following statements:- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana | B | VII | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 9 |
7 | Consider the following pairs:- (Persons- Sport), Anand PawarChess, Akhil Kumar- Boxing, Shiv Shankar Prasad ChowrasiaGolf. Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched:-1 and 2 only, 2 and 3 only, 3 only, 1,2 and 3 | B | V | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 60 |
8 | Match List I with II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: (List I Book- List II Author), In Custody- | C | VII / V | CURRENT AFFAIRS / G. K. | 22 / 22A |
9 | Among the following, who are the Agaria community | D | |||
10 | Recently, which one of the following was included in the UNESCO's World Heritage list | B | V | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 83 |
11 | Where is the famous Virupaksha temple located | C | I | MEDIEVAL INDIA | 19 A |
12 | Other than Venezuela, which one among the following | C | |||
13 | Under the administration of which one of the following is the Department of Atomic Energy | A | |||
14 | Consider the following pairs (Large Bank- Country of origin), ABN | B | |||
15 | Which among the following has the world's largest reserves of Uranium:- Australia, Canada, Russian Federation, USA | A | V | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 39 |
16 | In the 'Individual Satyagraha', Vinoba Bhave | B | II | MODERN INDIA | 70 |
17 | Consider the following statements: - The Cripps Proposals | B | II | MODERN INDIA | 71 |
18 | During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali | C | II | MODERN INDIA | 67 |
19 | With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat:- Akbar, Jahangir, Shahjahan, Aurangzeb | B | I | MEDIEVAL INDIA | 28A, 52A |
20 | In a cell (battery), which of the following are used as electrolytes:-Ammonium chloride and Zine chloride, Sodium chloride and Calcium chloride, Magnesium chloride and Zine chloride, Ammonium chloride and Calcium chloride | A | IV | PHYSICS | 28, 29 |
21 | Which one of the following planets has largest number of natural satellites or moons:- Jupiter, Mars, Saturn,Venus | A | VII | G. K. | 13A |
22 | Consider the following statements:- Sweet orange plant | ||||
23 | Which one of the following types of waves are used in a night vision apparatus: | C | |||
24 | In the context of genetic disorders, consider the following: - A woman suffers from colour blindness | D | |||
25 | A person travels 12 km due North, then 15 km due East | A | IV | G. M. A. | |
26 | Six persons A, B, C, D, E, and F are standing in a row:- | C | IV | G. M. A. | |
27 | Which one of the following is used as an explosive:- | A | |||
28 | Consider the following: - Camphor, Chicory, and Vanilla | D | IV / VI | CHEMISTRY / INDIA YEAR BOOK | 8 / 14 |
29 | In the context of Indian wild life, the flying fox is a:- | A | |||
30 | During which Five Year Plan was the Emergency clamped.... | C | VII / III | G. K. / ECONOMICS | 20A / 4 |
31 | Which one of the following is not drug/pharma Company? | A | V | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 82 |
32 | Book "The Audacity of Hope".... | B | |||
33 | A present group of nations known as G-8 started first as G-7... | D | V | G. K | 16 A |
34 | Consider the following statements: - The Baglihar Power Project. | A | |||
35 | When Leander Paes won the "mixed doubles" at the US Open... | B | Y | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 55 |
36 | In the context of Indian news in recent times, what is MCX-SX? | C | V | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 82 |
37 | Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched:- a. Barbora Spotakova | B | V | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 57 |
38 | India has recently landed its Moon Impact Probe on the Moon. | C | VII | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 13 |
39 | Who of the following is a football player....? | D | V | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 59 |
40 | Consider the following pairs... (Famous Place: Country), Cannes | A | VII | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 20 |
41 | Among the following, which one is not a football club? | D | |||
42 | The marine animal called dugong which is vulnerable to extinction is a/an..... | D | |||
43 | The Dul Hasti Power Station..... | B | II | GEOGRAPHY | 50 |
44 | Consider the following statements: - V.K. Krishna Menon Foundation | B | V | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 91 |
45 | New federal administrative centre of Malaysia...... | C | V | G. K. | 58 A |
46 | Elephant Pass.... | D | |||
47 | Consider the following countries: - Brunei Darussalam | C | V | G. K. | 2 A |
48 | Consider the following countries: - Switzerland, Malta | B | VII | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 10 |
49 | Consider the following countries: - Australia, Namibia | D | I | GEOGRAPHY | 36, 45, 54 | 50 | In the structure of planet Earth, below the mantle... | C | III | GEOGRAPHY THEORY | 5 |
51 | Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched:- (City : River), Berlin | A | V | G. K. | 43 A |
52 | Match List I with List II: - (List I Famous Temple), (List II State), Vidyashankara temple | A | |||
53 | Consider the following statements:- In the world, the tropical deserts occur along the western margins | A | III / II | GEOGRAPHY THEORY / GEOGRAPHY | 16 / 42 |
54 | Match List I with List II (List Geographic Feature), (List II Country), Great Victoria Desert | B | I | GEOGRAPHY | 78, 74, 32 |
55 | Consider the following statements: - Between Census 1951 and Census 2001. | D | |||
56 | Which one of the following rivers does not originate in India....? | D | II | GEOGRAPHY | 24 |
57 | Cape Canaveral.... | A | VII | G. K. | 13 A |
58 | At which one of the following places do two important rivers of India originate...? | A | II | GEOGRAPHY | 10 |
59 | White Dwarfs when they die..... | B | |||
60 | "Energy Statistics" from time to time... | D | VI | INDIA YEAR BOOK | 23 |
61 | Animal Welfare Board of India located.... | B | VI | INDIA YEAR BOOK | 52 |
62 | Consider the following statements regarding Indian Planning: - The Second Five-Year Plan | C | III | ECONOMICS | 4 |
63 | Consider the following statements:- The National School of Drama | C | VI | INDIA YEAR BOOK | 19 |
64 | With reference to Union Government:-The Ministries/Departments of the Government of India | D | VI / III | INDIA YEAR BOOK / POLITY | 7 / 30 |
65 | A Person has 4 coins each of different denomination.... | B | G. M. A. | ||
66 | How many numbers lie between 300 and 500 in which 4 comes only one time.... | A | G. M. A. | ||
67 | How many letters of the English alphabet (capitals)..... | C | G. M. A. | ||
68 | How many three-digit numbers can be generated from: - 1,2,3,4..... | D | G. M. A. | ||
69 | There are four persons A, B, C, D; and A has some coins. ... | C | G. M. A. | ||
70 | While adding the first few continuous natural numbers, a..... | C | G. M. A. | ||
71 | Four metal rods of lengths 78 cm, 104 cm, 117 cm and 169 cm..... | B | G. M. A. | ||
72 | In an examination, there are three subjects A, B and C..... | B | G. M. A. | ||
73 | There is a family of 6 persons A, B, C, D, E and F..... | D | G. M. A. | ||
74 | How many times are an hour hand and a minute hand of a clock.....? | C | G. M. A | ||
75 | There are 240 balls and n number of boxes B1, B2, B3, Bn..... | D | G. M. A. | ||
76 | In the context of Indian defence: - The Shourya missile | D | |||
77 | WiMAX | D | |||
78 | Shanti Swaru Bhatnagar Prize given.... | C | V | G. K. | 39 A |
79 | In making the saffron spice..... | D | |||
80 | In the year 2008, which one of the following conducted a complex scientific experiment.....? | B | V | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 42 |
81 | A very big refugee camp called Dadaab...... | B | |||
82 | Consider the following names: - Ike, Kate, Gustav.. | C | V | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 35 |
83 | In the context of alternative sources of energy, ethanol..... | C | |||
84 | Consider the following famous names: - Amrita Sher-Gil | D | |||
85 | NAMA- 11 | D | |||
86 | Pulled out of Commonwealth of Independent States.... | C | INTERNET | ||
87 | Match List I with List II:- (List I Persons in news), (List II Countries they belong to),Luisa Dias Diogo. | B | V / V | CURRENT AFFAIRS / G. | 43 / 5 A |
88 | Consider the following regions:- Eastern Himalayas | B | |||
89 | With reference to the evolution of living organisms...... | C | |||
90 | The Panda belongs to...... | A | |||
91 | Consider the following statements: - India does not have any deposits of Thorium. | D | II | GEOGRAPHY | 77 |
92 | Which one among the following South Asian countries has the highest population density.....? | A | |||
93 | Consider the following statements: - The discussions in the Third Round Table Conference. | C | II | HISTORY | 68 |
94 | Consider the following:-Fringe Benefit Tax | D | III | ECONOMICS | 16, 17 |
95 | In India, who is the Chairman of the National Water Resources Council.......? | A | VI | INDIA YEAR BOOK | 125 |
96 | Consider the following statements:- There are no east flowing rivers in Kerala. | D | II | GEOGRAPHY | 24 |
97 | In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff..... | D | II | HISTORY | 35 |
98 | Who of the following Prime Ministers sen Cripps Mission to India.... | D | II | HISTORY | 88 |
99 | Poems called "Golden Threshold".... | C | |||
100 | During the Indian Freedom Struggle, Rowlatt Act..... | C | II | HISTORY | 58 |
101 | Which one of the following began with the Dandi March......? | C | II | HISTORY | 64 |
102 | Anekantavada is a core theory......... | B | |||
103 | Slogan "Do or die" associated........ | D | II | HISTORY | 72 |
104 | Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association.......... | A | |||
105 | In the context of the Indian freedom struggle, 16th October 1905..... | B | II | HISTORY | 50 |
106 | Consider the following statements: - Infant mortality rate | D | III | ECONOMICS | 6 |
107 | If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to held within...... | C | III | POLITY | 68 |
108 | Consider the following statements: -The Governor of Punjab is concurrence the Administrator of Chandigarh | A | VI | INDIA YEAR BOOK | 11 |
109 | Consider the following pairs: - (Organization - Location of Headquarter), Asian Development Bank | B | V | G. K. | 15 A |
110 | With reference to the United Nations: - ECOSOC | D | INTERNET | ||
111 | In which one of the following places is the Shompen tribe found....... | B | VII | G. K. | 34 A |
112 | Consider the following statements: - The Advocate General of a State in India. | D | III | POLITY | 48 |
113 | In India, the first Municipal Corporation........ | B | VI | INDIA YEAR BOOK | 11 |
114 | With reference to Lok Adalats.......... | A | VI | INDIA YEAR BOOK | 90 |
115 | With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements: - The Constitution of India provides that all Cabinet Ministers | D | III / VI | POLITY / INDIA YEAR BOOK | 30 / 7 |
116 | Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments states that the total number of Ministers........ | B | III | POLITY | 76 |
117 | Consider the following statements: - CAT | B | |||
118 | With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements: - The number of Ministries at the Centre on 15th August 1947 was 18. | A | |||
119 | Consider the following statements: - The first telegraph line | C | VI | INDIA YEAR BOOK | 29, 24 |
120 | Which one of the following Union Ministries implements the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety....? | C | VI | INDIA YEAR BOOK | 50 |
121 | In a carom board game competition, m boys and n girls (m>n>1)........ | C | G. M. A. | ||
122 | There are three cans A, B and C..... | C | G. M. A | ||
123 | Consider the following pairs: - Ashok Leyland | A | V | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 68 |
124 | In the context of global economy, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched:- JP Morgan Chase | B | |||
125 | Consider the following houses: - Christie's | D | |||
126 | In the context of CO2 emission and Global Warming......... | C | VI | INDIA YEAR BOOK | 101 |
127 | The concept of carbon credit originated........ | B | VI | INDIA YEAR BOOK | 101 |
128 | Who among the following is the founded World Economic Forum.......? | A | |||
129 | The Security Council of UN consists of......... | B | V | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 34 |
130 | From which one of the following did Kosovo declare its independence.....? | D | V | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 31 |
131 | Which one of the following pairs of countries fought wars over a region called Orgaden.... | B | |||
132 | The Climate Change Accountability Bill....... | B | INTERNET | ||
133 | Which one among the following has the highest energy....? | A | IV | PHYSICS | 19 |
134 | In the context of independent India economy..... | C | VI / III | INDIA YEAR BOOK / ECONOMICS | 57 / 4 |
135 | Consider the following pairs:- Automobile Manufacturer - Headquarters | B | |||
136 | Secretary General Non-Aligned Movement for some period.... | C | |||
137 | Match List I with II :- (List I Person) Anil Agrarwal, (List II Organization) | C | VII | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 20 |
138 | "Crystal Award"....... | D | V | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 75 |
139 | Largest inland saline wetland........ | A | II | GEOGRAPHY | 11 |
140 | Consider the following statements:- MMTC Limited | C | VI | INDIA YEAR BOOK | 26 |
141 | India's largest private sector sea port....... | A | |||
142 | Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched:- Japan - Nikkei | B | III | ECONOMICS | 30 |
143 | Consider the following statements:- INS Sindhughosh | D | |||
144 | Consider the following statements:- The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices | D | VI | INDIA YEAR BOOK | 13 |
145 | In India, the ports are categorized as major and non-major ports | B | II | GEOGRAPHY | 68 |
146 | Deepak Parekh Committee was..... | B | |||
147 | Umakant and Ramakant Gudecha are....... | A | |||
148 | Match List I with List II:- (List I Famous person) Mandakini Amte, (List II Well-known for) | A | V / VII | CURRENT AFFAIRS | 69 / 20 |
149 | Ahilya Bai Holkar Award........ | D | VI | INDIA YEAR BOOK | 135 |
150 | In which State is the Buddhist site Monastery located....... | B | |||
Total No. of Questions that appeared from our 7-Small Booklets = 105 Of this, Questions which need some support = 12 Thus, total No. of DIRECT QUESTIONS from our notes = 93 Apart from this there were approximately 10 Questions which were there in our Mains GS Notes and Prelims Test Papers |