General Knowledge Question Answer for UPSC

141. Elizabeth Hawley is well-known for her relating to which one of the following? (a) Historical monuments is India
(b) Regional dances in India
(c) Himalayan expeditions
(d) Wildlife in India
writings
142. In India, how many States share the coastline?
(a) 7 (b) 8
(c) 9 (d) 10
143. Nobel Prize winning scientist James D. Watson is known for his work in which area?
(a) Metallurgy
(b) Meteorology
(c) Environmental
(d) Genetics
protection
144. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
using the code given below the Lists:
List-I List-II
(Board) (Headquartt;rs!
A. Coffee Board 1. Bengaluru
B. Rubber Board 2. Guntur
C. Tea Board 3. Kottayam
D. Tobacco Board 4. Kolkata
Code:

A B C
(a) 2 4 3
(b) 1 3 4
(c) 2 3 4
(d) 1 4 3
D
1 2 1
2
145. Which one among the following has the number of National Parks?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Meghalaya
maximum

146. Among the following, which one is not an ape?
(a) Gibbon (b) Gorilla
(c) Langur (d) Orangutan
147.

I
I

I
In how many different ways can all of 5 identical balls be placed in the cells shown above such that each row contains at least 1 ball?
(a) 64 (c) 84
(b) 81 (d) 108
148. There are 6 different letters and 6 correspondingly addressed envelopes. If the ,letters are randomly put in the envelopes, what is the probability that exactly 5 letters go into the correctly addressed envelopes?
(a) (c)
Zero 1/2
(b) 1/6 (d) 5/6
149.
There are two identical red, two identical black and two identical white balls. In how many different ways can the balls be placed in the cells (Ldch cell to contain one ball) shown above such that balls of the same colour do not occupy any two consecutive cells?
(a) 15 (b) 18
(c) 24 (d) 30

Ans: 141. (c) 142. (c) 143. (d) 144. (b) 145. (c) 146. (c) 147. (d) 148. (a) 149. (c)

Government Examination Paper

131. 'Hand-in-Hand 2001', a joint antiterrorism military training was held by the officers of the Indian Army and officers of Army of which one of the following countries?
(a) Chi~a (b) Japan
(c) Russia (d) USA
Directions: Each of the following four (4) items consists of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion (A)' and the other as 'Reason (R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below:
Code:
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the
correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not
the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
132. Assertion (A) : In human body, liver has an impor­
tant role in fat digestion.
Reason (R) : Liver produces two important fat­
digesting enzymes.
133. Assertion (A) : In the visible spectrum of light, red
light is more energetic than green
light.
Reason (R) : The wavelength of red light is more
than that of green light.
134. Assertion (A) : Radio waves bend in a magnetic field.
Reason (R) : Radio waves are electromagnetic in
nature.
135. Assertion (A) : The Congress Ministries in all the
provinces resigned in the year 1939.
: The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War.
136. Among the following, which one lays eggs and does
not produce young ones directly?
(a) Echidna (b) Kangaroo
(c) Porcupine (d) Whale
Reason (R)
137. The release of which one of the following into ponds and wells helps in controlling the mosquitoes?
(a) Crab (b) Dogfish
(c) Gambusia fish (d) Snail
138. Which Schedule of the Constitution of India contains
special provisions for the administration and control
of Scheduled Areas in several States?
(a) Third (b) Fifth
(c) Seventh (d) Ninth
139. Department of Border Management is a Department
of which one of the following Union Ministries?
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(a) Ministry of Defence
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs
(c) Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and High­
ways
(d) Ministry of Environment and Forests
140. For Y{hich one of the following reforms was a Commission set up under the Chairmanship of Veerappa Moily by the Government of India?
(a) Police Reforms
(b) Tax Reforms
(c) Reforms in Technical Education
(d) Administrative Reforms

Ans: 131. (a) 132. (c) 133. (d) 134. (a) 135. (a) 136. (a) 137. (c) 138. (b) 139. (b) 140. (d)

Some General Knowledge Questions

122. What does S & P 500 relate to?
(a) Supercomputer
(b) A new technique in e-business
(c) A new technique in bridge building
(d) An index of stocks of large companies
123. Rajiv Gandhi National Flying Institute is being estab­
lished in which State?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Orissa
124; Who among the following has been the Captain of the Indian team in Cricket Test Matches for the maximum number of ~imes?
(a) Sunil Gavaskar
(b) Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
(c) (d)
Saurav Ganguly Mohammad Azharuddin
125. Who among- the following wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi?
(a) SahirLudhiyanvi
(b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(c) Muhammad Iqbal
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
126. How can the height of a person who' is six feet tall be expressed (approximately) in nanometres?
(a) 183 x 10" nanometres (b) 234 x 10" nanometres (c) 183 x 107 nanometres (d) 234 x 107 nanometres
127. A person is sitting in a car which is at rest. The reaction from the road at each of the four wheels of the car is R. When the car runs on a straight level road, how will the reaction at either of the front wheels vary?
(a) It will be greater than R
(b) It will be less than R
(c) It will be equal to R
(d) It shall depend on the material of the road
128. With which one of the following Omkareshwar Project associated? (a) Chambal
(b) Narmada
(c) Tapi
(d) Bhima
rivers is the
129. Consider the following statements
1. The Nuclear Suppliers Group has 24 countries as
its members.
2. India is a member of the Nuclear Suppliers
Group.
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
130. In the context of the Indian defence, what is 'Dhruv'? (a) Aircraft-carrying warship
(b) Missile-carrying submarine
(c) Advanced light helicopter
(d) Intercontinental ballistic missile

Ans: 121. (d) 122. (d) 123. (b) 124. (c) 125. (b) 126.. (c) 127. (c) 128. (b) 129. (d) 130. (c)

UPSC Test Paper 2008 for Civil Service

111. Which one of the following laser types is used in a laser printer?
(a) Dye laser
(b) Gas laser
(c) Semiconductor laser
(d) Excimer laser
112. Consider the following statements:
    1. A widely used musical scale called diatonic scale
    has seven frequencies.
    2. The frequency of the note Sa (m) is 256 Hz and
that of Ni (;fi) is 512 Hz.
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
113. What are Rubies and Sapphires chemically known as?
(a) Silicon dioxide
(b) Aluminium oxide
(c) Lead tetroxide
(d) Boron nitride
114. Which one of the following is also called Stranger Gas? (a) Argon
(b) Neon
(c) Xenon
(d) Nitrous oxide
115. Mixture of which one of the following pairs of gases is the cause of occurrence of most of the explosions in mines?
(a) Hydrogen and oxygen
(b) Oxygen and acetylene
(c) Methane and air
(d) Carbon dioxide and methane
116. Which one of the following pairs of metals constitutes the lightest metal and the heaviest metal, respectively? (a) Lithium and mercury
(b) Lithium and osmium
(c) Aluminium and osmium
(d) Aluminium and mercury

117. Ho:" much is one barrel of oil approximately equal
to?
(a) 131 litres (b) 159 litres (c) 257 litres (d) 321 litres
118. Who among the following-Gandhian followers was a
teacher by profession?
(a) A. N. Sinha
(b) Braj Kishore Prasad
(c) J. B. Kriplani
(d) Rajendra Prasad
119. Which one of the following was a journal brought out
by Abul Kalam Azad?
(a) AI-Hilal
(b) Comrade
(c) The Indian Sociologist
(d) Zamindar.
120. Where was the First Session of the Indian National
    Congress held in December 1885?
    (a)    Ahmadabad    (b)    Bombay
    (c)    Calcutta    (d)    Delhi
    121. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
    1-    Francis Collins:    Mapping human genome
    2. Sergey Brin : Google Search Engine
    3.    -Jimmy Wales    Wikipedia
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans: 111. (b)  112. (c)  113. (b) 114. (c) 115. (c) 116. (b)  117. (b)  118. (c) 119. (a) 120. (b)

Test Paper 2008 of Civil Services

101. Which of the following is/are included in the Directiv,
Principles of State Policy?
1. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and force,
labour
2. Prohibition of consumption except for medicini
purposes of intoxicating drinks and of oth,
drugs which are injurious to health
Select the correct answer using the code given belo\ Code:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
102. How is the United Nations Monetary and Finane Conference wherein the agreements were signed set up IBRD, GAIT and IMF, commonly known' (a.) Bandung Conference
(b) Bretton Woods Conference
(c) Versailles Conference
(d) Yalta Conference

103. Where w~as the first desalination plant in India to produce one lakh litres freshwater per day based on low temperature thermal desalination principle com­missioned?
(a) Kavaratti (c) Mangalore
(b) Port Blair (d) Valsad
104. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Institute Location
1. National Centre for Cell Science: Mysore
2. Centre for DNA Fingerprinting: Hyderabad
and Diagnostics
3. National Brain Research Centre: Gurgaon Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 (d) 1 and 3
105. With which one of the following is BRIT (Government of India) engaged?
(a) Railway Wagons
(b) Information Technology
(c) Isotope'Technology
(d) Road Transport
106. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in
respect of the Roman numerals-C, D, Land M?
(a) C > D > L > M (b) M > L > D > C (c) M > D > C > L (d) L > C >D > M
107. Who among the following scientists shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son?
(a) Max Planck
(b) Albert Einstein
(c) William Henry Bragg
(d) Enrico Fermi
108. Who among the following translated the Autobiogra­
phy of Madam Curie in Hindi?
(a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(c) Choudhary Charan Singh
(d) Gobind Vallabh Pant
109. Among the following, whiCh one has the minimum population on the basis of data of Census of India, 2001?
(a) Chandigarh (c) Puducherry
(b) Mizoram (d) Sikkim
1io. Consider the following statements in respect of a jet
engine and a rocket:
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1. A jet engine uses the surrounding air for its oxygen supply and so is unsuitable for motion
in space. .
2. A rocket carries its own supply of oxygen in the
gas form, and fuel.
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

Ans: 101. (b) 102. (b) 103. (a) 104. (c) 105. (c) 106. (c) 107. (c) 108. (b) 109. (d) 110. (c)

General Knowledge for UPSC

91. Which two countries follow China and India in the decreasing order of their populations?
(a) Brazil and USA
. (b) USA and Indonesia
(c) Canada and Malaysia
(d) Russia and Nigeria
92. Amongst the following States, which one has the
highest percentage of rural population to its total
population (on the basis of the Census, 2001)?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Orissa
(d) Uttar Pradesh

94. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
using the code' given below the Lists:
List-I List-II
(Person) (Area)
A. K. P. Singh 1. Banking
B. Vikram Pandit 2. Fiction writing
C. Roopa Farooki 3. Retail business
D. Kishore Biyani 4. Real estate
Code:

A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 4 1 2 3
95. Where was the World Summit on Sustainable Devel­
opment (Rio + 10) held?
(a) Davos (b) Nova Scotia
(c) Johannesburg (d) Shanghai
96. Consider the following statements:
1. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in respect
of carbon credits is one of the Kyoto Protocol
Mechanisms.
2. Under the CDM, the projects handled pertain
only to the Annex-I countries.
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
97. Which of the following are among the million-plus cities in India on the basis of data of the Census, 2001?
1. Ludhiana 2. Kochi
3. Surat 4. Nagpur
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
98. Which of the following are the public sector under­
takings of the Government of India?
1. Balmer Lawrie and Company Ltd.
2. Dredging Corporation of India
3. Educational Consultants of India Ltd.
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
99. Under which one of the following Constitution Amend­ment Acts, four languages were added to the lan­guages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution
of India, thereby raising their .number to 22?
(a) Constitution (Ninetieth Amendment) Act
(b) Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act
(c) Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act (d) Constitution (Ninety-third Amendment) Act
100.' Consider the following statements:
The Constitution of India provides that
1. the Legislative Assembly of each State shall
consist of not more than 450 members chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the State
2. a person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Assembly of a State
if he / she is less than 25 years of age
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

Ans: 91. (b) 92. (a) 94. (d) 95. (c) 96. (c) 97. (d) 98. (d) 99. (c) 100. (b)

General Knowledge Question Answer

81. Which one of the following countries won the Euro Football Tournament, 2004 held in Portugal?
(a) Italy (b) France
(c) Greece (d) Portugal
82. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus? (a) Earth and Jupiter
(b) Jupiter and Saturn
(c) Saturn and Earth
(d) Saturn and Neptune
83. Cristina Kirchner succeeded her husband to become President of a South American country. Which is that country?
(a) Chile
(c) Colombia
(b) Argentina (d) Venezuela
84. Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?
(a) Lord Irwin
(b) Lord Reading
(c) Lord Chelmsford
(d) Lord Wavell
85. In the year 2007, an earthquake led to massive radioactive water leakage in the largest nuclear plant in the world. In which country did it occur?
(a) Germany (b) Canada
(c) Japan (d) USA
86. What is the approximate percentage of persons above
65 years of age in India's current population?
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(a) (c)
14-15% 8-9°;',
(b) 11-12'Yo (d) 5-6%
87. Which one of the following is a spacecraft?
(a) Apophis (b) Cassini
(c) Spitzer (d) TechSar
88. In which one of the following locations is the Inter­national Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project to be built?
(a) Northern Spain
(b) Southern France
(c) Eastern Germany
(d) Southern Italy
89. What is the purpose of the US Space Agency's Themis Mission, which was recently in the news?
(a) To study the possibility of life on Mars
(b) To study the satellites of Saturn
(c) To study the colourful display of high latitude
skies
(d) To build a space laboratory to study the stellar
explosions
90. Out of all the Biosphere Reserves in India, four have
been recognized on the World Network by UNESCO.
Which one of the following is lIot one of them?
(a) Gulf of Mannar
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Sunderbans

Ans: 81. (c) 82. (b) 83. (b) 84. (c) 85. (c) 86. (d) 7. (b) 88. (b) 89. (c) 90. (b)

General Studies Paper 2008 for Civil Services

71. How is Sal'Osh Zaiwalla well-known as?
(a) A leading theatre personality
(b) A leading wildlife photographer
(c) A leading international legal expert
(d) A leading orthopaedic surgeon
7~. Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric
Projects located?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Rajasthan
73. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
using the code given below the Lists:
List-J List-Il
(Allthor) (Work)
Bankimchandra 1. S/UltTilllj Ke Khi/adi
Dinabandhu Mitra 2. Debi Chaud/lIIralli
Premchand 3. Ni/-Darpan
4. CIwlIdrakallta
A. B. C.

Code:
A B C
(a) 2 4 1
(b) 3 4 2
(c) 2 3 1
(d) 3 1 4
74. Who among the following gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian National Con­gress in a series of articles entitled New Lamps for Old? (a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) R. C. Dutt
(c) Syed Ahmad Khan
(d) Viraraghavachari
75. Who among the following used the phrase 'Un-British' to criticize the English colonial control of India? (a) Anandmohan Bose
(b) Badruddin Tyabji
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Pherozeshah Mehta
76. Among the Indian languages, which one is spoken
maximum in the world after Hindi?
.
(a) Telugu
(b) Tamil
(c) Bengali (d) Malayalam

77. Who among the following discovered heavy water? (a) Heinr.ich Hertz
(b) H. C Urey
(c) G. Mendel
ld) Joseph Priestley
78. Kim Dae-jung won the Nobel Prize for Peace. He is from which one of the following countries?
(a) Vietnam
(b) Cambodia
(c) South Korea
(d) Japan
79. Ogaden region has been a source of conflict between which countries?
(a) Morocco and Algeria
(b) Nigeria and Cameroon
(c) Angola and Zambia
(d) Ethiopia and Somalia
80. Near which one of the following cities are Palitana Temples located?
(a) Bhavnagar
(c) Nasik
(b) Mount Abu (d) Ujjain

ANs: 71. (c) 72. (c) 73. (c) 74. (a) 75. (c) 76. (c) 77. (b) 78. (c) 79. (d) 80. (a)

Civil Services General Studies Paper 2008

61. Which of the fo~lowing countries share borders with Moldova?
1. Ukraine
2. Romania:
3. Belarus
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:­
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c>C 1 and 3
"(d) 1, 2 and '3 -.
62. India is a member of which of the following?
1. Asian Development Bank
2. Asia-Pacific Econohlk Cooperation
3, Colombo Plan
4. Orgatlizatibn for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD)
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
63. Consider the following statements:
1. Ajman is one of the seven Emirates of the UAL 2. Ras al-Khairhah was the last Sheikhdom to join
the UAE.
Which of the staft:!nients given above is/arc correct?
(a) 1 only .
(b)' 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) NeitheF1nor 2
64. Whieh one of the folldWing is 'the largest (areawise) Lok'SabHa constituency?
(a) Kangra
(c) KachCl1li'
(b) ~. Ladakn . (d) BhiIMlra

65. For India, China, the UK and the USA, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the median age of their populations?
(a) China < India < UK < USA (b) India < China < USA < UK (c) China < India < USA < UK (d) India < China < UK < USA
66. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
using the code given below the Lists:
List-J List-II
(Person) (Area)
A. Sabyasachi 1. Microfinance loans
Mukherjee
B. Aniruddha Bahal
C. Vikram Akula
D. Yusuf Hamied
Code:
2. 3. 4.
Pharmaceuticals Fashion designing Investigative journalism

A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 1 4 3 2
(d) 3 2 1 4
67. Consider the following statements:
1. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer was the Chief Justice
of India.
2. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer is considered as one of
the progenitors of public interest litigation (PIL)
in the Indian judicial system.
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
68. Ebraham Alkazi is an eminent personality in which
one of the following areas?
(a) Heart surgery
(b) Civil aviation
,
(c) Theatre training
(d) Transport engineering
69. Conside~ the following statements:
1. Chikmagalur is well-known for sugar production. 2. Mandya is well-known as a coffee-producing
region.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) ] only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither: 1 nor 2
70. Bimbavati I;>evi is a well-known dancer of which type
of dance?
(a) Manipuri
(b) Bharatnatyam
(c) Kuchipudi
(d) Odissi


Ans: 61. (a) 62. (a) 63. (c) 64. (b) 65. (b) 66. (b) 67. (b) 68. (c) 69. (b) 70. (a)

Test Papers 2008 of UPSC Civil Services

51. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Waterfalls River
Kapildhara Falls Godavari
Jog Falls : Shi1ri1vati
Sivasamudram : Cauvery
1. 2. 3.
Falls
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
52. Which one of the following straits is nearest to the
International Date Line?
(a) Malacca Strait
(b) Bering Strait
(c) Strait of Florida
(d) Strait of Gibraltar

53. Which of' the following pairs in respect of current power generation in India is/are correctly matched?

1. Installed electricity 100000 MW
generation capacity
2. Electricity generation: 660 billion kWh
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Code:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 -nor 2
,.
54. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Irrigation Project State
1. Damanganga : Gujarat
2. Girna : Maharashtra
3. Pamba : Kerahi .
Select the correct answer using the code given beloW: CadI!:
(a) 1 and 2
. (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
55. Wh~ among the following rejected the title of Knight­hood and refused to accept a position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India?
(a) MotHal Nehru (b) M. G. Ranade'
(c) G. K. Gokhale (d) B. G. Tilak
56. During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India?
(a) Akbar
(b) J ahangir (c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb
57. The term' "Prisoner's Dilemma" is assoCiated 'with which oncof the following?
(a) A technique in glass manufacture
(b) A term used in shipping industry
(c) A situation untler; the Game Thedry
(d) Name of a supercomputer
58. During the Indian Freedom Struggle,'who of the
following raised an army called 'Free Indf~n Legion'?
(a) Lala Hardayal
(b) Rashbehari Bose
(c) Sub has Chandra Bose
(d) V. D, Savarkar
59. Which one of the following'suggested thk,'reconstitu­
tion of the ViceroY's Executive Countit in which all
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, ,
. ':" .,.. . .'
the po.~tfolios inducting that of War Members were
to be held by the Indian leaders?
(a) Simon Commission
(b) Simla Conference
(c) Cripps Propo~al
(d) Cabinet Mission
60: What is Agent Orange?
(a), An ace spy-ing group trained by the Police in
London
(b) A weed-killing chemical used by the US Military
in the Vietnam War
(c) A technique used in the advanced railway safety
procedure .
(d) A special chemical used in making alloy steel

Ans: 51. (b) 52. (b) 53. (b) 54. (d) 55. (c) 56. (b) 57. (c) 58. (c) 59. (b) 60. (b)

Civil Service Examination Test Papers 2008

41. Norman Ernest Borlaug who is regarded as the father uf the Green Revolution in India is from which country?
(<1) United States of America
(b) Mexico
(c) Australia
(d) New Zealand
42. Yom Kippur War was fought between which sides I
countries?
(a) Ib)
,c)
Turkey and Greece
Serbs and Croats
Israel; and Arab countries led by Egypt and Syria Iran -and Iraq
(d)
43. Consider the following statements about probiotic
food:
L Probiotic food contains live bacteria which are
considered beneficial to humans.
2. Probiotic food helps in maintaining gut flora. Which of the statements given above is lare correct? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
44. Consider the following statements:
I The albedo of an object determines its visual
brightness when viewed with reflected light.
2. The albedo of Mercury is much greater than the
albedo of the Earth.
Which of the statements given above isl are correct? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

46. What does Baudhayan theorem (Baudhayal1 Sulva Sutra;
relate to?
(a) Lengths of sides of a right-angled triangle (b) Calculation of the value of pi
(c) Logarithmic calculations
(d) Normal distribution curve
47. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
TlleorylLaw Associated Scientist
1. Continental Drift : Edwin Hubble
2. Expansion of Universe: Alfred Wegener
3. Photoelectric Effect Albert Einstein
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) (c)
2 and 3 2 only
(b) 3 only (d) 1 only
48. Which of the following minerals are found in a natural
way in the State of Chhattisgarh?
1. Bauxite 2. Dolomitl'
3. Iron ore 4. Tin
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) L 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 4
(b) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
49. On which one of the following rivers is the Tehri
Hydropower Complex located?
(a) Alaknanda (b) Bhagirathi
(c) Dhauliganga (d) Mandakini
50. Which one of the following cities is nearest to the equator?
(a) Colombo (b) Jakarta
(c) Manila (d) Singapore

Ans: 41. (a) 42. (c) 43. (c) 44. (a) 46. (a) 47 (b) 48. (d) 49. (b) 50. (d)

Civil Services Test Papers 2008

31. Starting with the Australian Open Lawn Tennis Tour­nament, which one of the folIowing is the correct chronological order of the other three major Lawn Tennis Tournaments?
(a) French Open-US Open-Wimbledon (b) French Open-Wimbledon-US Open (c) Wimbledon-US Open-French Open (d) Wimbledon-French Open-US Open
32. In which one of the folIowing is Malta located? (a) Baltic Sea
(b) Mediterranean Sea
(c) Black Sea
(d) North Sea
33. ISRO successfulIy conducted a rocket test using cryo­genic engines in the year 2007. Where is the test-stand used for the purpose, located?
(a) Balasore
(b) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) Mahendragiri
(d) Karwar
34. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
using the code given below the Lists:
List-I List-II
(Service/Agency) (Country)
Foreign Intelligence Service 1. Israel
Ministry of State Security 2. Britain
Secret Intelligence Service 3. China
The Mossad 4. Russia
A. B. C. D.
Sample Tests 5

Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 2 1 4 3
35. C. Rangarajan has been actively involved in the Pan­Asian Commission addressing to which one of the folIowing issues?
(a) Promotion of tourism in the Asian region
(b) Impact of HIV / AIDS in the Asian region
(c) Promotion of free trade in the Asian region (d) Higher technical education in the universities in
the Asian region
36. What is the pH level of blood of a normal person?
(a) 4.5-4.6 (b) 6.45-6.55
(c) 7.35-7.45 (d) 8.25-8.35
37. Who among the following have held the office of the Vice-President of India?
1. Mohammad Hidayatullah
2. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
3. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
4. Shankar Dayal Sharma
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1 and 4 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 and 4
38. Which was the Capital of Andhra State when it was made a separate State in the year 1953?
(a) Guntur
(b) Kurnool
(c) Nellore
(d) Warangal
39. Which one of the following is correct in respect of Indian f?otball team's performance in the Olympic Games?
(a) India has never participated in the Olympic
Football Tournament
India played only in the First Round
India entered only up to the Quarter Finals India entered the Semi Finals
(b) (c) (d)
40. In which one of the following States are
Namphuk Coalfields located?
(a) Arw1achal Pradesh
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Manipur
(d) Mizoram


Ans: 31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (c) 35. (b) 36. (c) 37. (b) 38. (b) 39. (d) 40. (a)

UPSC Civil Service General Studies Question Answer

21. What is the number of spokes in the Dharmachakra
in the National Flag of India?
(a) 16 (b) 18
(c) 22 (d) 24
22. Which one of the following is not essentially a species
of the Himalayan vegetation?
(a) Juniper (b)
(c) Silver fir (d)
Mahogany Spruce
23. Which of the following hills are found where the
Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet?
(a) Anaimalai Hills
(b) Cardamom Hills
(c) . Nilgiri Hills
(d) Shevoroy Hills
24. Consider the following pairs:
Tributary River Maill River
1. Chambal Narmada
2. Sone Yamuna
3. Manas Brahmapurta
Which of the pairs given above is/ are correctly matched? (a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
25. Consider the following statements:
1. Salt-water crocodile is found in the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands.
2. Shrew and tapir are found in the Western Ghats
of the Malabar region.
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
26. Which one amongst the following has
livestock population in the world?
(a) Brazil (b) China
(c) India (d) USA
the largest
27. How many High Courts in over more than one State included)?
(a) 2
(c) 4
India have jurisdiction (Union Territories not
(b) 3 (d) 5
28. In which one of the folIowing kinds of organisms is the phenomenon found wherein the female kilIs the male after copulation?
(a) Dragonfly (b) Honeybee (c) Spider
(d) Pit viper
29. For which one of the following snakes is the diet
mainly composed of other snakes?
(a) Krait
(b) RusselI's viper
(c) Rattlesnake
(d) King cobra
30. Which one of the folIowing is an insectivorous plant? (a) Passion flower plant
(b) Pitcher plant
(c) Night queen
(d) Flame of the forest

Ans: 21. (d) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (d) 25. (a) 26. (c) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (d) 30. (b)

UPSC General Studies Question Paper

11. In August 2006, the Government of India notified the Rural Electrification Policy. This policy aims at provi­sion of access to all households by which yem?
(a) 2008 (b) 200~
(c) 2010 (d) 2012,
12. As per India's National Population Policy, 2000, by
which one of the following years is it our long-term
objective to achieve population stabilization?
(a) 2025 (b) 2035
(c) 2045 (d) 2055
13. Which one .of the following Union Ministri~s b .imple­menting the Biodiesel Mission (as Nodal Ministry)? (a) Ministry of Agriculture
(b) Ministry of Science and Technology
(c) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
(d) Ministry of Rural Development
14. Con?jder the following statements with referenc~. to Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS2:
1.
All persons of 60 yeaJ:s or above belonging to the households below poverty line in rural areas are eligible.
The Central Assistance under this Scheme is at the rate of Rs 300 per month per beneficiary. Under the Scheme, States have been urged to give matching amounts.
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

15. What is the name of the scheme which provides training and skills to women in traditional and non­traditional trades?
(a) Kishori Shakti Yojna
(b) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
(c) Swayamsiddha
(d) Swawlamban
16. Consider the following statements:
1. Orange Prize is awarded to a work of published
fiction in English by a woman.
2. Pulitzer Prize is awarded by the Commonwealth
. Foundation to a citizen of any Commonwealth
country for any literary work in English.
Which of the statements given/above is/are correct? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) . Neither I nor 2
17. Recently, the manuscripts of which one of the follow­ing have been included in the UNESCO's Memory of WoddRegister?
(a) Abhidhamma Pitaka (b) Mahabharata
(c) Ral1myana
(d) Rig-Veda
18. Selene-I, the lunar orbiter mission belongs to which
one of the following?
(a) China
(b) European Union
(c) Japan
(d) USA
19. From which one of the following did India buy the
Barak anti-missile defem:e systems?
(a) Israel (b) France
(c) Russia (d) USA
20. Consider the following:
1. Rice fields
2. 'Coal mining
3. Domestic animals
4. Wetlands
Which of the above are sources of methane, a major greenhouse gas?
(a) I and 4
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans: 11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (d) 16. (a) 17. (d) 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (d)

General Studies Papers of UPSC Civil Services

1. In the series
AABABCABCDABCDE...
which letter occupies the 100th position?
(a) H (b) I
(c) J (d) K
2. What is the number of terms in the series 117, 120,
123, 126, ..., 333 ?
(a) 72
(c) 76
(b) 73 (d) 79
3. In how many different ways can four books A, B, C and D be arranged one above another in a vertical order such that the books A and B are never in contiguous position?
(a) 9 (c) 14
(b) 1.2 ~d) 18
4. Carpenter A can make a chair in..6 hours, carpenter B in 7 hours and carp(;!nter' C in 8 hours. If each carpenter works for 8 hours p'er: day, how many chairs will be made in 21 days?
(a) 61 (b) 67
(c) 73 (d) 79
5. A person purchases 100 pens at a discount of 10%. The net amount of money spent by the person to purchase the pens is Rs 600. The selling expenses incurred by the person are 15% on the net cost price. What should be the selling price for 100 pens in order to earn a profit of 25%?
(a) Rs 802.50 (c) Rs 862.50
(b) Rs 811.25 ­(d) Rs 875
6. A schoolteacher has to select the maxi,mum possible number of different groups of 3 students out of a total of 6 students. In how many groups any particular student will be included?
(a) 6 (c) 10
(b) 8 (d) 12
7. In an examination, 70% of the students passed in the Paper Land 60% of the students passed in the Paper II. 15% of the students failed i{1 both the papers while 270 students passed in both (a) 600 (c) 560
(b) 580 (d) 540
8. What is Bisphenol A (BP A)?
(a) A medical test for detecting cancer
(b) A test for testing the use of drugs to im\?rove
performance by athletes
(c) A chemical used for the development of food­
packaging materials
(d) A special type of alloy steel
9. Which of the following pairs about Indii'!'s economic
indicator and agricultural production (all in rounded
figures) are correctly matched?
1. GDP per capita
(current prices)
2. Rice : 180 million tor
3. Wheat : 75 million tons
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
. (c) 2 and 3
Rs 37,000
(b) 1 and 2 (d). 1 and.3
10. March 1, 2008 was Satlfrday. Which day was it on March 1, "2.002?
(a) 'Thursday ,-(b) Friday
(c) Saturday (d) Sund<1Y

Answer: 1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (b)