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)