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)