1) What is Bisphenol A (BPA)?
A: A chemical used for the development of food-packaging materials
2) March 1, 2008 was Saturday. Which day was it on March 1, 2002?
A: Friday
3) In August 2006, the Government of India notified the Rural Electrification Policy. This policy aims at provision of access to all households by which year?
A: 2009
4) 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: 2045
5) What is the number of spokes in the Dharmachakra in the National Flag of India?
A: 24
6) Consider the following pairs :
Tributary River : Main River
1. Chambal : Narmada
2. Sone : Yamuna
3. Manas : Brahmaputra
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
A: 3 only
7) In which of the following kinds of organisms is the phenomenon found wherein the female kills the male after copulation?
A: Spider
8) For which one of the following snakes is the diet mainly composed of other snakes?
A: King Cobra
9) What is the pH level of blood of a normal person?
A: 7.35 - 7.45
10) Yom Kippur War was fought between which sides/countries?
A: Israel, and Arab countries led by Egypt and Syria
11) How is Sarosh Zaiwalla well-known as?
A: A leading international legal expert
12) Where are the Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located?
A: Uttarakhand
13) Kim Dae-jung won the Nobel Prize for Peace. He is from which one of the following countries?
A: South Korea
14) Ogaden region has been a source of conflict between which countries?
A: Ethiopia and Somalia
15) Who among the following scientists shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son?
A: William Henry Bragg
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
IAS Exam 2008 GS Prelims Answers set 2
1) Recently the manuscripts of which one of the following have been included in the UNESCO's Memory of World Register?
A: Rig Veda
2) On which of the following rivers is the Tehri Hydropower Complex located?
A: Bhagirathi
3) Which one of the following straits is nearest to the International Date Line?
A: Bering Strait
4) Which of the following is the largest (areawise) Lok Sabha constituency?
A: Ladakh
5) Who among the following discovered heavy water?
A: H.C.Urey
6) Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?
A: Lord Chelmsford
7) From which one of the following did India buy the Barak anti-missile defence systems?
A: Israel
8) Which of the following hills are found where the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet?
A: Nilgiri Hills
9) Which one of the following is an insectivorous plant?
A: Pitcher plant
10) Starting with the Australian Open Lawn Tennis Tournament, which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the three major Lawn Tennis Tournaments?
A: French Open-Wimbledon-US Open
11) In which one of the following is Malta located?
A: Mediterranean Sea
12) Out of all the Biosphere Reserves in India, four have been recognized in the World Network by UNESCO. Which one of the following is not one of them?
A: Kanchenjunga
13) What is the purpose of the US Space Agency's Themis Mission, which was recently in the news?
A: To study the colourful display of high latitude skies
14) Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885?
A: Bombay
15) Bimbavati Devi is a well-known dancer of which type of dance?
A: Manipuri
A: Rig Veda
2) On which of the following rivers is the Tehri Hydropower Complex located?
A: Bhagirathi
3) Which one of the following straits is nearest to the International Date Line?
A: Bering Strait
4) Which of the following is the largest (areawise) Lok Sabha constituency?
A: Ladakh
5) Who among the following discovered heavy water?
A: H.C.Urey
6) Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?
A: Lord Chelmsford
7) From which one of the following did India buy the Barak anti-missile defence systems?
A: Israel
8) Which of the following hills are found where the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet?
A: Nilgiri Hills
9) Which one of the following is an insectivorous plant?
A: Pitcher plant
10) Starting with the Australian Open Lawn Tennis Tournament, which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the three major Lawn Tennis Tournaments?
A: French Open-Wimbledon-US Open
11) In which one of the following is Malta located?
A: Mediterranean Sea
12) Out of all the Biosphere Reserves in India, four have been recognized in the World Network by UNESCO. Which one of the following is not one of them?
A: Kanchenjunga
13) What is the purpose of the US Space Agency's Themis Mission, which was recently in the news?
A: To study the colourful display of high latitude skies
14) Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885?
A: Bombay
15) Bimbavati Devi is a well-known dancer of which type of dance?
A: Manipuri
Sunday, May 18, 2008
IAS Exam 2008 GS Prelims Answers set 1
1) How much is one barrel of oil approximately equal to?
A: 159 liters
2) Which of the following is also called Stranger Gas?
A: Xenon
3) What are Rubies and Sapphires chemically known as?
A: Aluminium Oxide
4) With which one of the following is the BRIT (Government of India) engaged?
A: Isotope Technology
5) What does S & P 500 relate to?
A: An index of stocks of large companies
6) With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar project associated?
A: Narmada
7) In the context of Indian defence, what is 'Dhruv'?
A: Advanced light helicopter
8) 'Hand-in-Hand 2007' a joint anti-terrorism military training was held by the officers of the Indian Army and officers of Army of which one of the following countries?
A: China
9) Consider 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: Neither 1 or 2
10) What is Agent Orange?
A: A weed-killing chemical used by the US military in the Vietnam War
11) In which one of the following locations is the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project to be built?
A: Southern France
12) Elizabeth Hawley is well-known for her writings relating to which one of the following?
A: Himalayan expeditions
13) Among the following, which one is not an ape?
A: Langur
14) Nobel Prize winning scientist James D Watson is known for his work in which area?
A: Genetics
15) In the series AABABCABCDABCDE...... which letter occupies the 100th position?
A: I
A: 159 liters
2) Which of the following is also called Stranger Gas?
A: Xenon
3) What are Rubies and Sapphires chemically known as?
A: Aluminium Oxide
4) With which one of the following is the BRIT (Government of India) engaged?
A: Isotope Technology
5) What does S & P 500 relate to?
A: An index of stocks of large companies
6) With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar project associated?
A: Narmada
7) In the context of Indian defence, what is 'Dhruv'?
A: Advanced light helicopter
8) 'Hand-in-Hand 2007' a joint anti-terrorism military training was held by the officers of the Indian Army and officers of Army of which one of the following countries?
A: China
9) Consider 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: Neither 1 or 2
10) What is Agent Orange?
A: A weed-killing chemical used by the US military in the Vietnam War
11) In which one of the following locations is the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project to be built?
A: Southern France
12) Elizabeth Hawley is well-known for her writings relating to which one of the following?
A: Himalayan expeditions
13) Among the following, which one is not an ape?
A: Langur
14) Nobel Prize winning scientist James D Watson is known for his work in which area?
A: Genetics
15) In the series AABABCABCDABCDE...... which letter occupies the 100th position?
A: I
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