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