IAS Exam 2008 GS Prelims Answers set 3

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