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11 questions · 2001 · answers as per the UPSC key

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Topics: Other Sports & Personalities (3)International Conflicts & Security (2)Notable Personalities (2)Awards & Honours (1)Books & Authors (1)Disasters & Humanitarian Issues (1)International Organisations & Groupings (1)
UPSC 2001 · Q10 · Current Affairs › Other Sports & Personalities · Save

The chess player Alexi Shirov represents

(a) Albania
(b) Kazakhstan
(c) Russia
(d) Spain
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Answer: (d) Spain
UPSC 2001 · Q22 · Current Affairs › International Organisations & Groupings · Save

Mekong Ganga Cooperation Project is

(a) an irrigation project involving India and Myanmar
(b) a joint tourism initiative of some Asian countries
(c) a hydroelectric power project involving India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
(d) a defence and security agreement of India with its eastern neighbours
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Answer: (b) a joint tourism initiative of some Asian countries
UPSC 2001 · Q37 · Current Affairs › International Conflicts & Security · Save

Consider the following statements regarding the Armed Forces: I. First batch of women pilots was commissioned in Indian Air Force in 1996. II. Officers’ Training Academy is located in Nagpur. III. Southern Command of Indian Navy has its Headquarters at Chennai. IV. One of the Regional Headquarters of Coast Guard is located at Port Blair.

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) I, II, III and IV
(b) II, III and IV
(c) III only
(d) IV only
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Answer: (d) IV only
UPSC 2001 · Q42 · Current Affairs › Notable Personalities · Save

Match List I with List II

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List I (Country) I. Columbia II. The Philippines III. Mexico IV. Venezuela

List II (President) A) Vicente Fox B) Hugo Chavez C) Gloria Macapagal Arroyo D) Andres Pastrana

(a) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(b) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
(c) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
(d) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
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Answer: (c) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
UPSC 2001 · Q57 · Current Affairs › Books & Authors · Save

Match List I with List II

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List I (Books) I. The Struggle in My Life II. The Struggle and the Triumph III. Friends and Foes IV. Rebirth

List II (Author) A) Lech Walesa B) Nelson Mandela C) Leonid Brezhnev D) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto E) Sheikh Mujibur Rehman

(a) I-A, II-B, III-E, IV-C
(b) I-B, II-A, III-E, IV-C
(c) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
(d) I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
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Answer: (b) I-B, II-A, III-E, IV-C
UPSC 2001 · Q62 · Current Affairs › Disasters & Humanitarian Issues · Save

A great landslide caused by an earthquake killed hundreds of people in January 2001 near

(a) San Salvador
(b) San Jose
(c) Managua
(d) Guatemala City
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Answer: (a) San Salvador
UPSC 2001 · Q70 · Current Affairs › International Conflicts & Security · Save

Falun Gong is

(a) an ethnic minority in Eastern China
(b) an insurgency outfit in Western China
(c) a pro-democracy movement in China
(d) a spiritual movement in China
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Answer: (d) a spiritual movement in China
UPSC 2001 · Q75 · Current Affairs › Other Sports & Personalities · Save

Match List I with List II

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List I (Person) I. Deep Sen Gupta II. P. Hari Krishna III. Seema Antil IV. Tejas Bakre

List II (Achievement) A) India’s youngest International Master in the Sangli International Chess Tournament, 2000 B) The first Indian ever to win a gold in discus in the World Athletic Championship in Santiago, 2000 C) Won the title in the Asian Junior Chess Tournament in Mumbai, 2000 D) Won the Under-12 title in the World Youth Chess Festival in Oropesa, 2000

(a) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(b) I-B, II-D, III-A, IV-C
(c) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
(d) I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
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Answer: (c) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
UPSC 2001 · Q78 · Current Affairs › Notable Personalities · Save

Match List I with List II

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List I (Person) I. Santosh Yadav II. Oprah Winfrey III. Oscar Wilde IV. P. Sainath

List II (Distinguished as) A) T.V. Host B) Journalist C) Mountaineer D) Dramatist and Author

(a) I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
(b) I-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
(c) I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D
(d) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
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Answer: (a) I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
UPSC 2001 · Q90 · Current Affairs › Awards & Honours · Save

Match List I with List II

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List I (Award / Prize) I. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament II. Jamanlal Bajaj Award III. International Gandhi Peace Prize IV. Wolf Prize

List II (Recipient) A) Archbishop Desmond Tutu B) Dr. Gurudev Khush C) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan D) Nelson Mandela

(a) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
(b) I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
(c) I-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
(d) I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D
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Answer: (b) I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
UPSC 2001 · Q95 · Current Affairs › Other Sports & Personalities · Save

Match List I with List II

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List I (Sports Women) I. Anjali Vedpathak II. Mouma Das III. Neelam Singh IV. Tumpa Debnath

List II (Sport) A) Athletics B) Gymnastics C) Rifle Shooting D) Table Tennis E) Chess

(a) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-E
(b) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
(c) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A
(d) I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D
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Answer: (d) I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D