UPSC 2002 Prelims – all questions

Consider the following high yielding varieties of crops in India:

1. Arjun
2. Jaya
3. Padma
4. Sonalika

Which of these are wheat?

Which one of the following submitted in 1875 a petition to the House of Commons demanding India’s direct representation in the British Parliament?

The real intention of the British to include the princely states in the Federal Union proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to

When one gene controls two or more different characters simultaneously, the phenomenon is called

Sun’s halo is produced by the refraction of light in

Which one of the following Articles of the Directive Principles of State Policy deals with the promotion of international peace and security?

Which one of the following rights was described by Dr B. R. Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution?

With reference to the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), consider the following statements:

1. The new WPI series with base 1993-94 = 100 became effective from April 1998.
2. In the new WPI series, became effective from 1 April 2000.
3. The weight for electricity has increased in the new WPI series.

Which of these statements are correct?

Match List I (Acts of Colonial Government of India) with List II (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Set up a Board of Control in Britain to fully regulate the East India Company’s affairs in India
2. Company’s trade monopoly in India was ended
3. The power to govern was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown
4. The Company’s directors were asked to present to the British government all correspondence and documents pertaining to the administration of the company

List I (Acts) A. Charter Act, 1813 B. Regulating Act C. Act of 1858 D. Pitt’s India Act

List II (Provisions)

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Match List I (Mangrove) with List II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Karnataka
2. Kerala
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Maharashtra
5. Tamil Nadu

List I (Mangrove) A. Achra Ratnagiri B. Coondapur C. Pichavaram D. Vembanad

List II (State)

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Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy’s authority over his executive council by substituting the “portfolio” or departmental system for corporate functioning?

The age of a man is three times the sum of the ages of his two sons. Five years hence, his age will be double the sum of the ages of his sons. The father’s present age is

The length of the longest pole that can be placed in a room 12 m long and 9 m wide and 8 m high is

With reference to the human body, consider the following statements:

1. The production of somatotropin goes up when a person exercises.
2. Men’s testes produce progesterone.
3. Women’s adrenal glands secrete testosterone.
4. Stress causes the adrenals to release very little cortisol compared to usual.

Which of these statements are correct?

In the year 2001, the Prime Minister announced a five-year excise-duty holiday for industries in

Consider the following statements with reference to India:

1. The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners enjoy equal powers but receive unequal salaries.
2. The Chief Election Commissioner is entitled to the same salary as is provided to a judge of the Supreme Court.
3. The Chief Election Commissioner shall not be removed from his office except in like manner and on like grounds as a judge of the Supreme Court.
4. The term of office of an Election Commissioner is five years from the date he assumes office or till he attains the age of 62 years, whichever is earlier.

Which of these statements are correct?

In a company 60 % of the employees are men. Of these, 40 % are drawing more than Rs 50,000 per year. If 36 % of the total employees of the company draw more than Rs 50,000 per year, what is the percentage among women who are drawing less than Rs 50,000 per year?

Consider the following statements:

1. Light of longer wavelength is scattered much more than light of shorter wavelength.
2. The speed of visible light in water is 0.95 times its speed in vacuum.
3. Radio waves are produced by rapidly oscillating electrical currents.
4. To detect over-speeding vehicles, police use the Doppler effect of reflected short radio waves.

Which of these statements are correct?

Global capital flows to developing countries increased significantly during the nineties. In view of the East Asian financial crisis and the Latin American experience, which type of inflow is considered safest for the host country?

In terms of value,

which one of the following commodities accounted for the largest agricultural exports by India during the three-year period from 1997-1998 to 1999-2000?

In the year 2001,

in which one of the following Women’s Singles events did Venus Williams defeat Serena Williams to win the title?

The Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament for Railway Zones is constituted by the

Which one of the following animals is monogamous?

A Five Year Plan in India is finally approved by the

Consider the following countries of South Asia:

1. Bangladesh
2. India
3. Pakistan
4. Sri Lanka The descending order of literacy among these countries is

Among the following major stock exchanges of India, which one recorded the highest turnover during the year 2001-02?

A bus is moving at 30 km/h, and a car is coming from behind at 50 km/h. How far apart are they if it takes 15 minutes for the car to catch up with the bus?

The President of the Indian National Congress at the time of the partition of India was

Which one of the following authorities recommends the principles governing grants-in-aid of the revenues to the states out of the Consolidated Fund of India?

With reference to the colonial period of Indian history, match List I (Person) with List II (Event) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Doctrine of Lapse
2. Communal Award
3. August Offer
4. Dyarchy

List I (Person) A. MacDonald B. Linlithgow C. Dalhousie D. Chelmsford

List II (Event)

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Consider the following statements:

1. Ocean currents are the slow surface movement of water in the ocean.
2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth’s heat balance.
3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds.
4. Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean floor.

Which of these statements are correct?

Which country among the following has been involved in two tied Test cricket matches?

Match List I (Organisation) with List II (Headquarters) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Brussels
2. Geneva
3. Paris
4. Vienna

List I (Organisation) A. International Atomic Energy Agency B. International Telecommunication Union C. Council of the European Union D. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

List II (Headquarters)

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With reference to the public Sector Undertaking in India, consider the following statements:

1. Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation of India Limited is the largest non-oil importer of the country.
2. Project and Equipment Corporation of India Limited is under the Ministry of Industry.
3. One of the objectives of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited is to enforce quality control and compulsory pre-shipment inspection of various exportable commodities

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Match List I (Book) with List II (Author) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Mulk Raj Anand B. India: A Wounded Civilization
2. Nirad C. Chaudhuri C. Confessions of a Lover
3. R. K. Narayan D. The English Teacher 4. V. S. Naipaul

List I (Book)

List II (Author)

A. Autobiography of an Unknown Indian

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With reference to the Indian Public Finance consider the following statements:

1. External liabilities reported in Union Budget are based on historical exchange rates.
2. The continued high borrowing has kept the real interest rates high in the economy.
3. The upward trend in the ratio of Fiscal Deficit to GDP in recent years has an adverse effect to private investments.
4. Interest payments is the single largest component of the non-plan revenue expenditure of the Union Government.

Which of these statements are correct?

With reference to Indian Polity,

which one of the following statements is correct?

The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is

The world's highest ground-based telescopic observatory is located in

Two ladies simultaneously leave cities A and B connected by a straight road and travel towards each other. The first lady travels 2 km/hr faster than the second lady and reaches B one hour before the second lady reaches A. The two cities A and B are 24 km apart. How many kilometres does each lady travel in one hour?

Consider the following names:

1. Archbishop Desmond Tutu
2. Lech Walesa
3. Shimon Peres
4. Yasser Arafat Who among these won the Nobel Peace Prize?

With

which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765?

With reference to Indian transport systems, consider the following statements:

1. Indian railways system is the largest in the world.
2. National Highways cater to 45 per cent of the total road transport demand.
3. Among the states, Kerala has the highest density of surface road.
4. National Highway No. 7 is the longest in the country.

Which of these statements are correct?

Match List I (Name of the Lady) with List II (Achievement) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Winner of Neerja Bhanot Award B. Kaveri Thakur Puraskar
2. Recipient of Stree Shakti C. Mira Nair
3. Became the fastest swimmer in Asia at the age of 16 years D. Yasoda Ekambaram
4. Recipient of the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival

List I (Name of the lady)

List II (Achievement)

A. Chinna Pillai

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Which reference to the government’s welfare schemes, consider the following statements:

1. Under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana, the food grains are available to the poorest of the poor families at Rs 2 per kg for wheat and Rs 3 per kg for rice.
2. Under the National Old Age Pension Scheme, the old and destitute are provided Rs 75 per month as Central pension, in addition to the amount provided by most State Governments.
3. Government of India has allocated 25 kg food grains per Below Poverty Line family per month, at less than half the economic cost.

Which of these statements are correct?

Consider the following countries:

1. Brazil
2. Indonesia
3. Japan
4. Russia

What is the descending order of the size of the following countries population wise?

Consider the following countries:

1. Angola
2. Colombia
3. Congo
4. Sudan

Which of these countries has/have been suffering from civil war?

Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?

In a bisexual flower, if androecium and gynaecium mature at different times, the phenomenon is known as

The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26 °C, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of temperature is 9 °C. The station in Q is