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16 questions · 2002 · answers as per the UPSC key

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Topics: International Conflicts & Security (3)Other Sports & Personalities (3)Awards & Honours (2)International Organisations & Groupings (2)International Relations & Treaties (2)Business & Economy (1)Cricket (1)Notable Personalities (1)Tennis Grand Slams (1)
UPSC 2002 · Q6 · Current Affairs › Other Sports & Personalities · Save

Who among the following won the men’s singles title at the World Badminton Championship in the year 2001?

(a) Gopichand
(b) Hendrawan
(c) Ji Xin Peng
(d) Peter Gade
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Answer: (b) Hendrawan
UPSC 2002 · Q38 · Current Affairs › Other Sports & Personalities · Save

Who among the following set a new national record in the women's Pole vault event in the 7th edition of Senior Federation Cup held in Karnataka in the year 2001?

(a) G G Pramila
(b) Jyothna Deka
(c) Karamjeet Kaur
(d) Manisha Dey
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Answer: (c) Karamjeet Kaur
UPSC 2002 · Q39 · Current Affairs › International Conflicts & Security · Save

The main reason for unrest and violence in Zimbabwe in recent years is due to

(a) conflict between different native ethnic groups
(b) prolonged crisis over land reforms
(c) economic crisis due to continuous drought and famine
(d) power struggle between political groups of white European settlers and native black community
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Answer: (b) prolonged crisis over land reforms
UPSC 2002 · Q66 · Current Affairs › Business & Economy · Save

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

(a) Cyclone-prone coastal Andhra Pradesh
(b) Border states of the North-east
(c) Earthquake-ravaged Kutch district
(d) Recently formed states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand
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Answer: (c) Earthquake-ravaged Kutch district
UPSC 2002 · Q72 · Current Affairs › Tennis Grand Slams · Save

In the year 2001,

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

(a) Australian Open 2001
(b) French Open 2001
(c) Wimbledon 2001
(d) US Open 2001
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Answer: (d) US Open 2001
UPSC 2002 · Q83 · Current Affairs › Cricket · Save

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

(a) Australia
(b) India
(c) West Indies
(d) England
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Answer: (a) Australia
UPSC 2002 · Q84 · Current Affairs › International Organisations & Groupings · Save

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)

Codes:

(a) A-1 B-2 C-4 D-3
(b) A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
(c) A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
(d) A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
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Answer: (d) A-4 B-2 C-1 D-3
UPSC 2002 · Q92 · Current Affairs › Awards & Honours · Save

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?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
UPSC 2002 · Q95 · Current Affairs › Awards & Honours · Save

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

Codes:

(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 2 3 1 4
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Answer: (b) 2 3 4 1
UPSC 2002 · Q98 · Current Affairs › International Conflicts & Security · Save

Consider the following countries:

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

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

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
UPSC 2002 · Q107 · Current Affairs › International Conflicts & Security · Save

Recently, several hundred South Africa soldiers were sent to Burundi

(a) to side with the Tutsi tribe in the country’s civil war
(b) to side with the Hutu tribe in the ongoing ethnic conflict
(c) as a part of United Nations special force to keep control on the ethnic groups revolting against the government
(d) as South Africa’s protection force to help mediate and agreement between warring groups of civil war
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Answer: (d) as South Africa’s protection force to help mediate and agreement between warring groups of civil war
UPSC 2002 · Q112 · Current Affairs › International Organisations & Groupings · Save

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum was held in the year 2001 in

(a) Bangkok
(b) Hongkong
(c) Jakarta
(d) Shanghai
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Answer: (d) Shanghai
UPSC 2002 · Q115 · Current Affairs › International Relations & Treaties · Save

In the year 2001, Germany approved a $32 million credit to India

(a) to promote primary education in selected states
(b) for Tehri dam project
(c) to assist in the development of nuclear
(d) for oceanographic research
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Answer: (d) for oceanographic research
UPSC 2002 · Q117 · Current Affairs › Other Sports & Personalities · Save

Who among the following won six gold medals in the 9th FINA-World Swimming Championship held in Fukuoka, Japan in the year 2001?

(a) Grant Hackett
(b) Ian Thorpe
(c) Michael Phelps
(d) Roman Sloudnov
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Answer: (b) Ian Thorpe
UPSC 2002 · Q119 · Current Affairs › International Relations & Treaties · Save

In the year 2001, India offered a grant of five million dollars to Tajikistan to

(a) tackle the drought situation
(b) set up a software Technology Park
(c) promote mineral exploration
(d) procure defence equipment
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Answer: (a) tackle the drought situation
UPSC 2002 · Q135 · Current Affairs › Notable Personalities · Save

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

  1. Levy Mwanawasa
  2. Joseph Kabila
  3. Olusegun Obasanjo
  4. Yoweri Museveni

List I (Country) A. Congo B. Nigeria C. Uganda D. Zambia

List II (President)

(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 3 2 4 1
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Answer: (a) 2 3 4 1