UPSC 2005 Prelims – all questions

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given substances in the decreasing order of their densities?

Of which one of the following games is Shanmugham Venkatesh an outstanding player?

2 men and 1 woman board a bus in which 5 seats are vacant. One of these five seats is reserved for ladies. A woman may or may not sit on the seat reserved for ladies but a man can not sit on the seat reserved for ladies. In how many different ways can the five seats be occupied by these three passengers?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Constitution of India has 20 parts.
2. There are 390 Articles in the Constitution of India in all.
3. Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Schedules were added to the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Amendments) Acts.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Who among the following was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched? Publication — Group

1. Sportstar — The Hindu publication group
2. Business-world — ABP group
3. The Week — Malayala Manorama publication group
4. Reader’s Digest — Indian Express publication group

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched? Enterprise — Industrial Group

1. VSNL — Bharti Group
2. Mundra Special Economic Zone Ltd — Adani Group
3. CMC Ltd — Tata Group
4. IPCL — Reliance Group

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

In which country is Bandung, where the Conference of African and Asian nations was held which led to establishing Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), situated?

Match items in the List-I (Businesswoman) with List-II (Company) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Venkateshwara Hatcheries
2. AZB & Partners
3. Quantum Market Research
4. Avestha Gengraine Technology
5. Biocon India

List-I (Businesswoman) A. Zia Mody B. Anuradha J. Desai C. Villoo Morawala Patell D. Meena Kaushik

List-II (Company)

A square is divided into 9 identical smaller squares. Six identical balls are to be placed in these smaller squares such that each of the three rows gets at least one ball (one ball in one square only). In how many different ways can this be done?

There are 6 persons – A, B, C, D, E and F. They are to be seated in a row such that B never sits anywhere ahead of A. In how many different ways can this be done?

For which one of the following items is Tirupur well-known as a huge exporter to many parts of the world?

Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? Project — Company

Virtual water trade is being looked at by experts as a solution to the world’s water crisis. What does virtual water (VW) imply?

Consider the following statements concerning the Indian Railways:

1. The Headquarters of the North Western Railway are located at Jodhpur.
2. ‘Indrail pass’ – a travel-as-you-please ticket has been created especially for freedom fighters and sportspersons who have represented India in any game/sport.
3. Fairy Queen is a train using the world’s oldest working engine and the Indian Railways conduct a journey of wildlife and heritage sites on it.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

300 persons are participating in a meeting, out of which 120 are foreigners and the rest are Indians. Out of the Indians there are 110 men who are not judges; 160 are men judges, and 35 are women judges. There are no foreign judges. How many Indian women attended the meeting?

Ten identical particles are moving randomly inside a closed box. What is the probability that at any given point of time all ten particles will be lying in the same half of the box?

An equilateral triangular plate is to be cut into a number of identical small equilateral triangular plates.

Which one of the following can be a possible value of n?

There are 10 identical coins and each one of them has ‘H’ engraved on one face and ‘T’ engraved on the other face. These 10 coins are lying on a table and each one of them has the ‘H’ face as the upper face. In one attempt, exactly four (neither more nor less) coins can be turned upside down. What is the minimum number of attempts in which the ‘T’ faces of all the 10 coins can be brought to be the upper faces?

Which one of the following states border Uttar Pradesh?

1. Punjab
2. Rajasthan
3. Chhattisgarh
4. Jharkhand

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Which one of the following cities is the seat of Parliament of South Africa?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? British Prime Minister — Political Party

Match items in the List-I with those in the List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Skybus Metro rail test-run
2. TIC paper board unit
3. Bio-diesel plant
4. Indian Air Force Academy

List-I (Location) A. Kakinada B. Dundigal C. Margao D. Bhadrachalam

List-II (Known For / In News For)

In which one of the following countries is Tamil a major language?

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given Indian cities in the decreasing order of their normal annual rainfall?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. River Manzanares
2. River Seine
3. River Spree
4. River Potomac

List-I (City) A. Washington D.C. B. Berlin C. Paris D. Madrid

List-II (River)

Consider the following statements:

1. The Constitution of the United States of America came into force in the year 1810.
2. All revenue bills must originate in the House of Representatives of the US Congress.
3. George W. Bush is the only President in the history of the United States of America whose father was also the President of the United States of America.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following diseases of milching animals are infectious?

1. Foot and Mouth disease
2. Anthrax
3. Black Quarter
4. Cowpox

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Under which one of the Ministries of the Government of India does the Food and Nutrition Board work?

Consider the following statements:

1. Dengue is a protozoan disease transmitted by mosquitoes.
2. Retro-orbital pain is not a symptom of Dengue.
3. Skin rash and bleeding from nose and gums are some of the symptoms of Dengue.

Which one of the following statements is/are correct?

Who among the following is not a member of the Investment Commission formed in December, 2004?

Consider the following statements:

1. Silent Valley National Park is in the Nallamalai range.
2. Pathrakkadavu Hydroelectric Project is proposed to be built near the Silent Valley National Park.
3. The Kunthi river originates in Silent Valley’s rainforests.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In which one of the following countries did hundreds of people die in the year 2004 as a result of flooding and mudslides triggered by Tropical Storm Jeanne?

Consider the following statements:

1. Area-wise, Chhattisgarh is larger than West Bengal.
2. According to the 2001 Census, the population of West Bengal is larger than that of Chhattisgarh.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Current Name — Old Name

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Where was the world’s largest ever meet on HIV/AIDS held in July, 2004?

Consider the following statements:

1. Global Trust Bank has been amalgamated with the Punjab National Bank.
2. The second report of the Kelkar Committee dealing with direct and indirect taxes has maintained its original recommendations, including the abolition of exemptions relating to housing loans.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following are the correct statements on the basis of Census-2001?

The Constitution (98th Amendment) Act is related to:

Consider the following statements:

1. India is the second country in the world to adopt a National Family Planning Programme.
2. The National Population Policy of India, 2000 seeks to achieve replacement level of fertility by 2010 with a population of 111 crores.
3. Kerala is the first State in India to achieve replacement level of fertility.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match items in List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Svetlana Kuznetsova
2. Anastasia Myskina
3. Maria Sharapova
4. Serena Williams
5. Justine Henin Harden

List-I (Lawn Tennis Tournament) A. French Open 2004 B. Wimbledon 2004 C. US Open 2004 D. Australian Open 2004

List-II (Winner of Women’s Singles)

Match items in List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

1. Swimming
2. Lawn Tennis
3. Cricket
4. Football
5. Basketball

List-I (Former Sportsperson) A. Wally Grout B. Eusébio C. Rod Laver D. Mark Spitz

List-II (Game/Sport)

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The forest cover in India constitutes around 20 % of its geographical area. Out of the total forest cover, dense forest constitutes around 40 %.
2. The National Forestry Action Programme aims at bringing one-third of the area of India under tree/forest cover.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Man Booker Prize is awarded to citizens of any of the countries of the British Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.
2. A leading London-based software company underwrites the Man Booker Prize presently.
3. The winner of the Man Booker Prize in the year 2004 is a South Asian.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The number of post offices in India is in excess of 1.5 lakhs.
2. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was formed in the year 1997.
3. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was established in the year 2000.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched? Person — Award

1. Champa Devi Shukla — Goldman Environmental Prize
2. Dr. P. Sri Ramachandrudu — Vachaspati Puraskar
3. Ela Ramesh Bhatt — Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management
4. Upamanyu Chatterjee — Lalit Kala Ratna Award

Select the correct answer using the codes given below: