UPSC 2006 Prelims – all questions

There are three parallel straight lines. Two points A and B are marked on the first line, points C and D are marked on the second line, and points E and F are marked on the third line. Each of these six points can move to any position on its respective straight line. Consider the following statements:

1. The minimum number of triangles that can be formed by joining these points is zero.
2. The maximum number of triangles that can be formed by joining these points is twenty.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A mixed doubles tennis game is to be played between two teams (each team consists of one male and one female). There are 4 married couples. No team is to consist of a husband and his wife. What is the maximum number of games that can be played?

In an office, the number of persons who take tea is twice the number of persons who take only coffee. The number of persons who take coffee is twice the number of persons who take only tea. Consider the following statements:

1. The sum of the number of persons who take either tea or coffee or both is four times the number of persons who take both coffee and tea.
2. The sum of the number of persons who take only coffee and those who take only tea is twice the number of persons who take both coffee and tea.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

1. Director-General, FAO
2. President, European Commission
3. World Bank appointed expert for adjudicating on the Baglihar Hydel Project
4. Litterateur

List-I A. Harold Pinter B. Jacques Diouf C. Jose Manuel Barroso D. Raymond Lafitte

List-II

Consider the following statements:

1. Life Insurance Corporation of India is the oldest insurance company in India.
2. National Insurance Company Limited was nationalized in the year 1972 and made a subsidiary of General Insurance Corporation of India.
3. Headquarters of United India Insurance Company Limited are located at Chennai.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Railway Zone — Headquarters

Which one of the following is the correct statement? Service tax is a/an

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Who is the President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?

Projects and Development India Limited is mainly engaged in design engineering, procurement and supervision of construction/commissioning in which area?

Where is the Central Water and Power Research Station located?

Which one of the following companies is associated with the exploration and commercial production of oil in Barmer-Sanchore basin of Rajasthan?

Recently with which country’s government did ONGC-Mittal Energy Limited (OMEL) sign a joint-venture deal of $6 billion dealing with infrastructure, refinery and power?

Which one among the following was awarded the CSIR Diamond Jubilee Technology Award 2004 in September 2005 by the Prime Minister of India?

Who among the following directed the film chosen as India’s official entry for the year 2006 Academy Awards?

Recently Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the linking of two rivers as a link project. Which are these two rivers?

Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire?

With reference to the Government of India’s various programmes, what is Nirmal Gram Puraskar?

Which is the correct chronological sequence of the major events given below?

1. SLV-3 Launch
2. Formation of Bangladesh
3. Sikkim becomes 22nd State of the Indian Union
4. Pokharan-I test

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which of the following substances are found in the beach sands of many parts of Kerala?

1. Ilmenite
2. Zircon
3. Sillimanite
4. Tungsten

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

In which Olympics Games did India last win a Gold Medal?

In which country is the committee which selects winners for Nobel Peace Prize located?

Match List-I (Indian Scientist/Scholar) with List-II (Area of work) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

1. Telecommunication
2. Physics
3. Economics
4. Solid State Chemistry and Material Science

List I A. C. N. R. Rao B. Jagdish Bhagwati C. G. N. Ramchandran D. Ashok

List II

Code:

Who was the Chief Justice of India when public interest litigation (PIL) was introduced to the Indian Judicial System?

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

1. Theatre training
2. Women’s labour sector
3. Management teaching
4. Litterateur and Social Worker for the country’s tribal communities

List I (Person) A. Ela Bhatt B. Mahasweta Devi C. Ebrahim Alkazi D. Vijay Govindarajan

List II (Area of work)

Codes:

Consider the following statements:

1. The Charter Act 1853 abolished East India Company’s monopoly of Indian trade.
2. Under the Government of India Act, 1858, the British Parliament abolished the East India Company altogether and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore, who was the ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire?

Which are the materials generally employed as solder in soldering operation in electronics?

Between

which of the following was the ancient town of Takshasila located?

With reference to the invaders in ancient India, which one of the following is the correct chronological order?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Ikshvaku rulers of southern India were antagonistic towards Buddhism.
2. The Pala rulers of Eastern India were patrons of Buddhism.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel Anand Math?

In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post)?

With reference to the revolt of the year 1857, who of the following was betrayed by a friend; captured and put to death by the British?

Under whose presidency was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 wherein a resolution was adopted to gain complete independence from the British?

How many numbers are there in all 6000 to 6999 (both 6000 and 6999 included) having at least one of their digits repeated?

Each of 2 women and 3 men is to occupy one chair out of 8 chairs, each of which is numbered from 1 to 8. First, women are to occupy any two chairs from those numbered 1 to 4; and then 3 men would occupy any three chairs out of the remaining 6 chairs. What is the maximum number of different ways in which this can be done?

“Lectures from Colombo to Almora” is based on the experiences of which one of the following?

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

1. Advertising
2. Banking
3. Dairy Development
4. Pepsi Co. A B C D

List I (Person) A. Chandra B. Amrita Patel C. Indra Nooyi D. Piyush Pandey

List II (Organization / Area of work)

To which one of the following processes is the term CMYK related?

Consider the following statements:

1. Kofi Annan – the UN Secretary-General is from Nigeria.
2. Kofi Annan is the first UN Secretary-General to be appointed from the ranks of the United Nations staff.
3. Kofi Annan was appointed for a second term to the office of the UN Secretary-General.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which one of the following countries is not a participant team in the Football World Cup-2006 to be held in Germany in July 2006?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Nobel Prize Awarding Ceremony takes place on December 10 every year.
2. The Nobel Prize for Literature was added later on to the other five areas – Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Peace and Economics.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following?

What is Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)?

Bermuda triangle extends up to which of the following places?

1. Southern Florida
2. Puerto Rico
3. Hawaii Islands

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements:

1. ELISA test is employed as the first and most basic test for an individual to detect cancer.
2. Almost 50% of human beings have Rh+ blood while the remaining have Rh- blood.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following is printed on a commonly used fluorescent tube light?

In which one of the following films did the Nobel Laureate Pearl S. Buck collaborate?

Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Nordic Council?