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27 questions · 2007 · answers as per the UPSC key

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Topics: International Relations & Treaties (7)International Organisations & Groupings (6)Indian Government Schemes & Initiatives (3)Notable Personalities (3)International Conflicts & Security (2)Other Sports & Personalities (2)Awards & Honours (1)Business & Economy (1)Cricket (1)Tennis Grand Slams (1)

Where are the headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) located?

(a) Dubai
(b) Jeddah
(c) Islamabad
(d) Ankara
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Answer: (b) Jeddah

Which one of the following is NOT a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?

(a) Russia
(b) Kazakhstan
(c) Ukraine
(d) Uzbekistan
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Answer: (c) Ukraine

Where was the first conference of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs held in the year 1957?

(a) Minnowbrook (USA)
(b) Rhode Island (USA)
(c) Nova Scotia (Canada)
(d) Nagasaki (Japan)
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Answer: (c) Nova Scotia (Canada)

Which of the following countries signed the Tshwane Declaration in October 2006?

(a) China and South Africa
(b) India and South Africa
(c) South Africa and Botswana
(d) Saudi Arabia and South Africa
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Answer: (b) India and South Africa

Which one of the following Himalayan passes was reopened in the middle of the year 2006 to facilitate trade between India and China?

(a) Chang La
(b) Jara La
(c) Nathu La
(d) Shipki La
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Answer: (c) Nathu La

How is Steve Fossett known?

(a) As a crocodile hunter
(b) For completing the longest non-stop flight around the globe
(c) For swimming across the Atlantic Ocean
(d) For climbing Mt. Everest without any co-climber
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Answer: (b) For completing the longest non-stop flight around the globe

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

  1. WTO
  2. Speaker, US House of Representatives
  3. WHO
  4. Microsoft

List-I (Person) A. Nancy Pelosi B. Margaret Chan C. Pascal Lamy D. Steve Ballmer

List-II (Position/Organization)

Codes:

(a) A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
(b) A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
(c) A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4
(d) A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2
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Answer: (c) A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4

In which of the following cities is the Global Automotive Research Center being set up?

(a) Chennai
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Pune
(d) Gurgaon
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Answer: (a) Chennai

Consider the following statements:

  1. Republicans won majority in the US House of Representatives election held in the year 2006.
  2. Republican Bobby Jindal won a seat in the US House of Representatives for the second time.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (b) 2 only

Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?

(a) Colombia
(b) Costa Rica
(c) Guatemala
(d) Nicaragua
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Answer: (d) Nicaragua

With reference to the international meetings held in the year 2006, which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

  1. NAM Summit : Havana
  2. APEC Meeting : Bangkok
  3. EU–India Summit : Helsinki
  4. UN Climate Change Conference : Geneva

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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

Consider the following statements:

  1. North Atlantic Co-operation Council (NACC) is the name of the new organization which has replaced the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
  2. The United States of America and the United Kingdom became members of NATO when it was formed in 1949.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (b) 2 only

Who among the following is Chile’s first woman President?

(a) D. Ortega
(b) M. Bachelet
(c) E. Morales
(d) A. Garcia
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Answer: (b) M. Bachelet

What was the purpose of Operation Sukoon launched by the Government of India?

(a) Helping Indonesia in its efforts to rehabilitate the victims of earthquake in that country
(b) Evacuating Indian nationals from Lebanon during the conflict in the Middle East
(c) Assisting United Nations in helping the civil-war victims in the Darfur region of North Africa
(d) Providing a relief package to farmers after a spate of suicides by farmers in Andhra Pradesh
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Answer: (b) Evacuating Indian nationals from Lebanon during the conflict in the Middle East

Which one of the following pairs of countries joined the European Union in 2007?

(a) Bulgaria and Romania
(b) Bulgaria and Belgium
(c) Romania and Slovenia
(d) Hungary and Croatia
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Answer: (a) Bulgaria and Romania

Which one of the following organizations won the CSIR Award for Science and Technology Innovations for Rural Development, 2006?

(a) CLRI
(b) IARI
(c) NDDB
(d) NDRI
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Answer: (a) CLRI

Which of the following countries recently upgraded its defence agency to a full-fledged defence ministry?

(a) Italy
(b) Japan
(c) Switzerland
(d) Poland
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Answer: (b) Japan

Consider the following statements:

  1. China has observer status at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
  2. India has observer status at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

In the latter half of the year 2006,

in which one of the following countries did a military coup take place?

(a) Cambodia
(b) Laos
(c) Thailand
(d) Vietnam
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Answer: (c) Thailand

Near the end of the year 2006,

which one of the following countries was suspended from the Commonwealth after a military coup?

(a) Kenya
(b) Myanmar
(c) Fiji
(d) Tanzania
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Answer: (c) Fiji

Who was Leander Paes’s partner when he won the Doubles Final in the US Open Tennis Tournament?

(a) Max Mirnyi
(b) Martin Damm
(c) Bob Bryan
(d) Mike Bryan
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Answer: (b) Martin Damm

Which of the following cities has been the venue of the Asian Games for the maximum number of times from the year 1951 to the year 2006?

(a) Delhi
(b) Bangkok
(c) Tokyo
(d) Beijing
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Answer: (b) Bangkok
UPSC 2007 · Q39 · Current Affairs › Cricket · Save

Who among the following bowlers have taken more than 500 wickets in Test cricket?

  1. Wasim Akram
  2. Richard Hadlee
  3. Glenn McGrath
  4. Courtney Walsh

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Parimarajan Negi excelled

in which one of the following games?

(a) Billiards
(b) Swimming
(c) Chess
(d) Weight-lifting
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Answer: (c) Chess

Consider the following statements:

  1. The nationwide scheme of the National Child Labour Projects (NCLP) is run by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
  2. Gurupadswamy Committee dealt with the issues of child labour.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (b) 2 only

Shahgarh area in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan was in news in the year 2006 because of which one of the following?

(a) Finding high-quality gas reserves
(b) Finding uranium deposit
(c) Finding zinc deposit
(d) Installation of wind-power units
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Answer: (a) Finding high-quality gas reserves

MCA-21 is a major initiative taken up by the Government of India in which one of the following areas?

(a) Foreign Direct Investment in India
(b) Attracting international tourism
(c) e-governance
(d) Modernization of Airports
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Answer: (c) e-governance