UPSC 2009 › Current Affairs

To integrate cultural leaders into its meetings, which one of the following gives the "Crystal Award"?

With reference to Stree Shakti Puraskar, for which one of the following is the “Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award” given?

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

1. Lawyer
2. Banker
3. Gandhian and social activist
4. Industrialist

List I (Famous person) A. Anna Hazare B. Deepak Parekh C. GVK Reddy D. Harish Salve

List II (Well-known as)

Consider the following pairs: Persons — Sport

1. Anand Pawar : Chess
2. Akhil Kumar : Boxing
3. Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia : Golf

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Other than Venezuela, which one among the following from South America is a member of OPEC ?

Elephant Pass, which is frequently in the news, is mentioned in the context of the affairs of which one of the following ?

Consider the following countries :

1. Brunei Darussalam
2. East Timor
3. Laos

Which of the above is/are member/members of ASEAN ?

Consider the following countries :

1. Switzerland
2. Malta
3. Bulgaria

Which of the above are members of European Union ?

Consider the following pairs :

1. Asian Development Bank — Tokyo
2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation — Singapore
3. Association of South East Asian Nations — Bangkok

Organization — Location of Headquarters

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ?

With reference to the United Nations, consider the following statements :

1. The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of UN consists of 24 member States.
2. It is elected by a 2⁄3rd majority of the General Assembly for a 3-year term.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Who among the following is the founder of World Economic Forum ?

The Security Council of UN consists of 5 permanent members, and the remaining 10 members are elected by the General Assembly for a term of

From which one of the following did Kosovo declare its independence ?

Which one of the following pairs of countries fought wars over a region called Ogaden ?

In the middle of the year 2008 the Parliament of which one of the following countries became the first in the world to enact a Climate Act by passing "The Climate Change Accountability Bill" ?

Consider the following pairs :

1. BMW AG : USA
2. Daimler AG : Sweden
3. Renault S.A.: France
4. Volkswagen AG: Germany

Automobile Manufacturer : Headquarters

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

Which one of the following is not a drug/pharma company ?

Who of the following is the author of the book "The Audacity of Hope" ?

A present group of nations known as 'G-8' started first as G-7. Which one among the following was not one of them ?

When Leander Paes won the "mixed doubles" at the US Open in the year 2008, who of the following was his partner ?

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

Who of the following is a football player ?

Consider the following pairs: Famous place : Country

1. Cannes : France
2. Davos : Denmark
3. Roland Garros : The Netherlands

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

Among the following, which one is not a football club ?

Consider the following statements :

1. V.K. Krishna Menon Foundation is based in New Delhi.
2. The first recipient of the V.K. Krishna Menon Award is the Chief Justice of India, K.G. Balakrishnan.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

A very big refugee camp called Dadaab, recently in the news, is located in

NAMA-11 (Nama-11) group of countries frequently appears in the news in the context of the affairs of which one of the following?

In the latter half of the year 2008,

which one of the following countries pulled out of Commonwealth of Independent States?

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

1. Kenya
2. Mozambique
3. Zambia
4. Zimbabwe

List I (Persons in news) A. Luisa Dias Diogo B. Mwai Kibaki C. Rupiah Banda

List II (Countries they belong to)