UPSC (PT) MODEL QUESTION 2008

1. Who among the following has been appointed as the Central Board of Direct Taxes on May 01, 2008 ?
(a) Brajesh Mishra
(b) Rabender Singh Mathoda
(c) Soli J. Sorabjee
(d) T. K. A. Nair
Ans: ( b ) Rabender Singh Mathoda
2. Who among the following is the new Chief Minister of Meghalaya ?
(a) S. M. Krishna
(b) Uma Bharti
(c) Donkupar Roy
(d) Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Ans: ( c ) Donkupar Roy
3. Who among the following has won the Miss Universe 2007 crown ? (a) Riyo MORI
(b) Shandi Finnessey
(c) Alba Reyes
(d) None of these
Ans: ( a ) Riyo MORI
4. A solemn ceremony to mark the 60th Anniversary of D-Day landings of the Allies troops during the Second World War, was held in
(a) Pearl Harbour
(b) Normandy
(c) New York
(d) Lisbon
Ans: ( b ) Normandy
5. Which of the following cricketers holds the world record of maximum number of sixes in Twenty 20 world cup cricket ?
(a) Yuvraj Singh
(b) Viv Richards (West Indies)
(c) Sachin Tendulkar (India)
(d) Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
Ans: ( a ) Yuvraj Singh
6. Who among the following has been appointed the new Chief Justice of India ? (a) Justice Rajendra Babu
(b) Justice V. N. Khare
(c) Justice K.G.Balkrishnan
(d) None of these
Ans: ( c ) Justice K.G.Balkrishnan
7. Who among the following sports persons got the honour of lighting the Olympic flame at the in New Delhi recently ?
(a) Leander Paes
(b) Abhinav Bindra
(c) Viswanathan Anand
(d) K. M. Beenamol
Ans: ( a ) Leander Paes
8. Who among the following has been appointed new chairman of the National Knowledge Commission ?
(a) Ajit Singh
(b) K. C. Pant
(c) Sam Pitroda
(d) Sharad Pawar
Ans: ( c ) Sam Pitroda
9. Which of the following planets crossed the face of the sun (in transit) after 122 years ?
(a) Mars
(b) Venus
(c) Jupiter
(d) Saturn
Ans: ( b ) Venus
10. Which of the following countries was admitted to the SAARC recently ?
(a) Nepal
(b) Myanmar
(c) Pakistan
(d) Afghanistan
Ans: ( d ) Afghanistan
11. The world governing body of which of the following sports celebrated its 100 years in existence ?
(a) Football
(b) Hockey
(c) Badminton
(d) Cricket
Ans: ( a ) Football
12. Who among the following won the men's singles title of the Australian Open Tennis Championship 2008 ?
(a) Guillermo Coria
(b) Roger Federer
(c) Andy Roddick
(d) Novak Dokovic
Ans: ( d ) Novak Dokovic 13. Who is India's first Woman Grand Master in Chess ?
(a) Aarthie Ramaswamy
(b) Koneru Humpy
(c) S. Meenakshi
(d) S. Vijayalakshmi
Ans: ( b ) Koneru Humpy 14. The age of a tree can be determined by -
(a) Measuring its height
(b) Measuring its diameter
(c) Analyzing its sap
(d) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem
Ans: ( d ) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem
15. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Mountains Continents
(a) The Rocky : North America
(b) The Andes : South America
(c) The Alps : Europe
(d) The Ural : Africa
Ans: ( d ) The Ural : Africa
16. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(a) Purna Swaraj Resolution : 1929
(b) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931
(c) Formation of the Congress Socialist Party: 1939
(d) Simla Confeence : 1940
Ans: ( b ) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931
17. The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at
(a) Bhubaneswar
(b) Khajuraho
(c) Madurai
(d) Mount Abu
Ans: ( a ) Bhubaneswar
18. Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance ?
(a) Kuchipudi
(b) Kathak
(c) Manipuri
(d) Mohiniattam
Ans: ( d ) Mohiniattam
19. The deepest oceanic trench Mariana is located in -
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) Pacific Ocean
(d) Indian Ocean
Ans: ( c ) Pacific Ocean
20. Although fog consists of fine drops of water, we cannot see clearly through it because - (a) The light rays undergo total internal reflection in the drops
(b) Fine drops of water in fog polarize the light
(c) The fine drops are opaque to the light
(d) The drops scatter most of the light
Ans: ( d ) The drops scatter most of the light
21. During the Mughal period, which one of the following were the first to come to India as traders ?
(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) Danish
(d) English
Ans: ( a ) Portuguese
22. Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for introducing market control mechanism ?
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Balban
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Firoze Tughlaq
Ans: ( c ) Alauddin Khalji
23. Which one of the following mountain peaks of the Himalayas is NOT in India ?
(a) Annapurna
(b) Nanda Devi
(c) Mt. Kamet
(d) Kanchenjunga
Ans: ( a ) Annapurna
24. A rift valley is formed mainly due to
(a) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust
(b) The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
(c) The valley formed after the formation of fold mountains
(d) The deepening of a valley by ice action
Ans: ( a ) The forces of tension in the earth's crust
25. Who is the author of the book Superstar India? ?
(a) Arun Shourie
(b) Dominique Lapierre
(c) Shobha De
(d) Salman Rushdie
Ans: ( c ) Shobha De

General Studies Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2008

1. Consider the following statement :
1. Dead Sea is the saltiest body of water in the world.
2. Dead Sea lies at the mouth of the river Jordan.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only.
(b) 2 only.
(c) Both 1 an 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
ANS (c) 2. Consider the following statement :
1. Mangolia is the hand-locked country.
2. Bolivia ia a land-locked country.
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
ANS (d) 3. Consider the following statement :
1. Eucalyptus forest make up the majority of the woodland and forest areas of the Australian continent.
2. Mallees is a specie of eucalyptus.
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
ANS (C) 4. Consider the following statement :
1. The world geography comes from the Latin world geographia.
2. Hippalus, a geographer and historian, wrote a 17-volume Geography in early century BC.
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
ANS (d) 5. Consider the following statement :
1. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
2. Mahabodhi Temple Complex.
3. Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka.
4. Champaner-Pavagadh Archeological Park.
Which of these sites are included in the World Heritage Sites? (a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
ANS (d) 6. Who among the following has won the Femina Miss India World 2008 crown?
a) Parvathy Omanakuttan
b) Sindhura Gadde
c) Niharika Singh
d) Amrita Singh
ANS (a) 7. What does CECA stands for?
A) Community-Enabled Cooperative Arrangement.
B) Comprehensive Ecological Cooperation Agreement.
C) Comprehensive Ecological Cooperation Arrangement
D) Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement.
ANS (d) 8. Sania Mirza became the first Indian woman to win which of the following titles?
A) Hyderabad Open Singles.
B) Dubai Open Singles.
C) Paris Indoor Open.
D) Chennali Open Singles.
ANS (a)
9. Where is Tala Hydrochloric Project, which is expected to generate 1020 MW power, located?
A) Arunachal Pradesh.
B) Nepal
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Bhutan
ANS (d) 10. Who among the following is the winner of the man Booker Prize 2007?
A) Doris Lessing
B) Nadine Gordimer
C) Milan Kundera
D) Anne Enright
ANS (d) 11. Who hold the record of Fastest Man on Earth?
A) Tim Montgomery
B) Justin Gatlin
C) Donovan Bailey
D) Asafa Powell
ANS (d)
12. The newly constituted National Knowledge Commission is headed by :
A) C Rangarajan
B) Prof. R.S. Sharma
C) Sam Pitroda
D) Ms. Girija Vyas
ANS (c)
13. Pope Benedict XVI belongs to which country?
A) Italy
B) Germany
C) France
D) Poland
ANS (b)
14. The Sethusamudram Project connects :
A) Gulf of Manner and Palk Strait
B) Bay of Bangal and Palk of Strait
C) Gulf of Manner Bay of Bangal
D) Arabian Sea and Bay of Bangal
ANS (c)
15. Who is the author of the book "My Life"?
A) Bill Clinton
B) Hillary Clinton
C) Dalai Lama
D) Imran Khan
ANS (a)
16. Where is the famous Meenakshi Temple situated?
A) Mysore
B) Bhubaneswar
C) Madurai
D) Pune
ANS (c)
17. Indian enacted an important event of Indian National Movement celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary. Which was it?
A) Quit India Movement
B) Delhi Chalo Movement
C) Civil Disobedience Movement
D) Non-Cooperation Movement
ANS (c) 18. Who among the following is the Director-General of World Trade Organisation?
A) Thaksin Shinawatra
B) Liang Guanglie
C) Pascal Lamy
D) Paul Wolfowitz
ANS (c)
19. The Indian Navy's online sailing ship which returned to Kochi after a 10-month voyage around the globe, is:
A) INS Vibhuti
B) INS Trangini
C) INS Prabhat
D) INS Viraat
ANS (b)
20. Which of the following statements related to Reliance Group is not correct?
A) Mr. Mukesh Ambani is the head of Reliance Infocom.
B) Mr. Anil Ambani is the head of Reliance Energy Limited.
C) Reliance Group is the largest business house of India.
D) The revenue of the Reliance Group is equivalent to nearly 3.5 percent of India's GDP.
ANS (a)
21. Who among the following is the Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes?
(a) Prasanna Kumar Misra
(b) P.C.Jha
(c) Indra Noyee
(d) Sam Pitroda
ANS (a)