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UPSC – IAS ESSAY 2009 – MOCK TEST 1

August 10, 2009

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IAS 2009 : MOCK TEST 1

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The Essay must be written in the medium specified in the admission certificate issue to you. The name of medium must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No credit will be given to the essay written in a medium other than that specified in the admission certificate. 

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April 7, 2009

QUIZ QC 32: Current Affairs & General Knowledge – IAS General Studies Prelim 2009

February 18, 2009

 New : Special IAS General Studies Pre. Mock Test Question Paper 2010 ( 28 Pages , PDF file)

 

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

          List-I (Reports / Index)

   A. World Investment Report 2008

   B. World Economic Outlook 2008

   C. Global Peace Index 2008

   D. “ World in 2050: Beyond the BRICs”  

       List-II  (Published by)

  1. Price Water House Coopers

  2. Britain’s Economist Intelligent Units

  3. International Monetaory Fund

  4.  UNCTAD                                             

Codes:

               A         B            C              D

  a).        4          3             2              1

  b).        4          3             1              2

  c).        3          4             1              2

  d).        3          4             2              1

 

8. Consider the following pairs:

        Operations / Exercise                      Related to

1. Hand in Hand, 2008      :     Indo-China joint military exercise

2. INDRA 2009                  :   India Russian Naval Exercises

3. Operation Vajraprahar 2008  :  joint maneuvres on counter-

 terrorism

Which among of the above pairs is/are correct?

a). Only 1 and 2                               b). Only 2 and 3

c). Only 3 and 1                               d). 1, 2 and 3

 

10. Which among of the following organizations has been awarded the 2008 Gates Award (world’s largest prize for international health) for Global Health from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation?

a). Aravind Eye CareSystem

b).The Carter Center

c). Bhagwan Mahavir Viklang Sahyata Samiti

d).  AIRE Centre

 

18. Which among of the following Indian documentaries directed by Megan Mylan is going to be part of Oscar Ceremony in Los Angeles?

a). Smile Pinki                                          b).Smiling God

c). Smile India                                          d). Smiling Buddha

 

19. Consider the following statements:

1. During 2007-08, India received a record US $ 32.4 billion of FDI.

2. 7.1 percent rate of GDP growth in the current year makes India the

second fastest growing economy in the world.

Which among of the above statements are correct?

a). Only 1                                                 b). Only 2

c). Both 1 and 2                                       d). Neither 1 nor 2

 

27. According to the latest report of IMF, which among of the following countries will maintain positive growth rate in 2009 :

1. India                                      2. China

3. Brazil                                     4. Japan

5. Russia                                   6. Germany

Codes:

a). 1 , 2 & 3                               b). 1 , 2 and 4

c). 1, 2 and 5                             d). 1 , 2 and 6

 

30. Consider the following pairs:

       Conference / Summits               Place 

1. International Conference on Terrorism 2008 – New Delhi

2. Global Summit of women 2008 – Hanoi

3. Mini Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2008 – Singapur

Which among of the above pairs is/are correct?

a). Only 1 and 2                       b). Only 2 and 3

c). Only 3 and 1                       d). 1, 2 and 3

 

 

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QUIZ QC 30: Current Affairs and General Knowledge – IAS General Studies Prelim 2009

January 21, 2009

1. Who , American commercial airline pilot, safety expert and accident investigator successfully carried out the emergency water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River, offshore from Manhattan, New York City on January 15, 2009 ?

a). Douglas Corrigan                    

b). Roger B. Chaffee

c). Michael Phillip Anderson         

d). Chelsey Sullenberger

 

2. Who among of the following Presidents is the oldest & youngest President of United States?

a). Ronald Regan & Theodore Roosevelt

b). Ronald Reagan & John F Kennedy

c). Franklin Roosevelt & Barak Obama

d). Franklin Roosevelt & John F Kennedy

 

3. Slumdog Millionaire recently received four Golden Globes in Los Angeles. Slumdog Millionaire is the based on the novel Q and A which is written by Indian author and diplomat:

a). Shashi Tharoor                   

b). Kamaldesh Sharma 

c). Dipankar Banerjee                

d). Vikas Swarup

 

8. According the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2008-09 , Select the correct sequence of the country’s GII ranks in the descending order

a). United State , Germany, Sweden , United Kingdom

b). Germany, United Sate,Sweden , United Kingdom

c). Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany, United Sate

d). United State, Germany, United Kingdom , Sweden

 

12. Which among of the following countries recently approved a law to allow voting by mobile Phone?

a). Switzerland                           

b). Sweden

c). Finland                                  

d). Estonia

 

13. Which among of the US physicists claims that a typical Goggle search on a desktop computer produces about 7g CO2?

a). Gerrit Blaauw                       

b). Gene Amdahl

c). Michael Dertouzos               

d). Alex Wissner

 

20. Which among of the two committees are related to the issue of penalty for destruction of public properties during agitations?

a). KT Thomas & Fali S Nariman committee

b). KT Thomas & Ramkrishnan Rao Committee

c). Fali S Nariman & V. Kishore Chandra Deo Committee

d). V. Kishore Chandra Deo & Ramkrishnan Rao Committee

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QUIZ QC 29: Current Affairs and General Knowledge – IAS General Studies Prelim 2009

December 31, 2008

1. Who among of the following persons has been selected for the Crystal Award for 2009 by  World Economic Forum .
  a). Mallika Sarabhai                       b). Aziz Prem ji 
  c). Elattuvalapil Sreedharan           d). Narayana Murthy
 
3. In December 27-28, Israel began which among of the following operations in order to stop on  going terror attracts by rocket fire claim by Hamas.
  a). Operation Cast Lead                 b). Operation Karez
  c). Operation Victory                      d). Operation Collide
 
6.Who among of the following persons was conferred the Jawahar Lal Nehru Award fo International understading for his unique role in providing stability and progress to his country, in upholding the Arab cause and in promoting peace and understanding in the region ?

  a). Wangari Maathai                   b). Hosni Mubarak
  c). Lula da Silva                         d). Ragnar Grimsson
 
14. Scientist at the National Ignition Facility ( NIF ) are attempting to create an artificial Sun on Earth an achievement that will provide answer to the world’s impending energy shortage. NIF is located at:

   a). New York                             b). London
   c). Switzerland                          d).  Paris
 
18. Which among of the following monuments are the first monument in the country to be documented by the high definition survey technology, involving laser scanner (With this, archeologists will be able to record every stone, artifact, design of the complex for good) ?

a). Kutub Minar                          b). Taj Mahal  
c). India Gate                             d). Humayun’s Tomb  
 

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April 7, 2008

 

2. Which of the following countries is making a special documentary series titled “ Ganga – the temptation of    golden land” to capture the essence  of India’s Current economic development through its history and diversity.

   a). Japan                               b). Germany

   c). China                               d). South Korea

 

 3. In which states of India, Country’s first rural BPO unit cum call center has been launched ?

 a). Kerala                                b). Tamil Nadu

 c). Andhra Pradesh               d). Karnataka

 

 

12. Consider the following statements:        

1.      Louise Arbour is the current UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

2.      Mr. Koichiro Matsuura is the Director General of UNESCO.

  Which of the above statements is/are correct?

    a). Only 1                          b). Only 2

    c). Both 1 and 2              d). Neither 1 nor 2

 

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April 3, 2008

10. Select the correct sequence of EDI (Composite Primary and Upper Primary Education development Index in India ) in the descending order :   

 a).  Kerala , Delhi , Tamil Nadu , Karnataka     

b). Kerala , Tamil Nadu , Delhi , Karnataka     

c). Kerala , Karnataka , Tamilnadu , Delhi     

d). Kerala , Tamil Nadu , Karnatake , Delhi  

11. Consider the following statements:

  1. “One ASEAN at the Heart of Dynamic Asia “ is the theme of 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore.
  2. “ Delivering Democracy and sustainable Development” is the theme of 53rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Delhi.

    Which of the above statements is/are correct?   

 a). Only 1                                 b). Only 2    

c). both 1 and 2                       d). Neither 1 nor   

12. According to the Sans Frontier Reports ( Press Freedom Index) , which among of the following countries has Maximum Press freedom ? 

a). Finland                                      b). New Zealand

c). Ireland                                     d). Denmark

 

15. Which among of the following companies launched IT Projects: “Project Shiksha” for acceleration of computer Literacy and “Swaraj “for managing the Panchayati Raj System?

a). TCS                                                                    b). INFOSYS

c). WIPRO                                                              d). Microsoft India  

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