1.

Consider the following statements about India’s livestock

population?
(1) India owns the largest livestock population in the world.
(2) India accounts for nearly 57 percent of the world buffalo population and 16
percent of the cattle
population.
(3) India is the largest producer of milk.
Which of the above given statement(s) is/are true?
(A) Only (1)
(B) Both (1) and (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) All (1), (2) and (3)

2. World Tuberculosis Day is observed on which among the following dates?

(A) 22nd May
(B) 23rd June
(C) 24th March
(D) 3rd April

3. The per capita availability of pulses in India is approx.

(A) 13 kg per year
(B) 10.5 kg per year
(C) 18 kg per year
(D) 14 kg per year

4. Which among the following persons and posts they hold is NOT correctly
matched?
(A) Rajiv Shukla; Treasurer of Board for Control of Cricket in India
(B) Asif Ismail; Training partner of Sania Mirza
(C) John Gloster; Physical Trainer of Indian Cricket Team
(D) V. Bhaskaran; Coach of Indian Hockey Team

5. Consider the following statements:-

(1) The central government signed two agreements to set up joint venture
companies involving the
public sector Airports Authority of India and the GMR and GVK groups for
handling over the Delhi and
Mumbai airports for modernisation.
(2) K Ramalingam is Chairman of AAI.
(3) The headquarters of AAI is situated in Jamshed G. Tata House, Navi Mumbai.
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Which among the above statements is/are true?
(A) Only (1) is true.
(B) Only (2) and (3) are true.
(C) All (1), (2) and (3) are true.
(D) Only (1) and (2) are true.

6. The commerce ministry has appointed a one-member committee to finalise a

viable package for
plantation farmers. Who among the following persons was selected for the job?
(A) M S Swaminathan
(B) CVK Krishnamurthy
(C) N Rangachary
(D) Mr. Sompal

7. According to the WTO charter which among the following is not a benefit
availed by is members?
(A) The member Governments are shielded from lobbying.
(B) Freer trade cuts the costs of living
(C) Trade Disputes are handled constructively
(D) Access to Foreign currency is made easier

8. Which among the following states is India’s largest user or pesticide products?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Punjab

9. Which among the following is not a cause of decline in the number of natural
pollinators worldwide?
(A) Increased international trade of food products has led to a rapid transfer of
parasites and diseases
of pollinator species around the world.
(B) In some areas development or agriculture has disrupted and broken up and
traditional nectar
corridors that are required to gain their energy requirements for the migration of
the pollinators.
(C) The use of Genetically Modified seeds has reduced the chances of pollination
via external bodies.
(D) There is growing number of cases where insecticides are being used during the
blooming seasons
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10. Which among the following products can be pasteurized?

1. Egg 2. Beer 3. Water 4. Milk
(A) Only 1, 2 and 3
(B) Only 2, 3 and 4
(C) Only 1, 2 and 4
(D) All 1, 2, 3 and 4

11. Which of the following is a breed of buffalo?

(A) Murrah
(B) Mecheri
(C) Gunjam
(D) Chokla

12. Which among the following scheme is not implemented by the Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare?
(A) Vande Mantram Scheme
(B) Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) Scheme
(C) Janani Suraksha Yojana
(D) Bal Vikas Pariyojana

13. Which among the following persons is the Director General of World
Intellectual Property Organisation?
(A) Sultan Shah Amil
(B) Kamil Idris
(C) John Smith Openheimer
(D) Michel Kamdasus

14. According to the latest data which among the following nations has the
maximum number of Pravasi
Bhartiya (Migrated Indian Citizens) as their residents?
(A) USA
(B) UK
(C) South Africa
(D) Myanmar

15. Which among the following persons was the chairman of the advisory
committee constituted to enable

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the government to formulate its view on restructuring of Oil public sector
undertakings?
(A) S V Rangnathan
(B) S Vijayaraghavan
(C) V Krishnamurthy
(D) Rakesh Tuteja

16. Which of the following facts is not true about India’s present electricity
scenario?
(A) Around 74% of rural households were electrified in the country till March
2006.
(B) Out of this about 55.8% capacity is generated by the state sector.
(C) The contribution of thermal power is 66% of the total installed capacity.
(D) The total installed capacity of power generation in India is about 1.26 lakh
MW.

17. Which among the following is not the responsibility of Central Electricity
Regulatory Commission that
was established in 1998?
(A) To improve the operations and management of the regional transmission
systems through Indian
Electricity Grid Code (IEGC), and Availability Based Tariff (ABT).
(B) To Facilitate open access in interstate transmission.
(C) To dissolve the disputes between power generation and distribution authorities.
(D) Facilitate technological and institutional changes required for the development
of competitive
markets in bulk power and transmission services.

18. Vanya is a brand name/label for which among the following products?
(A) Honey
(B) Silk
(C) Sahtoosh
(D) Sandal

19. India’s Integrated Interim missile-testing site Chandipur-On-Sea, from where

Agni-Ill was tested, is
situated in which among the following states?
(A) Orissa
(B) Maharashtra
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(C) West Bengal
(D) Andhra Pradesh

20. Which among the following business barons was appointed as the Sheriff of
Mumbai?
(A) Nusli Wadia
(B) Vijaypat Singhania
(C) Jerry Rao
(D) Ravi Dasani

21. Mr. Tulsi Tanti is chairman of which among the following firms?
(A) Suzlon Energy
(B) Crompton Greaves
(C) DLF
(D) Pollo Tyres

22. The first 20-20 International match was held between which among the
following nations?
(A) Australia and England
(B) England and Sri Lanka
(C) Australia and New Zealand
(D) New Zealand and England

23. India hosted the 2006 ICCO global summit for the first time. Which among the
following cities hosted it?
(A) Pune
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Mumbai
(D) New Delhi

24. Blaupunkt GmbH is the euro300 million mobile communications and car
entertainment company from
which among the following countries?
(A) The Netherlands
(B) Luxembourg
(C) Germany
(D) Norway

25. Global IT services giant Electronic Data Systems Corporation has acquired a
significant stake in which
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among the following companies?
(A) MphasiS BFL
(B) Hexaware Technologies
(C) Polaris Software
(D) HCL Info

26. Which among the following Indian firm was ranked as India’s Most Respected
Multinational Business
Conglomerate’ by United States-India Business Council?
(A) Tata Group
(B) Reliance Industries Limited
(C) Hero Honda
(D) AV Birla Group

27. Which among the following business barons announced to donate about $37.4
billion to Bill and
Melinda Gates foundation?
(A) Steve jobs
(B) Warren Buffet
(C) David Trump
(D) Ingvar Kamprad

28. Which among the following is India’s most profitable company?

(A) Reliance Industries Limited
(B) Indian Tobacco Company
(C) ONGC
(D) NTPC

29. Which among the following Indian companies is providing a free data
management solution, as well as,
IT services to ‘Project Hope’ in China?
(A) Living Digital
(B) Satyam Computers
(C) L&T Info
(D) TCS

30. ONGC Mittal Energy Ltd has finalised the investment proposals for setting up
a 15 million tonne per

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annum export-oriented refinery, a 2,000 MW power plant and railway lines in
which among the following
African countries?
(A) Zambia
(B) Ghana
(C) Angola
(D) Nigeria

ANSWERS
1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (C) 7. (D) 8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (D) 11. (A) 12. (D)
13. (B) 14. (D) 15. (C) 16. (A) 17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (A) 20. (B) 21. (A) 22. (A) 23.
(D) 24. (C) 25. (A) 26. (A) 27. (B) 28. (C) 29. (B) 30. (D)

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upsc current events 2008

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Current events of April 13, 2008 (2008-04-13) (Sunday)

• Biranchi Das shot dead in Bhubneshwar, on Sunday.

• Trevor Immelman of South Africa wins the 2008 Masters Tournament. (Reuters via ABC)
• Robert Zoellick, the president of the World Bank, calls for immediate action to tackle
rising food prices which have caused rioting in several countries. (Associated Press)
• Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Hajredin Kuçi announces that the newly independent
country plans to open 20 embassies abroad. (PressTV)
• The Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd announces that current Governor of
Queensland Quentin Bryce will become Australia’s next Governor-General. Ms Bryce
will be the first woman appointed to the role. (News.com.au)
• Thousands of pro-China demonstrators gathered in front of the Canadian Parliament
Building in Ottawa to show their support for the Chinese government and 2008 Beijing
Olympics. (CTV)

Current events of April 12, 2008 (2008-04-12) (Saturday)

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 • The National Assembly of Haiti removes the Prime Minister of Haiti Jacques-Edouard
Alexis following a week of food riots in which six deaths had occurred. (Los Angeles
Times)
• The President of the People’s Republic of China Hu Jintao meets with the Vice-President-
elect of Republic of China (Taiwan) Vincent Siew in the highest level talks between the
two sides since 1949. (BBC News)
• The Herald, a government-run newspaper, reports that Robert Mugabe, the President of
Zimbabwe, will not attend the regional crisis meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, to discuss the
crisis over the 2008 presidential election. (AP via Google News)
• Controversy over Kosovo independence:
• Russia threatens to block Ban Ki Moon from serving a second term as United Nations
Secretary-General because of his stance on Kosovo’s recent independence. The Kremlin
is pressing Ban to ignore, or at least prolong, a proposed 120-day transition period to
Kosovo independence from Serbia that expires on 16 June. Renewal of Serbia-Kosovo
talks is possible. (Makfax)
• A Sudanese cargo plane crashes in Moldova, killing eight people. (Reuters)

Current events of April 11, 2008 (2008-04-11) (Friday)

• The President of Cuba Raúl Castro allows thousands of renters to gain title to their own
houses. (USA Today)
• A fire destroys the campaign office of Senator Hillary Clinton in Terre Haute, Indiana.
(AP via Google News)
• Somalian pirates release 30 hostages (mostly French) kidnapped aboard Le Ponant in the
Gulf of Aden a week ago. (AFP via Google News)

Current events of April 10, 2008 (2008-04-10) (Thursday)

• Mayor Anders Lago of Södertälje, Sweden, says that his small city of about 80,000 is
currently home to nearly 6,000 Iraqis. “More refugees than the United States and Canada
together”. (The International Herald Tribune)
• Frontier Airlines files for bankruptcy protection. (AP via Google News)
• 2008 Summer Olympics:
• The European Parliament passes a resolution in favor of a boycott of the opening
ceremonies of the Beijing Olympiad. (Deutsche Welle)
• IOC president Jacques Rogge calls for China to respect its commitment to improve
human rights ahead of the Beijing Games. (The Herald)
• The Olympic torch arrives in Buenos Aires for the Olympic torch relay under heavy
security. (AFP via ABC News Australia)

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 • A suicide car bomber attacks a NATO convoy in Kandahar, resulting in the death of eight
citizens. (Reuters)
• Nepal prepares for an election that will decide the new Constituent Assembly, tasked with
rewriting the constitution. The fate of the monarchy is also at stake. (The New York
Times)

Current events of April 9, 2008 (2008-04-09) (Wednesday)

• The Olympic torch relay through San Francisco descends into confusion as the first
runner in the elaborately planned relay disappears into a warehouse on a waterfront pier.
(MarketWatch)
• The body representing all National Olympic Committees says it had deleted a mention of
Tibet in its Beijing Games declaration after a debate among its members. (The
International Herald Tribune)
• American Airlines cancels more than 1,000 flights in order to make sure some wiring on
its fleet of 300 MD-80 jetliners was secured correctly inside wheel wells. (The New York
Times)
• Police in Nepal shoot dead six Maoists the day before the holding of Constituent
Assembly elections. (ABC Radio Australia)
• Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council approves changes to the system of
government on Sark, ending about 450 years of feudalism on the Channel Island. (The
Independent)

Current events of April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08) (Tuesday)

• The first Korean astronaut, Yi So-yeon and two Russian Expedition 17 cosmonauts are
launched towards the International Space Station on board Soyuz TMA-12.
(Spaceflightnow.com)
• Movement for Democratic Change Secretary General Tendai Biti calls for international
intervention to thwart violence in the wake of the Zimbabwean presidential election.
(BBC News)

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UPSC General Studies 2008

Posted on April 13, 2008 by kendriyevidyalayprimaryteacher
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 UPSC GENERAL STUDIES
1. Maximum Wheat – producing State in India is –
(a) Punjab
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Haryana
2. Which among the following bodies recommends MSP (Minimum Support Price) for the crops in India?
(a) FCI (Food Corporation of India)
(b) RBI (Reserve Bank of India)
(c) Ministry of Agriculture
(d) CACP (Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices)
3. Which of the following sectors of Indian Economy contributes highest in the Gross Saving in India?
(a) Public Sector (b) Private Sector (c) Household Sector (d) Services Sector
4. This sports marketing and celebrity management agency is founded by Mahesh Bhupati. Name the company.
(a) ICONIX (b) Percept D’Mark (c) 9 yards (d) Globosports
5. Carlos Ghosn, who recently visited India, is chairman of
(a) Suzuki Motors (b) Nissan renault (c) Fiat Auto (d) Diamler
6. Before Independence various plans were prepared for the purpose of long-term economic development of India.
Match the following in relation to it.
List-I
(Plans)
A. National Planning Committee
B Bombay Plan
C. Gandhian Plan
D. Peoples Plan
List – II
(Propounders)
1. Indian National Congress
2. Loading Industrialist
3. Shriman Narayan
4. M.N.Roy
Select the code:
ABCD
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 1 4 3 2
7. After 25 years in the making, European Space Agency’s 2 billion laboratory is set for launch to the international
Space Station. Once operational Europe’s first permanent base in space is expected to double the research capacity
of the ISS. The name of science laboratory is
(a) British Laboratory (b) European Laboratory
(c) European union Laboratory (d) Columbus Laboratory
8. According to the world conservation union (IUCN) how many tree species have been put on its ‘Red List of
Threatened Plants Species 2007” as being critically endangered across india?
(a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 45 (d) 55
9. Famous Hollywood studio Sony Pictures Entertain ment has tied up with which company to co-invest in Indian
movies?
(a) Yash Raj Studio (b) RK Studio (c) Eros International (d) Adlab
10. KP Singh is the chairman of
(a) DLF (b) Sanmar (c) GMR (d) Gujarat Ambuja
11. Researches stressed that moderate exposure to sunlight did not significantly raise the risk of the most serious
form of skin cancer, called
(a) Caricinoma (b) Melanoma (c) Ceratonoma (d) Carcoma
12. Organic Compounds containing carbon and hydrogen form the building blocks of all life on Earth. Now, scientist
have found the same on

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(a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
13. Match the following organisations with their headquarters.
List-I
(Organisations)
(a). WTO (b) World Bank (c) ADB (d) TLO
List-II
(Headquarters)
(1) Washington (2) Geneva (3) Manila (4) Rome
Select the code
ABCD
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 4 1 2 3
14. National Rural Employment Act, 2005, was launched with merging which of the existing scheme?
(a) JRY and Indra Avas Yojna
(b) Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojna and National Food for Work Programme
(c) Swarnjayant Swarozgar Yojna and JRY
(d) JRY and Sidra
15. Consider the following:
I. Parkinson’s disease affects around 120,000 people in Britain, with 10,000 new Case diagnosed each year.
II. The disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in one part of the brain.
III. The cells release a chemical called dopamine, which allows messages to be sent to parts of the brain that
coordinate movement.
Select the Code:
(a) Only I and II are correct (b) Only I and III are correct
(c) Only II and III are correct (d) All are correct
16. Zoological Survey of India recently claimed the discovery of a new species of legless amphibian named
Gegeneophis mhadeiensis, from marshy habitat in
(a) Northern Karnataka (b) Northern Andhra Pradesh
(c) Northern Kerala (d) Northern Tamil Nadu
17. Which among the following countries is the largest trading partner of India in the world?
(a) USA (b) Germany (c) China (d) Canada
18. Retailing chains, Trent and Westside are promoted by
(a) DLF (b) Future ghroup (c) Aditya Birla group (d) Tata group
19 Which country has adopted the family planing programmes 1952 for the first time in the world?
(a) China (b) U.S.A (c) India (d) Australia
20 Who among the following awarded the first K. Subrahmanyam Award for Excellence in Strategic Studies?
(a) Sudha Mahalingam (b) Vijay Singh (c) N.S. Sisodia (d) Deepak Patel
21. Which of the following statement is not correct?
(a) For the first time, no Indian university figures in Britain’s most authoritative league table of the world’s top 200
universities.
(b) While China is in with six universities revealing a wide gap in higher educational standards between the two
competing Asian giants.
(c) Other Asian countries with world-class universities are Japan, Singapore, Hong – Kong, Taiwan, and South
Korea
(d) The survey covers 50 countries of the world.
22. The Government had set up an Expert Group on Agricultural Indebtedness in wake of farmers suicide in cotton
growing areas in the country under the chairmanship of -
(a) Dr. Bimal Jalan (b) Dr. R. Radhakrishnan
(c) Dr. C. Ranyrajan (d) Rakesh mohan
23. Who among the following Indian Entrepreneurs has been named as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year
2007?
(a) Azim Premji (b) Mukesh Ambani (c) B. Ramalinga Raju (d) Ratan Tata
24. Vedanta the Alminium major company of India was earlier known as -

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(a) Nalco (b) Hindalco (c) Sail (d) Balco
25. Match the following:
Column-I Column-ii
A. Logitech i. India
B. Wockhard ii. Switzerland
C. Blackstone iii. US
D. HSBC iv UK
Choose the answer from the choices given below:
(a) A-i, B-ii, C-iv, D-iii (b) A-I, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv (c) A-ii, B-I, C-iii, D-iv (d) A-iv, B-I, C-ii, D-iii
26. US–based Gap Inc, the world’s largest speciality retail chain, owns some of the most recognized apparel brand in
the world. The brands owned by it are
(a) GAP (b) Banana Republic (c) Burberry (d) Old Navy (e) Piperlime (f) Gas
Choose the answer from the choices given below:
(a) (a), (b) and (c) (b) (a), (b) and (f) (c) (a), (b), (e) (d) (a), (b), (d), (e)
27. This Indian businessman has recently made it to the Forbes list of richest Americans. He happens to be the
founder director of Google. Who is he?
(a) Shantanu Narayen (b) Kavitark Ram Shriram
(c) Bharat Desai (d) Vinod Khosla
28. Laffer curve is related to –
(a) Tax collection (b) Employment (c) Consumption (d) National Income
29. Which of the following statement is correct about Red Ribbon Express?
(a) It is the world’s largest Mobilization drive and marks a significant step forward in the fight against the HIV
epidemic in India.
(b) It is the world’s largest mass mobilization drive and marks a significant step forward in the fight against the
Polio epidemic in India.
(c) It marks a significant step forward in the fight against the HIV epidemic in the world.
(d) It marks a significant step forward in the fight against the Polio epidemic in the world.
30. Which one of the following Estimates the National Income of India?
(a) RBI (b) Finance Commission (c) CSO (d) Planning Commission
31. He was the commercial operations head of Hong Kong- headquartered PepsiCo Asia-pacific. He was recently
quit the company. Till a year ago, he was the chairman of PepsiCo’s ndia opertions. The man in the qetin is
(a) Rajeev Bakshi (b) PM Sinha (c) S. Gopalkrishnan (d) Raj Singh
32. Promethean India, a private equity firms, is manged by the Burmans family of
(a) Dabur (b) Essar (c) Merico (d) Nirma
33. Consider the followings:
I. India is down to 128 on the HDI in 2007 after sliding two notches.
II. India ranked 62 among 108 developing countries on poverty index.
III. India’s present HDI of 0.619 is above South Asia average (0.611) and below developing counties average
(0.691)
Select the Code:
(a) Only I and II are correct (b) Only I and III are correct
(c) Only II and III are correct (d) All are correct
34. Who among the following won the Miss World 2007 title, held recently in Hainan Province of China?
(a) Miss China Zhang Zhi Li (b) Miss Angola Michaela Reis
(c) Miss Mexico Carolina Moran Gordillo (d) Miss Peru Maria Julia Mantilla
35. Which of the following countries has hosted one of the biggest events of energy-rich African nations’ two day
summit?
(a) Egypt (b) India (c) Cuba (d) Nigeria
36. Who among the following has been sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan?
(a) Shaukat Aziz (b) Yousuf Raza Gillani
(c) Nawaz Sharif (d) Pervez musharraf
37.. Match the following:
List-I
(Awards)
(A) Dayawati Modi Award

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(B) Tech Award for Innovation.
(c) International Council of Jurists Awards, 2007
(D) IMSA Honorary Fellowship.
List-II
(Winner)
I. Akbar Padmsee
II. D.R. Mehta
III. Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
IV. Justice K. Narayan Kurup
Select the Code:
ABCD
(a) I II III IV
(b) II IV I III
(c) IV III II I
(d) III I IV II
38. Britain’s astronomers of the Wide Angle Search for Planets have announced the discovery of three new
planets. These are
(a) WASP-1, WASP-2 and WASP-3 (b) WASP-2, WASP-3 and WASP-4
(c) WASP-3, WASP-4 and WASP-5 (d) WASP-4, WASP-5 and WASP-6

ANSWER
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4 . (a) 5. (d) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (c)
9. (c) 10. (a) 11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (d) 16. (a)
17. (a) 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (a) 21. (d) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (d)
25. (a) 26. (d) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (a) 30. (c) 31. (a) 32. (a)
33. (d) 34. (a) 35. (b) 36. (b) 37 (a) 38 (c)
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