Current Affairs UPSC PYQ 2000

Question 1

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I (Institute)
I. Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
II. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
III. National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
IV. Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages
List II (Location)
A) Hyderabad
B) Mumbai
C) Bangalore
D) Dharamshala
E) Varanasi
Codes:

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I-E, II-C, III-D, IV-A

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I-E, II-B, III-C, IV-A

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I-C, II-B, III-D, IV-E

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I-D, II-E, III-A, IV-B

Question 2

Match the international events listed below with their respective places labelled as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the given map and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:
International Events:
A. Venue of Commonwealth Conference held in 1999.
B. Venue of World Trade Organisation meeting held in 1999.
C. Place of Israel–Syria Peace talks held in January 2000.
D. Place of military action by Russian troops in January 2000.
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A-2, B-1, C-5, D-3

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A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1

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A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

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A-4, B-3, C-5, D-2

Question 3

The given map shows locations of airports labelled as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. What is the correct sequence of the airports in which the hijacked Indian Airlines plane IC-814 landed after its initial take-off from Kathmandu in December 1999?

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3, 1, 2, 4

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2, 4, 1, 3

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5, 4, 2, 3

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5, 1, 3, 2

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