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Current Affairs UPSC PYQ 2001

11 questions from the UPSC 2001 examination.

11 questions

1Mediumprelims2 marks
Other Sports & Personalities

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Person) I. Deep Sen Gupta II. P. Hari Krishna III. Seema Antil IV. Tejas Bakre List II (Achievement) A) India’s youngest International Master in the Sangli International Chess Tournament, 2000 B) The first Indian ever to win a gold in discus in the World Athletic Championship in Santiago, 2000 C) Won the title in the Asian Junior Chess Tournament in Mumbai, 2000 D) Won the Under-12 title in the World Youth Chess Festival in Oropesa, 2000

AI-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
BI-B, II-D, III-A, IV-C
CI-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
DI-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
2Mediumprelims2 marks
Other Sports & Personalities

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Sports Women) I. Anjali Vedpathak II. Mouma Das III. Neelam Singh IV. Tumpa Debnath List II (Sport) A) Athletics B) Gymnastics C) Rifle Shooting D) Table Tennis E) Chess

AI-C, II-D, III-B, IV-E
BI-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
CI-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A
DI-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D
3Mediumprelims2 marks
International Conflicts & Security

Consider the following statements regarding the Armed Forces: I. First batch of women pilots was commissioned in Indian Air Force in 1996. II. Officers’ Training Academy is located in Nagpur. III. Southern Command of Indian Navy has its Headquarters at Chennai. IV. One of the Regional Headquarters of Coast Guard is located at Port Blair. Which of these statements are correct?

AI, II, III and IV
BII, III and IV
CIII only
DIV only
4Easyprelims2 marks
International Organisations & Groupings

Mekong Ganga Cooperation Project is

Aan irrigation project involving India and Myanmar
Ba joint tourism initiative of some Asian countries
Ca hydroelectric power project involving India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
Da defence and security agreement of India with its eastern neighbours
5Hardprelims2 marks
Awards & Honours

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Award / Prize) I. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament II. Jamanlal Bajaj Award III. International Gandhi Peace Prize IV. Wolf Prize List II (Recipient) A) Archbishop Desmond Tutu B) Dr. Gurudev Khush C) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan D) Nelson Mandela

AI-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
BI-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
CI-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
DI-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D
6Easyprelims2 marks
International Conflicts & Security

Falun Gong is

Aan ethnic minority in Eastern China
Ban insurgency outfit in Western China
Ca pro-democracy movement in China
Da spiritual movement in China
7Mediumprelims2 marks
Notable Personalities

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Country) I. Columbia II. The Philippines III. Mexico IV. Venezuela List II (President) A) Vicente Fox B) Hugo Chavez C) Gloria Macapagal Arroyo D) Andres Pastrana

AI-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
BI-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
CI-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
DI-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
8Easyprelims2 marks
Disasters & Humanitarian Issues

A great landslide caused by an earthquake killed hundreds of people in January 2001 near

ASan Salvador
BSan Jose
CManagua
DGuatemala City
9Easyprelims2 marks
Other Sports & Personalities

The chess player Alexi Shirov represents

AAlbania
BKazakhstan
CRussia
DSpain
10Easyprelims2 marks
Notable Personalities

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Person) I. Santosh Yadav II. Oprah Winfrey III. Oscar Wilde IV. P. Sainath List II (Distinguished as) A) T.V. Host B) Journalist C) Mountaineer D) Dramatist and Author

AI-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
BI-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
CI-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D
DI-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
11Hardprelims2 marks
Books & Authors

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Books) I. The Struggle in My Life II. The Struggle and the Triumph III. Friends and Foes IV. Rebirth List II (Author) A) Lech Walesa B) Nelson Mandela C) Leonid Brezhnev D) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto E) Sheikh Mujibur Rehman

AI-A, II-B, III-E, IV-C
BI-B, II-A, III-E, IV-C
CI-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
DI-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
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