Current Affairs UPSC PYQ 2007

Where are the headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) located?

How is Steve Fossett known?

With reference to the international meetings held in the year 2006, which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? 1. NAM Summit : Havana 2. APEC Meeting : Bangkok 3. EU–India Summit : Helsinki 4. UN Climate Change Conference : Geneva Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?

MCA-21 is a major initiative taken up by the Government of India in which one of the following areas?

Which one of the following is NOT a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?

Consider the following statements: 1. China has observer status at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. 2. India has observer status at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following organizations won the CSIR Award for Science and Technology Innovations for Rural Development, 2006?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Person) A. Nancy Pelosi B. Margaret Chan C. Pascal Lamy D. Steve Ballmer List-II (Position/Organization) 1. WTO 2. Speaker, US House of Representatives 3. WHO 4. Microsoft Codes:

Shahgarh area in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan was in news in the year 2006 because of which one of the following?

Which one of the following pairs of countries joined the European Union in 2007?

Who among the following bowlers have taken more than 500 wickets in Test cricket? 1. Wasim Akram 2. Richard Hadlee 3. Glenn McGrath 4. Courtney Walsh Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements: 1. North Atlantic Co-operation Council (NACC) is the name of the new organization which has replaced the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 2. The United States of America and the United Kingdom became members of NATO when it was formed in 1949. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In which of the following cities is the Global Automotive Research Center being set up?

Which one of the following Himalayan passes was reopened in the middle of the year 2006 to facilitate trade between India and China?

Who was Leander Paes’s partner when he won the Doubles Final in the US Open Tennis Tournament?

Which of the following countries recently upgraded its defence agency to a full-fledged defence ministry?

Who among the following is Chile’s first woman President?

Parimarajan Negi excelled in which one of the following games?

Which of the following countries signed the Tshwane Declaration in October 2006?

In the latter half of the year 2006, in which one of the following countries did a military coup take place?

What was the purpose of Operation Sukoon launched by the Government of India?

Consider the following statements: 1. The nationwide scheme of the National Child Labour Projects (NCLP) is run by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. 2. Gurupadswamy Committee dealt with the issues of child labour. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following cities has been the venue of the Asian Games for the maximum number of times from the year 1951 to the year 2006?

Consider the following statements: 1. Republicans won majority in the US House of Representatives election held in the year 2006. 2. Republican Bobby Jindal won a seat in the US House of Representatives for the second time. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Where was the first conference of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs held in the year 1957?

Near the end of the year 2006, which one of the following countries was suspended from the Commonwealth after a military coup?