English UPSC CSE Prelims 2003
Q61. Who is the author of the book ‘New Dimensions of
India’s Foreign Policy’?
A A.B. Vajpayee B Jaswant Singh C P.C. Alexander D Yashwant Sinha
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Correct answer: A.B. Vajpayee
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2003
Q62. Who among the following was selected for the 2001
Dada Saheb Phalke Award?
A Dev Anand B Lata Mangeshkar C Ramanand Sagar D Yash Chopra
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Correct answer: Yash Chopra
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2003
Q63. In the year 2002, the President of India
presented the national award for excellence in public
administration and management science to:
A Kumar Manglam Birla B N.R. Narayana Murthy C Rahul Bajaj D Ratan Tata
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Correct answer: N.R. Narayana Murthy
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2003
Q64. Sandeep Pandey, the winner of Raman Magsaysay
Award, is mainly an activist in:
A prevention of child marriages B promotion of communal harmony C environmental protection D education and livelihood projects for Dalits
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Correct answer: education and livelihood projects for Dalits
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2003
Q65. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
answer:
List-I (High Officials)
List-II (Organisation)
A.
C.P. Jain
1.
Indian Airlines
B.
S. Ramadorai
2.
NTPC
C.
Sunil Arora
3.
TCS
D.
Vivek Paul
4.
Wipro Technologies
Codes:
A A-4; B-1; C-3; D-2 B A-4; B- 3; C-1; D-2 C A-2; B-3; C-1; D-4 D A-2; B-1; C-3; D-4
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Correct answer: A-2; B-3; C-1; D-4
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2003
Q66. In December 2002, the Prime Minister of India
signed: ‘Delhi Declaration’ with the:
A President of Indonesia B President of Russia C Prime Minister of Cambodia D Prime Minister of Laos
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Correct answer: President of Russia
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2003
Q67. The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2002 was awarded
to:
A John Hume B Nelson Mandela C Norodom Sihanouk D Sadako Ogata
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Correct answer: Sadako Ogata
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2003
Q68. Assertion (A) : The new EXIM policy is liberal,
market oriented and favours global trade.
Reason (R) : GATT has played a significant role in the
liberalisation of the economy.
A Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A B Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A C A is true but R is false D A is false but R is true
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Correct answer: Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2003
Q69. Consider the following statements:
1. In the last five years, Indian software exports have increased at
a compound annual growth rate of about 60%
2. The software and service industry in India registered an
overall growth of about 28% in rupee terms during the year
2001-2002 .
Which of these statements is/are not correct?
A Only 1 B Only 2 C Both 1 and 2 D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: Only 1
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2003
Q70. With reference to Government of India’s decision
regarding Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during the
year 2001-02 consider the following statements:(2003)
1. Out of the 100% FDI allowed by India in the tea sector the
foreign firm would have to disinvest 33% of the equity in
favour of an Indian partner within four years
2. Regarding the FDI in print media in India, the single largest
Indian shareholders should have a holding higher than 26%
Which of these statements is/are correct?
A Only 1 B Only 2 C Both 1 and 2 D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: Both 1 and 2
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2003
Q71. The Government holding in BPCL is:
A more than 70% B between 60% and 70% C between 50% and 60% D less than 50%
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Correct answer: between 60% and 70%
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2003
Q72. Which one of the following statements is correct
with reference to FEMA in India?
A The Foreign Exchange Regulating Act (FERA) was replaced by Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) in the year 2001 B FERA was given a sunset clause of one year till 31st May, 2002 to enable Enforcement Directorate to complete the investigation of pending issues . C Under FEMA, violation of foreign exchange rules has ceased to be a criminal offence D As per the new dispensation, Enforcement Directorate can arrest and prosecute the people for the violation of foreign exchange rule
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Correct answer: Under FEMA, violation of foreign exchange rules has ceased to be a criminal offence
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2003
Q73. Consider the following statements:
1. India’s Import of crude and petroleum products during the
year 2001-02 accounted for about 27% of India’s total imports.
2. During the year 2001-02, India’s exports had increased by 10%
as compared to the previous year
Which of these statements is/are correct?
A Only 1 B Only 2 C Both 1 and 2 D Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: Only 1
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2002
Q74. Who among the following set a new national record
in the women’s Pole-vault event in the 7th edition of
Senior Federation Cup held in Karnataka in the year
2001?
A G. G. Pramila B Jyothna Deka C Karamjeet Kaur D Manisha Dey
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Correct answer: Karamjeet Kaur
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2002
Q75. With reference to the Wholesale Price Index (WPI),
consider the following statements:
1. The new WPI series with base 1993 – 94 = 100 became effective
from April 1998
2. In the new WPI series, the weight for primary articles has gone
down by 10 percentage points
3. The weight for electricity has increased in the new WPI series
Which of these statements are correct?
A 1, 2 and 3 B 2 and 3 C 1 and 3 D 1 and 2
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Correct answer: 2 and 3
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2002
Q76. Among the following major stock exchanges of
India, the exchange which recorded highest turnover
during the year 2000-01 is:
A Bombay Stock Exchange B Calcutta Stock Exchange C Delhi Stock Exchange D National Stock Exchange
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Correct answer: National Stock Exchange
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2002
Q77. India has the maximum volume of foreign trade
with:
A USA B Japan C Germany D UAE
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Correct answer: USA
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2002
Q78. India’s external debt increased from US $ 91,158
million as at the end of March 2000 to US $ 100,225
million as at the end of March 2001 due to increase in:
A multilateral and bilateral debt B rupee debt C commercial borrowings D borrowings from International Monetary Fund
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Correct answer: commercial borrowings
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2002
Q79. Match List I (Name of the Lady) with List II
(Achievement) and select the correct answer using the
codes given below the lists:
List-I (Name of the Lady)
List-II (Achievement)
A.
Chinna Pillai
1. Tinner of Neerja Bhanot Award
B.
Kaveri Thakur
2. Recipient of Stree Shakti
Puraskar
C.
Mira Nair
3. Became the fastest swimmer in
Asia at the age of 16 years
D.
Yasoda Ekambaram
4. Recipient of the Golden Lion at
Venice film festival
Codes:
A A-3; B-2; C-1; D-4 B A-2; B-3; C-4; D-1 C A-3; B-2; C-4; D-1 D A-2; B-3; C-1; D-4
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Correct answer: A-2; B-3; C-4; D-1
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2002
Q80. In the year 2001, the Prime Minister announced a
five year excise duty holiday for industries in: (2002)
A cyclone prone coastal Andhra Pradesh B border states of North-East C earthquake ravaged Kutch district D recently formed states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand
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Correct answer: earthquake ravaged Kutch district