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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 1998

Q101.Which one of the following was the venue for the preliminary talks between the Sri Lankan Government and representatives of Tamil United Liberation Front and other militant groups?

ANew Delhi BColombo CThimpu DMadras

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 1997

Q102.The average rate of domestic savings (gross) for the Indian economy is currently estimated to be in the range of:

A15 to 20 percent B20 to 25 percent C25 to 30 percent D30 to 35 percent

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 1997

Q103.One of the important agreements reached in the 1996 Ministerial Conference of WTO refers to: (1997)

ACommerce in Information Technology BMultilateral Agreement on Investment CMulti-fibre Agreement DExchange of technical personnel?

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 1997

Q104.Which one of the following States of India has passed a legislation (in 1996) making the maintenance of one’s parents mandatory?

AKerala BWest Bengal CMaharashtra DHimachal Pradesh

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 1996

Q105.Which one of the following satellites is to be launched from India in 1996?

AIRS-P2 BIRS-P3 CIRS-EN DIRS-ID

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 1996

Q106.Which one of the following is a modern tank?

ABhim BAkash CArjun DPrithvi

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 1996

Q107.Which one of the following works has recently been made into a full length feature film?

AR.K. Narayan’s Malgudi Days BSalman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children CVikram Seth’s A suitable Boy DUpamanyu Chatterjee’s English August

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 2009

Q108.Who of the following is a football player? (2009)

AFernando Alonso BKimi Raikkonen CLewis Hamilton DNicolas Anelka

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 2009

Q109.Among the following, which one is not a football club?

AArsenal BAston Villa CChelsea DMonte Carlo

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 2009

Q110.Consider the following pairs: Persons Sport 1. Anand Pawar : Chess 2. Akhil Kumar : Boxing Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia : Golf 3. Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

A1 and 2 only B2 and 3 only C3 only D1, 2 and 3

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 2008

Q111.Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Indian football team’s performance in the Olympic Games?

AIndia has never participated in the Olympic Football Tournament BIndia played only in the First Round CIndia entered only up to the Quarter Finals DIndia entered the Semi Final

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 2008

Q112.Which one of the following countries won the Euro Football Tournament, 2004 held in Portugal? (2008)

AItaly BFrance CGreece DPortugal

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 2008

Q113.Who among the following has been the Captain of the Indian team in Cricket Test Matches for the maximum number of times?

ASunil Gavaskar BMansur Ali Khan Pataudi CSaurav Ganguly DMohammad Azharuddin

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 2006

Q114.In which Olympic Games did India last win a Gold Medal?

AMontreal (1976) BMoscow (1980) CLos Angele (1984) DAtlanta (1996)

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 2006

Q115.Starting with the Australian Open Lawn Tennis Tournament, which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the other three major Lawn Tennis Tournaments? General Knowledge (1995-2010)

AFrench Open – US Open – Wimbledon BFrench Open – Wimbledon – US Open CWimbledon – US Open – French Open DWimbledon – French Open – US Open

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 2006

Q116.For which sport is the Val Barker Cup awarded in the Olympic Games?

ASwimming BBoxing CLong Jump DHigh Jump

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 2006

Q117.Match List-I (Leading Woman Lawn Tennis Player) with List-II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Leading woman Tennis List-II Lawn (Country) Player) A. Daniela Hantuchova 1. Russia B. Patty Schnyder 2. Slovakia C. Nadia Patrova 3. France D. A’melie Mauresmo 4. Switzerland Codes:

AA-2; B-1; C-4; D-3 BA-3; B-4; C-1; D-2 CA-2; B-4; C-1; D-3 DA-3; B-1; C-4; D-2

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 2005

Q118.Match List I (Famous Former Sports-Person), with List II (Game /Sport)and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Famous Former List-II (Games/Sport) Sports-Person) A. Wally Grout 1. Swimming B. Eursebio 2. Lawn Tennis C. Rod Laver 3. Cricket D. Mark Spitz 4. Football 5. Basketball Codes:

AA-3; B-5; C-2; D-4 BA-2; B-4; C-3; D-1 CA-3; B-4; C-2; D-1 DA-2; B-5; C-3; D-4

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 2004

Q119.Famous Golf player Vijay Singh is from which one of the following countries?

AFiji BMauritius CMalaysia DKenya

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EnglishUPSC CSE Prelims 2004

Q120.Which of the following cricketers holds the record for the highest score in a Cricket test match innings by an Indian?

ASunil Gavaskar BVinoo Mankad CSachin Tendulkar DV.V.S Laxman

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