Day: April 12, 2015

(Prelims) IAS General Studies – 2009 (Part 10) 136. In a carrom board game competition, m boys and n girls (m > n > 1) of a school participate in which every student has to play exactly one game with every other student. Out of the total games played, it was found that in 221 […]

(Prelims) IAS General Studies – 2009 (Part 9) 121. Consider the following statements: 1) Infant mortality rate takes into account the death of infants within a month after death. 2) Infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths in a particular year per 100 live births during that year. Which of the following statement […]

(Prelims) IAS General Studies – 2009 (Part 8) 106. Consider the following statements : (1) India does not have any deposits of Thorium. (2) Kerala’s monazite sands contain Uranium . which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

(Prelims) IAS General Studies – 2009 (Part 7) 91. With which one of the following has the B.K. Chaturvedi Committee dealt ? (a) Review of centre- state relation (b) Review of delimitation Act (c) Tax reforms and measures to increase revenues (d) Price reforms in the oil sector

(Prelims) IAS General Studies – 2009 (Part 6) 76. Elephant Pass, which is frequently in the news, is mentioned in the context of the affairs of which one of the following ? (a) Bangladesh (b) India (c) Nepal (d) Sri Lanka

(Prelims) IAS General Studies – 2009 (Part 5) 61. Which one of the following is NOT drug / pharma company ? (a) Chevron (b) Nicholas Piramal (c) Pfizer (d) Zydus cadila

(Prelims) IAS General Studies – 2009 (Part 4) 46. Among the following Presidents of India, who was also the Secretary General of non-aligned movement for some period ? (a) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (b) Varahagiri Venkatagiri (c) Giani Zail Singh (d) Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma

(Prelims) IAS General Studies – 2009 (Part 3) 31. In the context of Indian defence, consider the following statement : (1) The Shourya missile flies with a speed more than 8 Mach. (2) The range of Shourya missile is more than 1600 km . which of the statement given above is/ are correct ? (a) […]

(Prelims) IAS General Studies – 2009 (Part 2) 16. Where is the headquarters of Animal Welfare Board of India located? (a) Ahmedabad (b) Chennai (c) Hyderabad (d) Kolkata

(Prelims) IAS General Studies – 2009 (Part 1) 1. In the Individual Satyagrapha, Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second ? (a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (c) C. Rajagopalachari (d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel