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1026
39. Consider the following statements:
  1. The Nuclear Suppliers Group has 24 countries as the members.
  2. India is a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

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
UPSC Prelims 2008 International Relations / Nuclear Policy
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1027
38. With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated?
(a) Chambal
(b) Narmada
(c) Tapi
(d) Bhima
UPSC Prelims 2008 Indian Geography
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1028
37. A person is sitting in a car which is at rest. The reaction from the road at each of the four wheels of the car is R. When the car runs on a straight level road, how will the reaction at either of the front wheels vary?
(a) It will be greater than R
(b) It will be less than R
(c) It will be equal to R
(d) It shall depend on the material of the road
UPSC Prelims 2008 General Science / Physics
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1029
36. How can the height of a person who is six feet tall be expressed (approximately) in nanometers?
(a) nanometers
(b) nanometeres
(c) nanometers
(d) nanometers
UPSC Prelims 2008 General Science & Mathematics
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1030
35. Who among the following wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi?
(a) Sahir Ludhiyani
(b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(c) Muhammad Iqbal
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
UPSC Prelims 2008 Culture & Literature
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1031
34. Who among the following has been the Captain of the Indian team in Cricket Test Matches for the maximum number of times?
(a) Sunil Gavaskar
(b) Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
(c) Saurav Ganguly
(d) Mohammad Azharuddin
UPSC Prelims 2008 Current Affairs & Sports
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1032
33. Rajiv Gandhi National Flying Institute is being established in which State?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Orissa
UPSC Prelims 2008 Current Affairs
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1033
32. What does S & P 500 relate to?
(a) Supercomputer
(b) A new technique in e-business
(c) A new technique in bridge building
(d) An index of stocks of large companies
UPSC Prelims 2008 Indian Economy / Financial Markets
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1034
31. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
  1. Francis Collins : Mapping human genome
  2. Sergey Brin : Google Search Engine
  3. Jimmy Wals : Wikipedia

Select the answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
UPSC Prelims 2008 Current Affairs
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1035
30. How many different triangles are there in the figure shown above?
(a) 28
(b) 24
(c) 20
(d) 16
UPSC Prelims 2008 General Science & Mathematics
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1036
29. There are two identical red, two identical black and two identical white balls. In how many different ways can the balls be placed in the cells (each cell to contain one ball) shown above such that balls of the same colour do not occupy any two consecutive cells?
(a) 15
(b) 18
(c) 24
(d) 30
UPSC Prelims 2008 General Science & Mathematics
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1037
28. There are 6 different letters and 6 correspondingly addressed envelopes. If the letters are randomly put in the envelopes, what is the probability that exactly 5 letters go into the correctly addressed envelopes?
(a) Zero
(b) 1/6
(c) 1/2
(d) 5/6
UPSC Prelims 2008 General Science & Mathematics
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1038
27. In how many different ways can all of 5 identical balls be placed in the cells shown above such that each row contains at least 1 ball?
(a) 64
(b) 81
(c) 84
(d) 108
UPSC Prelims 2008 General Science & Mathematics
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1039
26. Among the following, which one is not an ape?
(a) Gibbon
(b) Gorilla
(c) Langur
(d) Orangutan
UPSC Prelims 2008 General Science / Biology
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1040
25. Which one among the following has the maximum number of National Parks?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Meghalaya
UPSC Prelims 2008 Indian Geography / Environment
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1041
24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I (Board)
A. Coffee Board
B. Rubber Board
C. Tea Board
D. Tobacco Board

List-II (Headquarters)
  1. Bangalore
  2. Guntur
  3. Kottayam
  4. Kolkata

Codes:
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 4 3 2
UPSC Prelims 2008 Indian Economy / Geography
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1042
23. Nobel Prize winning scientist James D. Watson is known for his work in which area?
(a) Metallurgy
(b) Meteorology
(c) Environment protection
(d) Genetics
UPSC Prelims 2008 General Science / Biology
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1043
22. In India, how many States share the coastline?
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 10
UPSC Prelims 2008 Indian Geography
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1044
21. Elizabeth Hawley is well-known for her writing relating to which one of the following?
(a) Historical monuments in India
(b) Regional dance in India
(c) Himalayan expeditions
(d) Wildlife in India
UPSC Prelims 2008 Current Affairs
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1045
20. For which one of the following reforms was a Commission set up under the Chairmanship of Veerappa Moily by the Government of India?
(a) Police Reforms
(b) Tax Reforms
(c) Reforms in Technical Education
(d) Administrative Reforms
UPSC Prelims 2008 Indian Polity & Governance
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1046
19. Department of Border Management is a Department of which one of the following Union Ministries?
(a) Ministry of Defence
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs
(c) Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways
(d) Ministry of Environment and Forests
UPSC Prelims 2008 Indian Polity & Governance
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1047
18. Which Schedule of the Constitution of India contains special provisions for the administration and control of Scheduled Areas in several States?
(a) Third
(b) Fifth
(c) Seventh
(d) Ninth
UPSC Prelims 2008 Indian Polity & Governance
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1048
17. The release of which one of the following into ponds and wells helps in controlling the mosquitoes?
(a) Crab
(b) Dogfish
(c) Gambusia fish
(d) Snail
UPSC Prelims 2008 General Science / Biology
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1049
16. Among the following, which one lays eggs and does not produce young ones directly?
(a) Echidna
(b) Kangaroo
(c) Porcupine
(d) Whale
UPSC Prelims 2008 General Science / Biology
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1050
15. 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?
(a) French Open – US Open – Wimbledon
(b) French Open – Wimbledon – US Open
(c) Wimbledon – US Open – French Open
(d) Wimbledon – French Open – US Open
UPSC Prelims 2008 Current Affairs & Sports
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