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1401
Which one of the following is the correct statement?
(a) The modern Kochi was a Dutch colony till India’s independence.
(b) The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi.
(c) The modern Kochi was first a Dutch colony before the Portuguese took over from them.
(d) The modern Kochi never became a part of the British colony.
UPSC Prelims 2005 Modern Indian History
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1402
Which one of the following was probed by the Liberhan Commission?
(a) Test Cricket match fixing
(b) Best Bakery Case
(c) Tehelka Tapes Case
(d) Demolition of the disputed structure at Ayodhya
UPSC Prelims 2005 Current Affairs
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1403
Which one of the following airports in India is the first to be owned by public limited company?
(a) Dambolin Airport, Goa
(b) Cochin Airport
(c) Hyderabad Airport
(d) Bangalore Airport
UPSC Prelims 2005 Current Affairs
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1404
Consider the following sites/monuments:
1. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station, Mumbai
3. Mamallapuram
4. Sun Temple (Konark Temple)

Which of the above are include in the World Heritage List of UNESCO?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
UPSC Prelims 2005 Art & Culture / Current Affairs
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1405
Which pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Bahamas — Nassau
(b) Costa Rica — San Jose
(c) Nicaragua — Belmopan
(d) Dominican Republic — Santo Domingo
UPSC Prelims 2005 Geography
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1406
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given town of Pakistan while moving from the North towards the South?
(a) Islamabad Gujranwala Peshawar Multan
(b) Peshawar Gujranwala Multan Islamabad
(c) Peshawar Islamabad Gujranwala Multan
d) Islamabad Multan Peshawar Gujranwala
UPSC Prelims 2005 Geography
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1407
Where are the Balearic Islands located?
(a) Mediterranean Sea
(b) Black Sea
(c) Baltic Sea
(d) North Sea
UPSC Prelims 2005 Geography
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1408
Which one of the following countries does not have border with Lithuania?
(a) Poland
(b) Ukraine
(c) Belarus
(d) Latvia
UPSC Prelims 2005 Geography
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1409
Match List I (Distinguished Person) with List II (Achievement / Known as) and select the correct answer using the code given below the list:

List I (Distinguished Person)List II (Achievement / Known as)
(A) Guenter Grass(1) First woman Prime Minister of Canada
(B) Trevor Huddleston(2) Nobel Prize Winner for Literature
(C) Dicky Dolma(3) Leading campaigner against apartheid in South Africa
(D) Kim Campbell(4) Youngest woman to climb Mt. Everest
(5) American violinist

Codes: A B C D
UPSC Prelims 2005 Current Affairs
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1410
Consider the following statements:
1. The Charter of the United Nations Organization was adopted at Geneva, Switzerland in June, 1945.
2. India was admitted to the United Nations Organization in the year 1945.
3. The Trusteeship Council of the United Nations Organization was established to manage the affairs of territories detached from Japan and Italy after the Second World War or such territories not under the control of a country at that time.

Which of the statements is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
UPSC Prelims 2005 World Organizations / International Relations
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1411
Match List I (Distinguished Person) with List II (Area of Work) and select the correct answer using the code given below the list:

List I (Distinguished Person)List II (Area of Work)
(A) B. V. Rao(1) Automobile Manufacture
(B) C. K. Prahalad(2) Fisheries Economy
(C) John Kurien(3) Information Technology and Software
(D) Kiran Karnik(4) Poultry Farming
(5) Management Science

Codes: A B C D
UPSC Prelims 2005 Current Affairs
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1412
Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress?
(a) Indian Freedom Party
(b) Azad Hind Fauj
(c) Revolutionary
(d) Forward Block
UPSC Prelims 2005 Modern Indian History
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1413
Who among the following is the president of the FICCI?
(a) Sunil Mittal
(b) Brijmohan Lal Munjal
(c) Onkar S. Kunwar
(d) Vivek Burman
UPSC Prelims 2005 Current Affairs
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1414
Consider the following statements:
1. During the year 2004, India’s foreign exchange reserves did not exceed the 125 billion U.S. dollar mark.
2. The Series of index numbers of wholesale prices introduced from April, 2000 has the year 1993–94 as base year.

Which of the statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
UPSC Prelims 2005 Indian Economy
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1415
Consider the following statements:
1. Anhydrous sodium carbonate is commonly known as baking soda.
2. Baking soda is used in fire extinguishers.
3. Bleaching powder is manufactured in Hasenclever plant.

Which of the statements is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1 and 2
UPSC Prelims 2005 Chemistry
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1416
Consider the following statements:
1. A geostationary satellite is at an approximate height of 10,000 km.
2. FM transmission of music is of very good quality because the atmospheric or man-made noises which are generally frequency variations can do little harm.

Which of the statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
UPSC Prelims 2005 Physics
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1417
What is the order of magnitude of electric resistance of the human body (dry)?
(a) 10² ohm
(b) 10⁴ ohm
(c) 10⁶ ohm
(d) 10⁸ ohm
UPSC Prelims 2005 Physics
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1418
Consider the following statements:
1. The axis of the earth’s magnetic field is inclined at 23° to the geographic axis of the earth.
2. The earth’s magnetic pole in the northern hemisphere is located on a peninsula in northern Canada.
3. Earth’s magnetic equator passes through Thumba in South India.

Which of the statements is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) 3 only
UPSC Prelims 2005 Geography
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1419
Which one of the following is the landmark performance of Dr. V. Mohan Reddy, an Indian-born doctor working in USA, during February, 2003?
(a) Research on human stem cell which is likely to revolutionise treatment of deadly disease like cancer.
(b) Successful open heart procedure called arterial switch performed on an infant.
(c) Research on genetic engineering which can help in treatment of deadly disease like AIDS.
(d) Successful brain surgery to revive the function of nearly dead brain of a premature born infant.
UPSC Prelims 2005 Current Affairs
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1420
Pneumoconiosis afflicts the workers who work mainly in:
(a) Tanneries
(b) Coal mining industry
(c) Distilleries
(d) Glass industry
UPSC Prelims 2005 General Science
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1421
Who among the following was not a contemporary of the other three?
(a) Bimbisara
(b) Gautama Buddha
(c) Milinda
(d) Prasenjit
UPSC Prelims 2005 Ancient Indian History
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1422
Consider the following statements:
The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for
1. The provincial autonomy.
2. The establishment of Federal Court.
3. All India Federation at the centre.

Which of the statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
UPSC Prelims 2005 Modern Indian History / Indian Polity
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1423
Consider the following:
1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern.
2. A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta by the Regulating Act, 1773.
3. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860.

Which of the statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
UPSC Prelims 2005 Modern Indian History
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1424
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India in the 18th Century?
(a) Battle of Wandiwash, Battle of Buxar, Battle of Ambur, Battle of Plassey
(b) Battle of Ambur, Battle of Plassey, Battle of Wandiwash, Battle of Buxar
(c) Battle of Wandiwash, Battle of Plassey, Battle of Ambur, Battle of Buxar
(d) Battle of Ambur, Battle of Buxar, Battle of Wandiwash, Battle of Plassey
UPSC Prelims 2005 Modern Indian History
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1425
Which countries played in the Lawn Tennis Davis Cup Final in the year 2004?
(a) Switzerland and United States of America
(b) Spain and United States of America
(c) Australia and Argentina
(d) Sweden and Belgium
UPSC Prelims 2005 Current Affairs & Sports
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