Fifteenth: General Studies Preliminary Paper 2005

As on page 30, series D

General Studies Preliminary Paper May 15, 2005
Time Allowed: Two Hours
Maximum Marks: 150
Total Questions: 150

88. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Bahamas : Nassau
(b) Costa Rica : San Jose
(c) Nicaragua : Belmopan
(d)Dominican Republic : Santo Domingo

Ans: c; Nicaragua : Belmopan

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89. Consider the following sites/monuments:
1. Champaner – Paragadh Archaeological Park
2. Chatrapati Shivaji Railway Statioin, Mumbai.
3. Mumallapuram.
4. Sun Temple (Konark Temple).
Which of the above are included in the World Heritage List of UNESCO?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 , 2 and 4
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans: d; 1, 2, 3 and 4 i.e. Champaner – Paragadh Archaeological Park. Chatrapati Shivaji Railway Statioin, Mumbai. Mumallapuram. Sun Temple (Konark Temple).


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90. Which one of the following airports in India is the first to be owned by a public limited company?
(a) Dabolin Airport, Goa
(b) Cochin airport
(c) Hyderabad airport
(d) Bangalore airport

Ans: d; Bangalore airport


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91. Which one of the following was probed by Liberhan Commission?
(a) Test Cricket match fixing
(b) Best Bakery Case
(c) Tehelka tapes case
(d) Demolition of the disputed structure of Ayodhya

Ans: d; Demolition of the disputed structure of Ayodhya


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92. 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 a first a Dutch colony before the Portuguese took over from them.
(d) The modern Kochi never became a part of the British colony.

Ans: c; The modern Kochi was a first a Dutch colony before the Portuguese took over from them.


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93. Match List – I (Person) with List – II (Organization) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List – I ------------------------------List – II
(Person)------------------------------ (Organization)
A. V.R.S. Natrajan --------------------1. Bharat Heavy
……………………………………Electrical Limited
B. A. K. Puri --------------------- 2. Air India
C. V. Thulasidas-------------------3. Maruti Udyog
……………………………………Limited
D. Jagdish Khattar-------------------4. Bharat Earth
…………………………………..Movers Limited
…………………………………..5. Indian Space
…………………………………..Research Organization
Code:
A--------------B---------------C---------------D
(a) 2--------------3--------------5---------------1
(b) 4---------------1--------------2--------------3
(c) 2---------------1---------------5-------------3
(d) 4---------------3---------------2--------------1
Ans: b; 4---------------1--------------2--------------3 i.e. V.R.S. Natrajan > Bharat Earth Movers Limited; A. K. Puri > Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited; V. Thulasidas > Air India and Jagdish Khattar (62) > Maruti Udyog Limited


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94. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Rourkela Steel Plant, the first integrated steel plant in the Public Sector of India was set up with the Soviet Union collaboration.
(b) Salem Steel Plant is a premier producer of stainless steel in India.
(c) Maharashtra Electrosmelt Ltd. is a subsidiary of the Steel Authority of India Ltd.
(d) Viskhapatnam Steel Plant is a unit of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Lts.

Ans: a; Rourkela Steel Plant, the first integrated steel plant in the Public Sector of India was set up with the Soviet Union collaboration.


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95. Which one following companies had started a rural marketing network called ‘e – chaupals’?
(a) ITC
(b) Dabur
(c) Proctor and Gamble
(d) Hindustan Lever

Ans: a; ITC


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The stress by ITC (under Yogesh Chandaer Deveshwar) is penetrating the rural market as its new marketing strategy and also entered into other items like biscuits, flour etc. Through it, they are giving direct access to the farmers to the local market rates on real time basis and transaction. It was a brain child of S. Sivakumar, the chief executive of ITC agri-business.
On the other hand, HLL (under Banga), another FMCG, has gone for Multi Layer Marketing strategy as adopted by Amway. HLL is also facing price war with Proctor and Gamble or as known the fight between Surf and Ariel. Dabur (Burmans) has come into cosmetics and presenting itself as an aggressive FMCG by restructuring its operation.
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