General Studies Preliminary Paper 2005 Fourth Page

As on page 8, series D

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


23. Consider the following statements:
1. The Man Booker Prize is awarded to citizen of any of the countries of the British Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.
2. A leading London-based software company underwrites the Man Booker Prize presently.
3. The winner of the Man Booker Prize in year 2004 is a South Asian.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans: a; 1

It is here corrected on June 1, 2005 when Mr. Sudhakar Tripathi pointed it out. He is very much right. It was just wrongly posted by me on May 26, 2005. It was discovered but remained uncorrected.

However, thanks to Mr. Tripathi for pointing out this.

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24. Consider the following statements:
1. The forest cover in India constitutes around 20% of its geographical area. Out of the total forest cover, dense forest constitutes around 40 %.
2. The national Forestry Action Programme aims at bringing one-third of the area of India under tree/forest cover.
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

Ans: c; both 1 and 2; The forest cover in India constitutes around 20% of its geographical area. Out of the total forest cover, dense forest constitutes around 40 %. The national Forestry Action Programme aims at bringing one-third of the area of India under tree/forest cover.


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25. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) There is no definition of the Scheduled Tribe in the Constitution of India.
(b) North-East India accounts for a little over half of the country’s tribal population.
(c) The people known as Todas live in the Niligir area.
(d) Lotha is a language spoken in Nagaland.

Ans: b; North-East India accounts for a little over half of the country’s tribal population.


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26. Match List – I (Famous Former Sports-person) with List – II (Game/Sport) and the select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List – I (Famous Former Sports-person)----à List – II (Game/Sport)
A. Wally Grout --> 1. Swimming
B. Eusebio --> 2. Lawn Tennis
C. Rod Laver --> 3. Cricket
D. Mark Spitz--> 4. Foortball
5. Basketball
Code:
A------B------C-----D
(a) 3-----5------2-----4
(b) 2-----4-----3------1
(c) 3-----4-----2------1
(d) 2-----5-----3-----4

Ans: c; 3-----4-----2------1 i.e. Wally Grout à Cricket; Eusebio > Football; Rod Laver > Lawn Tennis; Mark Spitz >Swimming (Any suspicion then kindly put comment in comment box at the end of this post.)


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27. Match List – I (Lawn Tennis Tournament) with List – II (Winner of Women Singles) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List – I (Lawn Tennis Tournament) --> List – II (Winner of Women Singles)
A. French Open 2004 -->1. Svetlana Kuznetsova
B. Wimbledon 2004 --> 2. Anastasia Myskina
C. US Open 2004 --> 3. Maria Sharapova
D. Australian Open 2004 --> 4. Serena Williams
--> 5. Justine Henin-Hardene
Code:
A----B---C---D
(a) 5---1---4---2
(b) 2---3---1---5
(c) 5---3---1---2
(d) 2---1---4---5

Ans: b; 2---3---1---5 i.e., French Open 2004> Anastasia Myskina; Wimbledon 2004>Maria Sharapova; US Open 2004>Svetlana Kuznetsova; Australian Open 2004> Justine Henin-Hardene. (Any suspicion/doubt then kindly put comment in comment box at the end of this post.)
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