IAS Preliminary 2009 Solved Paper

1. The Security Council of UN consists of 5 permanent members, and the remaining 10 members are elected by the General Assembly for a term of
(a) 1 year
(b) 2 years
(c) 3 years
(d) 5 years
Ans: (B)

2. Consider the following houses:
1. Christie's
2. Osian's
3. Sotheby's
Which of the above is/are' auctioneer/ auctioneers ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (D)

3. The concept of carbon credit originated from which one of the following ?
(a) Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro
(b) Kyoto Protocol
(c) Montreal Protocol
(d) G-8 Summit, Hciligendamm
Ans: (B)

4. Consider the following pairs:
1. Ashok Leyland : Hinduja Group
2. Hindalco : A.V. Birla Group Industries
3. Suzlon Energy : Punj Lloyd Group
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (A)

5. 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 games one player was a boy and the other-player was a girl.
Consider the following statements :
1. The total number of students that participated in the competition is 30.
2. The number of games in which both players were girls is 78.
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)

6. Consider the following statements:
1. The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and Diamond Harbour.
2. The first Export Processing Zone in India was set up in Kandla.
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
ANns: (C)

7. Consider the following statements :
1. Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was set up during the Prime Ministership of Lai Bahadur Shastri.
2. The Members for CAT are drawn from both judicial and administrative streams.
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: (B)

8. With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements:
1. The Constitution of India provides that all Cabinet Ministers shall be compulsorily the sitting members of Lok Sabha only.
2. The Union Cabinet Secretariat operates under the direction of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
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: (D)

9. In India, the first Municipal Corporation was set up in which one among the following:
(a) Calcutta
(b) Madras
(c) Bombay
(d) Delhi
Ans: (B)

10. In which one of the following places is the Shompen tribe found ?
(a) Nilgiri Hills
(b) Nicobar Islands
(c) Spiti Valley
(d) Lakshadweep Islands
Ans: (B)

11. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List I (Persons in news) List II (Countries they belong to)
A. Luisa Dias Diogo 1. Kenya
B. Mwai Kibaki 2. Mozambique
C. Rupiah Banda 3. Zambia
4. Zimbabwe
Code :
A B C
(a) 1 2 3
(b) 2 1 3
(c) 2 1 4
(d) 1 2 4
Ans: (B)

12. NAMA-11 (Nama-11) group of countries frequently appears in the news in the context of the affairs of which one of the following ?
(a) Nuclear Suppliers Group
(b) World Bank
(c) World Economic Forum
(d) World Trade Organization
Ans: (D)

13. In the context of alternative sources of energy, ethanol as a viable bio-fuel can be obtained from:
(a) Potato
(b) Rice
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Wheat
Ans: (C)

14. In the year 2008, which one of the following conducted a complex scientific experiment in which sub-atomic particles were accelerated to nearly the speed of light ?
(a) European Space Agency
(b) European Organization for Nuclear Research
(c) International Atomic Energy Agency
(d) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ans: (B)

15. For outstanding contribution to which one of the following' fields is Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize given ?
(a) Literature
(b) Performing Arts
(c) Science
(d) Social Service
Ans: (C)