IAS Preliminary 2009 Solved Paper

1. In which State is the Buddhist site Tabo Monastery located?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) Uttarakhand
Ans: (B)
2. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I (Famous person) List II (Well-known for)
A. Mandakini Amte 1. Theatre direction
B. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry 2. Social service and community leadership
C. Romila Thapar 3. Dance
D. Vanashree Rao 4. History writing
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 3 4 1 2
Ans: (A)

3. Among other things, which one of the following was the purpose for which the Deepak Parekh Committee was constituted ?
(a) To study the current socio-economic conditions of certain minority communities
(b) To suggest measures for financing the development of infrastructure
(c) To frame a policy on the production of genetically modified organisms
(d) To suggest measures to reduce the fiscal deficit in the Union Budget
Ans: (B)

4. Consider the following statements :
1. INS Sindhughosh is an aircraft carrier.
2. INS Viraat is a submarine.
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)

5. In which one of the following States has India's largest private sector sea port been commissioned recently ?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (A)

6. In India, which one of the following States has the largest inland saline wetland?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Haryana
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
Ans: (D)

7. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List I (Person) List II (Organization)
A. Anil Agarwal 1. Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd.
B. Gautam H. Singhania 2. Raymond Ltd.
C. Sanjay Dalmia 3. Vedanta Resources
D. Venugopal Dhoot 4. Videocon Group
Code :
A B C D
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 4 2 1 3
Ans: (C)

8. In the context of independent India's economy, which one of the following was the earliest event to take place ?
(a) Nationalisation of Insurance companies
(b) Nationalisation of State Bank of India
(c) Enactment of Banking Regulation Act
(d) Introduction of First Five-Year Plan
Ans: (C)

9. In the middle of the year 2008 the Parliament of which one of the following countries became the first in the world to enact a Climate Act by passing "The Climate Change Accountability Bill"? (a) Australia
(b) Canada
(c) Germany
(d) Japan
Ans: (B)

10. From which one of the following did Kosovo declare its independence ?
(a) Bulgaria
(b) Croatia
(c) Macedonia
(d) Serbia
Ans: (D)

11. Who among the following is the founder of World Economic Forum ?
(a) Klaus Schwab
(b) John Kenneth Galbraith
(c) Robert Zoellick
(d) Paul Krugman
Ans: (A)

12. In the context of C02 emission and Global Warming, what is the name of a market driven device under the UNFCC that allows developing countries to get funds/incentives from the developed countries to adopt, better technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions ?
(a) Carbon Footprint
(b) Carbon Credit Rating
(c) Clean Development Mechanism
(d) Emission Reduction Norm
Ans: (C)

13. In the context of global economy, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) JP Morgan : Financial Services Chase
(b) Roche Holding : Financial Services AG
(c) WL Ross & : Private Equity Co. Firm
(d) Warburg Pincus : Private Equity Firm
Ans: (B)

14. There are three cans A, B and C. The capacities of A, B and C are 6 litres, 10 litres and 16 litres respectively. The can C contains 16 litres of milk. The milk has to be divided in them using these three cans only.
Consider the following statements :
1. It is possible to have 6 litres of milk each in can A and can B.
2. It is possible to have 8 litres of milk each in can B and can C.
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)

15. Which one of the following Union Ministries implements the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety ?
(a) Ministry of Science and Technology
(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(c) Ministry of Environment and Forests
(d) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Ans: (C)