IAS General Studies (Part - 4)

1. Match items in the List- I with List-II and select the correct answer using
    the codes given below the lists:
    List-I (Power Station)                  List-II (State)
    A. Kothagudem                           1. Andhra Pradesh
    B. Raichur                              2. Gujarat
    C. Mettur                               3. Karnataka
    D. Wanakbori                            4. Tamil Nadu.
         A      B     C    D                     AB CD
    (a) 4       2     1    3                     (b) 1         3      4     2
    (c) 4       3     1    2                     (d) 1         2      4     3
2. For which one of the following, is Satara well-known?
    (a) Thermal power plant                 (b) Wind energy plant
    (c) Hydro-electric plant                (d) Nuclear power plant
3. Which one of the following companies has started a rural marketing
    network called 'e-chaupals'?
    (a) ITC                                 (b) Dabur
    (c) Proctor and Gamble                  (d) Hindustan Lever
4. 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 Elektrosmelt Ltd. is a subsidiary of the Steel Authority of India
        Ltd.
    (d) Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is a unit of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.
5. Match List- I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
    below the lists:
    List-I (Person)                         List-II (Organization)
    A.. V. R. S. Natrajan                   1. Bharat Heavy Electricals 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
          A    B      C    D                            A     B     C      D
    (a) 2      3      5    1                     (b) 4        1     2      3
    (c) 2      1      5    3                     (d) 4        3     2      1
6. 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
    Which one of the following was probed by the Liberhan Commission?
7.
     (a) Test Cricket match fixing          (b) Best Bakery Case
    (c) Tehelka tapes Case
    (d) Demolition of the disputed structure at Ayodhya
8. Which one of the following airports in India is the first to be owned by a
    public limited company?
    (a) Dabolim Airport, Goa                (b) Cochin airport
    (c) Hyderabad airport                   (d) Bangalore airport
9. Consider the following sites/monuments :
    1. Champaner - Pavagadh Archaeological Park
    2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station, Mumbai
    3. MamalIapuram
    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, 3 and 4
    (c) 2 and 4                             (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
    Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
10.
    (a) Bahamas                   Nassau
    (b) Costa Rica                San Jose
    (c) Nicaragua                 Belmopan
    (d) Dominican Republic        Santo Domingo