Indian Panorama (UPSC) Part-II

Total Questions: 50

31. Which one of the following airports in India is the first to be owned by a public limited company? [2005]

(a) Dabolim Airport, Goa
(b) Cochin airport
(c) Hyderabad airport
(d) Bangalore airport

Correct Answer: (b) Cochin airport

Solution:Cochin International Airport is an international airport in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala. It is the first airport in India developed under a public-private partnership.

32. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [2005]

(a) Arjun: Indigenously produced Main Battle Tank
(b) Phalcon: Cruise missile supplied by Russia to India.
(c) Saras: Indigenously developed civilian passenger aircraft.
(d) Operation Seabird: New Indian naval base at Karwar.

Correct Answer: (b) Phalcon: Cruise missile supplied by Russia to India.

Solution:Phalcon is radar system provided by Israel to India.

33. Who among the following is not recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award? [2005]

(a) Ustad Bismillah Kahan
(b) Satyajit Ray
(c) Lata Mangeshkar
(d) Raj Kapoor

Correct Answer: (d) Raj Kapoor

Solution:Lata Mangeshkar 2001, Bismillah Khan 2001, and Satyajit Ray 1992.

34. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [2006]

Monastery	State
(a) Dhankar Monastery	Himachal Pradesh
(b) Rumtek Monastery	Sikkim
(c) Tabo Monastery	Himachal Pradesh
(d) Kye Monastery	Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Dhankar Monastery is present at 12,774 feet above sea level of Lahaul and Spiti of Himachal Pradesh. Rumtek monastery is importand and largest monastery of Sikkim, 24 km away from Gangtok. Tabo monastery is situated at a distance of about 50 kilometres from Kaza in Lahual district of Himachal Pradesh. Kye Monastery is situated 12 kms north of Kaza of Himachal Pradesh, not in Arunachal Pradesh.

35. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? [2006]

Railway Zone	Headquarters
(a) North-Eastern Railway	Gorakhpur
(b) South-Eastern Railway	Bhubaneshwar
(c) Eastern Railway	Kolkata
(d) South-East Central Railway	Bilaspur

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The head office of South-Eastern Railway is Kolkata, not Bhubaneshwar.

36. Which one of the following companies is associated with the exploration and commercial production of oil in Barmer-Sanchor basin of Rajasthan? [2006]

(a) Cairn Energy
(b) Unocal Corporation
(c) Reliance Energy Ventures
(d) Oil and Natural Gas Commisison

Correct Answer: (a) Cairn Energy

Solution:Cairn Energy PLC is one of Europe's leading independent oil and gas exploration and development companies and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. It is associated with the exploration and commercial production of oil in Barmer-Sanchore basin of Rajasthan. The 25-year contract for exploration and production of oil and gas from Cairn India's Barmer oil block in Rajasthan, in which ONGC holds a 30% stake, was due for renewal in 2020.

37. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [2006]

(a) States Reorganization Act: Andhra Pradesh
(b) Treaty of Yandabu: Assam
(c) State of Bilaspur: Himachal becomes a State
(d) Year 1966: Gujarat becomes a State

Correct Answer: (d) Year 1966: Gujarat becomes a State

Solution:Agitation by both Gujarati and Marathi nationalists for their own linguistic states led to the split of Bombay state on linguistic lines and on 1 May 1960, it became the new states of Gujarat and Maharashtra.

38. Match List-I (Indian Scientist/Scholar) with List-II (Area of Work) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I (Indian Scientist/Scholar)	List-II (Area of Work)
A. C. N. R. Rao	1. Telecommunications
B. Jagdish Bhagwati	2. Physics
C. G. N. Ramachandran	3. Economics
D. Ashok Jhunjhunwala	4. Solid State Chemistry and Material Science

Option	A	B	C	D
(a)	4	3	2	1
(b)	2	1	4	3
(c)	4	1	2	3
(d)	2	3	4	1

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:

Name	Area of Work
C. N. R. Rao	Solid State Chemistry
Jagdish Natwarlal Bhagwati	Economist
G. N. Ramachandran	Physics
Ashok Jhunjhunwala	Telecommunications

39. In which country is the committee which selects winners for Nobel Peace Prize located? [2006]

(a) Norway
(b) Sweden
(c) Finland
(d) Denmark

Correct Answer: (a) Norway

Solution:The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in a solemn ceremony in the Oslo City Hall, Norway on December 10.

40. Match List-I (Person) with List-II (Area of Distinction) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2006]

List-I (Person)	List-II (Area of Distinction)
A. E. C. G. Sudarshan	1. Theatre
B. V. Shanta	2. Violin
C. T. N. Krishnan	3. Research in Physics
D. Mahesh Dattani	4. Cancer treatment

Option	A	B	C	D
(a)	3	1	2	4
(b)	2	4	5	1
(c)	3	4	2	1
(d)	2	1	5	4

Correct Answer: (c)