National (Current Affairs – UPSC) (Part-II)

Total Questions: 50

21. Consider the following statements: [2005]

1. Second World Buddhist Summit was held in Bangkok in November-December, 2004.

2. World Punjabi Conference was held in Jalandhar in December, 2004.

3. 4th Meeting of the SAARC Trade Ministers was held in Islamabad in November, 2004.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 3 only
(b) 1&2
(c) 2 & 3
(d) 1, 2 & 3

Correct Answer: (a) 3 only

Solution:The Second World Buddhist Summit was held at Lumbini, a city in south-western Nepal regarded as Buddha's birthplace, during November- December 2004.

World Punjabi Conference was held at Punjabi University in Patiala during December 2004.

4th Meeting of the SAARC trade ministers was held in Islamabad during November, 2004.

22. Match List-1 with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2005]

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

Codes:

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

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:

List-I (Person)	List-II (Organization)
V.R. S. Natrajan	BEML
A.K. Puri	BHEL
V. Thulasidas	Air India
Jagdish Khattar	Maruti Udyog Limited

23. Who among the following is the President of the FICCI? [2005]

(a) Sunil Mittal
(b) Brijmohan Lal Munjal
(c) Onkar S. Kunwar
(d) Vivek Burman

Correct Answer: (c) Onkar S. Kunwar

Solution:Mr. Rajesh shah took over as the President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) for 2017-18.

24. Consider the following statements: [2005]

1. During the year 2004, India's foreign exchange reserves did not exceed the 125 billion U.S. Dollar mark.

2. The series of index number of wholesale prices introduced from April, 2000 has the year 1993-94 as base year.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only

Solution:The series of index number of wholesale introduced from April 2000 has the year - 1993-94 as base year.

25. Which one of the following companies has started a rural marketing network called 'e-chaupals'? [2005]

(a) ITC
(b) Dabur
(c) Procor & Gamble
(d) Hindustan Liver

Correct Answer: (a) ITC

Solution:E-Choupal is an initiative of ITC Limited, a large multi business conglomerate in India, to link directly with rural farmers via the Internet for procurement of agricultural and aquaculture products like soybeans, wheat, coffee, and prawns.

26. For which one of the following items, is Tirupur well known as a huge exporter to many parts of the world? [2005]

(a) Gems and Jewellery
(b) Leather goods
(c) Knitted garments
(d) Handicrafts

Correct Answer: (c) Knitted garments

Solution:Tirupur in Tamil Nadu has gained universal recognition as the leading source of Hosiery, Knitted Garments, Casual Wear and Sportswear.

27. Which one among the following was awarded the CSIR. Diamond Jubilee Technology Award-2004 in September, 2005 by the Prime Minister of India? [2006]

(a) Infosys Technologies Ltd.
(b) Midas Communication Technologies
(c) Tata Consultancy Services
(d) Biocon India Ltd.

Correct Answer: (b) Midas Communication Technologies

Solution:The "Midas Communications Technologies Private Limited" has been conferred with the CSIR Diamond Jubilee Technology Award 2004 for design, development and commercialization of cor DECT WLL (Wireless in Local Loop) access system and optima, a Fiber-in-Local Loop (FLL) access system. Midas Communication developed these products in collaboration with TeNeT (Telecommunication and Computer Network), IIT Madras (Chennai).

28. Who is the President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research? [2006]

(a) President of India
(b) Vice-President of India
(c) Prime Minister of India
(d) Union Minister of Science and Technology

Correct Answer: (c) Prime Minister of India

Solution:Prime Minister of India is the chairman of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) established in 1942, is an autonomous body and India's largest research and development (R&D) organisation. It operates as an autonomous body registered under the Registration of Societies Act of 1860.

The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), known for its cutting edge R&D knowledge base in diverse S&T areas, is a contemporary R&D organization. CSIR has a dynamic network of 37 national laboratories, 39 outreach centres, 3 Innovation Complexes, and five units with a pan-India presence. CSIR's R&D expertise and experience are embodied in about 3460 active scientists supported by about 4350 scientific and technical personnel as of June 2021.

29. Indian Airlines are have redesigned their logo which is a graphic wheel. This logo has been inspired from which one of the following? [2006]

(a) Hampi Temple
(b) Mamallapuram Temple
(c) Sun Temple of Konark
(d) Khajuraho Temple

Correct Answer: (c) Sun Temple of Konark

Solution:After the name change to Indian, the company's aircraft sported a new look inspired by the Sun Temple at Konark in Odisha.

30. Recently Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh govern-ments signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the linking of two rivers as a link project. Which are these two rivers? [2006]

(a) Betwa and Chambal
(b) Betwa and Ken
(c) Chambal and Son
(d) Ken and Narmada

Correct Answer: (b) Betwa and Ken

Solution:Recently Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh Governments signed a memorandum of understanding for the linking of river Betwa and Ken. Both Ken and Betwa are the tributaries of Yamuna.

According to the proposal 1020 million cubic metres of will be diverted from Ken Basin in a link canal that will be 231 km long. The canal will tranverse both states to provide irrigation and drinking water.

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