World Panorama (UPSC) Part-I

Total Questions: 50

41. Consider the following statements: [2005]

1. The Constitution of the United States of America came into force in year 1810.

2. All revenue bills must originate in the House of Representative of the US Congress.

3. George W. Bush is the only President in the history of the United States of America. Whose father was also the President of the United States of America.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 2 and 3

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only

Solution:The Constitution of USA came in to force in 1787. In the history of USA, John Adams and John Quincy Adams, and George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush are the two father - son duos who have been the President of USA.

42. Consider the following statements: [2005]

1. The Parliament of Russia is called Federal Assembly.

2. The Council of the Federation in the Russian Parliament is the lower house.

3. The name of the upper house in the Russian Parliament is state Duma.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Correct Answer: (d) 1 only

Solution:Only statement (1) is correct as statements 2 and 3 are mismatched. Federation Council is Upper House of Russian Parliament and State Duma is the Lower House. Both are located in Moscow.

43. Match items in the List-I (country) with those in the List-II (Name of Parliament) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2005]

List-I (Country)	List-II (Name of Parliament)
A. Netherlands	1. Diet
B. Ukraine	2. States General
C. Poland	3. Supreme Council
D. Japan	4. Sejm

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

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:States General is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of the Netherlands. The Supreme council i.e. Verkhovna Rada is the Parliament of Ukraine. The Sejm of republic of Poland is the lower house of the Polish Parliament. The National Diet is Japan's bicameral legislature.

44. Consider the following statements: [2005]

1. The man Booker prize is awarded to citizen of any of the countries of the British common wealth or the Republic of Ireland.

2. A leading London based software company underwrites the man Booker Prize presently.

3. The winner of the man Booker Prize in year 2004 is a South Asian.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

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

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only

Solution:The Man Booker Prize is a literary Prize awarded each year for the best original novel written in the English language and published in UK from its inception, only novels written by commonwealth, Irish and South African citizens were eligible to receive the prize; in 2014, however, this eligibility was widened to any English language novel. The winner of the man Booker Prize in year 2004 was Alan Hollinghurst who belonged to United Kingdom. The Man Booker Prize is awarded by Man Group.

45. Consider the following statements:

1. The Charter of the United Nations Organization was adopted at Geneva, Switzerland in June, 1945.

2. India was admitted to the United Nations Organization in the year 1945.

3. The Trusteeship Council of the United Nations Organization was established to manage the affairs of territories detached from Japan Italy after the second World War or such territories not under the control of a country at that time.

Which of the statements given above is are correct?.

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

Correct Answer: (c) 2 & 3

Solution:Statement (1) is not correct. The charter of UNO was adopted at San Francisco in June 1945.

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

(a) Harare : Salisbury
(b) Ethiopia : Abyssinia
(c) Ghana : Dutch Guiana
(d) Kinshasa : Leopoldville

Correct Answer: (c) Ghana : Dutch Guiana

Solution:Ghana and Dutch Guiana are not related to each other.

47. In which country is Bandung, where the conference of African and Asian nations was held which led to establishing Non-Aligned Movement (NAM); situated? [2005]

(a) Thailand
(b) Egypt
(c) Indonesia
(d) Philippines

Correct Answer: (c) Indonesia

Solution:In Indonesia the conference of African and Asian nations was held which established to Non-aligned movement.

48. In which one of the following countries, is Tamil a major language? [2005]

(a) Myanmar
(b) Indonesia
(c) Mauritius
(d) Singapore

Correct Answer: (d) Singapore

Solution:Tamil is the major language in Singapore.

49. Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country given in the brackets)? [2005]

(a) Karachi (Pakistan)
(b) Auckland (New Zealand)
(c) Kyoto (Japan)
(d) Brisbane (Australia)

Correct Answer: (d) Brisbane (Australia)

Solution:Karachi was the capital of newly independent Pakistan from 1947 until 1959. In 1959, Rawalpindi became the second capital, and in 1967 Islamabad became permanent capital. Auckland was colonial capital of New Zealand in 1840 and in 1865 the capital was transferred to Wellington. Upto 1185, Kyoto was the capital of Japan. In 1185, it was transferred to Tokyo (Kamakura). Brisbane was the capital of Queensland. It never was the capital of Australia.

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

(a) Seikan Rail Tunnel : China
(b) Petronas Towers: Malaysia
(c) Appalachian Trai : USA
(d) Rogum Dam: Tajikistan

Correct Answer: (a) Seikan Rail Tunnel : China

Solution:Seikan Rail Tunnel is world's longest tunnel with length of 34 miles is located in Japan.
Seikan railway tunnel is Japan's 53.85 km long tunnel beneath the Tsugaru Strait and connects the Aomori Prefecture on Honshu Island and the Hokkaido Island. With its track located 140m below the seabed, the Seikan tunnel is the world's deepest and longest railway tunnel.

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