Question Answers from UPSC Test Paper 2007

13. Consider the following statements:
1. In the year 2006, India successfully tested a full¬
fledged cryogenic state in rocketry.
2. After USA, Russia and China, India is the only
country to have acquired the capability for use
of cryogenic stage in rocketry.
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
14. Consider the following statements:
1. In November, 2006, DRDO successfully conducted
the interception tests using Prithvi-II missile.
2. Prithvi-II is a surface-to-surface missile and can
be deployed to guard the metros against air
attacks.
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
15. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly
matched?
a) T.S.
(b) K.c. Pant
(c) A.M. Khusro
(d) R.c. Lahoti
16.
Former Chief Election Krishnamurthy Commissioner of India Chairman, Tenth Finance Commission of India
Former Chairman, Union Public Service Commission Former Chief Justice of India
B
(Each small circle represents a different station)
What is the maximum number of different paths that
exist between the station A and the station B?
(a) (c)
(b) 31 (d) 35
28 33
17. Amit has five friends: 3 girls and 2 boys. Amit's wife also has 5 friends: 3 boys and 2 girls. In how many maximum number of different ways can they invite 2 boys and 2 girls such that two of them are Amit's friends and two are his wife's?
(a) (c)
(b) 38 (d) 58
24 46
18. Five balls of different colours are to be placed in three
different boxes such that any box contains at least one
ball. What is the maximum number of different ways in which this can be done?
(a) (c)
90 150
(b) 120 (d) 180
19. All the six letters of the name SACHIN are arranged to form different words without repeating any letter in anyone word. The words so formed are then arranged as in a dictionary. What will be the position of the word SACHIN in that sequence?
(a) 436 (b) 590
(c) 601 (d) 751
20. Three dice (each having six faces with each face having one number from 1 to 6) are rolled. What is the number of possible outcomes such that at least one dice shows the number 2?
(a) (c)
36 91
(b) 81 (d) 116
21. Who among the following is considered as the inven¬
tor of the World Wide Web (WWW)?
(a) Edward Kasner (b) Bill Gates
(c) Tim Berners-Lee (d) Vinod Dham
22. Who was Leander Paes's partner when he won
Doubles Final in the US Open Tennis Tournament,
2oo6?
(a) Max Mirnyi (c) Bob Bryan
(b) Martin Damm (d) Mike Bryan
23. Where is Copacabana Beach located?
(a) Buenos Aires (b) Hawaiian Islands
(c) Rio de Janeiro (d) Valletta ..
24. Which one of the following cities has been the venue of the Asian Games for the maximum number of times from the year 1951 to the year 2006?
(a) Delhi (b) Bangkok
(c) Tokyo' (d) Beijing
25. Where are the headquarters of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (Ole) located?
(a) Dubai (b) Jeddah
(c) Islamabad (d) Ankara
26. Which one of the following is another name of RDX?
(a) Cyanohydrin (b) Dextran
(c) Cyclohexane (d) Cyclonite
27. Which one of the following non-metals is not a poor conductor of electricity?
(a) Sulphur
(c) Bromine
(b) Selenium (d) Phosphorus
28. Which one of the following types of glass can cut off
ultraviolet rays?
(a) Soda glass
(c) Jena glass
(b) Pyrex glass (d) Crookes glass

Ans: 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (c)
16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (c)
21. (c) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (b)
26. (d) 27. (b) 28. (d)