Contemporary Events: India: UPSC Previous Year Questions (General Knowledge)
5 previous year UPSC Prelims questions on Contemporary Events: India (General Knowledge). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
Explanations state facts as of the year each question was asked; words like “recently” refer to that year.
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UPSC 2008General Knowledge · Contemporary Events: India
Q1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-I (Person)
List-II (Position)
A. Nagender Singh
1. Chief Election Commissioner of India
B. A N Ray
2. President, International Court of Justice
C. R. K Trivedi
3. Chief Justice of India
D. Ashok Desai
4. Attorney General of India
Explanation
Nagender Singh served as India’s Chief Election Commissioner (1986-1990). A.N. Ray was appointed Chief Justice of India in 1973, superseding three senior judges. R.K. Trivedi was a judge who served as President of the International Court of Justice. Ashok Desai was India’s Attorney General (1996-1998).
UPSC 2008General Knowledge · Contemporary Events: India
Q2. In August 2006, the Government of India notified the Rural Electrification Policy. This policy aims at provision of access to all households by which year?
Explanation
The policy aims to provide electricity access to all households by 2009, ensure quality and reliable power at reasonable rates, and guarantee a minimum lifeline consumption of one unit per household per day as a merit good by 2012.
UPSC 2008General Knowledge · Contemporary Events: India
Q3. Recently, the manuscripts of which one of the following have been included in the UNESCO’s Memory of World Register?
Explanation
In a rare honour, 30 Rig Veda manuscripts dating from 1800 to 1500 BC have been included in Unesco’s Memory of the World Register, a compendium of documentary heritage of exceptional value, this year. However, India’s second entry, the Sharada script, could not make it to the register.
UPSC 2008General Knowledge · Contemporary Events: India
Q4. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-I (Person)
List-II (Area)
A. K P Singh
1. Banking
B. Vikram Pandit
2. Fiction writing
C. Roopa Farooki
3. Retail business
D. Kishore Biyani
4. Real estate
Explanation
A-4, K. P. Singh, Chairman of DLF Ltd., is a key figure in India’s real estate sector. B-1, Vikram Pandit, former CEO of Citigroup, is a prominent name in banking. C-2, Roopa Farooki is an acclaimed contemporary fiction author known for novels like The Way Things Look to Me. D-3, Kishore Biyani, Founder and CEO of Future Group, is recognized as the "King of Indian Retail."
UPSC 2008General Knowledge · Contemporary Events: India
Q5. For which one of the following reforms was a Commission set up under the Chairmanship of Veerappa Moily by the Government of India?
Explanation
The Veerappa Moily Committee was set up by the Government of India for Administrative Reforms. This committee’s main focus was to recommend measures for improving the efficiency and accountability of the Indian administrative system. The committee’s report, known as the Moily Committee Report, primarily dealt with reforms in the administrative processes of the government, addressing issues like the modernization of the administrative machinery and better governance.
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
2008
(c) A-1; B-3; C-2; D-4
2
2008
(b) 2009
3
2008
(d) Rig-Veda
4
2008
(d) A-4; B-1; C-2; D-3
5
2008
(d) Administrative Reforms
Frequently asked questions
How many previous year UPSC questions are there on Contemporary Events: India?
This page covers 5 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Contemporary Events: India (General Knowledge), asked from 1996 to 2010. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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