General Awareness: World: UPSC Previous Year Questions (General Knowledge)
5 previous year UPSC Prelims questions on General Awareness: World (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 2001General Knowledge · General Awareness: World
Q1. Consider the following organisations: 1. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 2. International Finance Corporation 3. International Fund for Agricultural Development 4. International Monetary Fund Which of these are agencies of the United Nations?
Explanation
Statements (3) and (4) are correct: The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) focused on rural poverty and agricultural development. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is also a specialized agency of the UN, responsible for global monetary cooperation and financial stability. Statements (2) is incorrect: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is a part of the World Bank Group and not a UN agency. Note: If the option includes 1, 3, and 4, then it would be the correct answer because the World Bank (which consists of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA)) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. However, the World Bank Group, which consists of five institutions--IBRD, IDA, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)--is not a specialized agency of the UN. Among these, only IBRD and IDA are recognized as specialized agencies of the UN.
UPSC 2001General Knowledge · General Awareness: World
Q2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Books)
List-II (Author)
A. The Struggle is My Life
1. Lech Walesa
B. The Struggle and the Triumph
2. Nelson Mandela
C. Friends and Foes
3. Leonid Brezhnev
D. Rebirth
4. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
5. Sheikh Mujibur Rehman
Explanation
List-I (Books) List-II (Author) A. The Struggle is My Life 2. Nelson Mandela B. The Struggle and the Triumph
1. Lech Walesa C. Friends and Foes 5. Sheikh Mujibur Rehman D. Rebirth 3. Leonid Brezhnev
UPSC 2001General Knowledge · General Awareness: World
Q3. Falun Gong is:
Explanation
Falun Gong (or Falun Dafa) is a spiritual practice that combines meditation, qigong exercises, and moral philosophy based on Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. It gained popularity in China during the 1990s but was banned by the Chinese government in 1999, labeling it as a "cult" and a threat to social stability. Since then, followers have faced persecution, leading to international human rights concerns.
UPSC 2001General Knowledge · General Awareness: World
Q4. Who is the scientist in whose honour the "Chandra" X-ray telescope has been named?
Explanation
The Chandra X-ray Observatory, launched by NASA in 1999, is named in honor of Subramanyan Chandrasekhar, an Indian-American astrophysicist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the Chandrasekhar Limit (the maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star). His research significantly contributed to the understanding of stellar evolution, black holes, and neutron stars.
UPSC 2001General Knowledge · General Awareness: World
Q5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Important Day)
List-II (Date)
A. World Environment Day
1. March 20
B. World Forestry Day
2. June 5
C. World Habitat Day
3. September 16
D. World Ozone Day
4. October 3
5. December 10
Explanation
List-I (Important Day) List-II (Date) A. World Environment Day 2. June 5 B. World Forestry Day 1. March 20 C. World Habitat Day 4. October 3 D. World Ozone Day 3. September 16
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
2001
(c) 3 and 4
2
2001
(b) A-2; B-1; C-5; D-3
3
2001
(d) A spiritual movement in China
4
2001
(d) Subramanyam Chandrashekhar
5
2001
(d) A-2; B-1; C-4; D-3
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