General Awareness: World: UPSC Previous Year Questions (General Knowledge)
6 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 2004General Knowledge · General Awareness: World
Q1. Consider the following international language: 1. Arabic 2. French 3. Spanish The correct sequence of the language given above in the decreasing order of the number of their speakers is:
Explanation
Spanish has over 540 million native and second-language speakers worldwide. It is the second most spoken language by native speakers after Mandarin Chinese. Arabic has over 420 million native and second-language speakers worldwide. It is widely spoken in the Middle East and North Africa. French has over 300 million total speakers (including native and second-language speakers). It is spoken in France, parts of Africa, Canada, and other regions.
UPSC 2004General Knowledge · General Awareness: World
Q2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I (Agency)
List-II (Headquarters)
A. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
1. Nairobi
B. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
2. Vienna
C. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
3. Berne
D. Universal Postal Union (UPU)
4. New York
Explanation
Agency Headquarter United Nations Development Programme (UNDP New York, USA United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Nairobi, Kenya United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Vienna, Austria Universal Postal Union (UPU) Berne, Switzerland
UPSC 2004General Knowledge · General Awareness: World
Q3. World’s longest ruling of government is from:
Explanation
Fidel Castro (1926-2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who ruled Cuba as Prime Minister (1959-1976) and President (1976-2008), totaling 49 years. He established a socialist state aligned with the Soviet Union. He handed over power to his brother in 2008.
UPSC 2004General Knowledge · General Awareness: World
Q4. Match List-I (State/Province/Overseas Territory) with List-II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I
List-II
A. British Colombia
1. USA
B. Bavaria
2. UK
C. Gibraltar
3. Canada
D. Rhode Island
4. Germany
5. Denmark
Explanation
British Columbia is a province in Canada.
Bavaria is a federal state in Germany.
Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory of the UK. Rhode Island is a state in the USA.
UPSC 2004General Knowledge · General Awareness: World
Q5. Match List-I (New names of the Countries) with List-ll (Old names of the Countries) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I
List-II
A. Benin
1. Nyasaland
B. Belize
2. Basutoland
C. Botswana
3. Bechuanaland
D. Malawi
4. British Honduras
5. Dahomey
Explanation
Benin was formerly known as Dahomey.
Belize was formerly known as British Honduras.
Botswana was formerly known as Bechuanaland.
Malawi was formerly known as Nyasaland.
UPSC 2004General Knowledge · General Awareness: World
Q6. Consider the following statements: 1. Montenegro and Serbia agreed to a new structure for the Yugoslav Federation 2. Croatia remained under the Hungarian Administration until the end of First World War 3. Claims to Macedonia Territory have long been a source of contention between Belgium and Greece 4. In 1991, Slovenia declared independence from Czechoslovakia Which of the statements given above are correct?
Explanation
Statements (1) and (2) are correct: In 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed Serbia and Montenegro, forming a confederation before Montenegro’s independence in 2006. Croatia was part of the Habsburg Empire and under Hungarian rule within the Austro-Hungarian Empire until 1918, when the empire collapsed after World War I. Statements (3) and (4) are incorrect: The Macedonia dispute involved Greece, not Belgium. Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia, not Czechoslovakia, which peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993 (Velvet Divorce).
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
2004
(a) 3, 1, 2
2
2004
(b) A-4; B-1; C-2; D-3
3
2004
(b) Cuba
4
2004
(b) A-3; B-4; C-2; D-1
5
2004
(b) A-5; B-4; C-3; D-1
6
2004
(a) 1 and 2
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How many previous year UPSC questions are there on General Awareness: World?
This page covers 6 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on General Awareness: World (General Knowledge), asked from 1996 to 2010. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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Questions on General Awareness: World (General Knowledge) are available for 14 years, from 1996 to 2010. Use the Year filter to practise a single paper.
