General Awareness: World: UPSC Previous Year Questions (General Knowledge)
13 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 2009General Knowledge · General Awareness: World
Q11. Consider the following pairs:
Large Bank
Country of Origin
1. ABN Amro Bank
USA
2. Barclays Bank
UK
3. Kookmin Bank
Japan
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
Explanation
Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: ABN Amro Bank is not from the USA; it is a Dutch bank headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Pair 2 is correctly matched: Barclays Bank is a British multinational bank headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Kookmin Bank is one of the largest banks in South Korea, not Japan.
UPSC 2009General Knowledge · General Awareness: World
Q12. Consider the following pairs:
Automobile Manufacturer
Headquarters
1. BMW AG
USA
2. Daimler AG
Sweden
3. Renault S.A.
France
4. Volkswagen AG
Germany
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Explanation
Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke AG) is not based in the USA. It is a German automobile company headquartered in Munich, Germany.
Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: Daimler AG is not based in Sweden. It is a German automotive company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. It is the parent company of Mercedes-Benz.
Pair 3 is correctly matched: Renault S.A. is a French multinational automobile manufacturer. It is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
Pair 4 is correctly matched: Volkswagen AG is a German automotive company headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. It is one of the largest car manufacturers in the world.
UPSC 2009General Knowledge · General Awareness: World
Q13. Who among the following is the founder of World Economic Forum?
Explanation
Klaus Schwab- a German economist, founded the World Economic Forum (WEF) in 1971. Originally called the European Management Forum, it was later renamed WEF in 1987 to reflect its global focus.
Additional insight:
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1971. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, it hosts the annual meeting in Davos, bringing together global leaders to discuss economic and policy issues. WEF operates as a public-private partnership and publishes reports like the Global Competitiveness Report and Global Risks Report.
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
11
2009
(b) 2 only
12
2009
(b) 3 and 4
13
2009
(a) Klaus Schwab
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How many previous year UPSC questions are there on General Awareness: World?
This page covers 13 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.
