Previous year MCQs

Current Affairs UPPSC 2008 GS-I
Question

The mascot of the 19th Commonwealth Games, to be held in 2010 in New Delhi, is

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Shera

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Shera”.
The mascot of the 19th Commonwealth Games, held in 2010 in New Delhi, was Shera. So, the correct answer is (1) Shera.

Similar Questions:

Which one of the following statements is correct about an amendment in an article of Penal Code made by the Parliament of Morocco on 23rd a January, 2014?
  1. A) Rapist of a minor girl should marry her in order to avoid the trial.
  2. B) Rapist of minor girl should only face the trial.
  3. C) Rapist should marry the minor girl and face the trial also.
  4. D) Rapist should pay the money to the parents of the minor girl in order to revive her chastity.
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Recent Padma Awardees - Awards
  1. A) Bhimsen Joshi– Bharat Ratna
  2. B) Abhinav Bindra – Padma Vibhushan
  3. C) Shekhar Gupta – Padma Bhushan
  4. D) Aishwarya Rai – Padma Shri
Six more Public Sector Undertakings have been accorded status of mini-ratna by Government of India (September, 2006). Choose the one which is not included amongst them from the following:
  1. A) Bharat Sanchar Nigam
  2. B) Indian Telephone Industries
  3. C) Hindustan Latex
  4. D) Rashtriya Ispat
Which of the following is not correctly matched?

Scheme Aim
  1. A) UDAY – Improving finances of power distribution companies
  2. B) HRIDAY – Preserving and revitalizing heritage cities
  3. C) AMRUT – Improving basic urban infrastructure in cities
  4. D) Swachch Bharat Mission – Safe drinking water
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List-I - List-II

A. 3 Idiods - 1. Pygmalion
B. Slum dog Millionaire - 2. Five Point some one
C. Junoon - 3. Q and A
D. My Fair Lady - 4. A Flight Pigeons

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 2 1 4 3
  2. B) 3 4 1 2
  3. C) 3 1 4 2
  4. D) 2 3 4 1
According to the Approach Paper of the 11 Five Year Plan, with the achievement of targeted growth rate and population growing at 1.5 per cent per annum, the real income of the average Indian would double in:
  1. A) 5 years
  2. B) 10 years
  3. C) 15 years
  4. D) 20 years
Which one of the following statements is not correct about Shenzhou-7, the Chinese spacecraft?
  1. A) It was manned by four astronauts
  2. B) It was launched by a Long March 2F rocket.
  3. C) It was for the first time that the Chinese astronauts performed spacewalk.
  4. D) The astronauts returned safely to earth.
T. Kajita and A. McDonald, winner of the year 2015 Noble Prize for Physics belong to which of the following countries respectively?
  1. A) U.S.A and Japan
  2. B) Japan and U.S.A
  3. C) Japan and Canada
  4. D) Canada and U.S.A
Sathyam Committee deals with:
  1. A) Textile policy
  2. B) Foreign policy
  3. C) Infrastructure policy
  4. D) Review of Indian Constitution
According to the Budget 2001-02 the largest central plan allocation is given to:
  1. A) Energy sector
  2. B) Social sector
  3. C) Transport
  4. D) Rural development
According to the Economic Survey, 2022-23, what fiscal policy response did the Government of India undertake in response to the aggravated global supply disruptions?

1. Decreasing food and fertiliser subsidies
2. Increasing taxes on fuel and imported products
3. Reducing taxes on fuel and certain imported products

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) Only 3
  2. B) Only 1
  3. C) Only 2
  4. D) None of the above
What percentage of the education budget under 9th Five Year Plan has been allocate to primary education?
  1. A) 33 per cent
  2. B) 37 per cent
  3. C) 47 per cent
  4. D) 58 per cent