PSC Miscellaneous Main Examinations – 2004 – Questions Paper and Answer Key

Answer Question no. I and any two from the

1. India relations are going through a period of dynamic positive change.” –  Discuss the statement with reference to the recent visit of our Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the United States in July 2005.   (Marks : 20 ) 
2. Describe how Tsunami is generated. Which part of India was affected by the Tsunami of December 26.2004? (Marks : 15 ) 
3. Is it correct to say that the Governor of an Indian State often functions less as a “bird in a golden cage” and more as a “sepoy of the centre”. (Marks : 15 ) 
4. Write a note on the controversy surrounding the banning of “Images of smoking in films” by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. (Marks : 15 ) 
5. The world became unipolar with the collapse of the Soviet Union but how long this is going to last? (Marks : 15 ) 

Answer Question no. 6 and any two from the rest

6. Discuss the main features of National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill. (Marks : 20 ) 
7. What were the issues involved in the recent humiliation of Imrana Bibi in Uttar Pradesh? (Marks : 15 )
8. Discuss the debate, which has been generated, about the Nanavati Commission Report. (Marks : 15 )
9. • (a) Name the four cricketers who have taken more than five hundred wickets in Test Cricket.
     • Ans : 1. Muttiah Muralitharan, Srilanka(800wt in 133 Test) , 2. Shane Warne, Australia (708 wt in 145 Test),  3. Anil Kumble, India (619wt in 132 Test),  4. Glenn McGrath, Australia (563wt in 124 Test) 
   • (b) Name the cricketer who has taken more than 400 wickets both in Test matches and One-day internationals.
     • Ans: Muttiah Muralitharan, Srilanka(800wt in 133 Test) & (534 wickets in 350 match) 
   • . (c) Which cricketer among the following has yet to score more than 10,000 runs in one day international
     matches? Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Inzamul Haque, Sourav Ganguly, Sanath Jaysurya?
     • Ans : Viral Kohli  (In 2004 )    (Marks : 5 × 3 = 15 )
10. Who are the authors of the following books?  (Marks : 15 )
    (a) Da Vinci Code (b) The Hungry Tide (c) The Zahir (d) The Argumentative Indian (e) Parineeta
    • Ans :  Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown
    • The Hungry Tide- Amitava Ghosh
    • The Zahir – Paulo Coelho
    • The Argumentative Indian-Amartya Sen
    • Parineeta – Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay 

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