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Exam Year: 1994

  • Those who joined Mahatma Gandhi during the Champaran struggle included

    (a)

    Vallabhbhai Patel and Vinobha Bhave

    (b)

    Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad

    (c)

    Rajendra Prasad and Anugraha Narayan Sinha

    (d)

    Mahadev Desai and Maniben Patel

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Who among the following are appointed by the President of India ? I. The Chairman, Finance Commission . II. The Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission III. The Chief Minister of a Union Territory. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

    (a)

    I only

    (b)

    I and II only

    (c)

    I and III only

    (d)

    II and III only

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • The shortest air-route from Perth to London is

    (a)

    Perth, Bombay, Rome, London

    (b)

    Perth, Ankara, Paris, London

    (c)

    Perth, Aden, Paris, London

    (d)

    Perth, Mombasa, Rome, London

    Correct Answer:

  • Consider the map given below : The numbers marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively indicate the islands of

    (a)

    the Bahamas, Azores, Falkland and Cape Verde

    (b)

    the Bahamas, Azores, Cape Verde and Falkland

    (c)

    Azores, Cape Verde, the Bahamas and Falkland

    (d)

    Cape Verde, the Bahamas, Falkland and Azores

    Correct Answer:

  • “Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowings, for, once cremated, there is no ‘return.” This rejection of after-life in an aphorism of the

    (a)

    Kapalika sect

    (b)

    Sunyavada of Nagarjuna

    (c)

    Ajivikas

    (d)

    Charvakas

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Fiscal deficit in the Union Budget means

    (a)

    the sum of budgetary deficit and net increase in internal and external borrowings

    (b)

    the difference between current expenditure and current revenue

    (c)

    the sum of monetized deficit and budgetary deficit

    (d)

    net increase in Union Government’s borrowing from the Reserve Bank of India

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • The statue of Gomateswara at Sravanabelagola was built by

    (a)

    Chandragupta Maurya

    (b)

    Kharavela

    (c)

    Amoghavarsha

    (d)

    Chamundaraya

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Given below is a map of America: The shaded (marked 1 and 2), dotted (marked 3) and the plain areas (marked 4) indicate respectively, the regions where the languages spoken are

    (a)

    Spanish, French, Portuguese and others

    (b)

    French, Spanish, Portuguese and others

    (c)

    French, Portuguese, Spanish and English

    (d)

    Portuguese, French, Spanish and others

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following is a language of Baluchistan but linguistically Dravidian ?

    (a)

    Brahui

    (b)

    Kui

    (c)

    Parji

    (d)

    Pengo

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Which one of the following is the most fundamental difference between Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism ?

    (a)

    Emphasis on ahimsa

    (b)

    Casteless society

    (c)

    Worship of gods and goddesses

    (d)

    Worship of stupa

    Correct Answer:

    (c)